2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates30 May – 6 September 2009
Teams12
All-Ireland champions
Winning team Kilkenny (32nd win)
Captain Michael Fennelly
Manager Brian Cody
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Tipperary
Captain Willie Ryan
Manager Liam Sheedy
Provincial champions
Munster Tipperary
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Antrim
Connacht Not Played
Championship statistics
Top Scorer Colours of Galway.svg Joe Canning (3–46)
Player of the Year Colours of Kilkenny.svg Tommy Walsh
All-Star Team See here
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The 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 123rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the 2000 fixtures took place on 8 October 2008. The championship began on 30 May 2009 and ended on 6 September 2009.

Contents

Kilkenny were the defending champions. Antrim and Galway joined the Leinster Championship for the first time.

On 6 September 2009, Kilkenny won the championship following a 2–22 to 0–23 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. This was their 32nd All-Ireland title overall, their 7th championship of the decade and a record-equalling fourth All-Ireland title in-a-row.

Galway's Joe Canning was the championship's top scorer with 3–46. Kilkenny's Tommy Walsh won Hurler of the Year.

Provincial changes

Due to a lack of competition in their own respective provinces, Antrim and Galway pushed for entry to the Leinster Championship. At a special meeting of Congress on 4 October 2008, delegates voted to include Galway and Antrim in a restructured Leinster Championship on a trial basis for three years. Dublin, Wexford and Offaly spoke against the move, however, when put to a vote approximately 80% of delegates voted in favour. [1]

Teams

General information

Twelve counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: seven teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship.

County Last provincial titleLast championship titlePosition in 2008 ChampionshipAppearance
Antrim 2008 —Qualifiers Phase 2
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 1998 1997 Quarter-finals
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 2006 2005 Semi-finals
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 1961 1938 Qualifiers Phase 3
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 1999 1988 Qualifiers Phase 4
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 2008 2008 Champions
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 1949 1915 Qualifiers Phase 2
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 1996 1973 Qualifiers Phase 3
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1995 1998 Qualifiers Phase 4
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 2008 2001 Semi-finals
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 2007 1959 Runners-up
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 2004 1996 Quarter-finals

A total of 12 teams competed in the championship, including all of the teams from the 2008 championship. There were no new entrants. On 3 August 2008, Westmeath won the Christy Ring Cup for the second year in succession, however, there was no promotion mechanism for them to join the top flight. [2]

Personnel and team details

TeamColoursSponsorCaptain(s)Manager(s)
Antrim Saffron and whiteCreagh Concrete Neil McGarry Colours of Antrim.svg Terence McNaughton
Colours of Antrim.svg Dominic McKinley
Clare Saffron and blue Vodafone Brian O'Connell Colours of Clare.svg Mike McNamara
Cork Red and white O2 John Gardiner Colours of Cork.svg Denis Walsh
Dublin Navy and blue Arnotts Stephen Hiney Colours of Clare.svg Anthony Daly
Galway Maroon and white Supermacs Ollie Canning Colours of Tipperary.svg John McIntyre
Kilkenny Black and amber Glanbia Michael Fennelly Colours of Kilkenny.svg Brian Cody
Laois Blue and whiteThe Heritage Hotel Brian Campion Colours of Laois.svg Niall Rigney
Limerick Green and white Sporting Limerick Mark Foley Colours of Cork.svg Justin McCarthy
Offaly Green, white and goldCarroll Cuisine Ger Oakley Colours of Offaly.svg Joe Dooley
Tipperary Blue and goldEnfer Willie Ryan Colours of Tipperary.svg Liam Sheedy
Waterford White and blue3 Stephen Molumphy
Ken McGrath 		Colours of Clare.svg Davy FitzGerald
Wexford Purple and yellowWexford Cheddar Diarmuid Lyng Colours of Tipperary.svg Colm Bonnar

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure		Date of vacancyIncoming managerDate of
appointment
Limerick Colours of Limerick.svg Richie Bennis Sacked12 August 2008 Colours of Cork.svg Justin McCarthy 7 October 2008
Galway Colours of Wicklow.svg Tommy Naughton Resigned14 September 2008 Colours of Clare.svg Anthony Daly 24 November 2008
Wexford Colours of Wexford.svg John Meyler Resigned7 October 2008 Colours of Tipperary.svg Colm Bonnar 11 November 2008
Galway Colours of Clare.svg Ger Loughnane Sacked12 October 2008 Colours of Tipperary.svg John McIntyre 18 November 2008
Cork Colours of Cork.svg John Considine End of caretaker spell26 March 2016 Colours of Cork.svg Denis Walsh 26 March 2009

Format

The format of the 2009 championship was slightly different from previous years. Firstly, Galway have had no opposition in the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship since 2004. Due to this it was decided at a special meeting of the GAA's congress for Galway to join the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship for a three-year trial period, starting with the 2009 championship. Antrim, being the only Tier 1 team in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, also participated in the Leinster Championship on a three-year trial period. Antrim also competed in the Ulster Championship which was run as a separate tournament to the All-Ireland Hurling Championship.

12 counties participated in Tier 1 of the 2009 Championship. These teams were as follows:

Provincial Championships The Munster championship was played as usual with five teams. The Leinster championship also proceeded as usual, except for the addition of both Antrim and Galway, bringing the total number of competing teams to seven. The Leinster and Munster champions advanced directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

All-Ireland Qualifiers The qualifiers gave teams defeated in the provincial championships another chance at winning the All-Ireland. Phase 1: (2 matches) the three Leinster quarter-finalists and the Munster quarter-finalist play off. Phase 2: (2 matches) the two Leinster semi-finalists and two Munster semi-finalists play off. Phase 3: (2 matches) The four winners of Phase 1 and Phase 2 games meet in Phase 3. The two Phase 3 winners advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

All-Ireland SeriesQuarter-finals: (2 matches) The defeated Munster and Leinster finalists played the winners of the Phase 3 qualifiers. Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Munster and Leinster champions played the winners of the quarter-finals.

Promotion/Relegation

Promotion and relegation between Tier 1 and Tier 2 was in operation in the 2009 championship. The defeated team in the Round 2 match of the Relegation playoffs was demoted to the 2010 Christy Ring Cup, to be replaced by the winners of the 2009 Christy Ring Cup.

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Leinster final
Dublin 2–16
Antrim 0–12 Dublin 0–18
Wexford 2–17 Wexford 1–13
Offaly 0–16 Dublin 0–18
Laois 0–17 Kilkenny 2–18
Galway 5–29 Galway 3–13
Kilkenny 2–20

Quarter-finals

Wexford 2–17 – 0–16 Offaly
S Banville 2–2, D Lyng 0–7, R Jacob, S Doyle, T Waters 0–2 each, D Redmond, A Shore 0–1 each (Report) S Dooley 0–4, B Carroll 0–3, B Murphy, J Bergin, K Brady 0–2 each, D Currams, D Horan, R Hanniffy 0–1
Wexford Park, Wexford
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
Laois 0–17 – 5–29 Galway
W Hyland 0–6, B Campion 0–5, J Young 0–4, O Holohan 0–2 (Report) N Healy 3–5, J Canning 1–10, D Hayes 1–3, K Hynes 0–4, A Callanan, C Donnellan 0–3 each, A Smyth 0–1
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
Dublin 2–16 – 0–12 Antrim
A McCrabbe 1–9, D O'Callaghan 1–3, D Treacy 0–2, D Curtin, K Flynn 0–1 each (Report) K Stewart 0–5, K McKeegan, S Delargy, N McManus, M Herron, CJ McGourty, J Scullion, B Herron 0–1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 75,250
Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Semi-finals

Galway 3–13 – 2–20 Kilkenny
J Canning 2–9, N Healy 1–1, A Callanan, C Donnellan, D Hayes 0–1 each (Report) H Shefflin 0–10, E Larkin 0–5, R Power, E Brennan 1–0 each, A Fogarty 0–3, D Lyng 0–2
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
Dublin 0–18 – 1–13 Wexford
A McCrabbe 0–10, D Treacy, D O'Callaghan, S Lambert 0–2 each, S Durkin, L Rushe 0–1 each (Report) D Lyng 0–7, N Kirwan 1–0, D Redmond 0–2, W Doran, S Banville, S Doyle, R Kehoe 0–1 each
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Attendance: 9,490
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Final

Dublin 0–18 – 2–18 Kilkenny
A McCrabbe 0–12, D Treacy 0–3, J Boland, K Flynn, D O'Callaghan 0–1 each (Report) M Comerford 2–4, H Shefflin 0–6, E Larkin, D Lyng 0–2 each, T Walsh, M Rice, E Brennan, A Fogarty 0–1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 29,427
Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Munster Final
Tipperary 1–19
Cork 0–19 Tipperary 3–18
Clare 1–22
Tipperary 4–14
Waterford 2–16
Limerick 0–17
Waterford 0–25

Quarter-finals

Tipperary 1–19 – 0–19 Cork
S Callanan 1–3, E Kelly 0–5, N McGrath, L Corbett 0–3 each, B Dunne, S McGrath 0–2 each, J O'Brien 0–1 (Report) B O'Connor 0–11, J Gardiner 0–3, P Cronin 0–2, N McCarthy, T Kenny, A O hAilpin 0–1 each
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Semi-finals

Limerick 1–8 – 0–11 Waterford
N Moran 0–4, D Breen 1–0, J Ryan 0–2, S Hickey, A O'Shaughnessy 0–1 each (Report) E Kelly 0–6, J Mullane 0–4, S Prendergast 0–1
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 25,229
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
Limerick 0–17 – 0–25 Waterford
A O’Shaughnessy, N Moran 0–5 each, S Hickey, J Ryan 0–2 each, P Browne, D Breen, D O’Grady 0–1 each (Report) E Kelly 0–12, J Mullane 0–6, S Prendergast 0–4, S O’Sullivan, S Molumphy, J Kennedy 0–1 each
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
Tipperary 3–18 – 1–22 Clare
N McGrath 0–7, J O'Brien 1–2, L Corbett 1–1, S Callanan 1–0, P Kerwick, E Kelly 0–3 each, D Fanning, J Woodlock 0–1 each (Report) C Ryan 0–12, D McMahon 1–2, T Griffin, J Clancy, T Carmody 0–2 each, J Conlon, D Barrett 0–1 each
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Final

Tipperary 4–14 – 2–16 Waterford
L Corbett 2–2, E Kelly 1–3, S Callanan 1–1, N McGrath 0–3, P Kerwick, C O'Mahony, S McGrath, J O'Brien, B Dunne 0–1 each (Report) E Kelly 1–7, J Mullane 1–5, S Molumphy 0–2, D Shanahan, R Foley 0–1 each
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: J Sexton (Cork)

Cup competitions

Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2)

Bracket

Round 1
Round 2B		Round 2A
Quarter-finals		Semi-finals Final
Derry 2–15
Wicklow 0–09 Kerry 4–21
Wicklow 3–09 Derry 2–12
Carlow 4–16 Kerry 2–11
Carlow (R) 6–10
Carlow 1–16
Westmeath 2–21 Kildare 1–13
Kildare 3–19 Carlow 1–15
Mayo 2–20 Down 0–14
Westmeath 0–15 Kildare 1–10
Mayo 1–16
Mayo 0–14 Relegation Playoff
Mayo 1–16 Down 4–21
Kerry 3–11 Kerry 2–10 Westmeath 3–36
Down 3–20 Down 3–11 Wicklow 1–06
Derry 1–22

Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3)

Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 4)

Bracket

Round 1
Round 2B		Round 2A
Quarter-finals		Semi-finals Final
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 0–14
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 1–12 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 1–14
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 3–09 Colours of Down.svg South Down 2–14
Colours of Down.svg South Down 5–06 Colours of Down.svg South Down 2–11
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 1–15
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 0–08
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 3–09 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 3–20
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 3–15 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 3–16
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 3–19 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 5–11
Colours of Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire1–16 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 1–20
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 3–08
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 4–09
Colours of Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire 0–14 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 3–16
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 1–14 Colours of Longford.svg Longford 5–15
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 0–20 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 2–22
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 1–12

All-Ireland qualifiers

Qualifiers phase 1

Laois 0–18 – 1–12 Antrim
W Hyland 0–7, B Campion, J Brophy 0–3 each, C Delaney, J Walsh 0–2 each, T Fitzgerald 0–1 (Report) K McKeegan 0–6, N McManus 1–0, M Herron, P Richmond 0–2 each, S Delargy, CJ McGourty 0–1 each
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)
Offaly 1–12 – 3–19 Cork
S Dooley 1–2, B Carroll 0–3, J Bergin, C Coughlan 0–2 each, P Cleary, C Mahon, D Molloy 0–1 each (Report) P Horgan 1–5, A O hAilpin 2–1, J O'Connor, B O'Connor 0–4 each, T og Murphy 0–2, T McCarthy, P Cronin, C Naughton 0–1 each
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Qualifiers phase 2

Wexford 0–14 – 1–13 Limerick
D Lyng 0–6, R Jacob 0–4, W Doran 0–2, S Doyle, D Redmond 0–1 each (Report) A O'Shaughnessy 1–2, P McNamara 0–4, S Hickey 0–2, G O'Mahony, D O'Grady, N Moran, D Sheehan, J O'Brien 0–1 each
Wexford Park, Wexford
Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)
Clare 1–11 – 2–18 Galway
D McMahon 1–1, P Vaughan, N Gilligan, J Conlon 0–2 each, T Griffin, T Carmody, J Clancy, B Nugent 0–1 each (Report) J Canning 0–7, N Healy 1–3, C Donnellan 1–2, A Callanan 0–2, E Lynch, K Hynes, A Smyth, J Gantley 0–1 each
Cusack Park, Ennis
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Qualifiers phase 3

Laois 1–14 – 0–20 Limerick
W Hyland 0–8, E Costelloe 1–2, J Brophy 0–2, E Jackman, T Fitzgerald 0–1 each (Report) A O'Shaughnessy 0–6, G O'Mahony, P Browne 0–3 each, P McNamara, J O'Brien 0–2 each, J Ryan, D Sheehan, D Breen, D Ryan 0–1 each
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 24,136
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
Cork 0–15 – 1–19 Galway
B O'Connor 0–9, K Murphy 0–2, J Gardiner, S og O hAilpin, P Horgan, N McCarthy 0–1 each (Report) J Canning 0–11, A Smith, D Hayes 0–3 each, J Gantley 1–0, A Callanan, G Farragher 0–1 each
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 24,136
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Relegation play-offs

Antrim 0–13 – 1–28 Offaly
K Stewart 0–6, J Campbell, M Herron, J Scullion, P McGill, CJ McGourty, C Donnelly, E McCloskey 0–1 each (Report) B Carroll 0–12, K Brady 1–2, B Murphy 0–4, P Cleary, D Molloy, J Bergin 0–2 each, D Franks, S Dooley, O Kealey, J Gorman 0–1 each
Parnell Park, Dublin
Referee: E Morris (Dublin)
Clare 2–24 – 2–18 Wexford
N Gilligan 1–10, B Nugent, J Clancy 0–4 each, M Flaherty 1–0, D McMahon, A Markham 0–2 each, T Griffin, P Vaughan 0–1 each (Report) D Lyng 1–11, D Fitzhenry 1–0, D Redmond, S Doyle, J Berry, PJ Nolan, R Jacob, W Doran, H Kehoe 0–1 each
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

It was intended to hold a relegation playoff between Antrim and Wexford, but instead it was decided to allow both compete in the 2010 championship. [3]

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals All-Ireland Final
Kilkenny 2–23
Waterford 1–16 Waterford 3–15
Galway 0–18 Kilkenny 2–22
Tipperary 0–23
Tipperary 6–19
Dublin 1–17 Limerick 2–07
Limerick 2–18

All-Ireland quarter-finals

Waterford 1–16 – 0–18 Galway
E Kelly 0–12, S Walsh 1–0, K Moran 0–2, S Prendergast, J Mullane 0–1 each (Report) J Canning 0–9, D Hayes 0–3, G Farragher, A Callinan 0–2 each, J Gantley, A Smith 0–1 each
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 30,435
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
Dublin 1–17 – 2–18 Limerick
A McCrabbe 0–8, L Rushe 1–0, D O'Callaghan 0–2, S Hiney, M Carton, R O'Carroll, L Ryan, D Sweeney, D Treacy, S Durcan 0–1 each (Report) G O'Mahoney 0–8, A O'Shaughnessy 0–5, J Ryan 0–4, P McNamara 1–1, B Murray 1–0
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 30,435
Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

All-Ireland semi-finals

Kilkenny 2–23 – 3–15 Waterford
H Shefflin 1–14, E Brennan 1–2, E Larkin 0–2, J Fitzpatrick, M Rice, R Power, A Fogarty, R Hogan 0–1 each (Report) E Kelly 1–9, S Walsh 2–0, S O'Sullivan, K Moran, S Prendergast, J Mullane, E McGrath, D Shanahan 0–1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 61,962
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
Tipperary 6–19 – 2–07 Limerick
L Corbett 3–1, E Kelly 1–6, N McGrath 1–3, P Kerwick 1–2, S Callanan, C O'Mahony 0–3 each, J O'Brien 0–1 (Report) B O'Sullivan 1–1, B Murray 1–0, G O'Mahony 0–2, S Hickey, N Moran, D Breen, A O'Shaughnessy 0–1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 43,808
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

All-Ireland final

Kilkenny 2–22 – 0–23 Tipperary
H Shefflin 1–8, E Larkin, E Brennan 0–3 each, M Comerford 1–0, R Hogan 0–2, J Tyrrell, T Walsh, D Lyng, R Power, TJ Reid, M Fennelly 0–1 each (Report) E. Kelly 0–13, L Corbett 0–4, S Callanan 0–3, N McGrath 0–2, S McGrath 0–1
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 82,106
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)


Championship statistics

Scoring

Player facts

Retirees

The following players played their last game in the 2009 championship:

PlayerTeamDateOppositionGameDébut
Timmy McCarthy Cork July 18 Galway All-Ireland qualifiers 1999
Damien Fitzhenry Wexford July 25 Clare All-Ireland qualifiers 1993
Tony Griffin Clare July 25 Wexford All-Ireland qualifiers 2002
Niall Gilligan Clare July 25 Wexford All-Ireland qualifiers 1997
Ollie Moran Limerick August 16 Tipperary All-Ireland semi-final 1997
Mark Foley Limerick August 16 Tipperary All-Ireland semi-final 1995

Monthly awards

MonthVodafone Player of the MonthOpel GPA Player of the Month
PlayerCountyPlayerCounty
MayStephen Banville Wexford Eoin Cadogan Cork
June Ken McGrath Waterford John Mullane Waterford
July Michael 'Brick' Walsh Waterford John Mullane Waterford
August Henry Shefflin Kilkenny Henry Shefflin Kilkenny
September P.J. Ryan Kilkenny Tommy Walsh Kilkenny

Statistics

Top scorers overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Joe Canning Galway 3–4654510.80
2 Eoin Kelly Waterford 2–4652510.40
3 Alan McCrabbe Dublin 1–3942410.50
4 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 2–3844411.00
5 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 2–303657.20
6 Diarmuid Lyng Wexford 1–313448.50
7 Lar Corbett Tipperary 6–112955.80
8 Niall Healy Galway 5–92454.80
Ben O'Connor Cork 0–242438.00
10 Andrew O'Shaughnessy Limerick 1–202363.83

Top scorers in a single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1–1417 Waterford
2 Joe Canning Galway 2-0915 Kilkenny
3 Niall Healy Galway 3-0514 Laois
Diarmuid Lyng Wexford 1–1114 Clare
5 Niall Gilligan Clare 1–1013 Wexford
Joe Canning Galway 1–1013 Laois
7 Alan McCrabbe Dublin 1-0912 Antrim
Alan McCrabbe Dublin 0–1212 Kilkenny
Eoin Kelly Waterford 0–1212 Limerick
Colin Ryan Clare 0–1212 Tipperary
Brian Carroll Offaly 0–1212 Antrim
Eoin Kelly Waterford 0–1212 Galway
Eoin Kelly Waterford 1-0912 Kilkenny

Clean sheets

RankGoalkeeperCountyClean sheets
1 Brian Murray Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 3
2 P. J. Ryan Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 2
Damien Fitzhenry Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford
Colm Callanan Colours of Galway.svg Galway
Clinton Hennessy Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford
Gary Maguire Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin
7 Brendaan Cummins Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 1
Ryan McGarry Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim
Tadhg Doran Colours of Laois.svg Laois
Brian Mullins Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly

References

  1. ↑ "Galway and Antrim make move to Leinster". Irish Independent. 5 October 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Galvin, Kieran (23 December 2008). "Westmeath clubs call for automatic promotion for Christy Ring winners". Westmeath Independent. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Antrim and Wexford 'unlikely' to be relegated | BreakingNews.ie". Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
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