2012 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

2012 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	11 May – 7 October 2012
Teams	16
Sponsor	Live95fm
Champions	Kilmallock (9th title) Paudie O'Brien (captain) Tony Considine (manager)
Runners-up	Adare Paul Keane (captain) Ger O'Loughlin (manager)
Relegated	Granagh-Ballingarry
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Goals scored	95 (2.79 per match)
Points scored	897 (26.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Shane Dowling (3–37)
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The 2012 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 118th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. ^[1] The championship ran from 11 May to 7 October 2012. ^[2]

Na Piarsaigh entred the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilmallock in the semi-finals. ^{[3] [4]}

The final was played on 7 October 2012 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Kilmallock and Adare, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kilmallock won the match by 1–15 to 0–15 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a first title in two years. ^[5]

Na Piarsaigh's Shane Dowling was the championship's top scorer with 3–37.

Participating teams

Team	Colours	Manager	Captain
Adare	Red and black	Ger O'Loughlin	Paul Keane
Ahane	Green and yellow	John Meskell	Johnny Meskell
Bruree	Blue and white	Pat Bennett
Croom	Blue and white	Seán Treacy	Thomas Carmody
Doon	Red and white	Niall Maher	Roger Maher
Effin	Green and white	Ger Power	Nickie Quaid
Emmets	Blue and yellow	Fintan Leahy	Brian Moloney
Garryspillane	Black and amber	Anthony O'Brien	Donie Ryan
Granagh-Ballingarry	Green and black	Gerry O'Donovan	Denis O'Connor
Hospital-Herbertstown	Maroon and black	Liam Garvey	Mike Fitzgerald
Kilmallock	Green and white	Tony Considine	Paudie O'Brien
Knockainey	Black and white	Val Murnane	Ger O'Shea
Murroe/Boher	Blue and green	Ger Hegarty
Na Piarsaigh	Blue and navy	Seán Stack
Patrickswell	Blue and yellow	Brian Lohan	Eoin Foley
South Liberties	Green and yellow	Seán Hehir	Shane O'Neill

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Emmets	3	2	0	1	45	63	−18	4
Adare	3	1	1	1	62	36	26	3
Bruree	3	1	1	1	44	47	−3	3
Granagh-Ballingarry	3	1	0	2	51	56	−5	2

Group 1 results

Adare v Granagh-Ballingarry

12 May 2012Round 1	Adare	1–14 – 3–10	Granagh-Ballingarry	Newcastle West Grounds
	W Griffin 0–8, J Fitzgibbon 1–4, D Sheehan 0–1, J Hannon 0–1.		D O'Connor 1–7, N Kennedy 1–1, K O'Connor 1–0, B Hanley 0–1, E Chawke 0–1.

Emmets v Bruree

13 May 2012Round 1	Emmets	3–10 – 1–11	Bruree	FitzGerald Park
	E Walsh 2–4, R McCarthy 1–0, P O'Leary 0–2, P Leahy 0–1, S Walsh 0–1, D Moloney 0–1, D Reidy 0–1.		K O'Dea 0–6, M Lane 1–1, G O'Brien 0–2, JV O'Brien 0–1, T O'Brien 0–1.

Granagh-Ballingarry v Emmets

3 June 2012Round 2	Granagh-Ballingarry	1–12 – 0–20	Emmets	Ballyagran Grounds
	D O'Connor 1–5, E Chawke 0–3, K O'Connor 0–2, K Carroll 0–1, D Condron 0–1.		P Leahy 0–6, P O'Leary 0–3, D McCarthy 0–3, E Walsh 0–3, P Neenan 0–2, R McCarthy 0–1, B Kelleher 0–1, D Moloney 0–1.

Bruree v Adare

2 June 2012Round 2	Bruree	1–08 – 0–11	Adare	Ballingarry Grounds
	K O'Dea 0–4, G O'Dea 1–0, T O'Brien 0–2, G O'Brien 0–1, S Mullane 0–1.		W Griffin 0–5, J Fitzgibbon 0–2, D Hannon 0–1, W McNamara 0–1, N Mulvihill 0–1, P Keane 0–1.

Emmets v Adare

5 August 2012Round 3	Emmets	0–06 – 5–19	Adare	Ballyagran Grounds
	M O'Connell 0–2, D McCarthy 0–1, P Neenan 0–1, T Crawford 0–1, D Moloney 0–1.		J Fitzgibbon 3–1, W Griffin 0–10, P Keane 2–2, PJ Hall 0–2, D Hannon 0–2, D Sheehan 0–2.

Bruree v Granagh-Ballingarry

5 August 2012Round 3	Bruree	3–10 – 1–14	Granagh-Ballingarry	FitzGerald Park
	K O'Dea 1–6, M Lane 1–0, C O'Brien 1–0, S Riordan 0–2, G O'Brien 0–1, T O'Brien 0–1.		D O'Connor 0–8, D Condron 1–3, D O'Grady 0–1, N Kenned 0–1, E Chawke 0–1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Patrickswell	3	2	1	0	48	41	7	5
Garryspillane	3	1	1	1	59	62	−3	3
Doon	3	1	1	1	42	44	−2	3
Effin	3	0	1	2	54	56	−2	1

Group 2 results

Garryspillane v Doon

11 May 2012Round 1	Garryspillane	1–17 – 2–11	Doon	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	D Ryan 0–11, D Hayes 1–1, C Hickey 0–3, V Sheehan 0–1, E Corbett 0–1.		M Fitzgerald 1–2, N Maher 1–1, M Barry 0–2, G McParland 0–1, M Ryan 0–1, B Crowe 0–1, M McKenna 0–1, C McNamara 0–1.

Patrickswell v Effin

12 May 2012Round 1	Patrickswell	1–14 – 1–13	Effin	Bruree Grounds
	T O'Brien 0–7, K O'Brien 1–1, M Carmody 0–3, S O'Brien 0–1, E Foley 0–1, B Foley 0–1.		D Moloney 1–4, H O'Neill 0–4, D Sheehy 0–2, C Kearney 0–2, S O'Neill 0–1.

Effin v Garryspillane

1 June 2012Round 2	Effin	3–17 – 5–11	Garryspillane	Michael Fox Park
	D Moloney 2–5, T Quaid 1–5, C Kearney 0–3, S O'Neill 0–2, H O'Neill 0–1, N Quaid 0–1.		D Ryan 1–9, C Hickey 2–1, D Hayes 2–0, T Harty 0–1.

Doon v Patrickswell

3 June 2012Round 2	Doon	0–12 – 0–12	Patrickswell	Bruff Grounds
	M Fitzgerald 0–3, C McNamara 0–3, M Barry 0–2, N Maher 0–2, G McPartland 0–1, M Ryan 0–1.		T O'Brien 0–5, M Carmody 0–2, S O'Brien 0–2, D Byrnes 0–2, E Foley 0–1.

Patrickswell v Garryspillane

5 August 2012Round 3	Patrickswell	1–16 – 0–13	Garryspillane	FitzGerald Park
	L Considine 1–4, M Carmody 0–7, K O'Brien 0–2, P Howard 0–1, P O'Reilly 0–1, S O'Brien 0–1.		D Ryan 0–9, C Hickey 0–1, G Power 0–1, K Hickey 0–1, R Sheehan 0–1.

Doon v Effin

5 August 2012Round 3	Doon	0–13 – 0–12	Effin	Bruff Grounds
	C McNamara 0–3, M Barry 0–3, N Maher 0–3, R English 0–1, M McKenna 0–1, P Ryan 0–1, D O'Donovan 0–1.		T Quaid 0–7, N Quaid 0–3, H O'Neill 0–1, D Sheehy 0–1.

Group 3

Group 3 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilmallock	3	2	0	1	73	43	30	4
Ahane	3	2	0	1	53	52	1	4
Murroe/Boher	3	2	0	1	57	67	−10	4
Knockainey	3	0	0	3	38	57	−19	0

Group 3 results

Kilmallock v Knockainey

12 May 2012Round 1	Kilmallock	2–16 – 0–08	Knockainey	Bruff Grounds
	P O'Dwyer 1–2, K O'Donnell 1–1, E Ryan 0–4, P O'Brien 0–3, S O'Donnell 0–2, J Kelly 0–2, G Mulcahy 0–1, J Mulcahy 0–1.		P Kirby 0–4, B Cleary 0–2, P Barron 0–1, D Walsh 0–1.

Ahane v Murroe/Boher

12 May 2012Round 1	Ahane	1–14 – 2–15	Murroe/Boher	Cappamore Grounds
	K Enright 1–0, N Moran 0–3, J Meskell 0–3, R Ryan 0–3, D Laing 0–2, F Ahern 0–2, M Carr 0–1.		S Tobin 2–4, K Tobin 0–3, T O'Brien 0–3, M Ryan 0–3, P Tobin 0–1, D Kett 0–1.

Knockainey v Ahane

2 June 2012Round 2	Knockainey	0–09 – 1–10	Ahane	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	L O'Shea 0–5, P Kirby 0–2, D Walsh 0–1, J Lonergan 0–1.		F Ahern 1–0, M Moran 0–2, R Ryan 0–2, J Meskell 0–2, D Morrissey 0–2, M Carr 0–1, D Laing 0–1.

Murroe/Boher v Kilmallock

3 June 2012Round 2	Murroe/Boher	1–10 – 1–26	Kilmallock	Bruff Grounds
	S Tobin 0–6, M Ryan 1–0, P Tobin 0–2, K Tobin 0–2.		P O'Brien 0–6, E Ryan 0–6, J Mulcahy 0–5, G Mulcahy 1–0, R Egan 0–3, J Kelly 0–2, K O'Donnell 0–2, A O'Shaughnessy 0–1, S O'Donnell 0–1.

Ahane v Kilmallock

4 August 2012Round 3	Ahane	4–11 – 2–16	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	D Laing 1–4, M Butler 2–0, R Ryan 1–1, N Moran 0–3, J Meskell 0–2, S Madden 0–1.		E Ryan 0–7, G Mulcahy 1–3, K O'Donnell 1–2, S O'Donnell 0–1, K O'Mahony 0–1, J Mulcahy 0–1, G O'Mahony 0–1.

KNockainey v Murroe/Boher

4 August 2012Round 3	KNockainey	3–12 – 0–23	Murroe/Boher	Caherelly Grounds
	P Barron 1–3, M Cleary 1–2, B O'Shea 1–0, L O'Shea 0–2, K Cleary 0–2, D Madden 0–1, J Lonergan 0–1, D Walsh 0–1.		S Tobin 0–16, T O'Brien 0–2, K Tobin 0–2, D Dunlea 0–1, P Tobin 0–1, S Hickey 0–1.

Group 4

Group 4 table

  Knockout stage  Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Na Piarsaigh	3	2	1	0	67	40	27	5
Croom	3	1	1	1	55	63	−8	3
South Liberties	3	1	1	1	47	56	−9	3
Hospital-Herbertstown	3	0	1	2	33	43	−10	1

Group 4 results

Croom v Hospital-Herbertstown

11 May 2012Round 1	Croom	1–12 – 3–06	Hospital-Herbertstown	FitzGerald Park
	T Carmody 0–9, E O'Farrell 1–0, C Allis 0–1, P Reidy 0–1, S Moore 0–1.		B Ryan 2–0, A Murphy 1–0, M Deegan 0–3, J Fitzgerald 0–3.

Na Piarsaigh v South Liberties

11 May 2012Round 1	Na Piarsaigh	2–13 – 1–16	South Liberties	Childers Road
	S Dowling 0–10, A Breen 1–2, D Sheppard 1–0, K Downes 0–1.		M Keane 1–10, S O'Neill 0–1, W Hickey 0–1, B Slattery 0–1, D O'Neill 0–1, T Ryan 0–1, M Keane 0–1.

South Liberties v Croom

1 June 2012Round 2	South Liberties	2–06 – 4–14	Croom	Clarina Grounds
	M Keane 1–5, S O'Neill 1–1.		S Cahill 2–2, T Carmody 0–7, M Cregan 1–0, C Laffan 1–0, C Allis 0–2, S Moore 0–1, P Lalwor 0–1, P Brennan 0–1.

Hospital-Herbertstown v Na Piarsaigh

2 June 2012Round 2	Hospital-Herbertstown	0–07 – 1–09	Na Piarsaigh	Caherelly Grounds
	M Deegan 0–2, P Jones 0–1, J Fitzgerald 0–1, DR O'Sullivan 0–1, M O'Neill 0–1, A Murphy 0–1.		K Ryan 1–1, S Dowling 0–4, A Breen 0–3, D Breen 0–1.

Na Piarsaigh v Croom

4 August 2012Round 3	Na Piarsaigh	3–27 – 0–14	Croom	Gaelic Grounds
	S Dowling 1–9, A Breen 1–6, D Breen 1–1, K Ryan 0–3, K Downes 0–3, D Sheppard 0–2, A Hennessy 0–2, E Keogh 0–1.		S Moore 0–3, T Carmody 0–3, M Cregan 0–3, S Cahill 0–2, P Lawlor 0–1, A Morrissey 0–1, C Allis 0–1.

South Liberties v Hospital-Herbertstown

4 August 2012Round 3	South Liberties	1–13 – 1–08	Hospital-Herbertstown	Childers Road
	M Keane 0–5, M Moynihan 1–0, R O'Neill 0–2, D Clifford 0–2, S Garry 0–1, W Hickey 0–1, B Slattery 0–1, T Ryan 0–1.		M Deegan 1–4, J Fitzgerald 0–2, A Murphy 0–2.

Relegation stage

Relegation semi-finals

Hospital-Herbertstown v Knockainey

26 August 2012Semi-final

Hospital-Herbertstown

0–11 – 0–10

Knockainey

Miichael Fox Park

Effin v Granagh-Ballingarry

26 August 2012Semi-final

Effin

2–11 – 1–12

Granagh-Ballingarry

Ballyagran Grounds

Relegation final

Knockainey v Granagh-Ballingarry

16 September 2012Final	Knockainey	3–11 – 2–11	Granagh-Ballingarry	FitzGerald Park
	P Kirby 1–8, D O'Brien 1–1, L O'Shea 1–0, B Cleary 0–1, J Lonergan 0–1.		D O'Grady 2–1, D O'Connor 0–7, N Kennedy 0–2, D Condron 0–1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Kilmallock v Croom

25 August 2012Quarter-final	Kilmallock	1–19 – 0–09	Croom	Bruff Grounds
	G Mulcahy 1–3, J Mulcahy 0–5 (2 frees), E Ryan (2 frees, 1 ‘65’), K O’Donnell, P O’Dwyer 0–3 each, P O’Brien 0–2;	Report	T Carmody 0–4 (4 frees), C Allis (2 ‘65’s), S Moore 0–2 each, E O’Farrell 0–1.

Patrickswell v Adare

26 August 2012Quarter-final	Patrickswell	1–11 – 0–15	Adare	Gaelic Grounds
	K O’Brien 1–2, P Howard 0–3, L Considine, M Carmody (2 frees) 0–2 each, P O’Reilly, T O’Brien (1 free) 0–1 each.	Report	W Griffin 0–6 (2 frees), D Hannon 0–5 (1 free), D Sheehan, W McNamara 0–2 each;

Na Piarsaigh v Ahane

26 August 2012Quarter-final	Na Piarsaigh	5–14 – 0–14	Ahane	Gaelic Grounds
	S Dowling 1–7 (1–5 frees), A Breen 1–3, K Downes 1–2, D Sheppard 1–1 (1 free), D Breen 1–0, S O’Neill 0–1;	Report	J Meskell (4 frees), N Moran (2 frees) 0–4 each, D Laing, S Madden 0–2 each, F Ahern, P Meskell 0–1 each.

Emmets v Garryspillane

26 August 2012Quarter-final	Emmets	0–16 – 1–14	Garryspillane	FitzGerald Park
	E Walsh 0–5, D Reidy 0–3, D McCarthy 0–2, D Moloney 0–2, M O'Connell 0–1, P O'Leary 0–1, P Leahy 0–1, T Ryan 0–1.	Report	D Ryan 0–6, D Barry 1–0, S Meade 0–2, J Ryan 0–2, D Hayes 0–2, L Power 0–1, K Hickey 0–1.

Semi-finals

Kilmallock v Na Piarsaigh

16 September 2012Semi-final	Kilmallock	4–24 – 4–13	Na Piarsaigh	Gaelic Grounds
	G Mulcahy 3–3, E Ryan 0–8 (5f), K O’Donnell 1–3, S O’Donnell 0–4, P O’Brien, R Egan 0–2 each, P O’Dwyer, J Mulcahy 0–1 each.	Report	S Dowling 1–7 (1-5f, ’65), A Breen 2–3, K Ryan 1–0, K Downes 0–2, D Breen 0–1.

Adare v Garryspillane

16 September 2012Semi-final	Adare	1–19 – 0–12	Garryspillane	Gaelic Grounds
	W Griffin 0–8 (3frees), J Fitzgibbon 0–5, D Sheehan 1–0, J Hannon 0–2, A O’Rahilly, A O’Connell, PJ Hall, D Sexton 0–1 each.	Report	D Ryan 0–7 (6frees), J Ryan 0–2, D Barry, G Power, K Hickey 0–1 each.

Final

Kilmallock v Adare

7 October 2012Final	Kilmallock	1–15 – 0–15	Adare	Gaelic Grounds
	J Mulcahy 1–1, P O'Brien, P O'Dwyer, E Ryan (1f) 0–3 each, R Egan 0–2, S O'Donnell, K O'Donnell, K Kennelly, 0–1 each.		D Hannon 0–11 (5f, 2 '65's); D Sheehan (f), J Fitzgibbon, J Hannon, W McNamara 0–1 each.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Shane Dowling	Na Piarsaigh	3–37	46	5	9.20
2	Donie Ryan	Garryspillane	1–42	45	5	9.00
3	Willie Griffin	Adare	0–37	37	6	6.16
4	Adrian Breen	Na Piarsaigh	5–17	32	5	6.40
	Seánie Tobin	Murroe/Boher	2–26	32	3	10.66
6	Eoin Ryan	Kilmallock	0–31	31	6	5.16
7	Graeme Mulcahy	Kilmallock	6–10	28	6	4.66
8	Mark Keane	South Liberties	2–20	26	3	8.66
	Denis O'Connor	Granagh-Ballingarry	2–20	26	3	8.66
10	John Fitzgibbon	Adare	4–13	25	6	4.16

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