2024 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

The 2024 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship is the 126th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. The draw for the group stage placings was made on 20 February 2024.[1][2] The championship is scheduled to run from 18 July to October 2024.

2024 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Dates18 July – October 2024
Teams10
SponsorMolloy Environmental
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored17 (2.13 per match)
Points scored297 (37.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Adam Screeney (2-15)
2023 (Previous) (Next) 2025

Kilcormac–Killoughey are the defending champions.[3] Seir Kieran were due to be relegated, however, they earned a reprieve after Kilcormac–Killoughey decided not to field their second team, in spite of earning their right to promotion after winning the Senior B Championship.[4][5]

Group 1

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Group 1 table

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  Semi-finalists   Quarter-finalists   Relegation playoff

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Ballinamere 2 1 1 0 48 42 6 3
Kinnitty 2 1 1 0 33 30 3 3
Birr 1 0 1 0 23 23 0 1
Shinrone 1 0 1 0 18 18 0 1
Belmont 2 0 0 2 31 40 -9 0

Group 1 fixtures and results

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18 July 2024 Round 1 Ballinamere 2-17 - 1-20 Birr Glenisk O'Connor Park
B Duignan 1-6 (4f and 1 '65'), K McDermott 0-4, M O'Brien 1-0, D Bourke and A Maher 0-2 each, R Ravenhill, J Murphy and J Maher 0-1 each. Report E Cahill 0-12 (6f and 1 '65'), L Quinn 0-3, A Watkins 1-0, L Nolan 0-2, B Watkins, M Watkins and E Nolan 0-1 each.
20 July 2024 Round 1 Kinnitty 1-12 - 0-12 Belmont Drumcullen Grounds
O Kealey (0-5, 0-4 frees), C Robinson (1-0), C Hardiman, P Robinson, S Kinsella (one free) (0-2 each), J Hardiman (0-1, free). Report A Egan (0-6, 0-3 frees, 0-2 '65s'), C Egan, J Clancy (0-2 each), J Nally, O Kelly (sideline cut) (0-1 each).
3 August 2024 Round 2 Shinrone 1-15 - 1-15 Kinnitty St Brendan's Park
P Cleary 0-4, D Cleary 1-0, DJ McLoughlin 0-3, S Cleary, K Sampson (1 '65') and E Bailey-O'Brien 0-2 each, E Cleary (f) and D Morkan (f) 0-1 each. Report O Kealey 0-5 (5f), J Hardiman 0-4 (3f), P Delaney 1-0, C Hardiman 0-3, D Flanagan, A Kealey and S Kinsella (sideline) 0-1 each.
4 August 2024 Round 2 Belmont 0-19 - 1-22 Ballinamere St Rynagh's Park
A Egan 0-6 (4f), C Egan 0-4, L Fox and C Flynn 0-2 each, D Egan, D Kelly, J Clancy, O Kelly (sideline), J Nally 0-1 each. Report D Ravenhill 0-7, B Duignan 1-4 (3f), S Bourke 0-3, A Maher, J Murphy, R Cleary 0-2 each, D Bourke and J Maher 0-1 each.
17 August 2024 Round 3 v
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Round 4 v
Round 4 v
Round 5 v
Round 5 v

Group 2

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Group 2 table

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  Semi-finalists   Quarter-finalists   Relegation playoff

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Kilcormac–Killoughey 2 2 0 0 77 28 49 4
Coolderry 2 1 0 1 46 44 2 2
St Rynagh's 2 1 0 1 40 54 -14 2
Seir Kieran 1 0 0 1 19 30 -11 0
Tullamore 1 0 0 1 13 39 -26 0

Group 2 fixtures and results

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19 July 2024 Round 1 Tullamore 0-13 - 1-36 Kilcormac–Killoughey St Rynagh's Park
S Dooley 0-5 (5f), J Houlihan and C Martin 0-2 each, N Furlong, G Treacy, C Bourke and T Furlong 0-1 each. Report A Screeney 1-9 (7f), C Mahon 0-7, C Mitchell 0-6, D Hand 0-5, C Kiely, D Kilmartin, C Spain, J Screeney 0-2 each, T Guinan 0-1.
20 July 2024 Round 1 Coolderry 0-16 - 2-19 St Rynagh's St Brendan's Park
E Burke 0-5 (4f), D Miller 0-3 (1 sideline), S Corcoran (2f), W Malone and K Connolly 0-2 each, E Ryan and A Cleary 0-1 each. Report L O'Connor 0-9 (6f), A Molloy 1-2, S Rigney 1-1, A Treacy 0-3 (2f and 1 '65'), M Maloney, J O'Connor, S Dolan, S Quirke 0-1 each.
2 August 2024 Round 2 St Rynagh's 0-15 - 4-26 Kilcormac–Killoughey Drumcullen Grounds
L O'Connor 0-5 (4f), S Rigney and A Treacy (2f and 1 '65') 0-3 each, S Quirke 0-2, M Maloney and J O'Connor 0-1 each. Report A Screeney 1-6 (goal from a penalty and 3f), C Mitchell and Cillian Kiely 1-2 each, D Hand 1-1, C Kiely 0-4, T Guinan, C Spain, J Screeney and L Kavanagh 0-2 each, C Slevin, D Kilmartin and C Mahon 0-1 each.
3 August 2024 Round 2 Coolderry 1-27 - 2-13 Seir Kieran St Brendan's Park
E Burke 0-8 (4f), K Connolly 1-5, E Ryan 0-4, S Ryan 0-3, S Corcoran (f), E Parlon, C Molloy, A Connolly, D Miller, A Cleary, G McCormack 0-1 each. Report L Carey 1-5 (5f), K Dunne 0-3, T Dooley 1-0, P Murray 0-2 (1 sideline), B Kealy, D Guinan, S Dooley 0-1 each.
Round 3 v
Round 3 v
Round 4 v
Round 4 v
Round 5 v
Round 5 v

Knockout stage

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Relegation playoff

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Playoff v

Quarter-finals

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Quarter-final v
Quarter-final v

Semi-finals

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Semi-final v
Semi-final v

Final

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October 2024 Final v

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Adam Screeney Kilcormac–Killoughey 2-15 21 2 10.50
2 Brian Duignan Ballinamere 2-10 16 2 8.00
3 Luke O'Connor St Rynagh's 0-14 14 2 7.00
4 Eoin Burke Coolderry 0-13 13 2 6.50
5 Eoghan Cahill Birr 0-12 12 1 12.00
Adam Egan Birr 0-12 12 2 6.00
7 Charlie Mitchell Kilcormac–Killoughey 1-08 11 2 5.50
8 Kevin Connolly Coolderry 1-07 10 2 5.00
Odhrán Kealey Kinnitty 0-10 10 2 5.00
10 Daniel Hand Kilcormac–Killoughey 1-06 9 2 4.50
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Adam Screeney Kilcormac–Killoughey 1-09 12 Tullamore
Eoghan Cahill Birr 0-12 12 Ballinamere
3 Brian Duignan Ballinamere 1-06 9 Birr
Adam Screeney Kilcormac–Killoughey 1-06 9 St Rynagh's
Luke O'Connor St Rynagh's 0-09 9 Coolderry
6 Kevin Connolly Coolderry 1-05 8 Seir Kieran
Luke Carey Seir Kieran 1-05 8 Coolderry
Eoin Burke Coolderry 0-08 8 Seir Kieran
9 Brian Duignan Ballinamere 1-04 7 Belmont
Dan Ravenhill Ballinamere 0-07 7 Belmont
Conor Mahon Kilcormac–Killoughey 0-07 7 Tullamore

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Offaly Championship draws made". Hogan Stand. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. ^ O'Callaghan, John (21 February 2024). "Draws made for 2024 Offaly hurling and football championships". Offaly Live. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  3. ^ Egan, Kevin (15 October 2023). "Dominant Kilcormac-Killoughey blitz Shinrone to land Offaly SHC title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Offaly hurling kingpins decide against fielding two senior teams". Hogan Stand. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  5. ^ Corrigan, Kevin (4 December 2023). "Kilcormac-Killoughey opt against fielding two senior hurling teams". Offaly Live. Retrieved 21 February 2024.