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| Leinster Minor Hurling Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2021 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship | |
| Irish | Craobh Iománaíochta Mionúir Laighin |
| Code | Hurling |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Region | Leinster (GAA) |
| Trophy | Hanrahan Cup |
| No. of teams | 11 |
| Title holders |  Galway (1st title) |
| Most titles |  Kilkenny (58 titles) |
| Sponsors | Electric Ireland |
| TV partner(s) | TG4 |
| Official website | Official website |
The Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition for male players under the age of 17 in the province of Leinster, and has been contested every year – except for a three-year absence during the Emergency – since the 1928 championship. Despite the name, the competition also includes teams from Ulster and Connacht.
The final, usually held on the last Sunday in June, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during April, May and June, and the results determine which team receives the Hanrahan Cup. The championship was previously played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship, however, the championship has since incorporated a round-robin system.
The Leinster Championship is an integral part of the wider GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship. The winners of the Leinster final, like their counterparts in the Munster Championship, are rewarded by advancing directly to the semi-final stage of the All-Ireland series of games. The losers of the Leinster final enter the All-Ireland series at the quarter-final group stage.
11 teams currently participate in the Leinster Championship.