2018 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

2018 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Dates31 March – 8 October 2018
Teams8
SponsorMolloy Environmental
ChampionsBorder Coolderry (31st title)
Kevin Connolly (captain)
Joachim Kelly (manager)
Runners-upBorder Kilcormac–Killoughey
Conor Slevin (captain)
Stephen Byrne (manager)
RelegatedBorder Seir Kieran
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored72 (2.12 per match)
Points scored1089 (32.03 per match)
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The 2018 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. The championship ran from 31 March to 8 October 2018.

Kilcormac–Killoughey entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

The final was played on 7 October 2018 at Bord na Móna O'Connor Park in Tullamore, between Coolderry and Kilcormac–Killoughey, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Coolderry won the match by 2–17 to 0–17 to claim their 31st championship title overall and a first title in three years.[2][3]

Team changes

From championship

Relegated to the Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship

Group stage

Group stage table

  Semi-finalists   Quarter-finalists   Relegation playoff

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Coolderry 7 4 3 0 154 123 31 11
Kilcormac–Killoughey 7 4 1 2 143 137 6 9
Birr 7 4 1 2 131 137 -6 9
St Rynagh's 7 3 2 2 133 121 12 8
Shinrone 7 2 3 2 150 135 15 7
Belmont 7 3 0 4 140 139 1 6
Seir Kieran 7 2 0 5 135 161 -26 4
Kinnitty 7 0 2 5 108 140 -32 2

Group stage results

31 March 2018 Round 1 St Rynagh's 1-14 - 2-17 Seir Kieran Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
A Treacy 0-10, S Wynne 1-0, S Quirke 0-2, M Maloney 0-1, P Quirke 0-1. J Bergin 1-11, A Hynes 1-1, K Dunne 0-2, B Kealey 0-2, T Carroll 0-1.
31 March 2018 Round 1 Coolderry 1-13 - 0-16 Kilcormac–Killoughey Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
B Carroll 0-8, K Connolly 1-1, D King 0-1, E Parlon 0-1, M Bergin 0-1, W Malone 0-1. C Slevin 0-8, T Geraghty 0-3, C Kiely 0-2, J Gorman 0-2, D Murray 0-1.
1 April 2018 Round 1 Belmont 3-11 - 0-08 Kinnitty Páirc Naomh Raghnach
1 April 2018 Round 1 Birr 2-13 - 0-14 Shinrone Páirc Naomh Raghnach
14 April 2018 Round 2 Seir Kieran 1-12 - 0-18 Coolderry St Mary's Field
14 April 2018 Round 2 Kinnitty 0-18 - 2-12 Birr Páirc Naomh Raghnach
15 April 2018 Round 2 Shinrone 0-14 - 0-14 St Rynagh's Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
15 April 2018 Round 2 Kilcormac–Killoughey 0-17 - 1-20 Belmont Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
30 June 2018 Round 3 St Rynagh's 0-21 - 0-13 Kinnitty Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
1 July 2018 Round 3 Seir Kieran 2-16 - 3-26 Shinrone Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
1 July 2018 Round 3 Birr 1-20 - 2-22 Kilcormac–Killoughey Páirc Naomh Raghnach
1 July 2018 Round 3 Coolderry 5-17 - 0-18 Belmont Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
14 July 2018 Round 4 Kinnitty 0-16 - 2-11 Seir Kieran St Mary's Field
15 July 2018 Round 4 Kilcormac–Killoughey 2-11 - 1-19 St Rynagh's Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
15 July 2018 Round 4 Shinrone 2-18 - 1-21 Coolderry Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
15 July 2018 Round 4 Belmont 0-16 - 0-18 Birr Kilcormac GAA Grounds
27 July 2018 Round 5 Shinrone 0-19 - 0-19 Kinnitty Coolderry Grounds
28 July 2018 Round 5 Seir Kieran 0-18 - 2-16 Kilcormac–Killoughey Kinnitty Grounds
29 July 2018 Round 5 Coolderry 1-19 - 1-19 Birr Rath Grounds
29 July 2018 Round 5 St Rynagh's 1-18 - 0-16 Belmont Lusmagh Grounds
11 August 2018 Round 6 Belmont 2-24 - 0-18 Seir Kieran Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
11 August 2018 Round 6 Kilcormac–Killoughey 1-17 - 1-16 Shinrone Páirc Naomh Raghnach
12 August 2018 Round 6 Kinnitty 2-12 - 1-19 Coolderry Clareen Grounds
12 August 2018 Round 6 Birr 0-18 - 0-17 St Rynagh's Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
26 August 2018 Round 7 Seir Kieran 1-19 - 2-17 Birr Lusmagh Grounds
26 August 2018 Round 7 Coolderry 3-11 - 0-20 St Rynagh's Rath Grounds
26 August 2018 Round 7 Kinnitty 1-13 - 2-17 Kilcormac–Killoughey Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
26 August 2018 Round 7 Shinrone 3-16 - 2-11 Belmont Crinkill Grounds

Knockout stage

Relegation playoff

15 September 2018 Relegation playoff Seir Kieran 0-13 - 0-14 Kinnitty Grant Heating St Brendan's Park

Quarter-finals

8 September 2018 Quarter-final St Rynagh's 0-17 - 0-14 Shinrone Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
A Treacy 0-8, D Short 0-2, S Dolan 0-2, G Conneely 0-2, R Hughes 0-1, S Wynne 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1. JP Cleary 0-5, D Doughan 0-4, A Cleary 0-3, J Sampson 0-1, S Cleary 0-1.
9 September 2018 Quarter-final Belmont 1-14 - 0-15 Birr Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
D Nally 0-7, D Egan 1-1, J Maher 0-3, C Egan 0-1, D Cox 0-1, S Nally 0-1. E Cahill 0-6, T Bolger 0-2, C Mulrooney 0-2, E Nolan 0-2, C Taylor 0-1, B Watkins 0-1, B Harding 0-1.

Semi-finals

22 September 2018 Semi-final Kilcormac–Killoughey 1-16 - 1-11 St Rynagh's Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
C Slevin 0-7, T Geraghty 1-3, C Kiely 0-3, C Mahon 0-2, E Grogan 0-1. A Treacy 0-8, R Hughes 1-0, S Wynne 0-1, S Dolan 0-1, S Quirke 0-1.
23 September 2018 Semi-final Coolderry 4-13 - 3-15 Belmont Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
B Carroll 1-6, E Parlon 1-1, C Molloy 1-0, M Corcoran 1-0, K Connolly 0-3, S Corcoran 0-1, D King 0-1, D Miller 0-1. O Kelly 3-3, D Nally 0-6, L Fox 0-3, J Nally 0-1, M Egan 0-1, J Maher 0-1.

Final

8 October 2018 Final Coolderry 2-17 - 0-17 Kilcormac–Killoughey Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
B Carroll 0-10 (0-6f, 0-2 65’s), K Connolly 1-2, E Parlon 1-0, M Corcoran, C Molloy, S Corcoran (f), D King, K Brady 0-1. Report C Slevin 0-6 (0-4f), C Mahon 0-3, D Murray, C Kiely, T Geraghty 0-2 each, D Currams and J Gorman 0-1 each. Referee: S Guinan

References

  1. ^ "Slevin puts Special Ks back on top of pile". Irish Independent. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Coolderry crowned Offaly hurling champions". GAA website. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Goals key as Coolderry claim 31st Offaly senior title". RTÉ Sport. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2023.