2024 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship

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2024 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship
Dates10 August - 20 October 2024
Teams7
SponsorBathshack
Champions Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (16th title)
Neil McManus (captain)
Brian Delargy (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Kerry.svg Dunloy
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored30 (2.14 per match)
Points scored504 (36 per match)
2023 (Previous)(Next) 2025

The 2024 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship was the 124th staging of the Antrim Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Antrim County Board in 1901. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 17 May 2024. [1] The championship ran from 10 August to 20 October 2024.

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RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall were the defending champions. [2]

The final was played on 20 October 2024 at Corrigan Park in Belfast, between RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall and Cúchulains Dunloy, in what was their first ever meeting in the final in two years. RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall won the match by 1–16 to 2–12 to claim their 16th championship title overall and a second title in succession. [3] [4]

Team changes

From Championship

Regraded to the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Advance to semi-finals  Advance to quarter-finals

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Loughgiel Shamrocks 22004828204
St Enda's 20113545-101
McQuillan's Ballycastle 20112939-101

Group 1 results

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Advance to semi-finals  Advance to quarter-finals

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Ruairí Óg 33007252206
Cúchulains Dunloy 3201686084
St John's 31025966-72
O'Donovan Rossa 30035980-210

Group 2 results

11 August 2024Round 1 O'Donovan Rossa 1-19 - 3-16 Ruairí Óg Rossa Park
25 August 2024Round 2 St John's 1-08 - 2-14 Ruairí Óg Slemish Park
7 September 2024Round 3 St John's 1-27 - 2-16 O'Donovan Rossa Corrigan Park

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

21 September 2024Quarter-final St Enda's 2-15 - 0-30 St John's Rossa Park
22 September 2024Quarter-final McQuillan's Ballycastle 1-18 - 1-24 Dunloy Fr Healy Park

Semi-finals

5 October 2024Semi-final Ruairí Óg 1-27 - 0-26 St John's Pearse Park
N McManus 0-14 (10f’s); E Campbell 0-3; R McCambridge 0-3; Paddy McGill 0-3; R McAteer 1-00; J McLaughlin 0-2 (1f); C McAuley 0-1; F McCurry 0-1 Report O MacManus 0-12 (8fs, 2 ‘65s); S Shannon 0-3; Conor Johnston 0-3; Ciaran Johnston 0-2; R McNulty 0-2; Darragh McGuinness 0-2; M Dudley 0-1; C Bohill 0-1
6 October 2024Semi-final Loughgiel Shamrocks 0-11 - 2-15 Dunloy Páirc Mhuire
J McNaughton (0-7, 0-5 frees), S McGrath (0-3), R McMullan (0-1). Report N Elliott (1-1), S Elliott (0-4, 0-3 frees), K Molloy (1-0); E O’Neill (0-2), N McKeague (0-2), P Martin (0-2), C Cunning (0-1), A McGarry (0-1), T McFerran (0-1); G McTaggart (0-1).

Final

20 October 2024Final Ruairí Óg 1-16 - 2-12 Dunloy Corrigan Park
N McManus 0-7 (5f, 2 65s); E McQuillan 1-0; J McLaughlin 0-2, F McCambridge 0-2; F McCurry 0-1, E Campbell 0-1, R McAteer 0-1, P McGill 0-1, C McAlister 0-1 (free) Report S Elliott 1-4 (1-0 pen, 0-2f, 0-2 65s), E O'Neill 1-1, Keelan Molloy 0-3, P Shiels 0-3 (2f), A McGarry 0-1.Referee: C McCloskey (Loughgiel Shamrocks)

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