2024 Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

2024 Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Dates	25 July – 27 October 2024
Teams	8
Sponsor	Lyons of Limerick
Champions	Newcastle West (1st title) Brian Hurley (captain) Derry McMahon (manager)
Runners-up	Garryspillane Colin Ryan (captain) Aaron Considine (manager)
Relegated	Na Piarsaigh
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	90 (2.9 per match)
Points scored	967 (31.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Patrick O'Donovan (5–72)
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The 2024 Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 11th staging of the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 2014. The draws for the group stage pairings took place on 6 February 2024. ^{[1] [2]} The championship ran from 25 July to 27 October 2024. ^[3]

The final was played on 27 October 2024 at the TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Newcastle West and Garryspillane, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ^[4] Newcastle West won the match by 2–12 to 1–11 to claim their first ever championship title. ^{[5] [6]}

Effin's Patrick O'Donovan was the championship's top scorer with 5–72.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

• Garryspillane ^[7]

Promoted from the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Granagh-Ballingarry ^[8]

From Championship

Promoted to the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

• Dromin/Athlacca ^[9]

Relegated to the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Cappamore ^[10]

Group stage

Group stage table

  Knockout stage  Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Newcastle West	7	6	0	1	153	119	34	12
Garryspillane	7	5	0	2	167	128	39	10
Bruff	7	5	0	2	137	132	5	10
Effin	7	4	0	3	160	140	20	8
Granagh-Ballingarry	7	4	0	3	145	138	7	8
Blackrock	7	3	0	4	146	136	10	6
Glenroe	7	1	0	6	93	167	−74	2
Na Piarsaigh	7	0	0	7	127	168	−41	0

Group stage results

Granagh-Ballingarry v Newcastle West

25 July 2024Round 1	Granagh-Ballingarry	0–14 – 1–18	Newcastle West	Seán Finn Park
	D O'Donovan 0–4, C O'Keeffe 0–3, D Casey 0–2, R Mullins 0–1, J Mulcaire-Quille 0–1, D O'Connor 0–1, M Russell 0–1, L Flynn 0–1.		Eoin Hurley 0–11, Ethan Hurley 1–5, C Hayes 0–2.

Effin v Garryspillane

27 July 2024Round 1	Effin	2–18 – 3–16	Garryspillane	Bruff Grounds
	P O'Donovan 1–11, E Dillon 0–4, T Quaid 1–0, R O'Connor 0–2, F O'Connor 0–1.		C Ryan 2–3, H Flanagan 0–4, M Quinlan 1–1, J English 0–3, R Tobin 0–2, E O'Mahony 0–1, C Sheehan 0–1, B Heavey 0–1.

Bruff v Granagh-Ballingarry

1 August 2024Round 2	Bruff	1–18 – 0–14	Granagh-Ballingarry	Ballyagran Grounds
	T Boddy 0–5 (4f), C Browne 0–4, D Butler 1–1, P O’Riordan 0–2, S Murnane 0–1, K Bonnar 0–1, S Finn 0–1, D O’Leary 0–1, P Browne 0–1.	Report	S O’Connor 0–7 (5f), D Casey 0–2, L Flynn 0–2, D O’Connor 0–1 (f), E Horgan 0–1, D O’Donovan 0–1.

Garryspillane v Blackrock

3 August 2024Round 2	Garryspillane	2–11 – 0–16	Blackrock	FitzGerald Park
	H Flanagan 0–5 (three frees); C Ryan 1–2; C Sheehan 1–1; J English, P Morrissey, S Ryan 0–1 each.	Report	C Keeffe 0–8 (seven frees); P Leahy 0–3; R McCarthy 0–2; R O'Shaughnessy, J Quility (one '65) 0–1 each.

Na Piarsaigh v Effin

4 August 2024Round 2	Na Piarsaigh	2–20 – 2–25	Effin	Bruff Grounds
	E Sweeney 2–7 (0–5 frees), P Gleeson 0–7 (4 frees), P O'Neill, J Daly, J Finn, K Daly, M Hogan, J O'Brien (free) 0–1 each.	Report	P O'Donovan 0–11 (5 frees, 1 '65'), J Quaid 2–1, E Dillon 0–5, R O'Connor 0–3, P O'Kelly 0–2, N Quaid, C Doherty, F O'Connor, C O'Riordan 0–1 each.

Newcastle West v Glenroe

4 August 2024Round 2	Newcastle West	1–20 – 0–17	Glenroe	Ballyagran Grounds
	Eoin Hurley 0–8 (6f), B Hurley 1–2, Cathal Hayes 0–3, Con Hayes 0–3, Ethan Hurley 0–2 (2f) B Foley 0–1, M McMahon 0–1 (1f).	Report	M O’Connell 0–13 (10f, 1 65), D Frewen 0–3, O Browne 0–1.

Glenroe v Effin

8 August 2024Round 3	Glenroe	0–07 – 1–17	Effin	FitzGerald Park
	M O'Connell 0–3 (3 frees), Z McCarthy 0–2, D Frewen, S Clancy 0–1 each.	Report	P O'Donovan 0–11 (5 frees), J Quaid 1–0, F O'Connor, N Quaid 0–2 each, C O'Riordan, R O'Connor 0–1 each;

Newcastle West v Bruff

10 August 2024Round 3	Newcastle West	1–17 – 0–11	Bruff	Ballingarry Grounds
	Eoin Hurley 1–7 (four frees); C Hayes, D Lyons, M Cremin 0–2 each; Ethan Hurley (one free), B Hurley, E McMahon, D Kelly 0–1 each.	Report	D O'Leary 0–4 (three frees, one '65); C Browne 0–3 (one free); D Butler, M O'Riordan, P Finn, P O'Riordan 0–1 each

Blackrock v Na Piarsaigh

11 August 2024Round 3	Blackrock	1–20 – 1–11	Na Piarsaigh	Bruff Grounds
	C O'Keeffe 0–8 (0–8 frees), C Ensor 1–0, J Quilty 0–3, R O'Shaughnessy 0–2, B O'Shaughnessy 0–2, P Leahy 0–2, S O'Neill 0–2, R McCarthy 0–1	Report	E Sweeney 0–5 (0–5 frees), J Finn 1–0, J O'Brien 0–2, M Hogan 0–2, J Beary and P O'Neill 0–1 each.

Granagh-Ballingarry v Garryspillane

14 August 2024Round 3	Granagh-Ballingarry	2–20 – 2–17	Garryspillane	Bruff Grounds
	S O'Connor 1–11 (0–9 frees), L Flynn 1–4, D Casey, D O'Donovan 0–2 each, C O'Keeffe 0–1;	Report	S Ryan 1–3 (3 frees), D O'Shea 0–5 (2 frees), B Heavey 0–4, R Tobin 1–0, C Sheehan, C Sheehan 0–2 each, C Ryan 0–1.

Bruff v Blackrock

23 August 2024Round 1	Bruff	2–17 – 2–14	Blackrock	FitzGerald Park
	J Keating 0–8 (8 frees), S Finn 0–4, O Meaney (2 frees), M O'Riordan 1–1 each, C Browne, P Finn, P O'Riordan 0–1 each;	Report	C O'Keeffe 0–7 (6 frees), P Leahy 1–2 (1–0 penalty), J Quilty 1–1, R McCarthy 0–2, S Lyons, S O'Neill 0–1 each.

Bruff v Glenroe

29 August 2024Round 4	Bruff	2–18 – 1–12	Glenroe	Knocklong Grounds
	J Keating 0–8 (0–7 frees), M O'Riordan, D Dennehy 1–0 each, S Finn, P Browne, P O'Riordan, 0–2 each, O Meaney, K Bonnar, D Butler, D O'Leary 0–1 each.	Report	M O'Connell 0–6 (all frees), D Frewen 1–1, S O'Donoghue 0–2, B O'Connell, D McCarthy, C Kelly 0–1 each.

Garryspillane v Newcastle West

29 August 2024Round 4	Garryspillane	1–12 – 0–19	Newcastle West	Ballyagran Grounds
	H Flanagan 1–7 (1–0 penalty, 0–6 frees), C Ryan 0–4, R Tobin 0–1.`	Report	Eoin Hurley 0–10 (9 frees), C Hayes 0–4, B Nix, B Foley 0–2 each, S Hurley 0–1;

Effin v Blackrock

31 August 2024Round 4	Effin	2–22 – 3–14	Blackrock	FitzGerald Park
	P O'Donovan 1–10 (four frees); J Quaid 1–2; E Dillon 0–4; T Quaid, F O'Connor, C O'Riordan, R O'Connor, C Kearney, R O'Neill 0–1 each.	Report	P Leahy 2–2 (2–0 penalties); C O'Keeffe 0–6, (five frees, one '65); J Quilty 1–1; S O'Neill 0–2; D Heffernan, R O'O'Shaughnessy, M Farrell 0–1 each.

Na Piarsaigh v Granagh-Ballingarry

1 September 2024Round 4	Na Piarsaigh	0–12 – 1–20	Granagh-Ballingarry	Moneteen Grounds
	P O'Neill 0–6 (5 frees), M Hogan 0–2, K Ryan, J Sheehan, A Dempsey, B Moran 0–1 each.	Report	S O'Connor 0–8 (3 frees), L Flynn 1–2, C O'Keeffe 0–4, M Russell 0–2, D Casey, E Lynch, D O'Donovan, D O'Connor (free) 0–1 each.

Glenroe v Blackrock

7 September 2024Round 5	Glenroe	0–11 – 0–23	Blackrock	Knocklong Grounds
	M O'Connell 0–4 (4 frees), L Dennehy 0–3, D Frewen 0–2, D McCarthy, D McCarthy 0–1 each.	Report	C O'Keeffe 0–6 (4 frees), S O'Neill 0–4, F Heffernan 0–3, R McCarthy, P Leahy (1 free), J Quilty, S Lyons, R O'Shaughnessy 0–2 each.

Granagh-Ballingarry v Effin

7 September 2024Round 5	Granagh-Ballingarry	1–16 – 2–21	Effin	Ballyagran Grounds
	S O'Connor 0–8 (0–6 frees), D Casey 0–4, P Murphy 1–0, C O'Keeffe 0–3, D O'Donovan 0–1.	Report	P O'Donovan 2–10, E Dillon 0–4, T Quaid 0–2, R O'Connor, P O'Kelly, F O'Connor, J Quaid and E Kelly 0–1 each.

Bruff v Garryspillane

7 September 2024Round 5	Bruff	1–13 – 4–17	Garryspillane	FitzGerald Park
	J Keating (1–7, 0–2 frees,0–1 65), K Bonnar 0–3, P Browne, B McNamara and P O'Riordan 0–1 each.	Report	D O'Shea 0–6, 0–1 free), C Ryan 2–1, B Heavey and C Sheehan 1–2 each, H Flanagan 0–2, R Tobin and S Ryan 0–1 free each, J Morrissey and D Heavey 0–1 each.

Newcastle West v Na Piarsaigh

8 September 2024Round 5	Newcastle West	2–22 – 4–13	Na Piarsaigh	Brother Rice Field
	B Nix 1–4, Con Hayes, Eoin Hurley (3 frees) 0–5 each; D Kelly 1–1, M Quilligan (1 free), B Hurley 0–2 each, D Lyons, C Hayes, M Cremin 0–1 each.	Report	P O'Neill 2–7, K Daly, D McLoughlin 1–0 each, A Dempsey, J Sheehan 0–2 each, M Hogan, K Daly 0–1 each.

Na Piarsaigh v Bruff

19 September 2024Round 6	Na Piarsaigh	2–17 – 1–24	Bruff	Mick Neville Park
	P O'Neill 2–7 (0–4 frees), A Dempsey (2 '65's, 1 free), J O'Brien 0–4 each, Marcus Hogan, Mark Hogan 0–1 each.	Report	J Keating 1–8 (5 frees), P Browne 0–6, O Meaney 0–4 (2 frees, 1 '65'), D O'Leary, D Butler 0–2, P Finn, S Finn 0–1 each;

Garryspillane v Glenroe

21 September 2024Round 6	Garryspillane	6–23 – 1–10	Glenroe	Michael Fox Park
	D O’Shea 0–9 (4 frees), B Heavey 2–2, H Flanagan 0–6 (2 frees), C Ryan 1–3, E O’Mahony 1–1, C Sheehan, R Tobin 1–0 each, C Sheehan, Quinlan 0–1 each.	Report	D Frewen 0–8 (7 frees), C Kelly 1–0, S Walsh, C Hogan 0–1 each.

Blackrock v Granagh-Ballingarry

21 September 2024Round 6	Blackrock	4–11 – 3–17	Granagh-Ballingarry	FitzGerald Park
	R McCarthy 2–1; C O’Keeffe 0–5 (0–4 frees); P Leahy 1–2 (1–0 pen, 0–1 free); E O’Shaughnessy 1–0; S O’Neill, F Heffernan, J Quilty (free) 0–1 each.	Report	S O’Connor 0–8 (all frees); P Murphy 1–2; D O’Donovan, D Casey 1–1 each; L Flynn 0–3; E Lynch, J Cagney 0–1 each.

Effin v Newcastle West

22 September 2024Round 6	Effin	0–19 – 2–19	Newcastle West	Páirc Caoimhín Ó Luing
	P O'Donovan 0–10, C O'Riordan 0–2, E Dillon 0–2, E Kelly 0–2, R O'Connor 0–1, C Kearney 0–1, P O'Kelly 0–1.	Report	B Nix 1–3, Eoin Hurley 0–6, Cathal Hayes 1–0, Con Hayes 0–3, B Hurley 0–2, B Foley 0–1, J Whelan 0–1, M Quilligan 0–1, D Lyons 0–1, M McMahon 0–1.

Glenroe v Na Piarsaigh

26 September 2024Round 1	Glenroe	1–16 – 1–10	Na Piarsaigh	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	M O'Connell 1–11 (1–0 penalty, 0–9 frees), C Kelly, D McCarthy 0–2 each, D Frewen 0–1;	Report	P O'Neill 0–7 (7 frees), K Daly 1–0, M Hogan 0–2, M Hogan 0–1.

Bruff v Effin

5 October 2024Round 7	Bruff	1–12 – 0–11	Effin	Michael Fox Park
	O Meaney 0–10 (0–7 frees, 0–1 ’65); D Dennehy 1–0; J Keating (free); G Bracken 0–1 each.	Report	P O’Donovan 0–4 (0–2 frees); N Quaid 0–3; T Quaid 0–2; R O’Connor, F O’Connor 0–1 each.

Garryspillane v Na Piarsaigh

5 October 2024Round 7	Garryspillane	1–14 – 0–14	Na Piarsaigh	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	H Flanagan 0–6 (4 frees), D O'Shea 0–4 (1 free), C Sheehan 1–0, M Quinlan 0–2 (1 free), R Tobin, C Ryan 0–1 each;	Report	P O'Neill 0–9 (8 frees), P Gleeson (free), Marcus Hogan, Mark Hogan, J O'Brien (free), E Condon (free) 0–1 each.

Glenroe v Granagh-Ballingarry

5 October 2024Round 7	Glenroe	0–11 – 3–14	Granagh-Ballingarry	FitzGerald Park
	P Murphy 2–1, E Lynch 1–0, S O'Connor (0–7, 0–5 frees, 0–1 sideline), C O'Keefe 0–4, D O'Donovan and L Flynn 0–1 each.	Report	M O'Connell (0–7, 0–5 frees, 0–2 65's) D Frewan 0–2, S Maloney and B O'Connell 0–1 each.

Newcastle West v Blackrock

5 October 2024Round 7	Newcastle West	0–17 – 3–09	Blackrock	Ballyagran Grounds
	Eoin Hurley 0–7 (three frees), C Hayes 0–4, B Hurley, M McMahon (one free) 0–2 each, M Quilligan (free), B Foley 0–1 each.	Report	J Quilty 1–3 (one free), C O’Keeffe 0–4 (three frees), B O’Shaughnessy 1–0, D Moloney 1–0 each, R McCarthy, R O'Shaughnessy 0–1 each.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Bruff v Garryspillane

12 October 2024Semi-final	Bruff	1–14 – 2–14	Garryspillane	FitzGerald Park
	O Meaney 1–4 (1-4f), J Keating 0–4 (3f), D O’Leary and B O’Brien 0–2 each, G Bracken and D Butler 0–1 each.	Report	H Flanagan 1–3 (2f), D O’Shea 0–5 (4f), C Ryan 1–1, B Heavey 0–3, M Quinlan and C Sheehan 0–1 each.

Effin v Newcastle West

12 October 2024Semi-final	Effin	2–13 – 3–13	Newcastle West	FitzGerald Park
	P O’Donovan 1–5 (0–4 frees); J Quaid 0–3; R O’Connor 0–2; T Quaid 1–0; C O’Riordan, F O’Connor, E Dillon 0–1.	Report	Eoin Hurley 0–8 (0–5, ’65); B Nix 1–2; B Hurley, B Foley 1–0 each; Con Hayes, D Lyons, Cathal Hayes 0–1 each.

Final

Garryspillane v Newcastle West

27 October 2024Final	Garryspillane	1–11 – 2–12	Newcastle West	TUS Gaelic Grounds
	H Flanagan 1–6 (0–5 frees) B Heavey 0–2 (0–1 free); C Ryan, E O’Mahony, D O’Shea (sideline) 0–1 each.	Report	Eoin Hurley 1–5 (0–4 frees, 0–1 ’65); D Kelly 1–0; Con Hayes, M Quilligan (both frees) 0–2 each; Ethan Hurley, B Hurley, Cathal Hayes 0–1 each.	Referee: E Stapleton (Doon)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Patrick O'Donovan	Effin	5–72	87	8	10.87
2	Eoin Hurley	Newcastle West	2–67	73	9	10.42
3	Seán O'Connor	Granagh-Ballingarry	1–49	52	6	8.66
4	Pa O'Neill	Na Piarsaigh	4–38	50	7	7.14
5	Hugh Flanagan	Garryspillane	3–39	48	8	6.00
6	Mark O'Connell	Glenroe	1–44	47	6	7.83
7	Colm O'Keeffe	Blackrock	0–44	44	7	6.28
8	Josh Keating	Bruff	2–36	42	7	6.00
9	Colin Ryan	Garryspillane	7–17	38	9	4.22
10	Dylan O'Shea	Garryspillane	0–30	30	7	4.28

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Patrick O'Donovan	Effin	2–10	16	Granagh-Ballingarry
2	Patrick O'Donovan	Effin	1–11	14	Garryspillane
	Seán O'Connor	Granagh-Ballingarry	1–11	14	Garryspillane
	Mark O'Connell	Glenroe	1–11	14	Na Piarsaigh
5	Pa O'Neill	Na Piarsaigh	2–07	13	Bruff
	Pa O'Neill	Na Piarsaigh	2–07	13	Newcastle West
	Evan Sweeney	Na Piarsaigh	2–07	13	Effin
	Patrick O'Donovan	Effin	1–10	13	Blackrock
	Mark O'Connell	Glenroe	0–13	13	Newcastle West
10	Josh Keating	Bruff	1–08	11	Na Piarsaigh
	Patrick O'Donovan	Effin	0–11	11	Glenroe
	Patrick O'Donovan	Effin	0–11	11	Na Piarsaigh
	Eoin Hurley	Newcastle West	0–11	11	Granagh-Ballingarry

References

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External links

• Limerick GAA website