Introduced in 1905 as the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship for teams deemed not eligible for the senior grade or second-string senior teams, it eventually became a divisional competition with the North and South champions playing each other for the county title.

The competition took on its current name in 2022, when the entire junior hurling championship system was reformed.

In its current format, the Kilkenny Premier Junior Championship is played across the autumn months.

Mooncoin is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it seven times.

For over a century, the Kilkenny Junior Championship was played on a divisional basis.

[2] The competition was rebranded as the Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship in 2022.

A teams finishing position in the Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling League determines at what stage they enter the championship.

[8] He later served as chairman of the Kilkenny County Board and was a member of Seanad Éireann until his death.

JJ Kavanagh & Sons have been the long-time sponsors of the Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship.