The Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 for the top hurling clubs in the province of Munster in Ireland. It is currently sponsored by Allied Irish Bank and therefore officially known as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship.
The series of games are played during the autumn and winter months with the Munster final currently being played on the last Sunday in November. The prize for the winning team is the O'Neill Cup. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the series.
The Munster Championship is an integral part of the wider All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Munster final join the champions of Galway, Leinster and Ulster in the semi-final stages of the All-Ireland series of games.
Five clubs currently participate in the Munster Championship.
The title has been won at least once by clubs representing five of the six Munster counties. Kerry clubs hold the unwanted distinction of never having won the provincial title. The all-time record-holders are Blackrock, who have won the competition five times. Thurles Sarsfield's of Tipperary are the current champions.
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