The Clare Junior A Hurling Championship (abbreviated to Clare J<small>A</small>HC) is an annual GAA club competition organised by the Clare County Board for hurling clubs below intermediate, premier intermediate and senior level. It is contested by the top-ranking junior hurling clubs in County Clare, Ireland. It is the fourth-tier adult competition of the Clare hurling pyramid.
The Clare J<small>A</small>HC was introduced in 1926 as a county-wide competition for hurling clubs deemed not strong enough for senior level. Intermediate level was introduced in 1927 for the same reason and placed above the Clare J<small>A</small>HC in the Clare hurling pyramid. In later years the Clare J<small>A</small>HC was opened to the second-, third-, and/or fourth-string teams from higher-ranked clubs.
In 2025 the Clare County Board introduced three new levels to the Clare hurling pyramid â Premier Intermediate, Premier Junior B and Premier Junior C. Every level below the sixteen-team senior level was now a new or updated ten-team level, with the respective champions promoted up one level, and the losers of a relegation play-off dropping down a level for the following year.
The winners of the Clare J<small>A</small>HC are presented with the John Daly Cup, and are promoted to the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship.
The current (2025) champions are The Banner who defeated Ballyea by 2-15 to 0-15, to win their first title at this level.
The winners of the Clare J<small>A</small>HC also qualify to represent Clare in the Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship. However, if a second-, third-, or fourth-string team wins the Clare J<small>A</small>HC, the highest finishing first-string team qualifies instead.
One Clare club has won the Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship:
No Clare club has progressed to the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.
The ten teams competing in the 2026 Clare Junior A Hurling Championship are:
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