1994–95 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

The 1994–95 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 25th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 14 August 1994 and ended on 17 March 1995.

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1994–95
Championship Details
Dates14 August 1994 – 2 April 1995
Teams30
All Ireland Champions
WinnersBirr (1st win)
CaptainJohnny Pilkington
ManagerPádraig Horan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upDunloy
CaptainGary O'Kane
ManagerPhonsie Kearns
Provincial Champions
MunsterKilmallock
LeinsterBirr
UlsterDunloy
ConnachtAthenry
Championship Statistics
Matches Played33
Top ScorerPaddy Kelly (1-26)

Sarsfields were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify for the championship. Naas of Kildare, St. Dominic's of Roscommon, Tullaroan of Kilkenny and Oulart-the Ballagh of Wexford made their first appearances in the championship.

On 2 April 1995, Birr won the championship following a 3-13 to 2-03 defeat of Dunloy in a replay of the All-Ireland final.[1] This was the first All-Ireland title.

Paddy Kelly of Kilmallock was the championship's top scorer with 1-26.

Team summaries

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Team County Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial County
  Ballycran Down 1993 1993
  Ballyduff Kerry 1993
  Birr Offaly 1991 1991
  Camross Laois 1976 1993
  Castleblayney Faughs Monaghan 1992
  Clarecastle Clare 1991
  Dunloy Antrim 1990 1990
  Craobh Rua Sligo 1993
  Crumlin Dublin 1979 1979
  Keady Lámh Dhearg Armagh 1993
  Kilmallock Limerick 1992 1992
  Killyclogher St. Mary's Tyrone 1991
  Kiltegan Wicklow 1993
  Lisbellaw St Patrick's Fermanagh 1993
  Midleton Cork 1988 1987 1991
  Mount Sion Waterford 1988
  Naomh Eoin Carlow 1993
  Naas Kildare 1952
  Oulart-the Ballagh Wexford
  Raharney Westmeath 1992
  Seán Treacy's London 1991
  St. Dominic's Roscommon 1967
  St. Mary's Athenry Galway 1987 1987
  St. Mary's Kiltoghert Leitrim 1993
  Toomevara Tipperary 1993 1993
  Tooreen Mayo 1993
  Trim Meath 1991
  Tularoan Kilkenny 1958
  Wolfe Tones Longford 1993
  Wolfe Tones Louth 1991

Results

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First round

2 October 1994 First round St. Mary's Kiltoghert 1-10 - 0-09 Craobh Rua Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick
A O'Shea 0-9, B Beirne 1-0, J Butler 0-1.

Quarter-final

16 October 1994 Quarter-final St. Mary's Kiltoghert 1-03 - 3-13 Tooreen Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick
J Butler 1-0, A O'Shea 0-1, B Beirne 0-1, P Murray 0-1. M Gorman 1-3, P Higgins 1-1, D Greally 0-4, C Jordan 1-0, D Henry 0-2, J Cunnane 0-2, D Greally 0-1.

Semi-final

30 October 1994 Semi-final St. Dominic's 2-10 - 0-07 Tooreen Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague
P Lyons 0-6, M Lyons 1-0, D Kilcline 1-0, A Kelly 0-2, T Killian 0-1, D Naughton 0-1. J Cunnane 0-3, Dom Greally 0-2, G Greally 0-1, M Gorman 0-1.

Final

13 November 1994 Final St. Dominic's 2-3 - 2-20 Athenry Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague
A Kelly 1-0, D Kilcline 1-0, L Murray 0-3. J Rabbitte 1-3, D Higgins 1-3, B Morrissey 0-5, C Moran 0-5, D Moran 1-0, B Keogh 0-2, B Hanley 0-1, P Higgins 0-1.

Preliminary round

2 October 1994 Preliminary round Wolfe Tones (Longford) 2-08 - 0-08 Wolfe Tones (Louth) Michael Fay Park, Longford
M McLoughlin 2-0, M Cassidy 0-4, J Lynn 0-3, B Connell 0-1. O Kelly 0-7, T Corcoran 0-1.

First round

15 October 1994 First round Trim 2-06 - 0-18 Naomh Eoin St. Loman's Park, Trim
M Murray 1-1, T Massey 1-0, D Murray 0-2, B Murray 0-1, A Smith 0-1, D O'Keeffe 0-1. M Slye 0-7, P Quirke 0-4, D Treacy 0-3, D Murphy 0-2, J Byrne 0-1, K Nolan 0-1.
16 October 1994 First round Kiltegan 0-14 - 1-06 Naas Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
J Keogh 0-8, S Byrne 0-2, N Byrne 0-1, J O'Toole 0-1, J Harmon 0-1, M Cullen 0-1. E Denieffe 0-4, P Buggy 1-0, P Rohan 0-1, J Kinlon 0-1.
16 October 1994 First round Wolfe Tones (Longford) 1-02 - 2-15 Raharney Pearse Park, Longford
R Gallagher 1-0, M Cassidy 0-1, G Bermingham 0-1. T Raleigh 1-1, M Doyle 1-1, D Weir 0-3, J Fleming 0-3, M Farrelly 0-3, A Weir 0-1, J Coyne 0-1, N Croash 0-1, L Doyle 0-1.

Quarter-finals

29 October 1994 Quarter-final Naomh Eoin 0-10 - 2-09 Raharney Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
M Slye 0-6, C Jordan 0-2, S Foley 0-2. D Weir 1-2, J Fleming 0-5, M Farrelly 1-0, P Connaughton 0-1, N Croash 0-1.
30 October 1994 Quarter-final Oulart-the Ballagh 1-12 - 0-05 Camross Wexford Park, Wexford
P Redmond 1-2, S Dunne 0-4, M Storey 0-2, B Redmond 0-2, J Mythen 0-1, J Rossiter 0-1. O Dowling 0-1, F Lalor 0-1, F Dowling 0-1, M Collier 0-1, D Dowling 0-1. Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)
30 October 1994 Quarter-final Tullaroan 1-13 - 1-09 Crumlin Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
D Gaffney 0-7, S Teehan 1-2, D Walsh 0-2, P Doheny 0-1, B Hennessy 0-1. B McMahon 1-1, D Eustace 0-4, D Murphy 0-2, R Elliott 0-1, A Murphy 0-1.
5 November 1994 Quarter-final Birr 1-09 - 1-04 Kiltegan St. Brendan's Park, Birr
J Pilkington 1-1, D Pilkington 0-3, R Landy 0-1, A Cahill 0-1, S Whelehan 0-1, G Cahill 0-1, B Whelehan 0-1. J Kehoe 1-2, A Coleman 0-1, S Byrne 0-1. Referee: P Aherne (Carlow)

Semi-finals

13 November 1994 Semi-final Birr 1-15 - 1-04 Raharney
D Pilkington 1-1, O O'Neill 0-4, B Whelehan 0-2, P Murphy 0-2, S Whelehan 0-2, J Pilkington 0-1, F Pilkington 0-1, D Regan 0-1, F Feenane 0-1. N Weir 1-0, P Connaughton 0-1, J Coyne 0-1, N Lynch 0-1, N Croach 0-1.
13 November 1994 Semi-final Oulart-the Ballagh 1-12 - 1-05 Tullaroan Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
S Dunne 1-3, M Redmond 0-2, M Storey 0-2, J Ormonde 0-1, M Dempsey 0-1, L Dunne 0-1, J Cleary 0-1, P Redmond 0-1. D Walsh 1-1, D Gaffney 0-2, P Doheny 0-1, S Teehan 0-1. Referee: S O'Meara (Offaly)

Finals

27 November 1994 Final Birr 0-10 - 1-07 Oulart-the-Ballagh Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
S Whelehan 0-3, O O'Neill 0-3, G Cahill 0-1, B Whelehan 0-1, C McClone 0-1, D Pilkington 0-1. M Storey 1-1, L Dunne 0-2, S Dunne 0-1, B O'Connor 0-1, P Redmond 0-1, M Dempsey 0-1. Referee: P Delaney (Laois)
4 December 1994 Final replay Birr 3-07 - 2-05 Oulart-the-Ballagh Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
P Murphy 2-0, D Pilkington 1-0, S Whelehan 0-2, D Regan 0-2, G Cahill 0-1, O O'Neill 0-1, B Whelehan 0-1. M Dempsey 1-0, J Cleary 1-0, M Storey 0-2, S Dunne 0-1, L Dunne 0-1, P Redmond 0-1. Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Quarter-finals

16 October 1994 Quarter-final Midleton 2-19 - 0-09 Mount Sion Clonmult Park, Midleton
G Manley 2-11, D Quirke 0-2, N O'Neill 0-2, K Roche 0-1, K Hennessy 0-1, M O'Mahony 0-1, G Fitzgerald 0-1. G Gater 0-3, J Meaney 0-2, P Fanning 0-2, B Coughlan 0-1, R McGrath 0-1. Referee: S McDonnell (Tipperary)
16 October 1994 Quarter-final Toomevara 1-18 - 1-06 Ballyduff St. Michael's Park, Toomevara
Tommy Dunne 0-10, L Nolan 1-2, M Murphy 0-3, L Flaherty 0-1, T Delaney 0-1, K McCormack 0-1. J Hennessy 0-4, J O'Carroll 1-0, C Ross 0-1. Referee: T Lyons (Limerick)

Semi-finals

29 October 1994 Semi-final Clarecastle 1-11 - 1-12 Toomevara Cusack Park, Ennis
J Healy 0-6, F Tuohy 1-1, G O'Loughlin 0-3, A Neville 0-1. L Nolan 1-4, M Murphy 0-3, T Dunne 0-2, M O'Meara 0-1, G Frend 0-1, T Delaney 0-1. Referee: T Murray (Limerick)
30 October 1994 Semi-final Kilmallock 0-10 - 1-07 Midleton FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
P Kelly 0-5, M Houlihan 0-2, D Clarke 0-2, M Nelligan 0-1. G Manley 1-3, D Quirke 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1, K Hennessy 0-1.
13 November 1994 Semi-final replay Midleton 2-07 - 0-14 Kilmallock Clonmult Park, Midleton
P O'Brien 2-0, G Manley 0-2, M O'Mahony 0-2, G Fitzgerald 0-1, E Crotty 0-1, D Quirke 0-1. P Kelly 0-5, M Nelligan 0-3, L Neenan 0-2, D Clarke 0-2, P Barrett 0-1, P Dowling 0-1. Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Final

27 November 1994 Final Toomevara 1-11 - 2-11 Kilmallock Semple Stadium, Thurles
Tommy Dunne 0-8, K Kennedy 1-0, M O'Meara 0-2, T Carroll 0-1. P Kelly 1-2, P Tobin 0-3, B Hanley 1-0, L Neenan 0-2, P Barrett 0-2, M Nelligan 0-1, P Dowling 0-1.

Semi-finals

25 September 1994 Semi-final Lavey 2-18 - 1-02 Keady Lámh Dhearg Athletic Grounds, Armagh
O Collins 0-9, M Collins 1-4, H Downey 1-2, A McCrystal 0-2, E McNally 0-1. V Mone 1-0, S Hughes 0-1, J McCormack 0-1.
25 September 1994 Semi-final Dunloy 2-13 - 1-09 Ballycran Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Greg O'Kane 0-8, E McKee 1-1, A Elliott 1-0, S McMullan 0-1, M Maguire 0-1, C McGuckian 0-1, J Cunning 0-1. D O'Prey 1-6, C Arthurs 0-2, K Blaney 0-1.

Final

16 October 1994 Final Dunloy 3-09 - 1-12 Lavey Casement Park, Belfast
Greg O'Kane 1-4, A Elliott 1-1, N Elliott 1-0, S McGuckian 0-2, S McMullen 0-1. H Downey 1-3, O Collins 0-6, M Collins 0-2, A McCrystal 0-1.

Quarter-final

11 December 1994 Quarter-final Seán Treacy's 0-10 - 1-16 Kilmallock Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
T Maloney 0-8, J Kelly 0-1, M Fleming 0-1. P Kelly 0-10, P Tobin 1-1, M Houlihan 0-2, L Neenan 0-1, M Nelligan 0-1, P Barrett 0-1. Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Semi-finals

19 February 1995 Semi-final Birr 2-8 - 0-9 Kilmallock Semple Stadium, Thurles
R Landy 2-1, D Regan 0-2, A Cahill 0-2, J Pilkington 0-2, O O'Neill 0-1. P Kelly 0-4, P Tobin 0-2, M Nelligan 0-1, P Barrett 0-1, L Neenan 0-1. Attendance: 9,094
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)
19 February 1995 Semi-final Dunloy 2-10 - 1-11 Athenry St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
J Elliott 1-3, G O'Kane 0-5, J Cunning 1-0, C McGuckian 0-1, P Molloy 0-1. C Moran 0-5, P Higgins 1-1, B Keogh 0-3, J Rabbitte 0-2. Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Finals

17 March 1995 Final Birr 0-9 - 0-9 Dunloy Croke Park, Dublin
D Pilkington 0-2, A Cahill 0-2, D Regan 0-1, J Pilkington 0-1, C McGlone 0-1, O O'Neill 0-1, P Murphy 0-1. Gregory O'Kane 0-3, A Elliott 0-2, T McGrath 0-2, P Molloy 0-1, E McKee 0-1. Attendance: 18,544
Referee: P o'Connor (Limerick)
2 April 1995 Final replay Birr 3-13 - 2-3 Dunloy Croke Park, Dublin
B Whelehan 1-4 (1-3f), A Cahill 0-6 (4f), D Pilkington 1-2, P Murphy 1-0, C McGlone 0-1. J Elliott 1-0, A Elliott 1-0, E McKee 0-2, S McMullan 0-1. Attendance: 6,395
Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Paddy Kelly Kilmallock 1-26 29 5 5.80
2 Ger Manley Midleton 3-16 25 3 8.33
3 Gregory O'Kane Dunloy 0-23 23 5 4.60
4 Tommy Dunne Toomevara 0-20 20 3 6.66
5 Ollie Collins Lavey 0-15 15 2 7.50
6 Declan Pilkington Birr 2-08 14 7 2.00
7 John Keogh Kiltegan 1-10 13 2 6.50
8 Liam Nolan Toomevara 2-06 12 3 4.00
Seán Dunne Oulart-the Ballagh 1-09 12 4 3.00
Mick Slye Naomh Eoin 0-12 12 2 6.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Ger Manley Midelton 2-11 17 Mount Sion
2 Tommy Dunne Toomevara 0-10 10 Ballyduff
Paddy Kelly Kilmallock 0-10 10 Seán Treacy's
3 Dermot O'Prey Ballycran 1-06 9 Dunloy
Alan O'Shea St. Mary's Kiltoghert 0-09 9 Craobh Rua
Ollie Collins Lavey 0-09 9 Keady Lámh Dhearg
4 John Keogh Kiltegan 0-08 8 Naas
Tommy Dunne Toomevara 0-08 8 Kilmallock
Gregory O'Kane Dunloy 0-08 8 Ballycran
Timmy Moloney Seán Treacy's 0-08 8 Kilmallock

References

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  1. ^ "Birr hurling achievements". Birr GAA. Retrieved 6 November 2010.