Most recent winners: Ballypickas The Laois Junior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by lower-tier Laois GAA clubs.
Ballypickas are the 2024 champions, defeating Borris-Kilcotton GAA in the final.
The trophy presented to the winners is the Fr Phelan Cup.
They often do well there, with the likes of Ballyfin (2011) getting to a Leinster Final after winning the Laois Junior Hurling Championship but Kilkenny GAA club St Patrick's beat them on their way to the All-Ireland title.
[2] The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.