2024 Tipperary Senior Football Championship

2024 Tipperary Senior Football Championship

Dates	3 August 2024 - 20 October 2024
Teams	13
Sponsor	FBD Insurance
Champions	Loughmore–Castleiney (16th title) Liam Treacy (captain) Shane Hennessy (manager)
Runners-up	Clonmel Commercials Jack Kennedy (captain) Tommy Morrissey (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	39 (1.7 per match)
Points scored	565 (24.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Liam McGrath (1-27)
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The 2023 Tipperary Senior Football Championship was the 132nd staging of the Tipperary Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.

Clonmel Commercials were the defending champions and lost in the final to Loughmore–Castleiney. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship

• Grangemockler–Ballyneale GAA ^[4]

From Championship

Relegated to the Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship

• Éire Óg Annacarty ^[5]
• Moycarkey–Borris ^[6]
• Rockwell Rovers ^[7]

Format change

At the February county board meeting, former football board chairperson Conor O'Dwyer confirmed that Drom & Inch would not be fielding a team in the 2024 Tipperary senior football championship. ^[8] Following a proposal from Ardfinnan, which was passed by 32 votes to 16, it was confirmed that there would be no relegation from this year's senior football championship, and that Drom & Inch would compete in the Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship in 2025. ^[9] The group stage would consist of one group of four teams, one group of three and one group of six, with the top two teams in each group progressing to the quarter-finals, along with the 3rd and 4th placed teams in the group of six. All other teams entered the Tom Cusack Cup.

Group stage

The draw for the group stage took place on 18 April 2024. ^[10]

  Advance to quarter-finals

Group 1

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilsheelan–Kilcash	3	2	0	1	3-35	1-30	+11	4
JK Brackens	3	2	0	1	2-36	3-29	+4	4
Ardfinnan	3	1	1	1	3-29	2-35	-3	3
Grangemockler–Ballyneale	3	0	1	2	0-29	2-35	-12	1

Results

Grangemockler–Ballyneale v JK Brackens

3 August 2024Round 1	Grangemockler–Ballyneale	0-6 – 0-12	JK Brackens	Cashel
19:00	Sean O'Meara (2f) and Manus McFadden (1f) 0-2 each, Leon Kennedy and Paudie O'Shea 0-1 each	Report	Jack Kennedy 0-6 (4f), Dean McEnroe 0-3 (1f), Paddy Cadell, Eanna McBride and Jamie Ormond 0-1 each	Referee: Tom Loughnane

Ardfinnan v Kilsheelan–Kilcash

3 August 2024Round 1	Ardfinnan	1-8 – 0-10	Kilsheelan–Kilcash	Cahir
19:00	Darragh O'Leary 1-1, Gerry Cronin, Billy Hewitt and Oisin Ryan 0-2 each, Michael Barlow 0-1	Report	Jamie Roche 0-3, Sean Freaney and Barry Kehoe 0-2 each, Evan Comerford, Micheal Freaney and Billy Murphy 0-1 each	Referee: Seanie Peters

Grangemockler–Ballyneale v Kilsheelan–Kilcash

17 August 2024Round 2	Grangemockler–Ballyneale	0-10 – 1-13	Kilsheelan–Kilcash	Carrick
17:30	Mark O'Meara 0-5 (1f), Sean O'Meara 0-2 (1f), Manus McFadden, Leon Kennedy and Brian Walsh 0-1 each	Report	Jamie Roche 0-6 (4f), Liam Freaney 1-1, Evan Comerford 0-2 (2f), Tommy O'Connor, Mark Kehoe, Conor Davin-Murphy and Tadhg McGuire 0-1 each	Referee: Seanie Peters

Ardfinnan v JK Brackens

18 August 2024Round 2	Ardfinnan	1-11 – 2-12	JK Brackens	Cashel
16:00	Gerry Cronin 1-0, Michael Barlow 0-3 (1f), Luke O'Brien, Oisin Ryan and Billy Hewitt (1f) 0-2 each, Michael O'Sullivan and Shane Ryan 0-1 each	Report	Dean McEnroe 2-2, Jack Kennedy 0-4 (3f), Paddy Cadell and Shane Doyle 0-2 each, Conor Cadell and Lyndon Fairbrother 0-1 each	Referee: David Grogan

Ardfinnan v Grangemockler–Ballyneale

31 August 2024Round 3	Ardfinnan	1-10 – 0-13	Grangemockler–Ballyneale	Monroe
16:00	Gerry Cronin 1-1 (0-1 45'), Shane Ryan 0-3, Jack O'Neill and Michael Barlow (1f) 0-2 each, Oisin Ryan and Billy Hewitt (1f) 0-1 each	Report	David Power (2f, 1 45') and Mark O'Meara (2f) 0-3 each, Mickey Lyons (1f) 0-2, Thomas Regan, Michael Meaney, Ben Comerford, Sean O'Meara and Lorcan Magorrian 0-1 each	Referee: Willie Fitzharris

Kilsheelan–Kilcash v JK Brackens

31 August 2024Round 3	Kilsheelan–Kilcash	2-12 – 0-12	JK Brackens	Cashel
16:00	Jamie Roche 0-6 (6f), Mark Kehoe 1-1, Liam Freaney 1-0, Billy O'Connor 0-2, Evan Comerford (1 45'), Conor Neville and Barry Kehoe 0-1 each	Report	Jack Kennedy 0-7 (5f, 1m), Paddy Cadell 0-2, Lyndon Fairbrother, Jamie Ormond and James Corcoran 0-1 each	Referee: Sean Lonergan

Group 2

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ballina	2	1	0	1	2-15	0-19	+2	2
Cahir	2	1	0	1	0-20	1-16	+1	2
Upperchurch–Drombane	2	1	0	1	1-17	2-17	-3	2

Results

Cahir v Ballina

4 August 2024Round 1	Cahir	0-10 – 0-8	Ballina	The Ragg
14:30	Conor O'Brien 0-7 (5f), Kevin Grogan, Liam Casey and Craig Guiry 0-1 each	Report	Teddy Doyle 0-4 (3f), Jack O'Mahoney and Ben King (2f) 0-2 each	Referee: Sean Everard

Cahir v Upperchurch–Drombane

16 August 2024Round 2	Cahir	0-10 – 1-8	Upperchurch–Drombane	Dundrum
19:00	Conor O'Brien 0-5 (5f), Ian Flannery and Craig Guiry 0-2 each, Nicholas Reidy 0-1	Report	Conor Fahey 1-1, Paul Shanahan 0-4 (4f), Luke Shanahan 0-2, Niall Grant 0-1	Referee: Derek O'Mahoney

Ballina v Upperchurch–Drombane

30 August 2024Round 3	Ballina	2-7 – 0-9	Upperchurch–Drombane	Newport
18:45	Charlie King and Jack O'Mahony (0-1m) 1-1 each, Brian Carson 0-2, Tom Lee, David Kelly and Josh Egan 0-1 each	Report	Luke Shanahan 0-3 (2f), Paul Shanahan (2f) and Conor Fahey 0-2 each, Niall Grant and Sean Ryan 0-1 each	Referee: Seanie Peters

Group 3

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Moyle Rovers	3	3	0	0	6-24	3-18	+15	6
Loughmore–Castleiney	3	2	1	0	4-27	1-28	+8	5
Clonmel Commercials	3	1	1	1	3-42	4-29	+10	3
Arravale Rovers	3	1	0	2	3-27	4-36	-12	2
Killenaule	3	1	0	2	1-20	1-19	+1	2
Ballyporeen	3	0	0	3	3-28	7-38	-22	0

Results

Clonmel Commercials v Arravale Rovers

3 August 2024Round 1	Clonmel Commercials	2-16 – 0-8	Arravale Rovers	Bansha
19:00	Cian Smith 2-3, Jack Kennedy 0-4 (1f), Ross Peters, Peter McGarry and Michael Murphy 0-2 each, Ryan Lambe, Rory O'Dowd and Padraic Looram 0-1 each	Report	Orrin Jones 0-6 (6f), Brendan Delaney and Eoin Doocey 0-1 each	Referee: Jonathan Cullen

Killenaule v Loughmore–Castleiney

3 August 2024Round 1	Killenaule	0-7 – 1-10	Loughmore–Castleiney	Littleton
19:00	Michael Doyle 0-2, Jimmy Feehan, Ciaran O'Dwyer, Paudie Feehan, Oisin Shelly and Fionn Fitzgerald 0-1 each	Report	Liam Treacy 1-2, Tomas McGrath and Ciaran McGrath 0-2 each, Noel McGrath, Eamon Connolly, Aidan McGrath and Liam McGrath 0-1 each	Referee: Tom McGlinchey

Moyle Rovers v Ballyporeen

4 August 2024Round 1	Moyle Rovers	4-12 – 2-7	Ballyporeen	New Inn
14:00	Dean English 3-0, Ger O'Sullivan 0-4, Brian McKeown 1-0, Liam Boland 0-3 (1f), Riain Quigley 0-2, Rory Collins, Ben Owens and Shane Foley 0-1 each	Report	Conor Sweeney 2-6 (0-4f), Sam McGrath 0-1	Referee: Derek O'Mahoney

Moyle Rovers v Killenaule

16 August 2024Round 2	Moyle Rovers	w/o – scr.	Killenaule	Fethard
19:00

Clonmel Commercials v Loughmore–Castleiney

16 August 2024Round 2	Clonmel Commercials	0-15 – 2-9	Loughmore–Castleiney	Clonoulty
19:00	Jack Kennedy (2f) and Cian Smith (4f) 0-4 each, Peter McGarry and Sean O'Connor (1m) 0-2 each, Michael Murphy, Ross Peters and Cathal Deely 0-1 each	Report	Liam McGrath 1-4 (1-0p, 0-4f), Ciaran McGrath 1-1, Tomas McGrath, John Ryan, Eamon Connolly and Philip O'Connell (1m) 0-1 each	Referee: Sean Lonergan

Ballyporeen v Arravale Rovers

17 August 2024Round 2	Ballyporeen	1-12 – 2-13	Arravale Rovers	New Inn
15:00	Conor Sweeney 0-7 (4f), Glen Walsh 1-0, Tommy Sweeney 0-3, Darragh Lyons and Charlie English 0-1 each	Report	Alex Webster 2-1, Paddy Dalton 0-3, Eoin Doocey and Shane Leahy 0-2 each, Darren Heuston (1f), Brendan Delaney, Micheal Lowry, Niall Sharpe and Eoghan Lonergan 0-1 each	Referee: Joe Leahy

Moyle Rovers v Clonmel Commercials

1 September 2024Round 3	Moyle Rovers	2-12 – 1-11	Clonmel Commercials	Kilsheelan
15:30	Liam Boland 1-5 (1-1f), Dean English 1-0, Riain Quigley 0-3, Stephen Quirke 0-2 (1f), Dara Ryan and Rory Collins 0-1 each	Report	Sean O'Connor 1-4 (0-1f), Cian Smith 0-3 (1f), Jason Lonergan, Cathal Deely, Kevin Fahey and Peter McGarry 0-1 each	Referee: Sean Everard

Killenaule v Ballyporeen

1 September 2024Round 3	Killenaule	1-13 – 0-9	Ballyporeen	Ardfinnan
15:30	Paudie Feehan 1-1 (0-1f), Joe O'Dwyer (1 45') 0-3, Luke Ryan, Oisin Shelly and Tom Stakelum 0-2 each, Eoin O'Connell, Fionn Fitzgerald and David McCormack 0-1 each	Report	Darragh Brennan 0-6 (3f), Tomas Vaughan 0-2, Paudie Fitzgerald 0-1	Referee: Derek O'Mahoney

Loughmore–Castleiney v Arravale Rovers

1 September 2024Round 3	Loughmore–Castleiney	1-8 – 1-6	Arravale Rovers	Dundrum
15:30	Liam McGrath 0-5 (4f), Tommy Maher 1-0, Noel McGrath 0-2, Daragh McCahey 0-1	Report	Orrin Jones 1-0, Darren Heuston 0-2 (2f), Eoin Doocey, Niall Sharpe, Paddy Dalton and Cian Ryan 0-1 each	Referee: Seamus Delaney

Tom Cusack Cup

Semi-finals

Killenaule v Ardfinnan

22 September 2024Semi-Final	Killenaule	2-15 – 0-12	Ardfinnan	Kilsheelan
12:00	Fionn Fitzgerald 0-6 (4f), Paudie Feehan (0-1f) and Eoin Shaw 1-2 each, Darragh Fitzgerald 0-2, Joe O'Dwyer (1f), Luke Ryan and Oisin Shelly 0-1 each	Report	Michael Barlow 0-5 (2f), James O'Mahoney 0-4, Billy Hewitt 0-3 (2f)	Referee: Brian Tyrrell

Grangemockler–Ballyneale v Ballyporeen

22 September 2024Semi-Final	Grangemockler–Ballyneale	1-13 – 0-20	Ballyporeen	Kilsheelan
13:30				Referee: Donnie Horan

Final

Ballyporeen v Killenaule

6 October 2024Final	Ballyporeen	1-10 – 2-16	Killenaule	Ardfinnan
16:30	Conor Sweeney 1-3 (1-0p, 0-2f), Darragh Brennan 0-5 (2f), Mikey Maher 0-2	Report	Fionn Fitzgerald 0-7 (6f), Micheal Doyle 1-1, Joe O'Dwyer 0-4 (3f), Paudie Feehan 1-0 (p), Dara Fitzgerald 0-2, Eoin O'Connell and Oisin Shelly 0-1 each	Referee: Brian Tyrell

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	22 September, Templetuohy
	Loughmore–Castleiney	2-12
					6 October, Cashel
	JK Brackens	0-11
					Loughmore–Castleiney	2-16
	21 September, New Inn
					Moyle Rovers	0-5
	Moyle Rovers	0-14
									20 October, Semple Stadium
	Arravale Rovers	0-5
									Loughmore–Castleiney	0-11
	22 September, The Ragg
									Clonmel Commercials	0-7
	Ballina	0-6
					6 October, Cashel
	Clonmel Commercials	1-12
					Clonmel Commercials	0-16
	21 September, Ardfinnan
					Kilsheelan–Kilcash	0-5
	Kilsheelan–Kilcash	2-13
	Cahir	1-14

Quarter-finals

Moyle Rovers v Arravale Rovers

21 September 2024Quarter-Final	Moyle Rovers	0-14 – 0-5	Arravale Rovers	New Inn
16:30	Liam Boland 0-6 (6f), Riain Quigley 0-3, Luke Boland, Brian McKeown, Dean English, Stephen Quirke (1m) and Ger O'Sullivan 0-1 each	Report	Eoin Doocey 0-2 (2f), Darren Heuston (1f), Micheal Lowry and Eoghan Lonergan 0-1 each	Referee: Tom Loughnane

Kilsheelan–Kilcash v Cahir

21 September 2024Quarter-Final	Kilsheelan–Kilcash	2-13 – 1-14	Cahir	Ardfinnan
16:30	Jamie Roche 1-2, Mark Kehoe 0-5, Daire Brennan 1-0, Evan Comerford 0-2, Michael Freaney, Tommy O'Connor, Barry Kehoe and Conor Davin Murphy 0-1 each	Report	Craig Guiry 0-5, Stephen Grogan 1-1, Niall McKenna 0-3, Kevin Grogan and Dylan Butler 0-2 each, Ian Flannery 0-1	Referee: Seanie Peters

Loughmore–Castleiney v JK Brackens

22 September 2024Quarter-Final	Loughmore–Castleiney	2-12 – 0-11	JK Brackens	Templetuohy
15:30	Liam McGrath 0-5 (4f), John McGrath 0-4 (1f), Tommy Maher and Eamonn Connolly 1-0 each, Eoin O'Connell, Noel McGrath and Daragh McCahey 0-1 each	Report	Jack Kennedy 0-7 (4f), Paddy Cadell 0-2, Shane Doyle and Jamie Ormond 0-1 each	Referee: Derek O'Mahoney

Ballina v Clonmel Commercials

22 September 2024Quarter-Final	Ballina	0-6 – 1-12	Clonmel Commercials	The Ragg
15:30	Jack O'Mahoney (1f) 0-2, Charlie King, Harry Byrne, Cathal O'Donnell and Ben King 0-1 each	Report	Sean O'Connor 1-3 (1-0p, 0-1f), Cian Smith 0-3 (2f), Jack Kennedy (1f) 0-2, Michael Quinlivan, Jason Lonergan, Joe Higgins and Aldo Matassa 0-1 each	Referee: Sean Everard

Semi-finals

Loughmore–Castleiney v Moyle Rovers

6 October 2024Semi-Final	Loughmore–Castleiney	2-16 – 0-5	Moyle Rovers	Cashel
13:00	Liam McGrath 0-7 (5f), Philip O'Connell 1-1, Ciaran McGrath 1-0, Liam Treacy 0-2, Lorcan Egan, Eoin O'Connell, Noel McGrath, Brian McGrath, Eamonn Connolly and Conor Ryan 0-1 each	Report	Liam Boland (2f) and Rian Quigley 0-2 each, Ger O'Sullivan 0-1	Referee: Derek O'Mahoney

Clonmel Commercials v Kilsheelan–Kilcash

6 October 2024Semi-Final	Clonmel Commercials	0-16 – 0-5	Kilsheelan–Kilcash	Cashel
14:45	Sean O'Connor 0-9 (4f, 2m), Peter McGarry 0-3, Jason Lonergan, Jack Kennedy (1f), Cian Smith and Ross Peters 0-1 each	Report	Liam Freaney 0-2, Evan Comerford (1 45'), Mark Stokes and Jamie Roche (1f) 0-1 each	Referee: Joe Leahy

Final

Loughmore–Castleiney v Clonmel Commercials

20 October 2024Final	Loughmore–Castleiney	0-11 – 0-7	Clonmel Commercials	Semple Stadium
16:00	Liam McGrath 0-5 (3f), Liam Treacy and Brian McGrath 0-2 each, Eoin O'Connell and Noel McGrath 0-1 each	Report	Sean O'Connor 0-2 (1f), Tadhg Conlon, Cathal Deely (1m), Padraic Looram, Peter McGarry and Cian Smith 0-1 each	Referee: Sean Everard

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Liam McGrath	Loughmore–Castleiney	1-27	30	6	5
2	Sean O'Connor	Clonmel Commercials	2-20	26	5	5.2
3	Jack Kennedy	JK Brackens	0-24	24	4	6
4	Jamie Roche	Kilsheelan–Kilcash	1-18	21	5	4.2
	Cian Smith	Clonmel Commercials	2-15		6	3.5
6	Conor Sweeney	Ballyporeen	2-13	19	2	9.5
	Liam Boland	Moyle Rovers	1-16		4	4.75
8	Dean English		4-1	13		3.25
9	Conor O'Brien	Cahir	0-12	12	3	4
10	Dean McEnroe	JK Brackens	2-5	11		3.67
	Jack Kennedy	Clonmel Commercials	0-11		5	2.2

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Conor Sweeney	Ballyporeen	2-6	12	Moyle Rovers
2	Dean English	Moyle Rovers	3-0	9	Ballyporeen
	Cian Smith	Clonmel Commercials	2-3		Arravale Rovers
	Sean O'Connor		0-9		Moyle Rovers
5	Dean McEnroe	JK Brackens	2-2	8	Ardfinnan
	Liam Boland	Moyle Rovers	1-5		Clonmel Commercials
7	Alex Webster	Arravale Rovers	2-1	7	Ballyporeen
	Liam McGrath	Loughmore–Castleiney	1-4		Clonmel Commercials
	Sean O'Connor	Clonmel Commercials			Moyle Rovers
	Jack Kennedy	JK Brackens	0-7		Kilsheelan–Kilcash
					Loughmore–Castleiney
	Conor Sweeney	Ballyporeen			Arravale Rovers
	Conor O'Brien	Cahir			Ballina
	Liam McGrath	Loughmore–Castleiney			Moyle Rovers

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