2024 Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship

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2024 Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship
Dates8 September – 2 November 2024
Teams22
Sponsor JJ Kavanagh & Sons
Champions Colours of Kilkenny.svg St Lachtain's (3rd title)
Críomhthann Bergin (captain)
Steven Farrell (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Cork.svg Windgap
Niall Walsh (captain)
Pat Robinson (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored62 (2.95 per match)
Points scored408 (19.43 per match)
2023 (Previous)(Next) 2025

The 2024 Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship was the third staging of the Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship and the 114th staging overall of a championship for the junior-ranking hurling teams in Kilkenny. [1] The championship ran from 8 September to 2 November 2024.

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The final was played on 2 November 2024 at UPMC Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between St Lachtain's and Windgap, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. [2] [3] [4] St Lachtain's won the match by 2-15 to 1-12 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in 31 years.

Particpating teams

Section ASection B

Section A

Section A Round 1

14 September 2024Round 1 Piltown 3-18 - 2-19 St Patrick's Tullaroan Grounds
14 September 2024Round 1 Cloneen 1-13 - 0-20 Emeralds Muckalee Grounds
14 September 2024Round 1 Barrow Rangers 0-17 - 1-10 Kilmacow Dunnamaggin Grounds

Section A Round 2

22 September 2024Round 2 Galmoy 0-28 - 0-25 Piltown Tullaroan Grounds
22 September 2024Round 2 Slieverue 2-10 - 2-20 Graignamanagh Carrickshock Grounds

Section A quarter-finals

5 October 2024Quarter-final Windgap 3-19 - 1-18 Graignamanagh Inistioge Grounds
5 October 2024Quarter-final Emeralds 1-20 - 1-17 Barrow Rangers St Patrick's Park
6 October 2024Quarter-final St Lachtain's 4-14 - 1-19 Galmoy Jim Maher Memorial Park

Section B

Section B preliminary round

8 September 2024Preliminary round Clara 2-10 - 2-17 Dicksboro Bennettsbridge Grounds
8 September 2024Preliminary round Mooncoin 2-14 - 2-17 Ballyhale Shamrocks Mooncoin Grounds

Section B quarter-finals

15 September 2024Quarter-final James Stephens 2-21 - 1-17 Dicksboro Muckalee Grounds
15 September 2024Quarter-final Erin's Own 3-14 - 1-19 Lisdowney Polo Grounds
15 September 2024Quarter-final Thomastown 3-22 - 1-14 Rower-Inistioge Dr Tierney Park

Section B semi-finals

22 September 2024Semi-final O'Loughlin Gaels 2-16 - 0-11 Erin's Own Polo Grounds

Section B final

Combined section

Semi-finals

19 October 2024Semi-final James Stephens 1-14 - 0-27 St Lachtain's UPMC Nowlan Park
M Drennan (0-7, 0-6 frees); S Deely (1-1); O Bateman, D Walton (0-2 each); L Rafter, J O’Keeffe (0-1 each) Report C O’Leary (0-9, 0-6 frees); J Maher (0-5); S Donnelly (0-3); B Kennedy, M Donnelly, D Maher (0-2 each); B Quinn, P Killeen, C Hickey, A Rafter (0-1 each)
19 October 2024Semi-final Windgap 2-25 - 0-22 Emeralds UPMC Nowlan Park
E Landy (0-14, 0-9 frees); J Culleton (1-2); C Doyle (1-0); J Doyle, S Purcell (0-3 each); J Power (0-2); P Grace (0-1) Report D Queally (0-14, 0-9 frees and 0-2 ‘65’s); K Doyle, S Burke, G Troy (0-2 each); P Phelan, JJ McLoughlin (0-1 each)

Final

2 November 2024Final St Lachtain's 2-15 - 1-12 Windgap UPMC Nowlan Park
C O'Leary 1-7, P Killeen 1-0, J Maher 0-3, D Maher 0-1, Alexander Rafter 0-1, B Kennedy 0-1, L Hickey 0-1, Alan Rafter 0-1.E Landy 1-3, J Power 0-4, S Purcell 0-2, B Power 0-2, J Doyle 0-1.Referee: E Maher (Mullinavat)

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