2024 Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship

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2024 Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship
Colours of Westmeath.svg
DatesJuly 12 - Nov 2, 2024
Teams6
SponsorSlevin's Coaches
Champions Colours of Kilkenny.svg Castletown Geoghegan (15th title)
Aonghus Clarke (captain)
Alan Mangan (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Wexford.svg Lough Lene Gaels
Tommy Doyle (captain)
Joey Williams (manager)
Relegated Colours of Limerick.svg St Oliver Plunkett's GAA
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored62 (3.65 per match)
Points scored781 (45.94 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Wexford.svg David Williams (1-55)
2023 (Previous)(Next) 2025

The 2024 Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship.

Contents

A total of six teams contested the Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship. All six teams enter the round-robin stage, playing each other once, guaranteeing at least five championship games. The first round draws of games were streamed live via YouTube on April 4, [1] while the full schedule was released via Twitter on June 17. [2]

St Oliver Plunkett's GAA were promoted to the championship as last year's Senior 'B' champions [3] replacing relegated Fr Daltons from last year. [4]

Raharney entered the championship as defending champions, [5] [6] [7] but were eliminated at the group stage. [8] [9]

The final was initially to be played October 27, at TEG Cusack Park in Mullingar between Castletown Geoghegan and Lough Lene Gaels, [10] [11] but was abandoned after 13 minutes due to unplayable conditions. [12] [13] [14] The replayed match took place on November 2, [15] with Castletown Geoghegan winning 1-27 - 2-17 to lift their 15th county title. [16] [17] [18] [19]

Results

Group stage

  Advance to final  Advance to semi-finals  Relegated to Senior 'B'

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Castletown Geoghegan 5401142101418
Colours of Wexford.svg Lough Lene Gaels 5401127109188
Colours of Kerry.svg Clonkill 5302128118106
Colours of Laois.svg Raharney 530213598376
Colours of Tipperary.svg Castlepollard 510485128-432
Colours of Limerick.svg St Oliver Plunkett's 500587150-630

Fixtures

Jul 12Round 1 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Castletown Geoghegan 2-17 - 1-22 Colours of Laois.svg Raharney TEG Cusack Park
David O'Reilly (1-3), Liam Varley (0-6), Jack Gallagher (1-2), Plunkett Maxwell (0-2), Johnny Bermingham (0-1) Peter Clarke (0-1), Aonghus Clarke (0-1), Peter Murphy (0-1) Report Killian Doyle (0-13), Eamonn Cunneen (0-4), Devan Hill (1-0), Cormac Boyle (0-1), Michael Doherty (0-1), Eoghan Ahearn (0-1)Referee: Barry Kelly
Jul 13Round 1 Colours of Limerick.svg St Oliver Plunkett's 0-17 - 3-19 Colours of Wexford.svg Lough Lene Gaels TEG Cusack Park
Paddy Lynam (0-4), Ross Corroon (0-2), Ciaran Curley (0-2), Matthew Cunningham (0-2), Davy Gavin (0-2), Shane Ormsby (0-2), Aaron Craig (0-1), Darragh Hughes (0-1) Report Marcus Kennedy (3-3), David Williams (0-6), Micheál Daly (0-3), Tommy Doyle (0-3), Aaron Kennedy (0-2), Derek McNicholas (0-1), Brendan Doyle (0-1)Referee: James McGrath
Jul 14Round 1 Colours of Tipperary.svg Castlepollard 0-16 - 2-18 Colours of Kerry.svg Clonkill TEG Cusack Park
John McCarthy (0-9), Darragh McCormack (0-4), Charlie McCormack (0-4), Andrew Dermody (0-1), Allan Devine (0-1) Report Luke Loughlin (1-5), Jordan Smyth (1-1), Andrew Shaw (0-4), Darragh Egerton (0-3), Robbie Cleary (0-2), Jamie Coffey (0-1), Brian Gaffney (0-1), Matthew Glynn (0-1)Referee: Caymon Flynn
Aug 2Round 2 Colours of Wexford.svg Lough Lene Gaels 2-16 - 1-10 Colours of Tipperary.svg Castlepollard TEG Cusack Park
Tommy Doyle (2-2), David Williams (0-7), Derek McNicholas (0-3), Shane Williams (0-2), Brendan Boyle (0-1), John Egan (0-1) Report John McCarthy (0-5), Allen Devine (1-0), Darragh McCormack (0-2), Andrew Dermody (0-2), Darragh Tierney (0-1)Referee: Caymon Flynn
Aug 3Round 2 Colours of Laois.svg Raharney 3-25 - 0-5 Colours of Limerick.svg St Oliver Plunkett's TEG Cusack Park
Killian Doyle (0-10), Ciaran Doyle (2-1), Eamonn Cunneen (1-2), Cillian Doyle (0-4), Darren Finn (0-2), David Hickey (0-2), Robbie Greville (0-1), Eoin Keyes (0-1), Brian McGrath (0-1), Brian McHugh (0-1) Report Paddy Lynam (0-3), Davy Gavin (0-1), Thomas Meehan (0-1)Referee: James McGrath
Aug 4Round 2 Colours of Kerry.svg Clonkill 3-11 - 0-27 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Castletown Geoghegan TEG Cusack Park
Oisín Loughlin (0-7), Oisin Murray (1-2), Peadar Scally (1-2), Luke Loughlin (1-0) Report David O'Reilly (0-6), Liam Varley (0-6), Niall O'Brien (0-5), Peter Clarke (0-2), Aonghus Clarke (0-2), Jack Gallagher (0-2), Shane Clavin (0-1), Morgan Gavigan (0-1), Jack Murphy 0-1, Conor Murphy (0-1)Referee: Barry Kelly
Aug 17Round 3 Colours of Tipperary.svg Castlepollard 2-21 - 4-12 Colours of Limerick.svg St Oliver Plunkett's TEG Cusack Park
John McCarthy (0-11), Darragh McCormack (1-3), Brian Gilchrist (0-5), Eoin English (1-0), Allan Devine (0-1), Darragh Tierney (0-1) Report Conor Lynch (2-2), Ciaran Curley (2-0), Paddy Lynam (0-4), Matthew Cunningham (0-2), David Gavin (0-2), Nathan Cornally (0-1), Shane Ormsby (0-1)Referee: Barry Nea
Aug 18Round 3 Colours of Kerry.svg Clonkill 4-16 - 1-23 Colours of Laois.svg Raharney TEG Cusack Park
Oisín Murray (3-1), Peadar Scally (0-9), Luke Loughlin (1-1), Oisín Loughlin (0-2), Jordy Smyth (0-2), Andrew Shaw (0-1) Report Killian Doyle (0-12), Eoin Keyes (1-2), Eamonn Cunneen (0-3), Ciaran Doyle (0-2), Eoghan Ahearn (0-1), Michael Doherty (0-1), Rory Keyes (0-1), Brian McGrath (0-1)Referee: Caymon Flynn
Aug 18Round 3 Colours of Wexford.svg Lough Lene Gaels 2-10 - 1-18 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Castletown Geoghegan TEG Cusack Park
David Williams (1-6), Brendan Boyle (1-0), Aaron Kennedy (0-2), Micheál Daly (0-1), Marcus Kennedy (0-1) Report Niall O'Brien (0-8), Jack Gallagher (1-1), Liam Varley (0-3), Aonghus Clarke (0-2), Peter Clarke (0-2), Johnny Bermingham (0-1), Cormac Jackson (0-1)Referee: James McGrath
Aug 31Round 4 Colours of Limerick.svg St Oliver Plunkett's 0-17 - 2-20 Colours of Kerry.svg Clonkill TEG Cusack Park
Paddy Lynam (0-6), Conor Lynch (0-6), Matthew Cunningham (0-3), Ciaran Curley (0-1), Davy Gavy (0-1)Oisín Loughlin (0-8), Luke Loughlin (1-2), Andrew Shaw (1-2), Peadar Scally (0-5), Jordy Smyth (0-2), Paul Poynton (0-1)Referee: Caymon Flynn
Sep 1Round 4 Colours of Tipperary.svg Castlepollard 0-16 - 3-27 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Castletown Geoghegan TEG Cusack Park
John McCarthy (0-8), Darragh McCormack (0-5), Colm Dermody (0-1), Brian Gilchrist (0-1), Darragh Tierney (0-1) Report Niall O'Brien (2-12), Jack Gallagher (1-3), Liam Varley (0-4), Aonghus Clarke (0-3), Cormac Jackson (0-3), Conor Murphy (0-2)Referee: Barry Nea
Sep 1Round 4 Colours of Laois.svg Raharney 3-19 - 4-17 Colours of Wexford.svg Lough Lene Gaels TEG Cusack Park
Killian Doyle (0-10), Eoin Keyes (1-2), Robert Coyne (1-0), Ciaran Doyle (1-0), Eamonn Cunneen (0-3), Michael Doherty (0-2), Darren Finn (0-1), Rory Keyes (0-1) Report David Williams (1-10), Shane Williams (1-1), Micheál Daly (1-0), Warren Williams (1-0), Marcus Kennedy 0-3), Derek McNicholas (0-2), Tommy Doyle (0-1)Referee: Barry Kelly
Sep 22Round 5 Colours of Wexford.svg Lough Lene Gaels 4-20 - 3-21 Colours of Kerry.svg Clonkill TEG Cusack Park
David Williams (1-10), Eoin Daly (1-3), Tommy Doyle (1-1), Marcus Kennedy, (1-1), Brendan Doyle (0-1), Jordan Williams (0-1) Luke Loughlin (1-4), Peader Scally (0-7), Jordy Symth (1-0), Oisin Murray (1-0), Robbie Cleary (0-3), Andrew Shaw (0-2), Oisin Loughlin (0-1), Niall Mitchell (0-1), Josh Murtagh (0-1)Referee: Alfie Devine
Sep 22Round 5 Colours of Limerick.svg St Oliver Plunkett's 3-26 - 3-15 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Castletown Geoghegan The Downs
David Gavin (1-3), Paddy Lynam (0-6), Thomas Meehan (1-0), Shane Ormsby (1-0), Matthew Cunningham (0-2), Cian Lynch (0-2), Liam Carey (0-1), Aaron Craig (0-1) Report Niall O'Brien (0-11), David O'Reilly (1-3), Aonghus Clarke (1-2), Jack Gallagher (1-2)Referee: Barry Nea
Sep 22Round 5 Colours of Tipperary.svg Castlepollard 1-10 - 1-19 Colours of Laois.svg Raharney Rochfortbridge
John McCarthy (1-6), Darragh McCormack (0-3), Ciarán English (0-1) Report Eoin Keyes (1-4), Killian Doyle (0-6), Joey Boyle (0-2), Gary Greville (0-1), Eamonn Cunneen (0-1), Micheal Doherty (0-1), Robbie Coyne (0-1), Ciarán Doyle (0-1), Devin Hill (0-1), Rory Keyes (0-1)Referee: Sean Carroll

Knockout stage


SemifinalsFinal
1 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Castletown Geoghegan 1-27
2 Colours of Wexford.svg Lough Lene Gaels 1-152 Colours of Wexford.svg Lough Lene Gaels 2-17
3 Colours of Kerry.svg Clonkill 0-16

Fixtures

Oct 6Semi-Final Colours of Wexford.svg Lough Lene Gaels 1-15 - 0-16 Colours of Kerry.svg Clonkill TEG Cusack Park
David Williams (0-9), Marcus Kennedy (1-0), Derek McNicholas (0-2), Eoin Daly (0-2), Micheál Daly (0-1), Tommy Doyle (0-1) Report Peadar Scally (0-9), Luke Loughlin (0-3), Andrew Shaw (0-1), Jordy Symth (0-1), Matthew Glynn (0-1)Referee: Caymon Flynn
Nov 2Final Colours of Kilkenny.svg Castletown Geoghegan 1-27 - 2-17 Colours of Wexford.svg Lough Lene Gaels TEG Cusack Park
Niall O'Brien (0-10), David O'Reilly (1-5), Connor Murphy (0-3), Liam Varley (0-3), Jack Gallagher (0-2), Peter Murphy (0-2), Aonghus Clarke (0-1), Peter Clarke (0-1) Report David Williams (0-7) Aaron Kennedy (1-0), Jason Malone (1-0), Eoin Daly (0-3), Tommy Doyle (0-3), Shane Williams (0-2), Marcus Kennedy (0-1), Derek McNicholas (0-1)Referee: Barry Kelly

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalGamesAverage
1 David Williams Colours of Wexford.svg Lough Lene Gaels 1-555878.28
2 Niall O'Brien Colours of Kilkenny.svg Castletown Geoghegan 2-465268.667
3 Killian Doyle Colours of Laois.svg Raharney 0-5151510.2
4John McCarthy Colours of Tipperary.svg Castlepollard 1-394258.4

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