Donegal Senior Hurling Championship

Donegal Senior Hurling Championship
Current season or competition: 2024 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship
Irish	Craobh Iománaíocht Sinsear Co. Dhún na nGall
Code	Hurling
Founded	1924
Region	Donegal (GAA)
No. of teams	8
Title holders	Burt (40th title)
Most titles	Burt (40 titles)
Sponsors	None

The Donegal Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Donegal GAA clubs. The County Final is usually played at O'Donnell Park in Letterkenny.

Burt are the title holders, defeating Setanta by 3-16 to 1-18 in the 2024 final. ^[1]

History

Burt hold the most SHC titles of any club in the country (40), having passed out Waterford Senior Hurling Championship club Mount Sion's total of 35 a few years ago.^{[ citation needed ]}

Format

Group stage

The 8 teams are divided into two groups of four. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals: The two group winners and the two runners-up from the group stage contest this round. The two winners from these games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Donegal Intermediate Hurling Championship

Semi-finals: The two group third placed teams and the two group third placed teams from the group stage contest the Intermediate championship. The two winners from these games advance to the Intermediate final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared Intermediate champions.

Relegation

There is currently no direct relegation to the Donegal Junior Hurling Championship.

Qualification

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

Teams

2024 Teams

The 8 teams competing in the 2024 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship are:

Club	Location	Colours	Position in 2024	Championship titles	Last championship title
An Clochán Liath	Dungloe	Red and white	Group stage	0	—
Aodh Ruadh	Ballyshannon	Green and white	Group stage	5	1977
Buncrana	Buncrana	Green, white and gold	Group stage	0	—
Burt	Burt	Primrose and blue	Champions	40	2024
Carndonagh	Carndonagh	Red and green	Group stage	3	1959
Seán MacCumhaills	Ballybofey and Stranorlar	Green and white	Stage B group stage	2	2016
Setanta	Killygordon	Green and black	Runners-up	18	2023
St Eunan's	Letterkenny	Amber and black	Stage B group stage	2	2021

2024 grades

Championship	Club
Senior / Intermediate
Senior	An Clochán Liath
	Aodh Ruadh
	Buncrana
	Burt
	Carndonagh
	Seán MacCumhaills
	Setanta
	St Eunan's
Junior
Junior	Burt (2nd team)
	Four Masters
	Letterkenny Gaels
	Setanta (2nd team)
	St Eunan's (2nd team)

Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

Trophy

The trophy presented to the winners is the Munster Cup. ^[2]

List of finals

Legend

• Gold – Ulster intermediate club champions
• Silver – Ulster intermediate club runners-up

List of Donegal SHC finals

Year	Winners		Runners-up		Notes
	Club	Score	Club	Score
2024	Burt	3-16	Setanta	1-18
2023 [3]	Setanta	4-13	St Eunan's	0-14
2022 [4]	Setanta	1-20	Burt	0-18
2021 [5]	St Eunan's	2-09	Setanta	0-14	Conor O'Grady was the winning captain. [6]
2020 [7]	Setanta	2-19	St Eunan's	2-13
2019 [8]	Setanta	3-13	St Eunan's	0-13
2018 [9]	Burt	3-14	Setanta	1-14
2017 [10]	Setanta	1-16	St Eunan's	1-08
2016 [11]	Seán MacCumhaills	2-13	Burt	2-09
2015 [12]	Burt	2-07	Seán MacCumhaills	0-12
2014 [13]	Burt	6-09	Seán MacCumhaills	1-09
2013 [14]	Burt	3-13	Setanta	2-14
2012 [15]	Burt	3-14	Seán MacCumhaills	1-12
2011	Burt	3-11	Setanta	2-07
2010	Seán MacCumhaills	0-15	Setanta	0-12
2009	Burt	3-13	Seán MacCumhaills	2-12
2008	Setanta	4-07	Burt	1-07
2007	Setanta	3-08	Burt	0-07
2006	Burt	0-17	Setanta	0-15
2005 [16]	Burt	3-08	Setanta	0-11
2004	Burt		Setanta
2003	Burt		Setanta
2002	Burt	3-21	St Eunan's	2-09
2001	Burt		Four Masters
2000 [17]	Burt	5-17	Setanta	0-06
1999	Burt	1-12	Setanta	1-08
1998	Burt	3-13	Seán MacCumhaills	0-03
1997	Burt	3-17	Naomh Mura	3-09
1996 [18]	Burt	1-16	Naomh Mura	1-06
1995	Burt	0-16	Naomh Mura	2-05
1994	Burt	4-07	Naomh Mura	1-04
1993	Burt	2-11	Setanta	3-07
1992	Burt	2-12	Naomh Mura	2-08
1991	Burt	2-12	Naomh Mura	1-09
1990	Setanta	3-08	Burt	0-16
1989	Burt	4-06	Aodh Ruadh	1-11
1988	Setanta		Carndonagh
1987	Setanta	5-08	Burt	2-09
1986	Setanta	2-02	Burt	1-04
1985 [19]	Setanta	3-07	Carndonagh	4-03
1984	Setanta	3-14	Carndonagh	1-05
1983	Setanta	2-14	Burt	2-08
1982	Burt	1-08	Setanta	1-06
1981	Setanta	2-07	Burt	1-03
1980	Setanta	2-08	Burt	0-08
1979	Burt	3-09	Setanta	1-05
1978	Robert Emmet's & Burt			1-08 2-05	The 1978 final ended in a draw and was never replayed.
1977	Aodh Ruadh	6-08	Roger Casement's	1-01
1976	Burt	3-07	Aodh Ruadh	2-06
1975	Aodh Ruadh	4-03	Burt	2-04
1974	Setanta		Carndonagh
1973	Setanta		Burt
1972	St Eunan's	3-03	Burt	2-01
1971	Burt	9-11	Aodh Ruadh	3-02
1970	Burt	3-12	Na Cealla Beaga	1-03
1969	Burt
1968	Burt
1967	Burt
1966	Erne Valley (Gleann-Eirne)
1965	Burt
1964	Erne Valley (Gleann-Eirne)
1963	Glenswilly
1962	Burt
1961	Burt
1960	Lifford
1959	Carndonagh
1958	Lifford
1957	Burt
1956	Burt
1955	Burt
1954	Carndonagh
1953	Letterkenny
1952	Burt
1951
1950
1949
1948
1947	Erin's Hope (Ballybofey and Stranorlar)		Burt
1946
1945	Letterkenny
1944	Carndonagh
1943	Erin's Hope (Ballybofey and Stranorlar)		Aodh Ruadh
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938	Letterkenny
1937	Carrowmore
1936	Carrowmore
1935	Carrowmore
1934	Carrowmore
1933	Letterkenny
1932	Letterkenny
1931
1930
1929	Aodh Ruadh
1928
1927	Finner Camp
1926	Letterkenny
1925	Aodh Ruadh
1924 [20]	Aodh Ruadh	5-08	Letterkenny	0-01

Roll of honour

By club

#	Club	Titles	Runners-up	Championships won	Championships runner-up
1	Burt	40	14	1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2024	1947, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2022
2	Setanta	18	15	1973, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023	1979, 1982, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2021, 2024
3	Letterkenny	6	1	1926, 1932, 1933, 1938, 1945, 1953	1924
4	Aodh Ruadh	5	4	1924, 1925, 1929, 1975, 1977	1943, 1971, 1976, 1989
5	Carrowmore	4	0	1934, 1935, 1936, 1937	—
6	Carndonagh	3	4	1944, 1954, 1959	1974, 1984, 1985, 1988
7	Seán MacCumhaills	2	5	2010, 2016	1998, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015
	St Eunan's	2	5	1972, 2021	2002, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023
	Erin's Hope	2	0	1943, 1947	—
	Lifford	2	0	1958, 1960	—
	Erne Valley	2	0	1964, 1966	—
12	Finner Camp	1	0	1927	—
	Glenswilly	1	0	1963	—
14	Naomh Mura	0	6	—	1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
	Na Cealla Beaga	0	1	—	1970
	Roger Casement's	0	1	—	1977
	Four Masters	0	1	—	2001

Notes

• Runners-up unknown: 1925–1927, 1929, 1932–1938, 1943–1945, 1947, 1952–1969

See also

• Donegal Intermediate Hurling Championship (Tier 2)
• Donegal Junior Hurling Championship (Tier 3)
• Donegal Senior Football Championship
• Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

References

1. "Brilliant Burt defeat Setanta to win SHC title". Donegal News. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
2. McLaughlin, Gerry (4 September 2019). "Declan Coulter: Setanta focusing on Ulster and Keady tussle". The Irish News . Retrieved 4 September 2019. On Saturday he picked up his second Donegal county hurling medal, fighting hard against a crippling injury to help his adopted club take its 15th Munster Cup.
3. "Comhghairdeas Setanta Hurling Club the 2023 Grand Canal Hotel Senior Hurling Champions". Donegal County Board website. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
4. "Setanta's class prevails in extra-time to win SHC over Burt". Donegal Daily. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
5. "St Eunan's end 49-year wait for Donegal SHC crown". Hogan Stand . 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
6. Craig, Frank (6 January 2022). "Donegal's O'Grady optimistic ahead of the 2022 campaign". Donegal News . p. 52. Domestically, it was an historic season for O'Grady and his St Eunan's team-mates. They caused a huge upset back in October by dethroning kingpins Setanta — a victory that delivered the Letterkenny club its first SHC title since 1972. O'Grady skippered the Black and Amber to that first championship win in half a century and he admits that the emotions from that massive achievement are still lingerng.
7. "Donegal SHC: Setanta too good for St Eunan's". Irish Examiner . 3 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
8. "Donegal SHC final: Setanta goals sink St Eunan's". Hogan Stand . 2 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
9. "Donegal SHC final: Title number 39 for Burt". Donegal Sport Hub. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
10. McNulty, Chris (16 September 2017). "Setanta make experience count to see off St Eunan's and become champions again" . Retrieved 16 September 2017.
11. "Donegal SHC final: MacCumhaills end Burt's long reign". Hogan Stand . 11 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
12. "Donegal SHC final: Five-in-a-row for Burt". Donegal Daily. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
13. "Donegal SHC final: four-in-a-row for Burt". Hogan Stand . 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
14. "Donegal SHC final: Burt do it again". Hogan Stand . 15 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
15. "McLaughlin goal seals another title for Burt". Irish Examiner . 17 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
16. Donegal News 1903-current, Friday, 7 October 2005; Section: Front Page.
17. Donegal News 1903-current, Friday, 4 August 2000; Page: 27.
18. Donegal News 1903-current, Friday, 4 October 1996; Page: 19.
19. Donegal News 1903-current, Saturday, 24 August 1985; Page: 12.
20. "Tirconaill Senior Hurling Final - Big Victory for Ballyshannon". Donegal Democrat .

External links

• Official Donegal Website
• Donegal on Hoganstand
• Donegal Club GAA