2021 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

2021 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	28 August – 21 November 2021
Teams	10
Sponsor	Molloy Environmental
Champions	St Rynagh's (20th title) Conor Clancy (captain) Ken Hogan (manager)
Runners-up	Coolderry David King (captain) Brian Culbert (manager)
Relegated	Drumcullen
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	62 (2.14 per match)
Points scored	993 (34.24 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Brian Carroll (4–67)
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The 2021 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 124th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. The group stage placings were confirmed on 28 May 2021. ^[1] The championship began on 28 August 2021 and ended on 21 November 2021.

St Rynagh's were the defending champions. ^{[2] [3]} Drumcullen and Kinnitty joined the championship as the number of participating teams increased from eight to ten. ^[4]

The final was played on 21 November 2021 at Bord na Móna O'Connor Park in Tullamore, between St Rynagh's and Coolderry, in what was their first meeting in a final in six years. St Rynagh's won the match by 1–11 to 0–12 to claim their 20th championship title overall and a third title in succession. ^[5]

Coolderry's Brian Carroll was the championship's top scorer with 4–67.

Team changes

To championship

Promoted from the Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship

• Drumcullen
• Kinnitty

Group stage

Group stage table

  Advance to knockout stage  Advance to relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Coolderry	5	4	0	1	130	83	47	8
Kilcormac–Killoughey	5	4	0	1	127	87	40	8
St Rynagh's	5	4	0	1	108	99	9	8
Shinrone	5	3	0	2	121	94	27	6
Birr	5	3	0	2	104	80	24	6
Ballinamere	5	2	1	2	113	112	1	5
Belmont	5	2	1	2	81	91	-10	5
Kinnitty	5	2	0	3	81	103	-22	4
Seir Kieran	5	0	0	5	89	131	-42	0
Drumcullen	5	0	0	5	66	140	-74	0

Group stage results

Birr v Drumcullen

28 August 2021Round 1	Birr	2-19 - 0-15	Drumcullen	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	L Quinn 0-7 (5f), L Nolan 1-3, D Quegan 1-2, R Carty, C Mulrooney and P Mullins 0-2 each, B Harding 0-1.	Report	Colm Gath 0-8 (3f), Conor Gath 0-5 (4f), D Gath and E Gath 0-1 each.

Coolderry v Belmont

28 August 2021Round 1	Coolderry	0-26 - 0-16	Belmont	St Brendan's Park
	B Carroll 0-11 (0-9f, 0-1 ‘65’), K Connolly 0-4, E Parlon 0-3, C Molloy and D Tooher 0-2 each, S Corcoran (f), E Ryan, G McCormack, C Burke all 0-1 each.	Report	D Nally 0-8 (0-7f), O Kelly 0-4 (0-1 s/l), C Egan 0-2, L Fox, A Egan 0-1 each.

Kilcormac–Killoughey v Seir Kieran

28 August 2021Round 1	Kilcormac–Killoughey	3-25 - 0-15	Seir Kieran	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	Cillian Kiely 0-10 (5f), C Mahon 1-3, K Guinan 1-1, L Kavanagh and Cathal Kiely 0-3 each, C Donoghue 1-0, C Mitchell 0-2, J Kilmartin, T Spain and G Healion 0-1 each.	Report	J Mulrooney 0-6, J Bergin 0-5 (3f), L Carey 0-2 (1f), K Dunne and B Kealey 0-1 each.

Kinnitty v St Rynagh's

28 August 2021Round 1	Kinnitty	1-12 - 0-23	St Rynagh's	St Brendan's Park
	C Leonard 0-3 (0-2F, 0-1 ‘65’), A Browne 1-0, C Coughlan and O Kealey 0-2f each, J Armstrong 0-2, D Flanagan, P Delaney, E Callaghan, 0-1 each.	Report	L O’Connor 0-5 (0-2F), A Kenny 0-5 (0-3F), S Quirke 0-4, B Conneely, S Wynne, N Wynne 0-2 each, P Quirke, S Og Lyons, D Shortt 0-1 each.

Ballinamere v Shinrone

28 August 2021Round 1	Ballinamere	2-15 - 4-18	Shinrone	Rath Grounds
	B Duignan 1-7 (4f), S Duignan 1-2 (1 sideline), D Wyer, J Murphy and C Spollen 0-2 each.	Report	J Sampson 2-0, K Sampson 1-3 (1f), JP Cleary 0-5 (1f), A Cleary 0-3, P Cleary 1-0, D Crean and S Cleary 0-2 each, D Maher, C Doughan and D Morkan 0-1 each.

Birr v Seir Kieran

11 September 2021Round 2	Birr	0-25 - 1-13	Seir Kieran	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	E Cahill 0-16 (0-12F, 0-1 s/l), B Murphy 0-4, C Mulrooney, E Pilkington, R Carty, L Nolan, M Watkins 0-1 each.	Report	J Bergin 0-7 (0-6F, 0-1 ‘65’, B Kealey 1-0, J Mulrooney , K Dunne 0-2 each, S Coughlan and S Ryan 0-1 each

Kinnitty v Drumcullen

12 September 2021Round 2	Kinnitty	1-20 - 1-14	Drumcullen	St Brendan's Park
	C Coughlan 0-10 (0-7F), S Kinsella 1-1, J Hardiman 0-3 (0-2F), A Kealey and T Leahy 0-2 each, B Donnelly and A Browne 0-1 each.	Report	Conor Gath 0-6 (0-6F), Colm Gath 1-1 (1-0F), P Guinan 0-3, D Gath 0-2, E Gath and J Murray 0-1 each.

Kilcormac–Killoughey v Belmont

12 September 2021Round 2	Kilcormac–Killoughey	1-16 - 0-16	Belmont	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	Cillian Kiely 0-10 (7f), C Mahon 1-2, L Kavanagh 0-3, J Screeney 0-1.	Report	D Nally 0-15 (14f and one sideline), L Fox 0-1 (f).

Ballinamere v St Rynagh's

12 September 2021Round 2	Ballinamere	0-19 - 1-18	St Rynagh's	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	B Duignan 0-10 (7f), J Murphy 0-4, S Bourke, C Burke, M O'Brien, S Duignan and J Maher 0-1 each.	Report	A Treacy 0-8 (5f and 1 “65”), S Quirke 1-2, G Conneely and N Wynne 0-3 each, M Maloney and L O'Connor 0-1 each.

Coolderry v Shinrone

12 September 2021Round 2	Coolderry	1-18 - 0-19	Shinrone	St Brendan's Park
	B Carroll 0-8 (2 65s, 1f), K Connolly 0-4, E Ryan 1-0, D Miller and B Teehan 0-2 each, D Tooher and E Parlon 0-1 each.	Report	P Cleary and A Cleary 0-5 each, S Cleary 0-4, K Sampson 0-3 (frees), D Doughan, JP Cleary (f) 0-1 each.

Kilcormac–Killoughey v Shinrone

26 September 2021Round 3	Kilcormac–Killoughey	1-20 - 0-16	Shinrone	St Rynagh's Park
	C Kiely 0-11 (5f and 3 '65's), C Mahon 0-5, L Kavanagh 1-1, C Donoghue, P Geraghty and C Donoghue 0-1 each.	Report	K Sampson 0-7 (6f and 1 '65'), S Cleary 0-4, C Doughan 0-2, D Doughan, D Crean and JP Cleary 0-1 each.

Birr v Belmont

26 September 2021Round 3	Birr	0-10 - 0-11	Belmont	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	E Cahill 0-7 (3 frees, 1 65), L Nolan, B Murphy and C Mulrooney 0-1.	Report	D Nally 0-8 (6 frees, 1 65), P Clancy, L Fox (free) and C Egan 0-1 each.

Kinnitty v Seir Kieran

26 September 2021Round 3	Kinnitty	0-17 - 1-12	Seir Kieran	St Brendan's Park
	C Coughlan 0-12 (9f and 1 '65), O Kealey 0-2, J Hardiman and B Coughlan 0-1 each.	Report	E Murphy 1-3 (penalty and 3f), J Bergin 0-4 (2f), K Dunne, L Carey, K Connors, S Dunne and T Dooley 0-1 each.

Ballinamere v Drumcullen

26 September 2021Round 3	Ballinamere	0-17 - 0-15	Drumcullen	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	B Duignan 0-9 (8 frees, 1 65), J Murphy 0-4, J Maher 0-2, A Maher and S Bourke 0-1 each.	Report	Conor Gath 0-10 (9 frees, 1 65), Colm Gath 0-4, J Murray 0-1.

Coolderry v St Rynagh's

26 September 2021Round 3	Coolderry	1-15 - 3-12	St Rynagh's	St Brendan's Park
	B Carroll 1-10 (goal from a penalty, 7f), K Connolly 0-3, D Miller and K Brady 0-1 each.	Report	L O'Connor 1-4 (3f), N Wynne 2-0, A Treacy 0-3 (2f), G Conneely and S Quirke 0-2 each, J O'Connor 0-1.

Birr v Shinrone

9 October 2021Round 4	Birr	0-18 - 2-19	Shinrone	Coolderry Grounds
	E Cahill (0-14, 0-11 frees), D Quegan (0-2), M Watkins and C Mulrooney (0-1 each).	Report	K Sampson (0-9, 0-8 frees), J Sampson (1-5), DJ McLoughlin (1-1), A Cleary (0-2), P Cleary and D Morkan (0-1 each).

Ballinamere v Seir Kieran

10 October 2021Round 4	Ballinamere	4-23 - 3-16	Seir Kieran	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	J Murphy 3-6, B Duignan 0-8 (4f), A Maher 1-2, S Guinan 0-3, C Guinan, M O’Brien, S Bourke and K McDermott 0-1 each.	Report	J Bergin 2-9 (7f), J Mulrooney 1-1, S Coughlan and A Hynes 0-2 each, L Carey and E Murphy 0-1 each.

Coolderry v Drumcullen

10 October 2021Round 4	Coolderry	6-27 - 0-09	Drumcullen	St Brendan's Park
	B Carroll 3-15 (1-11f, 1-0 pen), K Connolly 1-5, K Brady and M Corcoran 1-0 each, E Ryan and C Burke 0-2 each, C Molloy, T Corcoran, D Miller all 0-1 each.	Report	Conor Gath 0-8 (0-8F), Colm Gath 0-1.

Kilcormac–Killoughey v St Rynagh's

10 October 2021Round 4	Kilcormac–Killoughey	0-21 - 2-24	St Rynagh's	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	Cillian Kiely 0-9 (6 frees, 1 65), C Mitchell 0-3, J Kilmartin, P Geraghty and C Mahon 0-2 each, Cathal Kiely (free), L Kavanagh and D Murray 0-1 each.	Report	A Treacy 0-9 (frees), L O’Connor 1-3 (3 frees), S Dolan 0-4, A Kenny 1-0, S Quirke 0-3, S Og Lyons, R Hughes, M Maloney, C Flannery and P Camon 0-1 each.

Kinnitty v Belmont

10 October 2021Round 4	Kinnitty	0-15 - 0-17	Belmont	St Brendan's Park
	C Coughlan 0-11 (0-8F), B Donnelly, J Armstrong, E Callaghan, O Kealey all 0-1 each.	Report	D Nally 0-5 (0-4F), P Clancy 0-4, J Egan, D Egan, C Flynn all 0-2 each, J Clancy, D Cox 0-1 each.

Ballinamere v Belmont

24 October 2025Round 5	Ballinamere	2-15 - 1-18	Belmont	Clara Grounds
	B Duignan 0-7 (5f, 165), A Maher 1-4, J Murphy 1-1, S Duignan, J Maher and M O’Brien 0-1 each.	Report	D Nally 1-13 (1pen, 10 frees) A Egan, P Clancy, M Egan (f), C Flynn and K McManus 0-1 each

Coolderry v Seir Kieran

24 October 2025Round 5	Coolderry	0-20 - 1-15	Seir Kieran	Crinkill Grounds
	B Carroll (0-14, 0-11 frees), K Connolly (0-3), D Miller, K Brady, M Corcoran (0-1 each).	Report	J Bergin (0-8, 0-7 frees), J Mulrooney (1-1), K Murray (one sideline cut) and K Dunne (0-2 each), A Hynes and J Scully (0-1 each).

Kinnitty v Shinrone

24 October 2025Round 5	Kinnitty	0-11 - 4-19	Shinrone	St Brendan's Park
	C Coughlan 0-7 (4f and 1 '65'), S Kinsella 0-2, J Hardiman (f) and O Kealey 0-1 each.	Report	K Sampson 0-8 (6f), J Sampson 2-2, S Cleary 1-2, P Cleary 1-0 (1f), A Cleary 0-4, D Maher, D Morkan and JP Cleary 0-1 each.

Kilcormac–Killoughey v Drumcullen

24 October 2025Round 5	Kilcormac–Killoughey	2-24 - 0-10	Drumcullen	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	Cillian Kiely 2-7 (0-4 Frees, 0-1 ’65), D Murray 0-6, L Kavanagh 0-2, Cathal Kiely 0-2, P Geraghty 0-2, J Kilmartin 0-2, G Healion 0-2, K Guinan 0-1.	Report	Colm Gath 0-8 (0-7 Frees), C Guinan 0-1, E Gath 0-1.

Birr v St Rynagh's

24 October 2025Round 5	Birr	1-23 - 0-13	St Rynagh's	Carrig Grounds
	E Cahill 0-14(0-9F, 0-1 ‘65’), M Watkins 1-1, L Quinn 0-3, C Mulrooney and B Murphy 0-2 each, L Nolan 0-1.	Report	L O’Connor 0-6 (0-6F), A Treacy 0-3 (0-1F, 0-1 ‘65’) , J O’Connor, D Shortt, S Dolan, P Quirke all 0-1 each.

Relegation stage

Relegation playoff

Seir Kieran v Drumcullen

6 November 2021Playoff	Seir Kieran	2-22 - 2-17	Drumcullen	Kinnitty Grounds
	J Bergin (0-13, 0-12 frees), L Carey (1-2), K Dunne (0-4), A Hynes (1-0), B Kealey, J Scully, J Mulrooney (0-1 each).	Report	C Gath (1-14, 1-11 frees), D Gath (1-0), J Murray, M Kennedy Jnr, K Fleury (0-1 each).

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Coolderry v Shinrone

6 November 2021Semi-final	Coolderry	3-13 - 1-16	Shinrone	St Brendan's Park
	K Connolly 1-3, D Miller 1-1, S Corcoran 0-4 (4f), B Carroll 0-3 (1f), C Burke 1-0, C Molloy and E Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	K Sampson 0-7 (6f), J Sampson 1-2, S Cleary 0-4, A Cleary 0-2, P Cleary 0-1.

St Rynagh's v Kilcormac–Killoughey

7 November 2021Semi-final	St Rynagh's	1-18 - 0-20	Kilcormac–Killoughey	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	L O'Connor 1-8 (8f), S Quirke 0-3, A Kenny 0-2, B Conneely, M Maloney, R Hughes and G Conneely 0-1 each.	Report	Cathal Kiely 0-12 (8f), D Murray 0-4, P Geraghty 0-2, J Screeney and G Healion 0-1 each.

Final

Coolderry v St Rynagh's

21 November 2021Final	Coolderry	0-12 - 1-11	St Rynagh's	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	B Carroll 0-6 (3f), K Connolly 0-3, E Ryan 0-2, D King 0-1.	Report	A Treacy 0-5 (1f 1 65), S Quirke 1-1, L O’Connor 0-2 (1f), A Kenny, G Conneely, P Quirke 0-1 each.	Referee: K Dooley (Drumcullen)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Brian Carroll	Coolderry	4-67	79	7	11.28
2	Cillian Kiely	Kilcormac–Killoughey	2-47	53	5	10.60
3	Joe Bergin	Seir Kieran	2-46	52	6	8.66
	David Nally	Belmont	1-49	52	5	10.40
5	Eoghan Cahill	Birr	0-51	51	4	12.75
6	Brian Duignan	Ballinamere	1-41	44	7	6.28
7	Colm Coughlan	Kinnitty	0-42	42	4	10.50
8	Killian Sampson	Shinrone	1-37	40	6	6.66
9	Luke O'Connor	St Rynagh's	3-29	38	7	5.42
10	Kevin Connolly	Coolderry	2-25	31	7	4.42

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