Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship semi-finals of the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship. The current Leinster Junior Club Hurling champions are Mooncoin of Kilkenny who beat Ratoath of Meath in the final. A separate Leinster Special Junior Club Championship which included the Junior Champions of Meath, Kildare, Carlow and Offaly as well as the senior champions of Louth and Longford was discontinued after the 2015 competition. The 2015 champions were Ballypickas of Laois who beat Broadford of Kildare in the final. County champions from various grades throughout the province participated in the 2017 championship: Intermediate champions: Laois, Offaly, Wicklow, Westmeath, Kildare, Meath, Carlow Senior champions:
County Offaly the county before joining Brosna near the town of Ferbane. The Grand Canal also runs across the county from Edenderry on the north-east to Shannon Harbour before joining the Shannon. The county contains many small lakes from Lake Boora to Pallas Lake and it also contains 42 hectares of swamp land. There are a number Eskers in the counties landscape including Esker Riada. Offaly largely comprises a flat landscape and is known for its extensive bog and peatlands. There are many large bogs in Offaly including the Bog of Allen, Clara bog, Boora bog and Raheenmore Bog which are spread