2018 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

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2018 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Dates31 March – 8 October 2018
Teams8
SponsorMolloy Environmental
Champions Colours of Limerick.svg Coolderry (31st title)
Kevin Connolly (captain)
Joachim Kelly (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Kerry.svg Kilcormac–Killoughey
Conor Slevin (captain)
Stephen Byrne (manager)
Relegated Colours of Kilkenny.svg Seir Kieran
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored72 (2.12 per match)
Points scored1089 (32.03 per match)
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The 2018 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. The championship ran from 31 March to 8 October 2018.

Contents

Kilcormac–Killoughey entered the championship as the defending champions. [1]

The final was played on 7 October 2018 at Bord na Móna O'Connor Park in Tullamore, between Coolderry and Kilcormac–Killoughey, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Coolderry won the match by 2–17 to 0–17 to claim their 31st championship title overall and a first title in three years. [2] [3]

Team changes

From championship

Relegated to the Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship

Group stage

Group stage table

  Semi-finalists  Quarter-finalists  Relegation playoff

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Coolderry 74301541233111
Kilcormac–Killoughey 741214313769
Birr 7412131137-69
St Rynagh's 7322133121128
Shinrone 7232150135157
Belmont 730414013916
Seir Kieran 7205135161-264
Kinnitty 7025108140-322

Group stage results

31 March 2018Round 1 St Rynagh's 1-14 - 2-17 Seir Kieran Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
A Treacy 0-10, S Wynne 1-0, S Quirke 0-2, M Maloney 0-1, P Quirke 0-1.J Bergin 1-11, A Hynes 1-1, K Dunne 0-2, B Kealey 0-2, T Carroll 0-1.
31 March 2018Round 1 Coolderry 1-13 - 0-16 Kilcormac–Killoughey Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
B Carroll 0-8, K Connolly 1-1, D King 0-1, E Parlon 0-1, M Bergin 0-1, W Malone 0-1.C Slevin 0-8, T Geraghty 0-3, C Kiely 0-2, J Gorman 0-2, D Murray 0-1.
1 April 2018Round 1 Belmont 3-11 - 0-08 Kinnitty Páirc Naomh Raghnach
1 April 2018Round 1 Birr 2-13 - 0-14 Shinrone Páirc Naomh Raghnach
14 April 2018Round 2 Seir Kieran 1-12 - 0-18 Coolderry St Mary's Field
14 April 2018Round 2 Kinnitty 0-18 - 2-12 Birr Páirc Naomh Raghnach
14 July 2018Round 4 Kinnitty 0-16 - 2-11 Seir Kieran St Mary's Field
15 July 2018Round 4 Belmont 0-16 - 0-18 Birr Kilcormac GAA Grounds
27 July 2018Round 5 Shinrone 0-19 - 0-19 Kinnitty Coolderry Grounds
29 July 2018Round 5 Coolderry 1-19 - 1-19 Birr Rath Grounds
29 July 2018Round 5 St Rynagh's 1-18 - 0-16 Belmont Lusmagh Grounds
12 August 2018Round 6 Kinnitty 2-12 - 1-19 Coolderry Clareen Grounds
12 August 2018Round 6 Birr 0-18 - 0-17 St Rynagh's Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
26 August 2018Round 7 Seir Kieran 1-19 - 2-17 Birr Lusmagh Grounds
26 August 2018Round 7 Coolderry 3-11 - 0-20 St Rynagh's Rath Grounds
26 August 2018Round 7 Shinrone 3-16 - 2-11 Belmont Crinkill Grounds

Knockout stage

Relegation playoff

15 September 2018Relegation playoff Seir Kieran 0-13 - 0-14 Kinnitty Grant Heating St Brendan's Park

Quarter-finals

8 September 2018Quarter-final St Rynagh's 0-17 - 0-14 Shinrone Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
A Treacy 0-8, D Short 0-2, S Dolan 0-2, G Conneely 0-2, R Hughes 0-1, S Wynne 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.JP Cleary 0-5, D Doughan 0-4, A Cleary 0-3, J Sampson 0-1, S Cleary 0-1.
9 September 2018Quarter-final Belmont 1-14 - 0-15 Birr Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
D Nally 0-7, D Egan 1-1, J Maher 0-3, C Egan 0-1, D Cox 0-1, S Nally 0-1.E Cahill 0-6, T Bolger 0-2, C Mulrooney 0-2, E Nolan 0-2, C Taylor 0-1, B Watkins 0-1, B Harding 0-1.

Semi-finals

22 September 2018Semi-final Kilcormac–Killoughey 1-16 - 1-11 St Rynagh's Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
C Slevin 0-7, T Geraghty 1-3, C Kiely 0-3, C Mahon 0-2, E Grogan 0-1.A Treacy 0-8, R Hughes 1-0, S Wynne 0-1, S Dolan 0-1, S Quirke 0-1.
23 September 2018Semi-final Coolderry 4-13 - 3-15 Belmont Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
B Carroll 1-6, E Parlon 1-1, C Molloy 1-0, M Corcoran 1-0, K Connolly 0-3, S Corcoran 0-1, D King 0-1, D Miller 0-1.O Kelly 3-3, D Nally 0-6, L Fox 0-3, J Nally 0-1, M Egan 0-1, J Maher 0-1.

Final

8 October 2018Final Coolderry 2-17 - 0-17 Kilcormac–Killoughey Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
B Carroll 0-10 (0-6f, 0-2 65’s), K Connolly 1-2, E Parlon 1-0, M Corcoran, C Molloy, S Corcoran (f), D King, K Brady 0-1. Report C Slevin 0-6 (0-4f), C Mahon 0-3, D Murray, C Kiely, T Geraghty 0-2 each, D Currams and J Gorman 0-1 each.Referee: S Guinan

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References

  1. ↑ "Slevin puts Special Ks back on top of pile". Irish Independent. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Coolderry crowned Offaly hurling champions". GAA website. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Goals key as Coolderry claim 31st Offaly senior title". RTÉ Sport. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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