2024 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

2024 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	19 July – 1 September 2024
Teams	12
Sponsor	JJ Kavanagh and Sons
Champions	Ballygunner (24th title); Conor Sheahan (captain); Pauric Mahony (captain); Darragh O'Sullivan (manager)
Runners-up	Abbeyside; Michael Kiely (captain); Benji Whelan (manager)
Relegated	Tallow
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	58 (2.23 per match)
Points scored	900 (34.62 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pauric Mahony (1-48)
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The 2024 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 124th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897. The draws for the group stage pairings was made on 29 January 2024.^[1] The championship is scheduled to run from 19 July to September 2024.

Ballygunner entered the championship as the defending champions.^[2] Tallow were relegated after losing a playoff to Clonea.^[3]

The final was played on 1 September 2024 at Fraher Field in Dungarvan, between Ballygunner and Abbeyside, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in six years.^[4] Ballygunner won the match by 2–28 to 2–10 to claim their 23rd championship title overall and a record-extending 11th title in succession.^[5]^[6]

Ballygunner's Pauric Mahony was the championship's top scorer with 1-48.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Waterford Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Ferrybank^[7]

From Championship

Relegated to the Waterford Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Dunhill^[8]

Group A

Group A table

Advance to quarter-finals Advance to preliminary quarter-finals

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Roanmore	2	2	0	0	62	31	31	4
Clonea	2	1	0	1	55	36	19	2
Tallow	2	0	0	2	20	70	-50	0

Group A results

19 July 2024 Round 1	Clonea	4-22 - 1-07	Tallow	Fraher Field
	J Gleeson 2-8 (5fs), B Power 0-7 (3fs, 1 65), G Power 1-3, F Roche 1-2, K Power 0-2.	Report	D Buckley 0-4 (3fs), S Murphy 1-0, M Stewart 0-2, T Ryan 0-1.

26 July 2024 Round 2	Roanmore	2-20 - 0-21	Clonea	Walsh Park
	G O’Brien 0-11 (9Fs), S Mackey 2-0, S Burke 0-3, R Furlong, S Pender, L Hearne, J Sheridan, B Nolan and P O’Sullivan 0-1 each.	Report	J Gleeson 0-8 (7Fs), B Power 0-7 (5Fs), K Power 0-3, G Power 0-2, C Power 0-1.

2 August 2024 Round 3	Roanmore	2-30 - 0-10	Tallow	Fraher Field
	G O’Brien 0-12 (8fs), P O’Sullivan 1-4, C Ryan 0-4, L Hearne 1-0, S Pender 0-3, S Burke, C Carroll (1f) 0-2 each, R Furlong, B Nolan, I Chester 0-1 each.	Report	D Buckley 0-5 (3fs, 1 65), T Ryan 0-2, C McCarthy, I Beecher, S Murphy 0-1 each.

Group B

Group B table

Advance to quarter-finals Advance to preliminary quarter-finals

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Mount Sion	2	2	0	0	47	42	5	4
De La Salle	2	1	0	1	41	41	0	2
Passage	2	0	0	2	38	43	-5	0

Group B results

20 July 2024 Round 1	Mount Sion	1-21 - 1-17	Passage	Walsh Park
	A Gleeson 1-10 (Fs), A Regan 0-4, J Gleeson and M O’Neill 0-2 each, D Power, A Kirwan, PJ Fanning 0-1 each.	Report	T Carey 0-9 (8FS), M Cummins 1-4 (1-1 Fs), L Flynn 0-2, K Cullinane and O Connors 0-1 each.

28 July 2024 Round 2	De La Salle	2-16 - 2-17	Mount Sion	Walsh Park
	R Halloran 1-8 (7fs), E Meaney 1-0, J Twomey 0-3, L Dwyer, C Dawson, E Barrett, J Fagan, T Douglas 0-1 each.	Report	A Gleeson 1-11 (1-8fs, 1 sideline), A Regan 1-0, Martin O’Neill 0-2, PJ Fanning, Martin F O’Neill, J Kennedy, D Power 0-1 each.

2 August 2024 Round 3	De La Salle	1-16 - 0-18	Passage	Walsh Park
	R Halloran 0-8 (7Fs), E Meaney 1-1, B Cunningham, E Barrett and T Douglas 0-2 each, C Morris 0-1.	Report	T Carey 0-6 (4Fs), G Cullinane 0-4(2Fs), S Kelly 0-3, E Reilly 0-2, C Drohan, D Lynch and O Connors 0-1 each.

Group C

Group C table

Advance to quarter-finals Advance to preliminary quarter-finals

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ballygunner	2	2	0	0	59	32	27	4
Lismore	2	1	0	1	45	43	2	2
Dungarvan	2	0	0	2	35	64	-29	0

Group C results

20 July 2024 Round 1	Dungarvan	1-18 - 3-18	Lismore	Fraher Field
	M Kiely 0-7, C Curran 0-4, P Curran 0-2, J Duggan 0-1, S Crotty 0-1, E O'Callaghan 0-1, C Curran 0-1, E Burke 0-1.	Report	M Shanahan 1-6, B O'Sullivan 1-1, R Barry 1-0, C Lineen 0-3, F Reaney 0-2, O O'Gorman 0-2, J O'Keeffe 0-2, T Duffin 0-1, J Prendergast 0-1.

27 July 2024 Round 2	Ballygunner	5-22 - 2-08	Dungarvan	Fraher Field
	Pauric Mahony 0-9 (4fs), C Tobin 2-1, C Power 1-4, K Mahony 1-3, A O'Neill 1-1, C Sheahan 0-2, P Leavy (f), I Kenny 0-1 each.	Report	M Kiely 2-6 (4fs, 1 65), C Curran, P Curran 0-1 each.

4 August 2024 Round 3	Ballygunner	1-19 - 3-09	Lismore	Fraher Field
	Pauric Mahony 0-10 (5Fs, 1’65’), K Mahony 1-1, P Fitzgerald 0-4 (1F), J Foley, C Sheahan, C Tobin, P Hogan 0-1 each.	Report	B O’Sullivan 3-0, M Shanahan 0-7 (6Fs), F Reaney and J Shanahan 0-1 each.

Group D

Group D table

Advance to quarter-finals Advance to preliminary quarter-finals

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Abbeyside	2	2	0	0	54	31	23	4
Fourmilewater	2	1	0	1	38	40	-2	2
Ferrybank	2	0	0	2	36	57	-21	0

Group D results

20 July 2024 Round 1	Abbeyside	3-22 - 2-13	Ferrybank	Walsh Park
	M O’Halloran 0-11(8Fs), M Kiely 2-5, C Treen 1-0, W Beresford 0-2, C Prunty, R Walsh, E McInerney and M Power 0-1 each.	Report	M O’Brien 1-8 (0-5FS, 0-1 ‘65’), I Richards 1-0, N O’Sullivan 0-2, R McGarrity, D Griffin and R Carew 0-1 each.

27 July 2024 Round 2	Fourmilewater	0-12 - 0-23	Abbeyside	Fraher Field
	A Ryan 0-5 (2’65’s,2Fs), S Walsh, J Barron, M Morrissey, P Walsh, E Spellman, C Walsh and B Byrne 0-1 each.	Report	M O’Halloran 0-11 (Fs), C Treen 0-5, M Kiely and R Walsh 0-3 each, C Prunty 0-1.

3 August 2024 Round 3	Fourmilewater	2-20 - 0-17	Ferrybank	Páirc Dún Garbháin
	A Ryan 0-11 (2fs, 1 65), M Morrissey, S Walsh 1-2 each, D Ryan, C Walsh 0-2 each, J Barron 0-1.	Report	M O’Brien 0-8 (7fs), R McGarrity, N O’Sullivan 0-3 each, C Mac Cathmhaoil 0-2, MJ Sutton 0-1.

Knockout stage

Preliminary quarter-finals

9 August 2024 Pre. quarter-final	De La Salle	1-28 - 1-13	Tallow	Páirc Éamonn de Paor
	R Halloran 0-10 (7fs, 1 65), E Meaney 1-1, J Fagan, J Twomey, C Dawson 0-4 each, B Cunningham 0-2, T Douglas, C Morris, C Keane 0-1 each.	Report	T Ryan 0-6 (6fs), M Stewart 1-1, S Murphy 0-3, I Beecher 0-2, D Buckley 0-1.

10 August 2024 Pre. quarter-final	Clonea	1-24 - 2-23	Ferrybank	Ferrybank Grounds
	B Power 0-11 (5Fs), J Gleeson 1-4 (1-1Fs), C Dalton 0-3, K Power and A Murray 0-2 each, J Power and G Power 0-1 each.	Report	M O’Brien 0-13 (10Fs), R Carew 1-2, MJ Sutton 1-1, N O’Sullivan 0-3, R McGarrity 0-2, L Flynn and J Ahern 0-1 each.

10 August 2024 Pre. quarter-final	Fourmilewater	0-15 - 0-18	Dungarvan	Fraher Field
	E Spellman (3fs), J Barron (1f) 0-3 each, T Guiry, M Morrissey, A Ryan (1f) 0-2 each, O Walsh, B Byrne, S Walsh 0-1 each.	Report	M Kiely 0-9 (8fs, 1 65), C Curran 0-3 (1f), T Loftus, S Crotty 0-2 each, E O’Callaghan, P Curran 0-1 each.

10 August 2024 Pre. quarter-final	Lismore	1-15 - 0-20	Passage	Passage Grounds
	M Shanahan 0-7 (6Fs), P Prendergast 1-1, J O’Keeffe and B O’Sullivan 0-2 each, J Prendergast, F Reaney and R Barry 0-1 each.	Report	T Carey 0-6 (3Fs), M Fitzgerald and M Cummins 0-3 each, G Cullinane and O Connors 0-2 each, K Cullinane, D Lynch, S Kelly and S Lynch 0-1 each.

Relegation playoffs

16 August 2024 Semi-final	Tallow	0-10 - 0-22	Lismore	Fraher Field
	T Ryan 0-5, I Beecher 0-3, S Murphy 0-1, E Sheehan 0-1.	Report	M Shanahan 0-13, B O'Sullivan 0-3, P Prendergast 0-3, R Barry 0-1, F Reaney 0-1, J Lenihan 0-1.

17 August 2024 Semi-final	Clonea	2-16 - 2-18	Fourmilewater	Fraher Field
	B Power 0-7, J Gleeson 1-3, J Power 1-1, C Dalton 0-2, F Roche 0-2, A Murray 0-1.	Report	E Spellman 0-6, C Walsh 1-1, M Morrissey 1-1, S Walsh 0-3, J Barron 0-2, T Barron 0-2, D Ryan 0-2, P Walsh 0-1.

23 August 2024 Final	Tallow	1-15 - 1-23	Clonea	Fraher Field
	I Beecher 0-10 (7fs), M Stewart 1-2, Jordan Henley (f), M O'Brien, E Sheehan 0-1 each.	Report	J Gleeson 0-12 (7fs, 1 65), J Power 1-2, G Power 0-3, K Power, F Roche 0-2 each, R O'Mahony, S Curry 0-1 each.

Quarter-finals

16 August 2024 Quarter-final	Mount Sion	0-21 - 0-15	Ferrybank	Walsh Park
	A Gleeson 0-9 (5fs, 1 65), A Kirwan 0-4, J Gleeson, A Regan 0-2 each, J Meaney, PJ Fanning, J Kennedy, D Power 0-1 each.	Report	M O'Brien 0-10 (8fs, 1 65), R Carew 0-2, R McGarrity, N Mac Cathmhaoil, C Mac Cathmhaoil 0-1 each.

17 August 2024 Quarter-final	Dungarvan	0-15 - 2-19	Abbeyside	Fraher Field
	M Kiely 0-5 (3fs), P Curran 0-4, E O'Callaghan 0-3, Cathal Curran, T Loftus, D Lyons 0-1 each.	Report	M O' Halloran 0-10 (7fs), C Treen 1-4, E Kiely 1-1, M Kiely 0-2, M Power, W Beresford 0-1 each.

18 August 2024 Quarter-final	Roanmore	1-18 - 0-20	Passage	Walsh Park
	G O'Brien 0-10 (6fs, 2 65s), L Hearne 0-5, S Burke 0-2, C Wadding, Billy Nolan, R Furlong 0-1 each.	Report	T Carey 0-13 (11fs), M Fitzgerald 1-0, G Cullinane 0-2, D Lynch, S Lynch, S Kelly 0-1 each.

18 August 2024 Quarter-final	Ballygunner	2-21 - 0-21	De La Salle	Walsh Park
	Pauric Mahony 1-5 (4fs, 1-0 pen), K Mahony 1-4, D Hutchinson 0-6, P Fitzgerald 0-2, R Power, P Leavy, C Power, B O'Keeffe 0-1 each.	Report	R Halloran 0-10 (9fs), T Douglas 0-3, B Cunningham 0-2, J Dillon, L Dwyer, E Barrett, J Twomey, J Fagan, C Morris 0-1 each.

Semi-finals

25 August 2024 Semi-final	Abbeyside	3-20 - 0-19	Mount Sion	Walsh Park
	M O'Halloran 0-9 (6fs), M Kiely 2-2 (1-0 pen), C Treen 1-1, B O'Connell 0-3, R Walsh 0-2, C Prunty, W Beresford, E Kiely 0-1 each.	Report	A Gleeson 0-9 (9fs), A Kirwan 0-4, Martin O'Neill 0-2, L O'Brien, PJ Fanning, J Gleeson, J Kennedy 0-1 each.

25 August 2024 Semi-final	Ballygunner	0-22 - 0-13	Passage	Walsh Park
	Pauric Mahony 0-13 (8fs, 1 65), P Fitzgerald 0-3, D Hutchinson 0-2, C Sheahan, P Leavey, C Power, K Mahony 0-1 each.	Report	T Carey 0-8 (6fs, 1 65), G Cullinane, M Cummins, M Fitzgerald, E Reilly, S Kelly 0-1 each.

Final

1 September 2024 Final	Abbeyside	2-10 - 2-28	Ballygunner	Fraher Field
	M Kiely (2-1, 1-0 free); M O’Halloran (0-5, 4 frees, 1 65); C Treen (0-2); M Power, C Prunty (0-1 each)	Report	Pauric Mahony (0-11, 7 frees); D Hutchinson (1-4); C Sheahan (0-4); P Fitzgerald (1-1); K Mahony (0-3); R Power, S O’Keeffe, P Hogan, M Mahony, H Ruddle (0-1 each)	Referee: T Walsh (Modeligo)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	1-48	51	5	10.20
2	Jason Gleeson	Clonea	4-35	47	5	9.40
3	Michael O'Halloran	Abbeyside	0-46	46	5	9.20
4	Austin Gleeson	Mount Sion	2-39	45	4	11.25
5	Thomas Carey	Passage	0-43	43	5	8.60
6	Mark O'Brien	Ferrybank	1-39	42	4	10.50
7	Reuben Halloran	De La Salle	1-36	39	4	9.75
8	Maurice Shanahan	Lismore	1-33	36	4	9.00
9	Michael Kiely	Dungarvan	2-27	33	4	8.25
9	Gavin O'Brien	Roanmore	0-33	33	3	11.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Jason Gleeson	Clonea	2-08	14	Tallow
1	Austin Gleeson	Mount Sion	1-11	14	De La Salle
3	Austin Gleeson	Mount Sion	1-10	13	Passage
	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	0-13	13	Passage
	Thomas Carey	Passage	0-13	13	Roanmore
	Maurice Shanahan	Lismore	0-13	13	Tallow
	Mark O'Brien	Ferrybank	0-13	13	Clonea
8	Michael Kiely	Dungarvan	2-06	12	Ballygunner
	Jason Gleeson	Clonea	0-12	12	Tallow
	Gavin O'Brien	Roanmore	0-12	12	Tallow

References

^ "2024 Waterford championship draws take place". Hogan Stand. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ Fogarty, John (10 September 2023). "Ballygunner make it 10 on the trot with win over De La Salle". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "Tallow relegated for first time in 37 years as Clonea secure top flight status". Irish Examiner. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ McCarthy, Tomás (25 August 2024). "'Special feeling' for Kiely as Abbeyside reach first Waterford final in six years". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ Fogarty, John (1 September 2024). "Ballygunner make it 11 on the trot with comprehensive win in Waterford final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ Keys, Colm (1 September 2024). "Ballygunner prove too strong for Abbeyside/Ballinacourty to win 11th consecutive Waterford SHC title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ McCarthy, Tomás (9 September 2023). "Waterford PIHC: O'Brien leads Ferrybank into senior hurling ranks". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ McCarthy, Tomás (2 September 2023). "O'Sullivan and Shanahan fire Lismore to safety over Dunhill". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[1] "2024 Waterford championship draws take place". Hogan Stand. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

[2] Fogarty, John (10 September 2023). "Ballygunner make it 10 on the trot with win over De La Salle". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[3] "Tallow relegated for first time in 37 years as Clonea secure top flight status". Irish Examiner. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[4] McCarthy, Tomás (25 August 2024). "'Special feeling' for Kiely as Abbeyside reach first Waterford final in six years". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[5] Fogarty, John (1 September 2024). "Ballygunner make it 11 on the trot with comprehensive win in Waterford final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[6] Keys, Colm (1 September 2024). "Ballygunner prove too strong for Abbeyside/Ballinacourty to win 11th consecutive Waterford SHC title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[7] McCarthy, Tomás (9 September 2023). "Waterford PIHC: O'Brien leads Ferrybank into senior hurling ranks". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[8] McCarthy, Tomás (2 September 2023). "O'Sullivan and Shanahan fire Lismore to safety over Dunhill". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

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