2000 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

2000 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	23 June – 8 October 2000
Teams	16
Sponsor	PMG Steel
Champions	Patrickswell (17th title) Anthony Carmody (captain) P. J. O'Grady (manager)
Runners-up	Doon Gerdie McGrath (manager)
Relegated	Pallasgreen
Tournament statistics
Matches played	38
Goals scored	96 (2.53 per match)
Points scored	943 (24.82 per match)
Top scorer(s)	T. J. Ryan (2–33) Paddy Coleman (1–36) Gary Kirby (0–39)
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The 2000 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 106th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board.

Ahane were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Patrickswell at the semi-final stage. ^{[1] [2]} The championship ran from 23 June to 8 October 2000.

On 8 October 2000, Patrickswell won the championship after a 0–16 to 0–15 defeat of Doon in the final. ^[3] It was their 17th championship title overall and their first title in three championship seasons.

T. J. Ryan, Paddy Coleman and Gary Kirby were the championship's top scorers.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Murroe/Boher ^[4]

From Championship

Relegated to the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Bruff

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Patrickswell	3	3	0	0	65	37	28	6
Garryspillane	3	1	1	1	53	57	−4	3
Adare	3	1	0	2	55	63	−8	2
Murroe/Boher	3	0	1	2	40	56	−16	1

Group 1 results

Adare v Patrickswell

24 June 2000Round 1	Adare	2–08 – 0–19	Patrickswell	Bruff Grounds
	C Fitzgerald 0–4, E Fitzgerald 1–0, B Foley 0–2, D Sheehan 0–1.		G Kirby 0–7, P O'Grady 0–3, T O'Brien 0–2, P O'Reilly 0–2, E Geary 0–2, C Carey 0–1, A Carmody 0–1, D O'Grday 0–1.

Murroe/Boher v Garryspillane

25 June 2000Round 1	Murroe/Boher	0–13 – 0–13	Garryspillane	St John's Park
	O O'Neill 0–9, J Butler 0–2, C Brouder 0–1.		TJ Ryan 0–5, F Carroll 0–4, C Hickey 0–1, M O'Donnell 0–1.

Patrickswell v Garryspillane

16 July 2000Round 2	Patrickswell	2–16 – 1–09	Garryspillane	FitzGerald Park
	G Kirby 0–6, T O'Brien 1–2, B Geary 1–2, P O'Grady 0–5, B Foley 0–1.		C Hickey 1–1, Donie Ryan 0–4, TJ Ryan 0–2, R Sampson 0–1, F Carroll 0–1.

Adare v Murroe/Boher

16 July 2000Round 2	Adare	3–10 – 3–07	Murroe/Boher	FitzGerald Park
	S Fitzgibbon 2–1, C Fitzgerald 0–6, C Murphy 1–1, M Foley 0–2.		O O'Neill 2–6, D Brouder 1–0, P Tobin 0–1.

Garryspillane v Adare

23 July 2000Round 3	Garryspillane	5–13 – 1–19	Adare	Gaelic Grounds
	TJ Ryan 2–7, P Tobin 1–1, M O'Donnell 1–0, C Hickey 1–0, A Garvey 0–2, David Ryan 0–1, R Sampson 0–1, M Walsh 0–1.		C Fitzgerald 0–8, S Fitzgibbon 1–3, C Murphy 0–2, M Foley 0–2, D Sheehan 0–1, A O'Rahilly 0–1, S Lavin 0–1, B Foley 0–1.

Patrickswell v Murroe/Boher

23 July 2000Round 3	Patrickswell	1–21 – 0–11	Murroe/Boher	Bruff Grounds
	P O'Grady 1–3, G Kirby 0–5, A Carmody 0–4, T O'Brien 0–3, B Foley 0–2, D O'Grady 0–2, E Geary 0–1, D Foley 0–1.		O O'Neill 0–3, K Tobin 0–2, P Tobin 0–2, P Walsh 0–1, W Walsh 0–1, C Brouder 0–1, J O'Connor 0–1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilmallock	3	2	0	1	50	44	6	4
Bruree	3	2	0	1	52	32	20	4
Croom	3	2	0	1	49	35	14	4
Cappamore	3	0	0	3	28	68	−40	0

Group 2 results

Kilmallock v Croom

23 June 2000Round 1	Kilmallock	2–11 – 0–13	Croom	Bruff Grounds
	M Houlihan 1–7, P Connery 1–0, M Nelligan 0–2, P Tobin 0–1, C O'Dwyer 0–1.		K Cregan 0–6, P Cahill 0–2, H Flaviin 0–2, N O'Riordan 0–1, M Cahill 0–1, M O'Riordan 0–1.

Bruree v Cappamore

24 June 2000Round 1

Bruree

2–16 – 0–09

Cappamore

Childers Road

Kilmallock v Cappamore

14 July 2000Round 2	Kilmallock	5–09 – 2–06	Cappamore	Childers Road
	D Barry 2–2, C O'Dwyer 1–3, P Connery 1–1, B Carroll 1–0, M Nelligan 0–1.		L Hammersley 1–3, R Hammersley 1–0, T Mulcahy 0–1, D Coffey 0–1, D O'Donnell 0–1.

Croom v Bruree

16 July 2000Round 2	Croom	1–11 – 0–11	Bruree	Bruff Grounds
	J Cahill 1–1, P Keyes 0–3, M Cahill 0–2, P Cahill 0–1, K Cregan 0–1, M O'Riordan 0–1, P Lawlor 0–1.		R Fenton 0–6, J O'Brien 0–1, M Sexton 0–1, E Sexton 0–1.

Croom v Cappamore

23 July 2000Round 3	Croom	0–22 – 1–04	Cappamore	Gaelic Grounds
	K Cregan 0–10, H Flavin 0–5, P Cahill 0–4, T Carmody 0–1, J Barry 0–1, J Cahill 0–1.		R Hammersley 1–1, L Hammersley 0–2, T Mulcahy 0–1.

Bruree v Kilmallock

23 July 2000Round 3	Bruree	2–13 – 1–06	Kilmallock	Bruff Grounds
	J O'Brien 2–3, R Fenton 0–5, S O'Halloran 0–3, D O'Keeffe 0–1, M Sexton 0–1, A Frawley 0–1.		D Clarke 1–0, C O'Dwyer 0–2, P Tobin 0–1, D Barry 0–1, L Neenan 0–1, J Cronin 0–1.

Group 2 playoffs

Croom v Kilmallock

29 July 2000Playoff	Croom	2–12 – 2–12	Kilmallock	Bruff Grounds
	K Cregan 0–7, H Flavin 1–0, M Cahill 1–0, P Keyes 0–2, P Cahill 0–2, T Carmody 0–1.		D Clarke 0–8, P Connery 1–0, B Carroll 1–0, P Tobin 0–3, K O'Dwyer 0–1.

Croom v Kilmallock

6 August 2000Playoff replay	Croom	0–14 – 1–13	Kilmallock	Bruff Grounds
	J Cahill 0–4, K Cregan 0–3, P Cahill 0–2, M Cahill 0–2, P Lawlor 0–1, P Keyes 0–1, H Flavin 0–1.		D Clarke 0–6, P Tobiin 1–1, P Connery 0–3, J Fitzgerald 0–1, S Burchill 0–1, F Stapleton 0–1.

Bruree v Croom

13 August 2000Playoff	Bruree	4–08 – 0–16	Croom	Bruff Grounds
	S O'Connell 2–4, E Potter 1–0, D O'Keeffe 1–0, A Frawley 0–2, R Fenton 0–2.		K Cregan 0–9, P Cahill 0–2, M O'Riordan 0–1, S Lucey 0–1, H Flavin 0–1, J Cahill 0–1.

• Bruree and Kilmallock qualifed for the quarter-finals.

Group 3

Group 3 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ahane	3	2	1	0	56	39	32	5
Killeedy	3	1	2	0	47	45	2	4
Monaleen	3	1	1	1	40	48	−8	3
Pallasgreen	3	0	1	2	31	42	−9	1

Group 3

Pallasgreen v Monaleen

25 June 2000Round 1	Pallasgreen	0–09 – 1–11	Monaleen	FitzGerald Park
	M Kirby 0–5, J Hourigan 0–2, J Stokes 0–1.		S Mullane 0–5, M Gavin 1–0, P Moloney 0–3, J Cormican 0–2, G Larkin 0–1.

Ahane v Killeedy

25 June 2000Round 1	Ahane	0–17 – 2–13	Killeedy	FitzGerald Park
	T Herbert 0–7, J Moran 0–3, S O'Connor 0–2, N Moran 0–2, O Moran 0–2, N O'Sullivan 0–1.		D Flynn 1–5, P Cremin 0–4, J Kelleher 1–0, D Cremin 0–2, C Delee 0–1, G Kelly 0–1.

Ahane v Monaleen

16 July 2000Round 2	Ahane	1–22 – 1–09	Monaleen	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	J Moran 1–5, T Herbert 0–6, N Moran 0–4, S O'Connor 0–3, O Moran 0–2, C O'Reilly 0–2.		S Mullane 0–7, D Smith 1–0, J O'Halloran 0–1, A Kitson 0–1.

Killeedy v Pallasgreen

16 July 2000Round 2	Killeedy	1–11 – 1–11	Pallasgreen	Bruff Grounds
	D Flynn 0–5, R Hayes 1–0, D Cremin 0–2, P Cremin 0–1, J Kelleher 0–1, T Magner 0–1, J Magner 0–1.		A Shanahan 1–2, M Kirby 0–4, J Hourigan 0–2, R Cosgrave 0–2, J Deere 0–1.

Monaleen v Killeedy

23 July 2000Round 3	Monaleen	0–14 – 1–11	Killeedy	Ballingarry Grounds
	S Mullane 0–5, P Moloney 0–4, M Gavin 0–2, D Cosgrave 0–1, J Cormican 0–1, P Farrell 0–1.		D Glynn 1–3, P Cremin 0–2, J Magner 0–1, G Kelly 0–1, R Hayes 0–1, T Magner 0–1, J Kelleher 0–1, T Kelleher 0–1.

Ahane v Pallasgreen

23 July 2000Round 3	Ahane	2–08 – 0–08	Pallasgreen	Cappamore Grounds
	J Meskell 1–2, S O'Connor 1–1, T Herbert 0–3, P Smith 0–2, J Moran 0–1.		M Kirby 0–8.

Group 4

Group 3 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Doon	3	3	0	0	59	41	18	6
Na Piarsaigh	3	2	0	1	42	33	9	4
Claughaun	3	1	0	2	44	54	−10	2
Ballybrown	3	0	0	3	35	52	−17	0

Group 4 results

Na Piarsaigh v Ballybrown

25 June 2000Round 1	Na Piarsaigh	0–13 – 0–07	Ballybrown	Gaelic Grounds
	D Quigley 0–5, E Kiely 0–4, D Hennessy 0–3, R Hennessy 0–1.		P McCarthy 0–3, L O'Gorman 0–1, S Kiely 0–1, C Coughlan 0–1, P Mulqueen 0–1.

Claughaun v Doon

25 June 2000Round 1	Claughaun	0–13 – 5–10	Doon	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	M Galligan 0–11, M Kerley 0–1, K Holmes 0–1.		G McGrath 1–2, P Coleman 1–2, L Ryan 1–1, J O'Donovan 1–0, D Stapleton 1–0, D Anderson 0–1, E Stapleton 0–1.

Na Piarsaigh v Claughaun

16 July 2000Round 2	Na Piarsaigh	0–17 – 1–10	Claughaun	Gaelic Grounds
	E Kiely 0–5, D Hennessy 0–4, D Quigley 0–4, S O'Neill 0–2, J Cormack 0–1, C Minihan 0–1.		M Galligan 0–6, G Ryan 1–0, L O'Connor 0–2, K Holmes 0–2.

Ballybrown v Doon

16 July 2000Round 2	Ballybrown	1–13 – 1–18	Doon	FitzGerald Park
	L O'Gorman 1–7, P McCarthy 0–4, P Tiernan 0–2.		P Coleman 0–11, D Anderson 1–2, D Stapleton 0–2, G McGrath 0–1, E Stapleton 0–1.

Claughaun v Ballybrown

23 July 2000Round 3	Claughaun	2–12 – 1–09	Ballybrown	Gaelic Grounds
	M Galligan 0–8, G Ryan 1–1, A Kerley 1–0, I McNamara 0–1, L O'Connor 0–1.		C Coughlan 1–1, L O'Gorman 0–4, P Tiernan 0–2, P McCarthy 0–2.

Na Piarsaigh v Doon

23 July 2000Round 3	Na Piarsaigh	1–09 – 0–13	Doon	FitzGerald Park
	D Quigley 1–3, S O'Neill 0–2, B Hartnett 0–1, F McNamara 0–1, D Hennessy 0–1, E Kiely 0–1.		P Coleman 0–4, E Stapleton 0–2, D Stapleton 0–2, D Anderson 0–2, T Hayes 0–1, C Ryan 0–1, G McGrath 0–1.

Relegation stage

Relegation semi-finals

Ballybrown v Pallasgreen

13 August 2000Semi-final	Ballybrown	4–13 – 2–10	Pallasgreen	FitzGerald Park
	C Coughlan 2–1, P McCarthy 1–2, G Cross 1–0, P Hartigan 0–3, S Hayes 0–2, L O'Gorman 0–2, N Doolin 0–2.		R Cosgrave 1–4, P Cosgrave 1–1, M Kirby 0–3, J Deere 0–1, J Hourigan 0–1.

Murroe/Boher v Cappamore

13 August 2000Semi-final

Murroe/Boher

2–10 – 1–10

Cappamore

Fr Hayes Memorial Park

Relegation final

Pallasgreen v Cappamore

27 August 2000Final	Pallasgreen	1–12 – 3–08	Cappamore	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	M Kirby 0–6, P Cosgrave 1–0, J Hourigan 0–3, J Deere 0–2, A Kirby 0–1.		L Hammersley 2–1, L Cronin 1–0, G Sheehan 0–3, R Hammersley 0–2, P Ryan 0–1, D O'Donnell 0–1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Garryspillane v Kilmallock

13 August 2000Quarter-final	Garryspillane	2–17 – 3–13	Kilmallock
	TJ Ryan 0–10, M O'Donnell 1–1, F Carroll 1–0, A Garvey 0–2, D Ryan 0–1, M O'Dea 0–1, R Sampson 0–1.		M Houlihan 0–4, P Tobin 1–0, B Hanley 1–0, J Cronin 1–0, D Clarke 0–3, P Connery 0–2, A Maguire 0–1, J Fitzgerald 0–1, B Carroll 0–1, F Stapleton 0–1.

Doon v Killeedy

13 August 2000Quarter-final	Doon	1–14 – 1–11	Killeedy	FitzGerald Park
	D Anderson 0–5, J O'Brien 1–0, D Stapleton 0–3, P Coleman 0–3, L Ryan 0–2, K Nolan 0–1.		D Flynn 0–8, J Magner 1–0, D Cremin 0–2, G Kelly 0–1.

Ahane v Na Piarsaigh

13 August 2000Quarter-final	Ahane	1–19 – 1–19	Na Piarsaigh	Gaelic Grounds
	J Moran 1–2, O Moran 0–5, N Moran 0–4, S OO'Connor 0–3, T Herbert 0–3, J Meskell 0–2.		D Quigley 0–10, J Cormack 1–1, D Hennessy 0–3, S O'Neill 0–2, C Minihan 0–1, R Hennessy 0–1, S Laffan 0–1.	Referee: J Sexton (Bruree)

Ahane v Na Piarsaigh

19 August 2000Quarter-final replay	Ahane	1–17 – 0–05	Na Piarsaigh	Gaelic Grounds
	T Herbert 0–5, N Moran 0–4, J Meskell 1–0, S O'Connor 0–3, O Moran 0–2, J Moran 0–2, C O'Reilly 0–1.		S O'Neill 0–2, D Quigley 0–2, S Laffan 0–1.	Referee: J Sexton (Bruree)

Patrickswell v Bruree

20 August 2000Quarter-final	Patrickswell	4–14 – 0–14	Bruree	Bruff Grounds
	P O'Grady 1–4, G Kirby 0–6, E Geary 1–2, D O'Grady 1–1, B Foley 1–0, P Carey 0–1.		S O'Connor 0–5, S McDonagh 0–4, S O'Hallroan 0–3, S Murphy 0–1, R Fenton 0–1.

Semi-finals

Doon v Garryspillane

3 September 2000Semi-final	Doon	1–16 – 1–14	Garryspillane	Gaelic Grounds
	P Coleman 0–10, G McGrath 1–0, D Stapleton 0–2, E Stapleton 0–1, L Ryan 0–1, D Anderson 0–1, F Kenny 0–1.		TJ Ryan 0–9, C Hickey 1–1, F Carroll 0–2, D Ryan 0–1, M O'Brien 0–1.	Referee: S Hannon (Kildimo)

Patrickswell v Ahane

3 September 2000Semi-final	Patrickswell	2–12 – 0–11	Ahane	Gaelic Grounds
	B Foley 2–2, P O'Grady 0–3, G Kirby 0–3, E Geary 0–2, T O'Brien 0–1, A Carmody 0–1.		N Moran 0–3, T Herbert 0–2, S O'Connor 0–2, M Kelly 0–1, J Meskell 0–1, J Moran 0–1, P Smith 0–1.	Referee: J Sexton (Bruree)

Final

Patrickswell v Doon

8 October 2000Final	Patrickswell	0–16 – 0–15	Doon	Gaelic Grounds
	G Kirby 0–12, B Foley 0–2, D O'Grady, E Geery 0–1 each.		P Coleman 0–6, D Anderson 0–4, D Ryan, D Stapleton 0–2 each, M McKenna 0–1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	T. J. Ryan	Garryspillane	2–33	39	5	7.80
	Paddy Coleman	Doon	1–36	39	6	6.50
	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	0–39	39	6	6.50
4	Keith Cregan	Croom	0–36	36	6	6.00
5	Don Flynn	Killeedy	2–21	27	4	6.75
	Damien Quigley	Na Piarsaigh	1–24	27	4	6.75

References

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