2017 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

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2017 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Dates15 April – 1 October 2017
Teams12
SponsorMolloy Environmental
Champions Colours of Kerry.svg Kilcormac–Killoughey (4th title)
Peter Healion (captain)
Stephen Byrne (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Tipperary.svg St Rynagh's
Seán Dolan (captain)
Fintan O'Connor (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
2016 (Previous)(Next) 2018

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.

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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]

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

26 August 2017Quarter-final Coolderry 3-15 - 1-23 Seir Kieran St Brendan's Park
26 August 2017Quarter-final St Rynagh's 0-19 - 0-18 Birr St Brendan's Park
27 August 2017Quarter-final Belmont 3-18 - 1-21 Kinnitty Bord na Móna O'Connor Park

Semi-finals

10 September 2017Semi-final St Rynagh's 0-14 - 1-10 Seir Kieran Bord na Móna O'Connor Park

Final

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)

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