2015 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

2015 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	30 April – 11 October 2015
Teams	12
Champions	Na Piarsaigh (3rd title) Cathal King (captain) Shane O'Neill (manager)
Runners-up	Patrickswell Barry Foley (captain) Ciarán Carey (manager)
Relegated	Croom Effin
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
Goals scored	106 (2.94 per match)
Points scored	1061 (29.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Willie Griffin (3–50)
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The 2015 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. ^[1] The championship ran from 30 April to 11 October 2015.

Kilmallock entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Na Piarsaigh in the semi-finals. ^{[2] [3]} Croom and Effin were relegated. ^[4]

The final was played on 11 October 2015 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Na Piarsaigh and Patrickswell, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ^[5] Na Piarsaigh won the match by 1–22 to 4–12 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in two years. ^{[6] [7]}

Adare's Willie Griffin was the championship's top scorer with 3–50.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship ^[8]

• Bruff
• Croom

From Championship

Relegated to the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship ^[9]

• Granagh-Ballingarry
• Knockainey

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Advance to semi-finals  Advance to quarter-finals  Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Patrickswell	5	5	0	0	128	69	59	10
Kilmallock	5	4	0	1	113	76	37	8
Ahane	5	2	0	3	88	88	0	4
South Liberties	5	1	1	3	73	103	−30	3
Murroe/Boher	5	1	1	3	87	111	−4	3
Effin	5	0	2	3	73	115	−42	2

Group 1 results

Kilmallock v Ahane

30 April 2015Round 1	Kilmallock	2–14 – 1–13	Ahane	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	E Ryan 0–10, G Mulcahy 2–1, G O'Mahony 0–3.		J Meskell 1–8, F Aherne 0–2, J Fox 0–2, K Enright 0–1.

Murroe/Boher v South Liberties

1 May 2015Round 1	Murroe/Boher	1–14 – 2–12	South Liberties	Cappamore Grounds
	S Tobin 0–10, M Ryan 1–2, D Kennedy 0–1, D Sheehan 0–1.		B Ryan 2–4, B Nash 0–4, J Butler 0–1, C O'Neill 0–1, W Hickey 0–1, T Ryan 0–1.

Patrickswell v Effin

3 May 2015Round 1	Patrickswell	3–24 – 1–07	Effin	Bruff Grounds
	K O'Brien 3–3, L Considine 0–5, J Kelleher 0–4, C Lynch 0–3, S O'Brien 0–2, T Sheehan 0–2, T O'Brien 0–2, M Carmody 0–1, D Byrnes 0–1, A Gillane 0–1.		T Quaid 1–5, J Quaid 0–1, K Dillon 0–1.

Ahane v Effin

29 May 2015Round 2	Ahane	1–14 – 2–10	Effin	Bruff Grounds
	J Meskell 0–5, J Fox 1–0, N Moran 0–2, F Ahern 0–2, D Morrissey 0–2, S Power 0–1, M Carr 0–1, K Enright 0–1.		T Quaid 1–5, D Sheehy 1–1, E Kelly 0–2, P O'Kelly 0–1, T Rea 0–1.

Kilmallock v South Liberties

29 May 2015Round 2	Kilmallock	3–15 – 1–12	South Liberties	Bruff Grounds
	P O'Loughlin 3–0, E Ryan 0–9, K O'Donnell 0–2, R Egan 0–2, P O'Brien 0–1, R Hanley 0–1.		B Ryan 1–3, T Ryan 0–6, D O'Neill 0–2, B Nash 0–1.

Murroe/Boher v Patrickswell

30 May 2015Round 2	Murroe/Boher	0–16 – 6–15	Patrickswell	Childers Road
	S Tobin 0–11, M Ryan 0–2, A Kennedy 0–1, K Tobin 0–1, B Mackay 0–1.		T O'Brien 2–4, L Considine 2–3, K O'Brien 2–0, J Kelleher 0–4, M Carmody 0–2, T Sheehan 0–1, O McNamara 0–1.

Effin v South Liberties

24 June 2015Round 3	Effin	2–13 – 0–19	South Liberties	Bruff Grounds
	T Quaid 2–11, D Sheehy 0–2.		T Ryan 0–8, B Ryan 0–5, M Keane 0–2, J Butler 0–2, Brian Nash 0–1, Barry Nash 0–1.

Kilmallock v Murroe/Boher

25 June 2015Round 3	Kilmallock	4–13 – 0–17	Murroe/Boher	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	G Mulcahy 1–4, G O'Mahony 1–2, P Doona 1–1, R Egan 1–0, P O'Brien 0–2, J Mulcahy 0–1, B Hennessy 0–1, K O'Donnell 0–1, P O'Loughlin 0–1.		S Tobin 0–8, K Tobin 0–3, S Hickey 0–2, P McNamara 0–1, J O'Connor 0–1, C Byrnes 0–1, D Dunlea 0–1.

Ahane v Patrickswell

27 June 2015Round 3	Ahane	1–12 – 2–18	Patrickswell	Childers Road
	N Moran 0–6, J Fox 1–0, D Morrissey 0–3, T Morrissey 0–2, M Carr 0–1.		J Kelleher 0–8, K O'Brien 1–3, L Considine 1–2, T O'Brien 0–2, A Carroll 0–2, C Lynch 0–1.

Kilmallock v Effin

2 August 2015Round 4	Kilmallock	0–25 – 0–07	Effin	Michael Fox Park
	J Mulcahy 0–7, G Mulcahy 0–4, R Egan 0–4, G O'Mahony 0–2, P O'Brien 0–2, R Hanley 0–2, K Kennelly 0–1, K O'Donnell 0–1, C Barry 0–1, P O'Loughlin 0–1.		T Quaid 0–5, N Quaid 0–1, J Quaid 0–1.

Patrickswell v South Liberties

2 August 2015Round 4	Patrickswell	0–17 – 0–09	South Liberties	Gaelic Grounds
	J Kelleher 0–8, P Harty 0–3, L Considine 0–2, D Byrnes 0–2, M Carmody 0–1, T O'Brien 0–1.		B Ryan 0–6, D O'Neill 0–1, D Garry 0–1, S O'Neill 0–1.

Ahane v Murroe/Boher

2 August 2015Round 4	Ahane	1–11 – 1–13	Murroe/Boher	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	M Carr 0–8, T Morrissey 1–1, S Power 0–1, K Enright 0–1.		S Tobin 0–10, P McNamara 1–0, P Tobin 0–2, C Byrnes 0–1.

Ahane v South Liberties

29 August 2015Round 5	Ahane	2–20 – 0–12	South Liberties	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	N Moran 1–4, J Meskell 0–6, S Power 1–1, K Enright 0–3, P Morrissey 0–2, T Morrissey 0–2, R Ryan 0–1, J Fox 0–1.		T Ryan 0–4, B Ryan 0–3, Barry Nash 0–2, D O'Neill 0–1, Brian Nash 0–1, B McSweeney 0–1.

Effin v Murroe/Boher

29 August 2015Round 5	Effin	1–18 – 1–18	Murroe/Boher	Bruff Grounds
	T Quaid 0–11, D Sheehy 1–1, E Kelly 0–3, D Moloney 0–1, K Dillon 0–1, N Quaid 0–1.		S Tobin 0–8, P McNamara 1–1, D Kennedy 0–4, D Sheehan 0–2, K Tobin 0–2, M Ryan 0–1.

Kilmallock v Patrickswell

30 August 2015Round 5	Kilmallock	0–19 – 1–18	Patrickswell	Bruff Grounds
	J Mulcahy 0–6, G Mulcahy 0–4, G O'Mahony 0–2, R Egan 0–2, B Burke 0–2, P O'Brien 0–1, K O'Donnell 0–1, A Costello 0–1.		L Considine 0–4, K O'Brien 1–0, J Kelleher 0–3, C Lynch 0–2, A Gillane 0–2, A Carroll 0–2, D Byrnes 0–1, P Harty 0–1, T O'Brien 0–1, M Carmody 0–1, T Sheehan 0–1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Advance to semi-finals  Advance to quarter-finals  Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Na Piarsaigh	5	4	1	0	136	88	48	8
Adare	5	2	3	0	110	83	27	7
Doon	5	3	0	2	119	77	42	6
Ballybrown	5	2	1	2	93	93	0	5
Bruff	5	1	0	4	61	128	−67	2
Croom	5	0	1	4	68	118	−50	1

Group 2 results

Na Piarsaigh v Doon

1 May 2015Round 1	Na Piarsaigh	3–13 – 2–14	Doon	FitzGerald Park
	D Breen 2–0, D Sheppard 1–2, S Dowling 0–4, A Breen 0–2, R Lynch 0–2, A Dempsey 0–2, D Dempsey 0–1.		M Fitzgerald 1–3, D O'Donovan 1–2, B Murphy 0–5, D Stapelton 0–1, M Ryan 0–1, M Barry 0–1, N Maher 0–1.

Adare v Ballybrown

1 May 2015Round 1	Adare	0–14 – 0–14	Ballybrown	Páirc na nGael
	W Griffin 0–6, D Hannon 0–2, A O'Connell 0–2, PJ Hall 0–2, C McCarthy 0–1, J Fitzgibbon 0–1.		A O'Connor 0–9, B Griffin 0–2, J Hall 0–1, M Sheehan 0–1, D Hall 0–1.

Bruff v Croom

2 May 2015Round 1	Bruff	1–13 – 1–10	Croom	FitzGerald Park
	J Cooke 1–4, S Bulfin 0–7, S Finn 0–1, C Browne 0–1.		T Carmody 0–5, P Lawlor 1–0, C Allis 0–2, C Laffan 0–2, J Carroll 0–1.

Na Piarsaigh v Ballybrown

29 May 2015Round 2	Na Piarsaigh	2–18 – 0–18	Ballybrown	Childers Road
	S Dowling 1–4, A Breen 1–3, D Dempsey 0–3, K Downes 0–3, W O'Donoghue 0–2, D Sheppard 0–1, K Ryan 0–1, P Casey 0–1.		S Kenny 0–7, A Cliffe 0–3, D Kenny 0–2, J Hall 0–2, M Sheehan 0–2, L Doolan 0–1, D Hall 0–1.

Adare v Croom

30 May 2015Round 2	Adare	1–13 – 2–10	Croom	Bruff Grounds
	J Fitzgibbon 0–5, W Griffin 0–5, D Hannon 1–0, A O'Connell 0–2, C McCarthy 0–1.		C Laffan 1–3, T Carmody 0–5, D Sexton 1–0, M Reidy 0–1, C Behan 0–1.

Doon v Bruff

30 May 2015Round 2	Doon	2–18 – 0–08	Bruff	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	M Fitzgerald 1–2, C McNamara 0–5, N Maher 0–4, D Coleman 1–0, D O'Donovan 0–3, P Ryan 0–2, M Ryan 0–1, B Murphy 0–1.		S Bulfin 0–4, J Cooke 0–1, C Browne 0–1, P O'Leary 0–1, D Madden 0–1.

Adare v Na Piarsaigh

25 June 2015Round 3	Adare	3–16 – 2–19	Na Piarsaigh	Clarina Grounds
	W Griffin 1–9, M Mackey 2–1, J Fitzgibbon 0–3, D Hannon 0–1, A O'Connell 0–1, L O'Brien 0–1.		S Dowling 0–10, A Breen 2–3, D Breen 0–2, K Downes 0–2, P Casey 0–1, D Dempsey 0–1.

Ballybrown v Bruff

27 June 2015Round 3	Ballybrown	1–19 – 1–12	Bruff	The Bog Garden
	A O'Connor 0–12, M Kiely 1–1, D Hall 0–3, S Kenny 0–1, B Griffin 0–1, D Kenny 0–1.		J Cooke 1–1, S Bulfin 0–3, P O'Leary 0–2, C Madden 0–2, J Hayes 0–2, T Burke 0–1, S Finn 0–1.

Ballybrown v Croom

31 July 2015Round 4	Ballybrown	2–18 – 1–12	Croom	Páirc an Chrócaigh
	A O'Connor 1–11, S Kenny 1–1, M Kiely 0–2, M Sheehan 0–2, D Hall 0–1, B Griffin 0–1.		C Allis 0–6, C Laffan 1–1, D Sexton 0–1, PJ Cregan 0–1, R O'Shea 0–1, P Reidy 0–1, P Lawlor 0–1.

Na Piarsaigh v Bruff

2 August 2015Round 4	Na Piarsaigh	6–17 – 2–05	Bruff	Childers Road
	D Dempsey 2–2, P Casey 1–5, K Downes 2–0, A Breen 1–3, K Ryan 0–3, D Sheppard 0–2, D Breen 0–1, R Lynch 0–1.		J Cooke 1–0, T Burke 1–0, C Madden 0–2, C Browne 0–1, D Madden 0–1, S Bulfin 0–1.

Adare v Doon

2 August 2015Round 4	Adare	2–15 – 1–15	Doon	Gaelic Grounds
	W Griffin 1–5, J Fitzgibbon 1–4, D Hannon 0–3, L O'Brien 0–1, N Mulvihill 0–1, A O'Connell 0–1.		M Fitzgerald 1–3, C McNamara 0–5, D Coleman 0–3, N Maher 0–1, P Ryan 0–1, M McKenna 0–1, B Murphy 0–1.

Doon v Croom

14 August 2015Round 3	Doon	5–17 – 1–07	Croom	FitzGerald Park
	N Maher 1–3, C McNamara 0–5, D Coleman 1–1, B Murphy 0–4, M Fitzgerald 1–0, D O'Donovan 1–0, M McKenna 1–0, D Moloney 0–3, P Ryan 0–1.		S O'Kelly 1–0, C Laffan 0–3, C Allis 0–2, J Malone 0–1, P Brennan 0–1.

Doon v Ballybrown

30 August 2015Round 5	Doon	1–22 – 2–09	Ballybrown	FitzGerald Park
	D Coleman 1–2, C McNamara 0–5, P Ryan 0–4, M Fitzgerald 0–3, B Murphy 0–3, D O'Donovan 0–2, D Moloney 0–2, R Maher 0–1.		A O'Connor 1–3, D Hall 1–1, M Kiely 0–2, S Kenny 0–2, J Adams 0–1.

Adare v Bruff

30 August 2015Round 5	Adare	5–19 – 1–07	Bruff	Childers Road
	W Griffin 1–6, J Fitzgibbon 1–4, D Hannon 1–2, L O'Brien 1–2, E Ryan 1–0, C McCarthy 0–1, L Costelloe 0–1, M Mackey 0–1, D Sexton 0–1, K Hannon 0–1.		B Finn 1–1, S Bulfin 0–3, S Finn 0–1, K Dillon 0–1, S Bulfin 0–1.

Na Piarsaigh v Croom

30 August 2015Round 5	Na Piarsaigh	4–18 – 0–14	Croom	Clarina Grounds
	K Downes 2–2, S Dowling 0–7, D Breen 1–2, A Breen 1–0, D Dempsey 0–3, P Casey 0–2, K Ryan 0–1, P Gleeson 0–1.		C Allis 0–10, S Cahill 0–3, G Flynn 0–1

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Adare v Ahane

19 September 2015Quarter-final	Adare	0–17 – 0–17	Ahane	FitzGerald Park
	W Griffin 0–7, D Hannon 0–3, C McCarthy 0–2, J Fitzgibbon 0–2, M Mackey 0–1, L O'Brien 0–1, D Sexton 0–1.		J Meskell 0–11, J Fox 0–2, T Morrissey 0–2, K Enright 0–1, M Carr 0–1.

Doon v Kilmallock

20 September 2015Quarter-final	Doon	0–15 – 1–14	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	B Murphy 0–4, D Moloney 0–3, D Coleman 0–3, P Ryan 0–2, D O'Donovan 0–1, N Maher 0–1, M Barry 0–1.		J Mulcahy 0–5, P O'Brien 1–1, R Egan 0–2, G Mulcahy 0–2, P O'Loughlin 0–1, O O'Reilly 0–1, B O'Sullivan 0–1, G O'Mahony 0–1.

Adare v Ahane

27 September 2015Quarter-final replay	Adare	1–20 – 2–10	Ahane	Gaelic Grounds
	W Griffin 0–9, M Mackey 1–1, J Fitzgibbon 0–4, D Hannon 0–4, D Sexton 0–1, C McCarthy 0–1.		J Fox 1–2, N Moran 1–1, J Meskell 0–3, R Ryan 0–2, T Morrissey 0–1, K Enright 0–1.

Semi-finals

Kilmallock v Na Piarsaigh

27 September 2015Semi-final	Kilmallock	2–13 – 0–20	Na Piarsaigh	Gaelic Grounds
	J Mulcahy 0–7, R Hanley 2–0, P O'Loughlin 0–2, O O'Reilly 0–2, K O'Donnell 0–1, G O'Mahony 0–1.	Report	S Dowling 0–7, P Casey 0–5, A Breen 0–3, A Dempsey 0–3, W O'Donoghue 0–2.

Adare v Patrickswell

4 October 2015Semi-final	Adare	0–08 – 2–24	Patrickswell	Gaelic Grounds
	W Griffin 0–3, D Hannon 0–1, J Fitzgibbon 0–1, A O'Connell 0–1, D Sexton 0–1, J Gahan 0–1.		J Kelleher 0–7, D Byrnes 0–7, L Considine 1–3, T O'Brien 1–2, A Gillane 0–2, A Carroll 0–1, K O'Brien 0–1, C Lynch 0–1.

Final

Na Piarsaigh v Patrickswell

11 October 2015Final	Na Piarsaigh	1–22 – 4–12	Patrickswell	Gaelic Grounds
	K Downes 1–5, S Dowling 0–6 (4fs), P Casey, K Ryan 0–3 each, A Dempsey 0–2, W O'Donoghue, C King, D Dempsey 0–1 each.	Report	D Byrnes 2–2 (2–0 pens, 2fs), T O'Brien 1–1, K O'Brien 1–0, J Kelleher 0–3 (3f), C Lynch, L Considine 0–2 each, S O'Brien, A Gillane 0–1 each.	Referee: M Sexton

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Willie Griffin	Adare	3–50	59	8	7.37
2	Tommy Quaid	Effin	4–37	49	5	9.80
3	Seán Tobin	Murroe/Boher	0–47	47	5	9.40
4	Alan O'Connor	Ballybrown	2–35	41	4	10.25
	Shane Dowling	Na Piarsaigh	1–38	41	6	6.83
6	Jack Kelleher	Patrickswell	0–37	37	7	5.28
7	John Meskell	Ahane	1–33	36	7	5.14
8	Lar Considine	Patrickswell	4–21	33	7	4.71
9	Kevin O'Brien	Patrickswell	8–07	31	6	5.16
10	Brian Ryan	South Liberties	3–21	30	5	6.00
	John Fitzgibbon	Adare	2–24	30	7	4.28

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Tommy Quaid	Effin	2–11	17	South Liberties
2	Alan O'Connor	Ballybrown	1–11	14	Croom
3	Kevin O'Brien	Patrickswell	3–03	12	Effin
	Willie Griffin	Adare	1–09	12	Na Piarsaigh
	Alan O'Connor	Ballybrown	0–12	12	Bruff
6	John Meskell	Ahane	1–08	11	Kilmallock
	John Meskell	Ahane	0–11	11	Adare
	Tommy Quaid	Effin	0–11	11	Murroe/Boher
	Seán Tobin	Murroe/Boher	0–11	11	Patrickswell
10	Thomas O'Brien	Patrickswell	2–04	10	Murroe/Boher
	Brian Ryan	South Liberties	2–04	10	Murroe/Boher
	Shane Dowling	Na Piarsaigh	0–10	10	Adare
	Conor Allis	Croom	0–10	10	Na Piarsaigh
	Seán Tobin	Murroe/Boher	0–10	10	South Liberties
	Seán Tobin	Murroe/Boher	0–10	10	Ahane
	Eoin Ryan	Kilmallock	0–10	10	Ahane

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