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.
Dates | 18 July – October 2024 | ||
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Teams | 10 | ||
Sponsor | Molloy Environmental | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 8 | ||
Goals scored | 17 (2.13 per match) | ||
Points scored | 297 (37.13 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
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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
editGroup 1 table
editSemi-finalists Quarter-finalists Relegation playoff
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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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
edit18 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. |
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Round 4 | v |
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Round 5 | v |
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Group 2
editGroup 2 table
editSemi-finalists Quarter-finalists Relegation playoff
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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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
edit19 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 |
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Round 4 | v |
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Round 5 | v |
Round 5 | v |
Knockout stage
editRelegation playoff
editPlayoff | v |
Quarter-finals
editQuarter-final | v |
Quarter-final | v |
Semi-finals
editSemi-final | v |
Semi-final | v |
Final
editOctober 2024 Final | v |
Championship statistics
editTop scorers
edit- Overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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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 |
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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
edit- ^ "2024 Offaly Championship draws made". Hogan Stand. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ O'Callaghan, John (21 February 2024). "Draws made for 2024 Offaly hurling and football championships". Offaly Live. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Egan, Kevin (15 October 2023). "Dominant Kilcormac-Killoughey blitz Shinrone to land Offaly SHC title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Offaly hurling kingpins decide against fielding two senior teams". Hogan Stand. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Corrigan, Kevin (4 December 2023). "Kilcormac-Killoughey opt against fielding two senior hurling teams". Offaly Live. Retrieved 21 February 2024.