All-Ireland Under-20 B Hurling Championship-Cedar Herald Index

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 (previously Under-21) B Championship, the second tier competition in hurling is an annual series of games for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The 2019 competition was the first at the Under 20 age level.

The final is currently played in April or May and the winning county receive the Richie McElligott Cup, which is named in honour of the late great Kerry stalwart Richie McElligott of the Lixnaw club and was first presented in 2015.

All-Ireland Under-20 B Hurling Championship

The championship is played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated.

All-Ireland Under-20 B Hurling Championship

Teams that are deemed ineligible or "too weak" for the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 Championship participate in the B championship. It is one of the few All-Ireland championships not to be run on a provincial basis.

All-Ireland Under-20 B Hurling Championship

Derry are the current holders having beaten Roscommon in the 2023 final at Croke Park in Dublin, on a 3-17 to 2-14 scoreline. It is Derry's first title at this grade,

The 2020 competition was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic..

Qualification

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 B Championship features eight teams in the final tournament. Seven teams gain automatic entry to the All-Ireland quarter-final stages while the winners of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 C Championship make up the eight quarter-final teams.