2023 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

2023 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	7 July – 15 October 2023
Teams	10
Sponsor	Molloy Environmental
Champions	Kilcormac–Killoughey (5th title); Conor Slevin (captain); Shane Hand (manager)
Runners-up	Shinrone ; Declan Cleary (captain); Trevor Fletcher (manager)
Relegated	Seir Kieran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	67 (2.58 per match)
Points scored	915 (35.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Brian Duignan (1-38)
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Last updated May 28, 2024

The 2023 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 125th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. The draw for the group stage placings was made on 20 March 2023.^[1] The championship ran from 7 July to 15 October 2023.

The final was played on 15 October 2023 at Grant Heating St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Kilcormac–Killoughey and Shinrone, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final. Kilcormac–Killoughey won the match by 3–26 to 3–08 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in six years.^[3]

Ballinamere's Brian Duignan was the championship's top scorer with 1-38.

Team changes

To championship

Promoted from the Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship

Tullamore ^[4]

From championship

Relegated to the Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship

Clodiagh Gaels ^[5]

Group 1

Group 1 table

Semi-finalists Quarter-finalists Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilcormac–Killoughey	4	4	0	0	103	70	33	8
St Rynagh's	4	3	0	1	95	66	29	6
Birr	4	2	0	2	84	77	13	4
Tullamore	4	1	0	3	76	108	-33	2
Kinnitty	4	0	0	4	57	94	-37	0

Group 1 results

7 July 2023Round 1	Tullamore	0-14 - 2-21	St Rynagh's	Glenisk O'Connor Park
	M Fox 0-5, J Dooley 0-4, D Fox 0-3, J Houlihan 0-2.		A Treacy 1-6, L O'Connor 1-3, E Woods 0-4, M Maloney 0-2, A Rigney 0-2, B Rigney 0-1, G Conneely 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, M McLoughlin 0-1.

7 July 2023Round 1	Kinnitty	1-08 - 1-15	Birr	Crinkle Grounds
	J Dempsey 1-6, B Donnelly 0-1, J Hardiman 0-1.		L Quinn 0-7, S Ryan 1-1, M Watkins 0-2, L Nolan 0-1, C Mulrooney 0-1, B Watkins 0-1, E Nolan 0-1, J Ryan 0-1.

20 July 2023Round 2	Kilcormac–Killoughey	1-20 - 0-15	Kinnitty	Glenisk O'Connor Park
	A Screeney 0-7 (5f), C Spain 0-4, Cathal Kiely 0-3 (1f), C Mitchell 1-0, E Grogan and C Mahon 0-2 each, D Kilmartin and L Kavanagh 0-1 each.		J Dempsey 0-7 (7f), J Hardiman 0-3 (1f), D Flanagan, C Hardiman, S Kinsella, E Callaghan, C Hardiman 0-1 each.

21 July 2023Round 2	Birr	3-16 - 1-14	Tullamore	St Rynagh's Park
	L Quinn (1-6, 1-1 sideline cuts, 0-5 frees), C Mulrooney (1-3, 0-1 free), N Lyons (1-0), E Nolan, B Murphy (0-2 each), M Watkins, S Ryan, L Nolan (0-1 each).		S Dooley (0-10, 0-9 frees, 0-1 '65'), M Fox (1-2), J Dooley, J Houlihan (0-1 each).

4 August 2023Round 3	St Rynagh's	2-19 - 0-21	Birr	Drumcullen Grounds
	E Woods 1-8 (5f), A Treacy 0-5 (3f), L O'Connor 1-0, J Flannery 0-3, G Conneely 0-2 each, B Conneely 0-1.		L Quinn 0-10 (9f), E Nolan 0-4, L Nolan and C Mulrooney 0-2 each, B Murphy, M Watkins, J Ryan 0-1 each.

6 August 2023Round 3	Tullamore	0-20 - 2-30	Kilcormac–Killoughey	Tubber Grounds
	S Dooley 0-11 (9f), N Furlong and J Houlihan 0-2 each, C Martin, D Egan, C Egan, C Martin and D Fox 0-1 each.		A Screeney 1-7 (6f), C Mahon 0-6, C Mitchell 0-4, J Screeney and Cathal Kiely 0-3 each, C Spain 1-0, T Geraghty 0-2, J Quinn, D Kilmartin, J Gorman, L Kavanagh and Cillian Kiely 0-1 each.

19 August 2023Round 4	Kilcormac–Killoughey	1-17 - 0-15	St Rynagh's	Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
	A Screeney 0-6 (5f), C Mitchell 0-3, J Screeney 1-0, Cillian Kiely, Cathal Kiely, C Mahon and J Gorman 0-2 each.		E Woods 0-6 (5f), J O'Connor 0-3, M Maloney, J Flannery, G Conneely, A Treacy, S Rigney and A Kenny 0-1 each.

20 August 2023Round 4	Kinnitty	2-14 - 3-16	Tullamore	Clareen Grounds
	C Coughlan (0-8, 0-6 frees, 0-1 '65'), J Dempsey (1-1, 0-1 free), J Hardiman (0-3), P Delaney (1-0), A Kealey and D Flanagan (0-1 each).		S Dooley (1-9, 0-9 frees), M Fox (1-2), Cormac Martin (1-1), C Egan, J Houlihan, A Leavy, Cillian Martin (0-1 each).

3 September 2023Round 5	St Rynagh's	3-19 - 0-11	Kinnitty	Glenisk O'Connor Park
	E Woods 1-7 (6f), A Treacy 1-2 (1f), L O'Connor 1-1, G Conneely and S Rigney 0-3 each, M Maloney, A Kenny and P Quirke 0-1 each.		C Coughlan 0-5 (2f), C Robinson and J Dempsey (2f) 0-2 each, P Delaney and J Hardiman 0-1 each.

3 September 2023Round 5	Birr	2-14 - 1-21	Kilcormac–Killoughey	Glenisk O'Connor Park
	E Nolan 0-6, C Mulrooney and M Watkins 1-2 each, L Quinn 0-4 (3f and 1 '65').		A Screeney 0-9 (7f), C Mahon 1-1, J Gorman 0-3, C Mitchell 0-2, Cillian Kiely, Cathal Kiely, J Screeney, C Spain, T Geraghty and S Guinan 0-1 each.

Group 2

Group 2 table

Semi-finalists Quarter-finalists Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ballinamere	4	4	0	0	103	76	27	8
Shinrone	4	3	0	1	81	77	4	6
Coolderry	4	2	0	2	89	75	41	4
Belmont	4	1	0	3	75	94	-19	2
Seir Kieran	4	0	0	4	72	98	-26	0

Group 2 results

7 July 2023Round 1	Seir Kieran	1-16 - 1-18	Belmont	Drumcullen Grounds
	T Dooley 0-4 (2 frees), A Hynes 0-4 (frees), K Dunne 0-3, D Guinan 1-0, L Carey and J Mulrooney 0-2 each, J Bergin 0-1.		M Egan 0-7 (frees), P Clancy 0-4 (2 frees), C Flynn 1-0, L Fox 0-2, D Egan, J Clancy, C Dunican, R McEvoy and J Nally 0-1 each.

7 July 2023Round 1	Coolderry	0-15 - 0-16	Shinrone	Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
	D Miller 0-7, S Corcoran 0-2, S Ryan 0-2, K Connolly 0-2, W Malone 0-1, B Carroll 0-1.		D Morkan 0-4, A Cleary 0-3, J Sampson 0-1, E Cleary 0-1, K Sampson 0-1, D Maher 0-1, D Cleary 0-1, L Watkins 0-1, S Cleary 0-1, P Cleary 0-1, DJ McLoughlin 0-1.

21 July 2023Round 2	Ballinamere	1-22 - 2-16	Coolderry	Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
	B Duignan 0-9 (6f), S Bourke, D Bourke and D Ravenhill (2f) 0-3 each, K McDermott 1-0, J Maher and A Maher 0-2 each.		B Carroll 2-2 (one goal from a penalty), D Miller 0-6 (6f), C Burke 0-4, K Connolly 0-2, D King, C Molloy 0-1 each.

22 July 2023Round 2	Shinrone	1-17 - 2-13	Seir Kieran	Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
	D Morkan 0-7 (7f), P Cleary 0-4, S Cleary 1-1, L Watkins 0-2, K Sampson, D Cleary, J Sampson 0-1 each.		A Hynes 1-3 (1-3f), J Mulrooney 0-5 (1f), L Carey 1-1, K Dunne, P Gilligan, T Dooley and D Guinan 0-2 each.

5 August 2023Round 3	Belmont	0-20 - 3-16	Shinrone	Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
	D Nally (0-8, all frees), P Clancy (0-5), D Egan, C Flynn (0-2 each), J Clancy, S Nally, R McEvoy (0-1 each).		D Morkan (0-5, 0-3 frees, 0-1 '65'), P Cleary (1-1), K Sampson, J Liffey (1-0 each), E Cleary (frees), L Watkins, C Doughan (0-2 each), S Cleary, DJ McLoughlin, A Cleary, D Doughan (0-1 each).

5 August 2023Round 3	Seir Kieran	0-19 - 2-26	Ballinamere	Faithful Fields
	T Dooley 0-7 (5f), A Hynes 0-6 (2f), J Mulrooney (1f), K Dunne and L Carey 0-2 each.		B Duignan 0-10 (5f), M O'Brien 1-4, D Ravenhill 0-6 (2 '65s'), A Maher 0-3, R Cleary 1-0, D Bourke, J Maher and K McDermott 0-1 each.

19 August 2023Round 4	Coolderry	1-22 - 1-12	Seir Kieran	Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
	K Connolly (1-5), D Miller (0-6, 0-4 frees), D King, B Carroll (0-2), E Parlon (0-2, 0-1 sideline cut), S Corcoran (0-2, frees), E Burke, E Ryan, B Burke (0-1 each).		J Bergin (1-1), A Hynes (0-4, 0-3 frees), J Mulrooney (0-3), T Dooley (0-2, frees), J Coughlan, J Connors (free) (0-1 each).

20 August 2023Round 4	Ballinamere	1-20 - 1-12	Belmont	Glenisk O'Connor Park
	B Duignan 1-6 (4f), A Maher 0-4, D Ravenhill 0-3 (1f), S Bourke and D Bourke 0-2 each, R Cleary, J Murphy and D Wyer 0-1 each.		M Egan (3f and 1 '65') and P Clancy (2f) 0-4 each, J Nally 1-1, C Flynn 0-2, D Egan 0-1.

2 September 2023Round 5	Shinrone	2-14 - 0-23	Ballinamere	Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
	J Sampson 1-1, P Cleary 1-0, C Doughan and D Morkan (3f) 0-3 each, L Watkins 0-2, K Sampson, D Maher, D Cleary, S Cleary 0-1 each.		B Duignan 0-13 (5 f and 2 '65s), D Bourke 0-3, S Bourke and D Ravenhill 0-2 each, A Maher, K McDermott and D Wyer 0-1 each.

2 September 2023Round 5	Belmont	2-13 - 1-24	Coolderry	Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
	D Nally 1-7 (1-6, f), J Nally 1-0, L Fox 0-2 (1f), M Egan, P Taaffe, P Clancy, R McEvoy 0-1 each.		D Miller 0-6 (3f and 1 '65'), B Carroll 1-1, K Connolly and W Malone 0-4 each, S Corcoran 0-3 (3f), D King and G McCormack 0-2 each, C Molloy, E Parlon 0-1 each.

Knockout stage

Relegation playoff

16 September 2023Playoff	Kinnitty	2-19 - 2-16	Seir Kieran	Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
	C Coughlan 0-12 (11frees); C Hardiman 2-1; J Dempsey and O Kealey 0-2; D Flanagan and J Hardiman 0-1 each .	Report	J Bergin 1-6 (5frees); J Mulrooney 0-8 (4frees); D Guinan 1-0; A Hynes and P Gilligan 0-1 each.	Referee: J Deehan (Clara)

Quarter-finals

16 September 2023Quarter-final	St Rynagh's	3-13 - 1-16	Coolderry	Glenisk O'Connor Park
	E Woods 1-4 (3 '65'and 1f), A Kenny 2-1, S Rigney, J O'Connor and M Maloney 0-2 each, J Flannery and L O'Connor 0-1.	Report	D Miller 0-7 (5f), A Connolly 1-1, K Connolly 0-3, G McCormack 0-2, S Corcoran (f) and B Carroll 0-1 each.	Referee: S Guinan (Drumcullen)

17 September 2023Quarter-final	Birr	3-22 - 1-30 (aet)	Shinrone	Glenisk O'Connor Park
	E Cahill 0-13 (9f), M Watkins 2-2, L Quinn 0-3, E Nolan 1-0, J Ryan 0-2, L Nolan and S Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	D Morkan 0-8 (7f), A Cleary 0-5, K Samspon and P Cleary 0-4 each, D Cleary, S Cleary, J Samspon 0-2 each, D Maher (f), L Watkins and D Doughan 0-1 each.	Referee: A Kinahan (Clodiagh Gaels)

Semi-finals

30 September 2023Semi-final	Ballinamere	0-16 - 1-19	Shinrone	Glenisk O'Connor Park
	B Duignan 0-10 (7f), D Bourke and J Murphy 0-2 each, D Ravenhill (f) and J Maher 0-1 each.	Report	D Morkan 0-4 (3f), K Sampson 1-3, D Cleary 0-3, P Cleary 0-2, D Landy, C Doughan, D Maher, L Watkins, A Cleary, S Cleary, J Sampson 0-1 each.	Referee: A Kinahan (Clodiagh Gaels)

1 October 2023Semi-final	Kilcormac–Killoughey	0-22 - 1-14	St Rynagh's	Glenisk O'Connor Park
	A Screeney 0-8 (6f and 1 '65'), Cillian Kiely (2f) and C Mitchell 0-5 each, B Kavanagh, Cathal Kiely, C Mahon and J Gorman 0-1 each.	Report	E Woods 0-7 (6f), J O'Connor 1-0, A Treacy 0-3 (2f), L O'Connor 0-2, M Maloney and S Quirke 0-1 each.	Referee: B Gavin (Clara)

Final

15 October 2023Final	Shinrone	3-08 - 3-26	Kilcormac–Killoughey	Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
	D Maher (2-1, 2-1f), D Morkan (0-3, 3f), J Sampson (1-0), D Cleary (0-2), K Sampson, L Watkins (0-1 each).	Report	C Mitchell (1-4), A Screeney (0-7, 4f, 1 65), C Mahon (0-6), J Screeney (0-3), J Gorman (1-0), Cathal Kiely (1-1), Cillian Kiely (0-2, 2f), D Kilmartin, B Kavanagh, T Geraghty (0-1 each).	Referee: B Gavin (Clara)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Brian Duignan	Ballinamere	1-48	51	5	10.20
2	Adam Screeney	Kilcormac-Killoughey	1-44	47	6	7.83
3	Eoin Woods	St Rynagh's	3-36	45	6	7.50
4	Donal Morkan	Shinrone	0-34	34	7	4.85
5	Shane Dooley	Tullamore	1-30	33	4	8.25
5	Lochlainn Quinn	Birr	1-30	33	5	6.60
7	Daniel Miller	Coolderry	0-32	32	5	6.40
8	Colm Coughlan	Kinnitty	0-25	25	5	5.00
9	James Dempsey	Kinnitty	2-18	24	5	4.80
9	Charlie Mitchell	Kilcormac-Killoughey	2-18	24	6	4.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Eoghan Cahill	Birr	0-13	13	Shinrone
1	Brian Duignan	Ballinamere	0-13	13	Shinrone
3	Shane Dooley	Tullamore	1-09	12	Kinnitty
3	Colm Coughlan	Kinnitty	0-12	12	Seir Kieran
5	Eoin Woods	St Rynagh's	1-08	11	Birr
5	Shane Dooley	Tullamore	0-11	11	Kilcormac-Killoughey
7	Adam Screeney	Kilcormac-Killoughey	1-07	10	Tullamore
	Eoin Woods	St Rynagh's	1-07	10	Kinnitty
	David Nally	Belmont	1-07	10	Coolderry
	Lochlainn Quinn	Birr	0-10	10	St Rynagh's
	Shane Dooley	Tullamore	0-10	10	Birr
	Brian Duignan	Ballinamere	0-10	10	Seir Kieran
	Brian Duignan	Ballinamere	0-10	10	Shinrone

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