2024 Derry Senior Hurling Championship

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2024 Derry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates10 August - 26 October 2024
Teams8
SponsorLeadon Timber Frame
Champions Colours of Galway.svg Slaughtneil (18th title)
Mark McGuigan (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Galway.svg Banagher
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored48 (2.53 per match)
Points scored508 (26.74 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Galway.svg Cormac O'Doherty (0-34)
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The 2024 Derry Senior Hurling Championship was the 79th staging of the Derry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Derry County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 10 August to 26 October 2024.

Contents

Slaughtneil were the defending champions. [1] [2]

The final was played on 26 October 2024 at the Owenbeg Centre of Excellence, between Slaughtneil and Banagher. [3] Slaughtneil won the match by 0-16 to 0-04 to claim their 18th championship title overall and a 12th consecutive title. [4] [5]

Slaughtneil's Cormac O'Doherty was the championship's top scorer with 0-34.

Group A

Group A table

  Senior playoffs  Junior playoffs

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Swatragh 32107533425
Kevin Lynch's 32107536395
Eoghan Rua 31023380-472
Na Magha 30033670-340

Group A results

25 August 2024Round 2 Eoghan Rua 1-06 - 6-15 Swatragh Eoghan Rua Grounds
8 September 2024Round 3 Swatragh 3-18 - 0-09 Na Magha Davitt Park

Group B

Group B table

  Senior playoffs  Junior playoffs

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Slaughtneil 33008833556
Banagher 32014859-114
Lavey 30124764-171
Ballinascreen 30125370-271

Group B results

11 August 2024Round 1 Slaughtneil 3-22 - 1-10 Ballinascreen Emmet Park
11 August 2024Round 1 Banagher 2-14 - 0-16 Lavey Fr McNally Park
8 September 2024Round 3 Lavey 0-13 - 2-20 Slaughtneil Lavey Grounds
8 September 2024Round 3 Ballinascreen 0-12 - 1-18 Banagher Dean McGlinchey Park

Knockout stage

Junior playoffs

28 September 2024Playoff Lavey 1-17 - 1-11 Na Magha Owenbeg Centre of Excellence

Senior playoffs

29 September 2024Playoff Swatragh 0-10 - 2-10 Banagher Owenbeg Centre of Excellence

Junior final

20 October 2024Final Lavey 1-17 - 2-16 Ballinascreen Owenbeg Centre of Excellence
R McGill (0-8, 6f), F Bradley (0-5, 4f), S Melaugh (1-0), C Melaugh (0-2), E Mulholland (0-1), A Duffin (0-1). Report E Conway (0-6, 4f 1‘65), M Bradley (1-2), R McSorley (1-1), P Cleary (0-3), R Scullion (0-2), C Doyle (0-1), N Rafferty (0-1).

Intermediate final

26 October 2024Final Swatragh 2-10 - 0-11 Kevin Lynch's Owenbeg Centre of Excellence
J Friel (0-6, 5f), C Murray (1-1), SM Quinn (1-0), PJ O'Connell (0-2), C Quinn (0-1). Report R Mullan (0-4, 3f), R Mullan (0-2), S Kelly (0-2), D McGilligan (0-2), N McGonigle (0-1).

Senior final

20 October 2024Final Banagher 0-04 - 0-16 Slaughtneil Owenbeg Centre of Excellence
D Cartin (0-2), C O’Kane, F McGilligan (0-1 each). Report C O’Doherty 0-9 (7f), Sé McGuigan 0-2, R O Mianáin 0-2, J Cassidy, B Rogers, Shane McGuigan (01 each).

References

  1. "Slaughtneil stroll to eleventh successive Derry hurling title". Irish Examiner. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. "Slaughtneil 3-23 Kevin Lynch's 1-9: Emmet's earn 11th straight Derry hurling title". BBC Sport. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. "Banagher hungry to spring a surprise and knock Slaughtneil off Derry hurling throne". Belfast Telegraph. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  4. "Slaughtneil maintain Derry grip with 12th title in a row". Irish Examiner. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  5. "Cormac O'Doherty shines as Slaughtneil make it a dozen Derry SHC crowns in a row". Irish Independent. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.