2006 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

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2006 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Champions Colours of Mayo.svg Birr (20th title)
John Paul O'Meara (captain)
John Goode (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Limerick.svg Coolderry
Brendan O'Meara (captain)
Joe Tynan (manager)
2005 (Previous)(Next) 2007

The 2006 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 109th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. [1]

Contents

Birr entered the championship as the defending champions. [2]

The final, a replay, was played on 8 October 2006 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Birr and Coolderry, in what was their fifth meeting in the final overall and a third consecutive meeting in the final. [3] Birr won the match by 2–09 to 1–11 to claim their 20th championship title overall and a second title in succession. [4] [5]

Results

Final

1 October 2006Final Birr 0-11 - 1-08 Coolderry St Brendan's Park
S Whelahan 0-3 (3f), S Ryan, S Brown 0-2 each, Brian Whelahan (f), P Molloy, G Hanniffy, M Dwane 0-1. Report D Murray 0-5 (2f, 1 '65'), J Brady 1-0, J Masterson 0-2, P Teehan 0-1.

Final replay

8 October 2006Final replay Birr 2-09 - 1-11 Coolderry St Brendan's Park
Brian Whelahan 0-3 (2f), G Hanniffy, S Ryan 1-0, S Brown, D Hayden 0-2, P O'Meara, M Dwane (f) 0-1. Report B Carroll 0-5, B Larkin 1-0, D Murray 0-2 (2f), J McLoughney, B Teehan, M Corcoran, P Ryqan 0-1.

References

  1. "Club Titles - Offaly". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. "OFFALY: Birr exact revenge in ruthless final display". Irish Independent. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. "Hanniffy rescues the reigning champions". Irish Independent. 2 October 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  4. "Birr's 20th in nail-biting replay". Irish Independent. 8 October 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  5. "Hanniffy the Birr hero again". Irish Independent. 9 October 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2025.