1970 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship

1970 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	19 April – 13 September 1970
Teams	17
Champions	Faughs (25th title) Paddy Spellman (captain)
Runners-up	St Vincent's
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	104 (6.12 per match)
Points scored	302 (17.76 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Billy Dwyer (5–05)
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The 1970 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship was the 83rd staging of the Dublin Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Dublin County Board in 1887. ^[1] The championship ran from 19 April to 13 September 1970.

O'Tooles entered the championship as the defending champions. ^[2]

The final was played on 13 September 1970 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Faughs and St Vincent's, in what was their fourth meeting in the final overall. ^[3] Faughs won the match by 5–15 to 3–09 to claim their 25th championship title overall and a first title in 18 years. ^[4]

Results

Preliminary round

Erin's Hope v New Irelands

19 April 1970Preliminary round	Erin's Hope	3-03 - 7-13	New Irelands	O'Toole Park
	M Patwell 2-0, T Gubbins 0-2, M Troy 1-1.		J Cronin 3-0, M Byrne 2-2, P Hennessy 2-0, J Doherty 0-4, J Jones 0-2, C Hayes 0-2, L Byrne 0-2, S O'Leary 0-1.

First round

O'Tooles v Good Counsel

19 April 1970First round	O'Tooles	1-09 - 1-05	Good Counsel	Parnell Park
	J Wallace 1-3, J O'Meara 0-2, J Quinn 0-1, M McElhenny 0-1, D Mulligan 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.		D Earley 1-0, H Dalton 0-3, M Treacy 0-1, J McCormack 0-1.

St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh v Kilmacud Crokes

19 April 1970First round	St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh	2-04 - 6-12	Kilmacud Crokes	Islandbridge Grounds
	P Quinn 1-2, M Lambe 1-0, P O'Brien 0-1, R Begley 0-1.		T Ring 0-7, J Maher 2-0, M Fox 1-1, M Aherne 1-0, J Daly 1-0, S McDonnell 1-0, N Dwyer 0-2, M Regan 0-2.

University College Dublin v Naomh Fionnbarra

19 April 1970First round	University College Dublin	3-09 - 3-03	Naomh Fionnbarra	Parnell Park
	J McCarthy 1-3, Donal Kavanagh 1-1, W Dooley 1-0, D Kavanagh 0-3, P O'Connell 0-2.		R McCarthy 1-0, P Lowry 1-1, T Mullane 1-1, P Keogh 0-1.

Crumln v Craobh Chiaráin

17 May 1970First round	Crumln	5-07 - 4-07	Craobh Chiaráin	Parnell Park
	T Grealish 2-0, K Malone 1-1, S Poole 1-1, A Boothman 1-0, E Hudson 0-3, P Maycock 0-1, B Galvin 0-1.		E Flynn 2-2, P Kenny 1-0, J Burke 1-1, J Elliot 0-3, D Rhinisch 0-1.

Faughs v Civil Service

3 May 1970First round	Faughs	2-14 - 0-09	Civil Service	O'Toole Park
	M Kennedy 1-3, S White 1-1, J Aherne 0-3, B Quinn 0-2, B Dwyer 0-2, S Buckley 0-2, M Dervin 0-1.		S Hurley 0-5, T Field 0-2, P O'Rourke 0-1, J Feehan 0-1.

St Vincent's v Junior Board Selection

6 May 1970First round	St Vincent's	3-10 - 4-04	Junior Board Selection	O'Toole Park
	C Hanley 2-2, R Copeland 1-0, P Fitzgerald 0-3, T Hanahoe 0-2, J Keaveney 0-1, G O'Driscoll 0-1, C Leaney 0-1.		S Gibbons 2-0, S Kinsella 1-1, M Wallace 1-1, B Maher 0-1, J Kenny 0-1.

Young Irelands v Scoil Uí Chonaill

17 May 1970First round	Young Irelands	4-08 - 3-10	Scoil Uí Chonaill	Parnell Park
	P Croke 2-2, T Houlihan 1-2, T O'Brien 1-0, L Heffernan 0-2, W Nolan 0-1, P Kennedy 0-1.		S Bohan 1-2, A Desmond 0-4, B Sunderland 1-0, P Flanagan 1-0, J Rooney 0-2, D Bohan 0-1, L Flood 0-1.

Na Fianna v New Irelands

17 May 1970First round	Na Fianna	0-06 - 2-16	New Irelands	O'Toole Park
	N Hennessy 0-3, P Kennedy 0-1, L Murray 0-1, E Burke 0-1.		L Byrne 0-7, P Hennessy 1-3, T Cronin 1-0, T O'Donnell 0-2, S O'Leary 0-2, O Murphy 0-2.

Quarter-finals

Kilmacud Crokes v University College Dublin

17 May 1970Quarter-final	Kilmacud Crokes	6-18 - 4-12	University College Dublin	Parnell Park
	M Fox 2-3, N Dwyer 2-3, M Regan 1-5, J Maher 1-1, T Ring 0-4, M Aherne 0-1, M Sweeney 0-1.		P O'Connor 2-4, J Broderick 1-3, G McCarthy 1-3, J Russell 0-1, J Ryan 0-1.

Faughs v Young Irelands

26 June 1970Quarter-final	Faughs	5-16 - 1-06	Young Irelands	Parnell Park
	J Conway 3-2, S Buckley 1-3, R Dwyer 1-1, M Derivan 0-3, F Condon 0-2, S White 0-2, M Kennedy 0-1, J Aherne 0-1, L White 0-1.		P Croke 1-2, L Kiely 0-4.

New Irelands v Crumlin

28 June 1970Quarter-final	New Irelands	3-05 - 3-04	Crumlin	Parnell Park
	T Blackmore 2-1, T Cronin 1-0, P Farrell 0-1, C Hayes 0-1, L Byrne 0-1, P Hennessy 0-1.		P Madden 2-0, S Poole 1-0, P Maycock 0-3, T Grealish 0-1.

St Vincent's v O'Tooles

28 June 1970Quarter-final replay	St Vincent's	4-07 - 3-10	O'Tooles	Parnell Park
	R Copeland 2-3, J Keaveney 1-1, T Hanahoe 1-0, F Fitzgerald 0-2, G O'Driscoll 0-1.		W Wallace 2-0, J Wallace 0-5, F Murphy 1-1, D Mulligan 0-1, D O'Donnell 0-1, S O'Meara 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1.

St Vincent's v O'Tooles

26 July 1970Quarter-final	St Vincent's	3-06 - 1-05	O'Tooles	Parnell Park
	M O'Hanlon 2-1, P Lee 1-0, C Leaney 0-2, E Malone 0-1, G O'Driscoll 0-1, J Keaveney 0-1.		M McIlhinney 1-2, F Murphy 0-2, J Wallace 0-1.

Semi-finals

Faughs v Kilmacud Crokes

24 July 1970Semi-final	Faughs	3-07 - 1-10	Kilmacud Crokes	Parnell Park
	B Dwyer 2-1, S Whyte 1-0, M Derrivan 0-3, J Hearne 0-1, J Conway 0-1, L Whyte 0-1.		M Bermingham 1-1, T Ring 0-3, N Dwyer 0-3, M Fox 0-2, B Cooney 0-1.

St Vincent's v New Irelands

23 August 1970Semi-final	St Vincent's	5-09 - 1-14	New Irelands	Parnell Park
	T Hanahoe 2-2, M Hanlon 1-2, F Fitzgerald 1-0, B Leaney 1-0, J Keaveney 0-3, R Copeland 0-1, C Hanley 0-1.		M Byrne 1-2, J Doherty 0-5, C Hayes 0-3, T Cronin 0-2, L Burns 0-2.

Final

Faughs v St Vincent's

13 September 1970Final	Faughs	5-15 - 3-09	St Vincent's	Croke Park
	B Dwyer 2-1, S Buckley 1-4, V Loftus 1-3, S White 1-0, J Hearne 0-2, L White 0-1, M Kennedy 0-1, M Derivan 0-1, J Conway 0-1, F Condon 0-1,		J Keaveney 1-2, F Fitzgerald 1-0, M O'Hanlon 1-0, R Copeland 0-2, C Leaney 0-2, G O'Driscoll 0-2, T Hanahoe 0-1.

References

1. "Club Titles - Dublin". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
2. "The history of our club". O'Tooles GAA website. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
3. "Roll of honour". Dublin GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
4. "Roll of honour". Faughs GAA website. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2025.