2017 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

2017 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	15 April – 1 October 2017
Teams	12
Sponsor	Molloy Environmental
Champions	Kilcormac–Killoughey (4th title) Peter Healion (captain) Stephen Byrne (manager)
Runners-up	St Rynagh's Seán Dolan (captain) Fintan O'Connor (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	37
Top scorer(s)	Joe Bergin (8-54)
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The 2017 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. The championship ran from 15 April to 1 October 2017.

St Rynagh's entered the championship as the defending champions. ^{[1] [2]}

The final was played on 15 October 2023 at O'Connor Park in Tullamore, between Kilcormac–Killoughey and St Rynagh's, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in three years. Kilcormac–Killoughey won the match by 2-16 to 1-16 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in three years. ^[3]

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Knockout stage  Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilcormac–Killoughey	5	5	0	0	121	71	50	10
Kinnitty	5	4	0	1	126	77	49	8
Coolderry	5	3	0	2	134	87	47	6
Birr	5	2	0	3	112	98	14	4
Lusmagh	5	1	0	4	78	118	-40	2
Shamrocks	5	0	0	5	65	182	-117	0

Group 1 results

Birr v Kinnitty

15 April 2017Round 1	Birr	1-15 - 2-19	Kinnitty	St Mary's Field
	E Cahill 1-12, B Murphy 0-1, C Mulrooney 0-1, R Hanniffy 0-1.		C Coughlan 0-10, E Callaghan 2-1, A Kealey 0-4, S Molloy 0-2, B Donnelly 0-1, J Hardiman 0-1.

Shamrocks v Lusmagh

16 April 2017Round 1	Shamrocks	1-11 - 0-21	Lusmagh	St Rynagh's Park
	N Dunne 1-4, J O'Toole-Greene 0-7.		P Kinsella 0-10, E Quinlan 0-5, L Ryan 0-2, B Troy 0-1, E Kelly 0-1, D Kelly 0-1, C Kelly 0-1.

Kilcormac–Killoughey v Coolderry

22 April 2017Round 1	Kilcormac–Killoughey	1-15 - 0-15	Coolderry	St Rynagh's Park
	Ciaran Slevin 0-7, P Geraghty 1-1, C Kiely 0-3, T Geraghty 0-2, D Kilmartin 0-1, C Mahon 0-1.		K Connolly 0-7, B Carroll 0-3, W Malone 0-2, C Molloy 0-1, D King 0-1, M Corcoran 0-1.

Kinnitty v Coolderry

30 April 2017Round 2	Kinnitty	1-17 - 0-16	Coolderry	St Brendan's Park
	C Coughlan 0-10, E Callaghan 1-2, A Kealey 0-2, B Coughlan 0-1, W Molloy 0-1, J Hardiman 0-1.		K Connolly 0-9, S Corcoran 0-2, B Carroll 0-2, M Corcoran 0-1, W Malone 0-1, D King 0-1.

Birr v Lusmagh

1 May 2017Round 2	Birr	2-13 - 1-09	Lusmagh	Rath Grounds
	E Cahill 1-11, C Mulrooney 1-1, B Murphy 0-1.		E Kelly 1-1, C Kelly 0-3, P Kinsella 0-3, E Quinlan 0-1, S Gardiner 0-1.

Shamrocks v Kilcormac–Killoughey

1 May 2017Round 2	Shamrocks	0-09 - 6-22	Kilcormac–Killoughey	O'Connor Park
	J O'Toole-Greene 0-4, B Kearney 0-2, N Dunne 0-2, J Molloy 0-1.		T Geraghty 3-4, D Currams 2-6, Ciaran Slevin 1-4, D Murray 0-4, J Gorman 0-2, P Geraghty 0-1, C Mahon 0-1.

Coolderry v Lusmagh

14 July 2017Round 3	Coolderry	2-28 - 0-12	Lusmagh	Crinkill Grounds
	B Carroll 1-12, D Parlon 0-6, K Connolly 0-5, 1-0 (og), W Malone 0-2, M Bergin 0-1, B Teehan 0-1, J Brady 0-1.		D Mahon 0-4, L Ryan 0-2, E Kelly 0-2, A Kelly 0-2, S Gardiner 0-1, D Kelly 0-1.

Kinnitty v Kilcormac–Killoughey

15 July 2017Round 3	Kinnitty	0-14 - 0-15	Kilcormac–Killoughey	O'Connor Park
	C Coughlan 0-7, S Kinsella 0-4, S Molloy 0-1, E Callaghan 0-1, O Kealey 0-1.		C Kiely 0-4, C Mahon 0-3, D Currams 0-2, P Geraghty 0-2, J Gorman 0-1, Ciaran Slevin 0-1, Conor Slevin 0-1, T Geraghty 0-1.

Shamrocks v Birr

15 July 2017Round 3	Shamrocks	0-14 - 4-27	Birr	Rath Grounds
	W Mooney 0-6, B Kearney 0-4, D Minnock 0-2.		E Cahill 0-7, C Mulrooney 2-0, P Mullins 1-2, T Bolger 1-1, B Harding 0-4, D Quegan 0-3, D Hayden 0-3, E Nolan 0-2, B Murphy 0-2, A Whelahan 0-2, S Ryan 0-1.

Coolderry v Birr

23 July 2017Round 4	Coolderry	2-16 - 1-18	Birr	St Mary's Field
	B Carroll 0-7, K Connolly 1-3, D Parlon 0-2, M Bergin 0-1, B Teehan 0-1, D Miller 0-1, M Corcoran 0-1.		T Bolger 1-3, B Murphy 0-4, C Mulrooney 0-3, E Nolan 0-2, C Taylor 0-2, D Hayden 0-1, B Harding 0-1, P Mullins 0-1, A Whelahan 0-1.

Kinnitty v Shamrocks

29 July 2017Round 4

Kinnitty

5-23 - 0-13

Shamrocks

St Rynagh's Park

Kilcormac–Killoughey v Lusmagh

30 July 2017Round 4	Kilcormac–Killoughey	1-19 - 1-15	Lusmagh	Rath Grounds
	Ciaran Slevin 0-8, C Kiely 0-4, G Healion 1-1, J Gorman 0-3, T Geraghty 0-2, P Healion 0-1.		S Gardiner 0-9, D Kelly 1-1, L Ryan 0-2, D Healy 0-1, D Morkan 0-1, G Lynch 0-1.

Kilcormac–Killoughey v Birr

12 August 2017Round 5	Kilcormac–Killoughey	0-26 - 0-16	Birr	O'Connor Park
	Ciaran Slevin 0-8, C Kiely 0-5, D Currams 0-4, J Gorman 0-4, S Leonard 0-3, Conor Mahon 0-1, Cathal Mahon 0-1.		E Cahill 0-7, T Bolger 0-3, S Ryan 0-2, B Harding 0-1, C Shortt 0-1, C Taylor 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.

Kinnitty v Lusmagh

12 August 2017Round 5	Kinnitty	3-20 - 1-12	Lusmagh	Rath Grounds
	C Coughlan 0-9, S Molloy 2-1, A Kealey 1-1, L Bergin 0-2, S Kinsella 0-2, C Leonard 0-1, B Donnelly 0-1, P Delaney 0-1, O Kealey 0-1, J Hardiman 0-1.		E Kelly 1-1, B Troy 0-3, A Kelly 0-3, D Mahon 0-2, D Kelly 0-1, L Ryan 0-1, S Gardiner 0-1.

Coolderry v Shamrocks

12 August 2017Round 5	Coolderry	6-29 - 0-16	Shamrocks	Páirc na Carraige & Baile Uí Lachnáin
	B Carroll 1-11, K Connolly 0-7, M Corcoran 2-0, C Maloney 1-2, D Parlon 0-4, J Bardy 1-1, B Kelly 1-0, M Bergin 0-1, B Teehan 0-1, D Miller 0-1, T Corcoran 0-1.		B Kearney 0-7, C Moran 0-3, D Meacle 0-2, S O'Toole-Greene 0-1, A Foster 0-1, D Minnock 0-1, C O'Brien 0-1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Knockout stage  Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
St Rynagh's	5	4	0	1	126	71	55	8
Seir Kieran	5	3	1	1	134	86	48	7
Belmont	5	3	1	1	132	93	39	7
Shinrone	5	3	0	2	134	99	35	6
Tullamore	5	1	0	4	83	138	-55	2
Clodiagh Gaels	5	0	0	5	70	192	-122	0

Group 2 results

Tullamore v Clodiagh Gaels

16 April 2017Round 1	Tullamore	4-16 - 0-12	Clodiagh Gaels	O'Connor Park
	S Dooley 3-9, N McCabe 1-1, J Houlihan 0-2, D Hogan 0-2, R Hughes 0-1, P Farrelly 0-1.		D Dunne 0-6, L Langton 0-4, T Brady 0-1, J Keenaghan 0-1.

Seir Kieran v Shinrone

16 April 2017Round 1	Seir Kieran	3-14 - 2-15	Shinrone	St Brendan's Park
	J Bergin 1-4, J Mulrooney 0-6, B Connors 1-1, A Hynes 1-0, D Mooney 0-1, T Carroll 0-1, K Dunne 0-1.		S Cleary 1-3, C Doughan 1-3, D Morkan 0-5, D Crean 0-1, A Cleary 0-1, C Cleary 0-1, D Cleary 0-1.

St Rynagh's v Belmont

16 April 2017Round 1	St Rynagh's	3-10 - 0-13	Belmont	St Brendan's Park
	S Quirke 1-5, S Dolan 1-1, M Maloney 1-0, G Scales 0-2, P Camon 0-1, R Hughes 0-1.		O Kelly 0-6, D Egan 0-5, A Egan 0-1, M Egan 0-1.

Belmont v Seir Kieran

29 April 2017Round 2	Belmont	1-16 - 0-19	Seir Kieran	Lusmagh Grounds
	D Egan 0-8, O Kelly 0-5, J Nally 1-0, D Cox 0-1, J Maher 0-1, D Kelly 0-1.		J Bergin 0-11, T Carroll 0-5, B Connors 0-1, J Mulrooney 0-1, D Mooney 0-1.

Shinrone v Tullamore

29 April 2017Round 2	Shinrone	0-28 - 0-13	Tullamore	Páirc Naomh Cormac
	D Morkan 0-13, C Doughan 0-4, D Cleary 0-4, C Cleary 0-3, S Cleary 0-2, J Cleary 0-1, B Loughnane 0-1.		S Dooley 0-7, S Keogh 0-3, A Leavey 0-1, G Treacy 0-1, N Mannion 0-1.

Clodiagh Gaels v St Rynagh's

1 May 2017Round 2	Clodiagh Gaels	0-12 - 4-29	St Rynagh's	Páirc Naomh Cormac
	L Langton 0-4, D Dunne 0-3, P Horan 0-1, D Buckley 0-1, M Egan 0-1, C Langton 0-1, J Keenaghan 0-1.		S Quirke 1-11, G Scales 1-2, M Maloney 1-1, A Treacy 0-4, J O'Connor 0-3, T Dunne 1-0 (og), B Conneely 0-2, G Conneely 0-2, P Quirke 0-2, P Camon 0-1, D Maloney 0-1.

Belmont v Shinrone

14 July 2017Round 3	Belmont	3-19 - 2-19	Shinrone	St Finian's Park
	D Egan 1-5, O Kelly 1-4, L Fox 1-1, C Egan 0-3, D Kelly 0-3, D Cox 0-1, S Nally 0-1, J Clancy 0-1.		D Morkan 0-6, S Cleary 1-2, D Morkan 1-1, D Cleary 0-4, C Cleary 0-2, D Doughan 0-1, J Cleary 0-1, D Cleary 0-1, J Sampson 0-1.

Seir Kieran v Clodiagh Gaels

16 July 2017Round 3	Seir Kieran	7-24 - 1-15	Clodiagh Gaels	Moystown Grounds
	J Bergin 2-9, J Mulrooney 3-4, B Connors 2-0, A Hynes 0-6, K Dunne 0-3, E Murphy 0-1, J Scully 0-1.		L Langton 0-6, D Dunne 0-4, C Langton 1-0, J Keenaghan 0-2, M Egan 0-1, N Cunningham 0-1, N Casey 0-1.

St Rynagh's v Tullamore

16 July 2017Round 3	St Rynagh's	3-21 - 0-12	Tullamore	Moystown Grounds
	S Quirke 0-11, S Dolan 2-2, S Kenny 1-0, G Scales 0-2, N Wynne 0-1, A Treacy 0-1, G Conneely 0-1, M Maloney 0-1, P Quirke 0-1, D Tierney 0-1.		S Kelly 0-6, G Treacy 0-2, J Houlihan 0-2, A Leavey 0-1, N Bracken 0-1.

St Rynagh's v Seir Kieran

30 July 2017Round 4	St Rynagh's	0-16 - 1-10	Seir Kieran	Coolderry Grounds
	S Quirke 0-5, P Quirke 0-4, S Dolan 0-2, D Tierney 0-1, G Conneely 0-1, P Camon 0-1, A Treacy 0-1, M Maloney 0-1.		J Bergin 1-2, A Hynes 0-4, J Mulrooney 0-3, B Kealey 0-1.

Shinrone v Clodiagh Gaels

30 July 2017Round 4	Shinrone	5-24 - 0-15	Clodiagh Gaels	St Brendan's Park
	J Sampson 4-4, D Cleary 1-8, S Cleary 0-3, C Cleary 0-3, D Cleary 0-2, D Doughan 0-2, E Carroll 0-1, C Doughan 0-1.		L Langton 0-7, D Dunne 0-7, C Langton 0-1.

Belmont v Tullamore

30 July 2017Round 4	Belmont	5-19 - 2-11	Tullamore	St Brendan's Park
	L Fox 2-5, O Kelly 2-3, D Egan 0-4, D Kelly 1-0, D Nally 0-3, D Cox 0-2, S Nally 0-1, K Nugent 0-1.		S Dooley 1-6, N McCabe 1-0, J Houlihan 0-2, C Martin 0-2, J Dooley 0-1.

St Rynagh's v Shinrone

12 August 2017Round 5	St Rynagh's	1-17 - 1-18	Shinrone	Crinkill Grounds
	D Tierney 1-2, A Treacy 0-4, S Dolan 0-3, A Kenny 0-3, B Conneely 0-2, G Kelly 0-1, P Quirke 0-1, C Hernon 0-1.		D Morkan 0-6, J Sampson 1-0, S Cleary 0-3, D Doughan 0-3, D Cleary 0-2, E Carroll 0-2, C Cleary 0-2.

Seir Kieran v Tullamore

12 August 2017Round 5	Seir Kieran	5-19 - 1-09	Tullamore	Clara Grounds
	J Bergin 2-9, A Hynes 1-3, B Kealy 1-0, J Scully 1-0, J Mulrooney 0-2, K Dunne 0-2, D Mooney 0-1, K Murray 0-1, B Bergin 0-1.		S Kelly 1-7, J Dooley 0-1, C Hensey 0-1.

Belmont v Clodiagh Gaels

12 August 2017Round 5	Belmont	3-29 - 0-13	Clodiagh Gaels	Rath Grounds
	D Egan 0-11, L Fox 1-7, J Maher 1-2, C Egan 1-1, D Cox 0-3, D Nally 0-2, D Kelly 0-1, O Kelly 0-1, J Clancy 0-1.		D Dunne 0-6, L Langton 0-4, C Langton 0-2, M Egan 0-1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Coolderry v Seir Kieran

26 August 2017Quarter-final	Coolderry	3-15 - 1-22	Seir Kieran	St Brendan's Park
	B Carroll 1-7, K Connolly 1-3, J Brady 1-0, B Teehan 0-2, S Corcoran 0-1, D King 0-1, D Miller 0-1.		J Bergin 0-13, B Kealey 1-1, J Mulrooney 0-3, T Carroll 0-2, K Dunne 0-2, A Hynes 0-1.

St Rynagh's v Birr

26 August 2017Quarter-final	St Rynagh's	0-19 - 0-18	Birr	St Brendan's Park
	S Quirke 0-6, S Wynne 0-3, P Camon 0-3, A Treacy 0-2, D Maloney 0-1, D Shortt 0-1, N Wynne 0-1, P Quirke 0-1, G Scales 0-1.		E Cahill 0-7, C Mulrooney 0-3, S Ryan 0-2, E Nolan 0-2, B Murphy 0-2, D Hayden 0-1, S Lonergan 0-1.

Kilcormac–Killoughey v Shinrone

27 August 2017Quarter-final	Kilcormac–Killoughey	0-25 - 1-14	Shinrone	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	C Kiely 0-5, Ciaran Slevin 0-5, D Currams 0-4, J Gorman 0-4, S Leonard 0-3, C Mahon 0-2, P Geraghty 0-2.		D Morkan 0-6, D Cleary 1-0, J Sampson 0-2, C Cleary 0-2, E Carroll 0-1, D Morkan 0-1, S Cleary 0-1, D Doughan 0-1.

Belmont v Kinnitty

27 August 2017Quarter-final	Belmont	3-18 - 1-21	Kinnitty	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	O Kelly 3-1, L Fox 0-5, J Maher 0-4, D Kelly 0-2, C Egan 0-2, D Egan 0-1, D Cox 0-1, M Egan 0-1, D Nally 0-1.		C Coughlan 0-9, O Kealey 0-6, S Kinsella 1-2, S Molloy 0-2, A Kealey 0-1, J Molloy 0-1.

Semi-finals

St Rynagh's v Seir Kieran

10 September 2017Semi-final	St Rynagh's	0-14 - 1-10	Seir Kieran	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	S Quirke 0-8, P Quirke 0-2, G Kelly 0-2, P Camon 0-1, R Hughes 0-1.		J Bergin 1-6, A Hynes 0-3, M Gilligan 0-1.

Belmont v Kilcormac–Killoughey

10 September 2017Semi-final	Belmont	0-11 - 0-12	Kilcormac–Killoughey	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	L Fox 0-3, D Egan 0-3, J Maher 0-2, D Kelly 0-2, O Kelly 0-1.		C Kiely 0-3, J Gorman 0-2, Ciaran Slevin 0-2, T Geraghty 0-2, S Leonard 0-1, P Geraghty 0-1, C Mahon 0-1.

Final

Kilcormac–Killoughey v St Rynagh's

1 October 2017Final	Kilcormac–Killoughey	2-16 - 1-16	St Rynagh's	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	Ciaran Slevin 1-7 (0-5fs), T Geraghty 1-1, D Currams 0-3, E Grogan, C Kiely (f), J Gorman, P Healion, S Leonard 0-1 each.		S Quirke 0-7 (6fs); A Treacy 0-4 (3fs, 1 '65'), J O'Connor 1-0, S Dolan 0-3, G Scales, R Hughes 0-1 each.	Referee: R Fitzsimons (Birr)

References

1. Egan, Kevin (24 October 2016). "St Rynagh's withstand Birr charge". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
2. "Offaly SHC final: St Rynagh's end 23 year wait". Hogan Stand. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
3. "Slevin puts Special Ks back on top of pile". Irish Independent. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

External links

• 2017 Offaly SHC results