2024 Down Senior Hurling Championship

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2024 Down Senior Hurling Championship
Dates4 August - 20 October 2024
Teams6
SponsorMorgan Fuels
Champions Colours of Tipperary.svg Portaferry (24th title)
Matt Conlan (captain)
Gerard McGrattan (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Limerick.svg Ballygalget
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored63 (3.5 per match)
Points scored680 (37.78 per match)
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The 2024 Down Senior Hurling Championship was the 116th staging of the Down Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Down County Board in 1903. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 3 June 2024. The championship ran from 4 August to 20 October 2024.

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

The final was played on 20 October 2024 at Páirc Esler in Newry, between Portaferry and Ballygalget. Portaferry won the match by 3–21 to 2–14 to claim their 24th championship title overall and a third title in succession. [3] [4]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Down Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the Down Intermediate Hurling Championship

Group stage

Group stage table

  Knockout stage

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Ballygalget 5500147915610
Portaferry 540116079818
Ballycran 5302133101326
Liatroim Fontenoys 5104128159-312
Carryduff 510479131-522
Bredagh 510478164-862

Group stage results

4 August 2024Round 1 Ballygalget 1-23 - 1-17 Ballycran Mitchel Park
Report
12 August 2024Round 1 Portaferry 4-30 - 0-14 Bredagh St Patrick's Park
18 August 2024Round 2 Bredagh 0-15 - 2-15 Carryduff Cherryvale Grounds
18 August 2024Round 2 Ballycran 0-13 - 2-22 Portaferry McKenna Park
31 August 2024Round 3 Ballygalget 1-15 - 1-12 Carryduff Mitchel Park
1 September 2024Round 3 Ballycran 2-22 - 0-10 Bredagh McKenna Park
8 September 2024Round 4 Carryduff 1-11 - 2-24 Ballycran Carryduff Grounds
8 September 2024Round 4 Portaferry 1-17 - 0-23 Ballygalget St Patrick's Park
22 September 2024Round 5 Ballygalget 5-29 - 0-09 Bredagh Teconnaught Grounds
22 September 2024Round 5 Carryduff 0-11 - 4-25 Portaferry Páirc Tomás Ruséil

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

6 October 2024Semi-final Portaferry 1-31 - 3-14 Ballycran St Patrick's Park

Final

20 October 2024Final Ballygalget 2-15 - 3-21 Portaferry Páirc Esler
T Prenter (0-1), M Fisher (1-4,4f), S Pucci (0-2), O McDermott (0-2), O Coulter (1-1), B Teggart (0-1), E Pucci (0-1), D Toner (0-1), Cathal Coulter (0-1,f) Report D Sands (1-5), E Sands (1-1), T McGrattan (1-12,8f), F Turpin (0-1), B Trainor (0-1), N Fitzsimmons (0-1)

References

  1. ↑ Ingram, Elaine (22 October 2023). "Portaferry reclaim Down hurling crown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Portaferry beat Ballycran to Down SHC title". RTÉ Sport. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Red-hot McGrattan helps Portaferry power to third Down championship in a row". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Portaferry weather Ballygalget storm to seal title hat-trick - and earn another crack at UIster". The Irish News. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Gaelic Games: Bredagh defeat Carryduff to claim the Down IHC title". Belfast Media. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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