2024 Carlow Senior Hurling Championship

2024 Carlow Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	21 June – 18 August 2024
Teams	5
Sponsor	JJ Kavanagh & Sons
Champions	St Mullin's (29th title) Ger Coady (captain) Tommy Buggy (manager)
Runners-up	Mount Leinster Rangers Kevin McDonald (captain) Paul O'Brien (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	50 (3.33 per match)
Points scored	508 (33.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)	James Doyle (5–55)
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The 2024 Carlow Senior Hurling Championship was the 95th staging of the Carlow Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Carlow County Board in 1927. The championship ran from 21 June to 18 August 2024.

Mount Leinster Rangers were the defending champions. ^{[1] [2]}

The final, a replay, was played on 18 August 2024 at Netwatch Cullen Park in Carlow, between St Mullin's and Mount Leinster Rangers, in what was their 11th meeting in the final overall and a second successive meeting. St Mullin's won the match by 2–25 to 3–16 to claim their 29th championship title overall and a first title in two years. ^{[3] [4]}

James Doyle was the championship's top scorer with 5–55.

Team changes

From championship

Regraded to the Carlow Intermediate Hurling Championship:

• Naomh Bríd ^[5]

Group stage

Group stage table

  Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
St Mullin's	4	3	1	0	117	76	41	7
Mount Leinster Rangers	4	2	2	0	94	63	31	6
Ballinkillen	4	1	1	2	85	90	−5	3
Bagenalstown Gaels	4	1	0	3	51	88	−37	2
Naomh Eoin	4	1	0	3	65	95	−30	2

Group stage results

Mount Leinster Rangers v St Mullin's

21 June 2024Round 1	Mount Leinster Rangers	2–14 – 1–17	St Mullin's	Netwatch Cullen Park
	T Joyce 1–5, D Tobin 1–3, K McDonald 0–3, C Kavanagh 0–1, C Fitzpatrick 0–1, E Doyle 0–1.	Report	James Doyle 0–9, John Doyle 1–1, C Kehoe 0–2, G Coady 0–1, M Walsh 0–1, O Ryan 0–1, P Boland 0–1, J O'Neill 0–1.

Naomh Eoin v Ballinkillen

22 June 2024Round 1	Naomh Eoin	2–15 – 1–13	Ballinkillen	Netwatch Cullen Park
	C Abbey 0–5, S Tracey 1–1, D Wall 1–0 (og), B Tracey 0–3, P Abbey 0–3, M Kavanagh 0–1, M Nolan 0–1, P Doyle 0–1.		C Whelan 1–8, S Kelly 0–1, S Murphy 0–1, J Wall 0–1, K Kavanagh 0–1, E English 0–1.

Bagenalstown Gaels v Naomh Eoin

29 June 2024Round 2	Bagenalstown Gaels	0–17 – 0–11	Naomh Eoin	Netwatch Cullen Park
	C Doyle 0–9, J Wall 0–4, D Nolan 0–2, K Guidera 0–1, J Doyle 0–1.		C Abbey 0–7, D Dunne 0–1, S Tracey 0–1, C Tracey 0–1, M Kavanagh 0–1.

Ballinkillen v Mount Leinster Rangers

29 June 2024Round 2	Ballinkillen	1–17 – 0–20	Mount Leinster Rangers	Netwatch Cullen Park
	C Whelan 1–9, S Kelly 0–2, S Murphy 0–2, K Kavanagh 0–1, C Wall 0–1, J Treacy 0–1, C Lomax 0–1.		D Tobin 0–5, T Joyce 0–4, J Nolan 0–4, K McDonald 0–3, D Murphy 0–2, R Coady 0–1, C Kavanagh 0–1.

St Mullin's v Naomh Eoin

6 July 2024Round 3	St Mullin's	3–23 – 0–19	Naomh Eoin	Netwatch Cullen Park
	James Doyle 2–10, John Doyle 1–2, C Kehoe 0–4, E O'Shea 0–2, J Kavanagh 0–2, P Walsh 0–1, O Ryan 0–1, J O'Neill 0–1.		C Abbey 0–7, JM Nolan 0–4, C Beck 0–4, P Abbey 0–2, D Dunne 0–1, B Tracey 0–1.

Bagenalstown Gaels v Ballinkillen

6 July 2024Round 3	Bagenalstown Gaels	1–14 – 1–17	Ballinkillen	Netwatch Cullen Park
	C Doyle 0–6, J Doyle 1–1, D Nolan 0–3, K Guidera 0–3, A Kane 0–1.		C Whelan 0–8, K Kavanagh 1–1, P Hynes 0–3, S Murphy 0–2, C Lomax 0–2, J Treacy 0–1.

Ballinkillen v St Mullin's

13 July 2024Round 4	Ballinkillen	4–17 – 3–23	St Mullin's	Netwatch Cullen Park
	C Whelan 1–8, J Treacy 1–3, S Kelly 1–2, P Hynes 1–0, S Murphy 0–2, K Kavanagh 0–1, E English 0–1.		James Doyle 0–11, M Kavanagh 3–1, C Kehoe 0–4, M Walsh 0–2, J Kavanagh 0–2, P Doyle 0–1, John Doyle 0–1, J O'Neill 0–1.

Mount Leinster Rangers v Bagenalstown Gaels

13 July 2024Round 4	Mount Leinster Rangers	0–24 – 0–09	Bagenalstown Gaels	Netwatch Cullen Park
	T Joyce 0–10, D Tobin 0–3, J Nolan 0–3, D Murphy 0–2, E Kealy 0–1, K McDonald 0–1, E Doyle 0–1, C Kavanagh 0–1, T Lawlor 0–1, C Fitzpatrick 0–1.		C Doyle 0–3, J McCullagh 0–2, S Wall 0–1, J Clarke 0–1, K Guidera 0–1, J Doyle 0–1.

Mount Leinster Rangers v Naomh Eoin

20 July 2024Round 5	Mount Leinster Rangers	1–27 – 0–14	Naomh Eoin	Netwatch Cullen Park
	T Joyce 1–4 (3fs), D Murphy 0–5, J Nolan, D Tobin 0–4 each, C Kavanagh 0–3, J Nolan, T Brennan 0–2 each, K McDonald (65), E Byrne, T Lawlor 0–1 each.	Report	C Abbey, C Beck 0–4 each, C Tracey 0–3, J M Nolan, S Tracey, M Kavanagh 0–1 each.

St Mullin's v Bagenalstown Gaels

20 July 2024Round 5	St Mullin's	4–21 – 0–08	Bagenalstown Gaels	Netwatch Cullen Park
	James Doyle 0–10 (65 6fs), John Doyle 1–5, M Kavanagh 1–2, J O’Neill 1–1, P Walsh 1–0, P Doyle, C Kehoe, O Ryan 0-1each.	Report	C Doyle (1f), Jake Doyle (1f), D Nolan (f) 0–2 each, J Clarke, K Guidera, 0–1 each.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

St Mullin's v Bagenalstown Gaels

27 July 2024Semi-final	St Mullin's	4–14 – 4–14	Bagenalstown Gaels	Netwatch Cullen Park
	James Doyle 2–6 (5fs), M Kavanagh 1–3 (1–0 pen, 65), John Doyle 1–0, J O’Neill 0–2, M Walsh, O Ryan, J Kavanagh 0–1 each.	Report	Craig Doyle 2–7 (1-5fs 65), K Guidera 1–1, A Kane 1–0, Jake Doyle 0–3, A Corcoran, TJ Darcy, D Nolan (f) 0–1 each.

Mount Leinster Rangers v Ballinkillen

27 July 2024Semi-final	Mount Leinster Rangers	2–19 – 1–15	Ballinkillen	Netwatch Cullen Park
	J Nolan 0–5, T Joyce 0–4 (3fs), E Byrne 1–1, D Tobin 0–3, E Doyle 1–0, D Murphy 0–2 (1f), E Kealy, R Coady, C Kavanagh, C Fitzpatrick 0–1 each.	Report	C Whelan 0–5 (fs), P Hynes 1–0, C Wall, S Murphy 0–3 each, J Treacy 0–2, E English, S Kelly 0–1 each.

St Mullin's v Bagenalstown Gaels

3 August 2024Semi-final replay	St Mullin's	3–19 – 1–17 (aet)	Bagenalstown Gaels	Netwatch Cullen Park
	M Kavanagh 0-9fs, C Kehoe 2–0, O Ryan 0–3, James Doyle 1–0, P Boland, J O’Neill, J Kavanagh 0–2 each, John Doyle 0–1.	Report	Craig Doyle 0–12 (10fs), J Clarke 1–0, D Nolan 0–3 (fs), J McCullagh, J Wall 0–1 each

Final

Mount Leinster Rangers v St Mullin's

11 August 2024Final	Mount Leinster Rangers	2–19 – 3–16	St Mullin's	Netwatch Cullen Park
	T Joyce (0–7, 4fs), E Byrne (1–2), C Kavanagh (1–0), D Murphy (0–4), J Nolan (0–3), C Nolan, T Lawlor, K McDonald (f) (0–1 each).	Report	M Kavanagh (1–8, 5fs), J Kavanagh (2–0), James Doyle (0–6), C Kehoe, J O’Neill (0–1 each).	Referee: P O'Dwyer (Palatine)

Final replay

Mount Leinster Rangers v St Mullin's

18 August 2024Final	Mount Leinster Rangers	3–16 – 2–25	St Mullin's	Netwatch Cullen Park
	C Nolan 2–5, T Joyce 0–6 (fs), K McDonald 1–3 (all fs), Jon Nolan, D Murphy 0–1 each.	Report	M Kavanagh 1–10 (3-65s 5fs), P Boland 0–6, J O’Neill 1–3 (1-sl), James Doyle 0–3 (1f), C Kehoe 0–2, J Kavanagh 0–1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	James Doyle	St Mullin's	5–55	70	8	8.75
2	Marty Kavanagh	St Mullin's	7–33	54	6	9.00
3	Ciarán Whelan	Ballinkillen	3–38	47	5	9.40
4	Ted Joyce	Mount Leinster Rangers	2–40	46	7	6.57
5	Craig Doyle	Bagenalstown Gaels	2–39	45	6	7.50
6	Ciarán Abbey	Naomh Eoin	0–23	23	4	5.75
7	John Doyle	St Mullin's	4–10	22	8	2.75
8	Dean Tobin	Mount Leinster Rangers	1–18	21	7	3.00
9	Conor Kehoe	St Mullin's	2–14	20	8	2.50
	Jon Nolan	Mount Leinster Rangers	0–20	20	6	3.33

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	James Doyle	St Mullin's	2–10	16	Naomh Eoin
2	Craig Doyle	Bagenalstown Gaels	2-07	13	St Mullin's
	Marty Kavanagh	St Mullin's	1–10	13	Mount Leinster Rangers
4	James Doyle	St Mullin's	2-06	12	Bagenalstown Gaels
	Ciarán Whelan	Ballinkillen	1-09	12	Mount Leinster Rangers
	Craig Doyle	Bagenalstown Gaels	0–12	12	St Mullin's
7	Chris Nolan	Mount Leinster Rangers	2-05	11	St Mullin's
	Ciarán Whelan	Ballinkillen	1-08	11	Naomh Eoin
	Ciarán Whelan	Ballinkillen	1-08	11	St Mullin's
	Marty Kavanagh	St Mullin's	1-08	11	Mount Leinster Rangers
	James Doyle	St Mullin's	0–11	11	Ballinkillen

References

1. Murphy, Kieran (13 August 2023). "Carlow SHC: Strong first half helps Mount Leinster Rangers regain crown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
2. "Glory for Mount Leinster Rangers as they topple St Mullins in Carlow SHC final". RTÉ Sport. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
3. "St Mullins dethrone 14-man Mount Leinster Rangers to take Carlow hurling crown". Irish Independent. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
4. Murphy, Kieran (18 August 2023). "St Mullin's regain Carlow crown in style". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
5. ""It's so unfair on everybody else" Naomh Brid withdraws from 2024 Senior Hurling Championship, sparking debate on competition structure". Scoreline. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

External links

• Carlow GAA website