2022 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

2022 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	28 July - 30 October 2022
Teams	12
Sponsor	Bon Secours Hospital
Champions	Na Piarsaigh (7th title) William O'Donoghue (captain) Kieran Berminghanm (manager)
Runners-up	Kilmallock Oisín O'Reilly (captain) Fintan O'Connor (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	35
Goals scored	79 (2.26 per match)
Points scored	1255 (35.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Tom Morrissey (3-57)
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The 2022 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 128th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The draws for the group stage pairings took place on 22 February 2022.[1] The championship ran from 28 July to October 2022.

Kilmallock entered the championship as the defending champions.[2] Blackrock were relegated after three years of top tier hurling.[3]

The final was played on 30 October 2022 at the TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Na Piarsaigh and Kilmallock, in what was their third ever meeting in the final and a first meeting in five years. Na Piarsaigh won the match by 3–23 to 2–15 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a first title in three years.[4]

Ahane's Tom Morrissey was the championship's top scorer with 3-57.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Mungret/St. Paul's[5]

From Championship

Relegated to the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Monaleen[6]

Fixtures and results

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Advance to semi-finals   Advance to quarter-finals   Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Na Piarsaigh	5	4	1	0	125	92	33	9
Kilmallock	5	3	1	1	134	97	37	7
Doon	5	3	1	1	122	104	18	7
Patrickswell	5	2	0	3	100	118	-18	4
Ahane	5	0	2	3	95	122	-27	2
Adare	5	0	1	4	83	126	-43	1

Group 1 fixtures and results

Ahane v Adare

28 July 2022 Round 1	Ahane	1-15 - 1-15	Adare	Childres Road
	T Morrissey 1-9 (4f, 1 ’65), W Brennan 0-2, J Enright, D Minehan, M Donnellan and C Barry 0-1 each.	Report	W Griffin 1-4 (1f), J Fitzgibbon 0-4 (1f, 1 s/;), D O’Mahony 0-3, S Heffernan, J Sweeney, C McCarthy and B Flynn 0-1 each.	Referee: J Murphy (Ballylanders)

Na Piarsaigh v Doon

30 July 2022 Round 1	Na Piarsaigh	2-20 - 1-18	Doon	Childres Road
	K Downes 0-10, D Dempsey 1-1, C Boylan 1-0, A Breen 0-3, P Casey 0-2, R Lynch 0-1, M Foley 0-1, K Dempsey 0-1, W O'Donoghue 0-1.		D Coleman 1-6, B Murphy 0-6, P Ryan 0-2, D O'Donovan 0-2, C Ryan 0-1, R English 0-1.

Kilmallock v Patrickswell

30 July 2022 Round 1	Kilmallock	2-23 - 2-09	Patrickswell	Newcastle West Grounds
	M Houlihan 0-8, S O'Brien 1-3, C Hanley-Clarke 1-2, O O'Reilly 0-4, G O'Mahony 0-2, P O'Reilly 0-2, G Mulcahy 0-1, R Hanley 0-1.		T O'Brien 1-0, J Higgins 1-0, A Gillane 0-3, D Byrne 0-2, P Kirby 0-2, J Flynn 0-1, J Kirby 0-1.

Doon v Adare

5 August 2022 Round 2	Doon	1-20 - 1-14	Adare	Childres Road
	P Ryan 1-5, B Murphy 0-4, G Thomas 0-3, K Maher 0-2, D Coleman 0-2, D O'Donovan 0-2, R English 0-2.		W Griffin 0-13, J Fitzgibbon 1-0, S Heffernan 0-1.

Ahane v Patrickswell

6 August 2022 Round 2	Ahane	0-20 - 2-19	Patrickswell	Fr. Hayes Memorial Park
	T Morrissey 0-15, N Moran 0-2, C Carroll 0-2, C Barry 0-1.		J Higgins 2-2, P Kirby 0-3, M Carmody 0-3, D Byrnes 0-2, J Kelleher 0-2, A Gillane 0-2, S O'Brien 0-2, J Kirby 0-1, D Ahern 0-1, C Carroll 0-1.

Na Piarsaigh v Kilmallock

6 August 2022 Round 2	Na Piarsaigh	1-19 - 1-18	Kilmallock	Doon GAA Field
	K Downes 0-7, D Dempsey 1-2, A Breen 0-2, P Casey 0-2, W Henn 0-2, W O'Donoghue 0-1, K Dempsey 0-1, M Foley 0-1, R Lynch 0-1.		M Houlihan 0-12, S O'Brien 1-1, P O'Reilly 0-2, R Hanley 0-1, G Mulcahy 0-1, O O'Reilly 0-1.

Adare v Kilmallock

1 September 2022 Round 3	Adare	0-17 - 3-26	Kilmallock	Ballyagran Grounds
	W Griffin 0-10, C McCarthy 0-2, D Hannon 0-1, J Gahan 0-1, S Heffernan 0-1, J Sweeney 0-1, C Sparling 0-1.		O O'Reilly 2-4, G Mulcahy 0-7, S O'Brien 0-5, K Hayes 1-1, C Hanley-Clarke 0-3, M Houlihan 0-2, R Hanley 0-1, R Egan 0-1, K O'Donnell 0-1, D Woulfe 0-1.

Doon v Ahane

2 September 2022 Round 3	Doon	5-14 - 0-13	Ahane	Cappamore Grounds
	B Murphy 1-5, D Coleman 2-1, P Ryan 1-2, D Stapleton 1-1, P Cummins 0-2, J Ryan 0-1, R English 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1.		T Morrissey 0-9, C Carroll 0-1, N Moran 0-1, R Fox 0-1, D Minehan 0-1.

Patrickswell v Na Piarsaigh

3 September 2022 Round 3	Patrickswell	0-12 - 1-23	Na Piarsaigh	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	M Carmody 0-4, D Byrnes 0-4, A Gillane 0-3, P Kirby 0-1.		K Downes 0-7, A Breen 0-6, P Casey 1-2, W Henn 0-3, R Lynch 0-2, D Dempsey 0-2, W O'Donoughue 0-1.

Kilmallock v Ahane

9 September 2022 Round 4	Kilmallock	1-22 - 1-16	Ahane	Doon Grounds
	S O'Brien 0-9, O O'Reilly 1-3, A Costello 0-2, G Mulcahy 0-2, R Hanley 0-1, R Egan 0-1, K Hayes 0-1, D Woulfe 0-1, P O'Loughlin 0-1, C Hanley-Clarke 0-1.		T Morrissey 1-11, R Fox 0-2, C Carroll 0-1, N Moran 0-1, W Brennan 0-1.

Na Piarsaigh v Adare

10 September 2022 Round 4	Na Piarsaigh	2-20 - 0-13	Adare	Ballybrown Grounds
	A Breen 2-3, K Downes 0-7, P Casey 0-3, W Henn 0-2, K Dempsey 0-2, C Boylan 0-1, K Kennedy 0-1, G Synnott 0-1.		J Fitzgibbon 0-7, W Griffin 0-3, S Connolly 0-1, J McSweeney 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1.

Patrickswell v Doon

10 September 2022 Round 4	Patrickswell	1-21 - 2-19	Doon	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	A Gillane 1-10, M Carmody 0-3, D Byrne 0-3, J Kelleher 0-2, K O'Brien 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1, C Carroll 0-1.		B Murphy 0-7, P Ryan 1-2, P Cummins 1-1, C Ryan 0-2, Jack Ryan 0-2, D Coleman 0-2, Josh Ryan 0-2, D O'Donovan 0-1.

Doon v Kilmallock

18 September 2022 Round 5	Doon	1-21 - 0-24	Kilmallock	Fedamore Grounds
	D Coleman 0-6, P Ryan 1-2, E Stokes 0-4, D O'Donovan 0-3, C Ryan 0-2, C Thomas 0-1, R English 0-1, K Maher 0-1, J Ryan 0-1.		C Hanley-Clarke 0-11, K O'Donnell 0-4, D Woulfe 0-3, G Mulahy 0-3, R Egan 0-2, R Hanley 0-1.

Ahane v Na Piarsaigh

18 September 2022 Round 5	Ahane	1-22 - 1-22	Na Piarsaigh	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	T Morrissey 1-13, C Barry 0-3, C Carroll 0-2, R Fox 0-2, N Moran 0-1, M Donnelly 0-1.		K Downes 1-10, P Casey 0-3, A Breen 0-3, C Boylan 0-2, K Dempsey 0-2, D Dempsey 0-1, W Henn 0-1.

Patrickswell v Adare

18 September 2022 Round 5	Patrickswell	1-21 - 2-12	Adare	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	A Gillane 0-8, J Kelleher 0-6, P Kirby 1-1, M Carmody 0-2, K O'Brien 0-1, C Carroll 0-1, D Byrnes 0-1, J Considine 0-1.		W Griffin 1-7, J Fitzgibbon 1-3, D Hannon 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Promoted and advance to quarter-finals   Advance to quarter-finals   Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kildimo-Pallaskenry	5	4	0	1	107	85	22	8
South Liberties	5	3	0	2	108	110	-2	6
Ballybrown	5	3	0	2	115	95	20	6
Mungret/St. Paul's	5	2	1	2	109	123	-14	5
Garryspillane	5	2	0	3	104	106	-2	4
Blackrock	5	0	1	4	99	123	-24	1

Group 2 fixtures and results

Mungret/St. Paul's v Kildimo-Pallaskenry

29 July 2022 Round 1	Mungret/St. Paul's	1-16 - 1-13	Kildimo-Pallaskenry	Ballybrown Grounds
	P O’Bren 1-10 (8f), C O’Halloran 0-2, B Barry, B O’Meara, N Mulcahy and C O’Brien 0-1 each.		B O’Connell 0-7 (5f, 1’65), K Hayes 1-3, D Fitzgerald, C Downes and J O’Keeffe 0-1 each.	Referee: D Deady (Bruree)

Garryspillane v South Liberties

30 July 2022 Round 1	Garryspillane	0-20 - 1-18	South Liberties	Doon GAA Field
			K Byrnes 0-7, B Nash 1-3, T Ryan 0-2, D O'Neill, B Ryan, A Nash, D Garry, B Cooney, C McSweeney 0-1 each.

Ballybrown v Blackrock

30 July 2022 Round 1	Ballybrown	1-18 - 0-13	Blackrock	Ballyagran Grounds
	A O'Connor 0-8, R Kenny 1-1, C Coughlan 0-4, K Gavin 0-2, M Gavin 0-1, A Cliffe 0-1, L O'Connor 0-1.		P Leahy 0-4, J Quilty 0-3, R O'Shaughnessy 0-3, D Dawson 0-2, M Farrell 0-1.

Blackrock v Garryspillane

5 August 2022 Round 2	Blackrock	1-18 - 2-17	Garryspillane	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	P Leahye 1-8, S O'Neill 0-3, R O'Shaughnessy 0-3, D Dawson 0-3, K Palmer 0-1.		D O'Shea 0-9, E Sheehan 0-4, P Kennedy 1-0, C Sheehan 1-0, B Heavey 0-2, G Power 0-1, D Barry 0-1.

South Liberties v Kildimo-Pallaskenry

6 August 2022 Round 2	South Liberties	0-11 - 0-18	Kildimo-Pallaskenry	Ballybrown Grounds
	K Byrnes 0-3, B Nash 0-2, B Ryan 0-2, B Cooney 0-2, D Garry 0-1, C McSweeney 0-1.		B O'Connell 0-7, K Hayes 0-5, J O'Keeffe 0-3, D O'Connell 0-1, L Griffin 0-1, S Barry 0-1.

Ballybrown v Mungret/St. Paul's

6 August 2022 Round 2	Ballybrown	2-25 - 1-14	Mungret/St. Paul's	Childers Road
	J Adams 1-3, A O'Connor 0-6, C Coughlan 0-6, B Griffin 1-1, L O'Connor 0-4, R Kenny 0-2, M Sheehan 0-1, K Gavin 0-1, D Hall 0-1.		P O'Brien 0-9, N Mulcahy 1-1, B Barry 0-1, C Linehan 0-1, B Duff 0-1, C O'Halloran 0-1.

Blackrock v South Liberties

3 September 2022 Round 3	Blackrock	0-22 - 0-23	South Liberties	Cappamore Grounds
	P Leahy 0-13, S O'Neill 0-4, M Farrell 0-1, K Palmer 0-1, R O'Shaughnessy 0-1, C O'Keeffe 0-1, D Moloney 0-1.		B Nash 0-10, B Cooney 0-3, T Ryan 0-2, B Garry 0-2, K Byrnes 0-1, D O'Neill 0-1, J Hickey 0-1, C McSweeney 0-1, B Ryan 0-1, E Godfrey 0-1.

Kildimo-Pallaskenry v Ballybrown

3 September 2022 Round 3	Kildimo-Pallaskenry	1-17 - 1-16	Ballybrown	Páirc na nGael
	S Barry 0-9, J Chawke 1-0, K Hayes 0-3, B O'Connell 0-2, C Staff 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1.		R Kenny 1-1, A O'Connor 0-4, C Coughlan 0-4, L O'Connor 0-4, J Adams 0-2, A Cliffe 0-1.

Garryspillane v Mungret/St. Paul's

4 September 2022 Round 3	Garryspillane	2-18 - 1-17	Mungret/St. Paul's	Doon Grounds
	C Sheehan 2-2, D O'Shea 0-8, B Heavey 0-3, E Sheehan 0-2, D Barry 0-1, M Quinlan 0-1, M Bourke 0-1.		P O'Brien 0-7, N Mulcahy 1-1, B Giltenane 0-4, B Duff 0-2, R Duff 0-1, B O'Meara 0-1, C Linehan 0-1.

Ballybrown v Garryspillane

8 September 2022 Round 4	Ballybrown	0-21 - 2-12	Garryspillane	Fr. Hayes Memorial Park
	A O'Connor 0-10, C Coughlan 0-4, M Gavin 0-2, B Griffin 0-2, L Doolan 0-1, R Kenny 0-1, L O'Connor 0-1.		D O'Shea 1-7, C Sheehan 1-0, E Sheehan 0-2, B Heavey 0-1, J English 0-1, D Barry 0-1.

Mungret/St. Paul's v South Liberties

9 September 2022 Round 4	Mungret/St. Paul's	1-24 - 2-20	South Liberties	Childers Road
	P O'Brien 0-14, N Mulcahy 1-0, B Barry 0-3, B Duff 0-2, R Duff 0-2, B O'Meara 0-1, B Giltenane 0-1, S Barry 0-1.		B Nash 0-12, T Ryan 0-5, K Byrnes 1-0, B Ryan 1-0, B Cooney 0-2, C McSweeny 0-1.

Kildimo-Pallaskenry v Blackrock

10 September 2022 Round 4	Kildimo-Pallaskenry	1-27 - 1-14	Blackrock	Ballyagran Grounds
	K Hayes 0-10, S Barry 0-7, J Chawke 1-0, B O'Connell 0-2, C Downes 0-2, L Griffin 0-2, J O'Keeffe 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1, C Staff 0-1, R Kelly 0-1.		J Quilty 1-3, P Leahy 0-2, R O'Shaughnessy 0-2, S O'Neill 0-2, J O'Doherty 0-2, D Moloney 0-1, D Dawson 0-1, K Palmer 0-1.

Garryspillane v Kildimo-Pallaskenry

17 September 2022 Round 5	Garryspillane	0-19 - 0-23	Kildimo-Pallaskenry	Fr. Hayes Memorial Park
	D O'Shea 0-5, B Heavey 0-5, E Sheehan 0-3, G Power 0-3, K Hickey 0-1, C Sheehan 0-1, M Bourke 0-1.		S Barry 0-14, C Downes 0-3, D O'Connell 0-2, J O'Keeffe 0-1, K Hayes 0-1, P Hartigan 0-1, D Corrigan 0-1.

Blackrock v Mungret/St. Paul's

17 September 2022 Round 5	Blackrock	3-17 - 2-20	Mungret/St. Paul's	Ballyagran Grounds
	P Leahy 0-9, R O'Shaughnessy 1-1, C Considine 1-1, C O'Keeffe 1-0, J Quilty 0-3, J O'Doherty 0-2, K Palmer 0-1.		N Mulcahy 2-1, P O'Brien 0-7, R Duff 0-2, B Duff 0-2, S Barry 0-2, C O'Halloran 0-2, B Giltenane 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1.

South Liberties v Ballybrown

17 September 2022 Round 5	South Liberties	3-18 - 1-20	Ballybrown	Fedamore Grounds
	A Nash 0-8, T Ryan 2-1, B Nash 0-4, K Byrnes 1-0, B Cooney 0-3, B Ryan 0-2, M Keane 0-1.		A O'Connor 1-13, A Cliffe 0-1, R Kenny 0-1, B O'Connor 0-1, L O'Connor 0-1, R Griffin 0-1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Doon v Kildimo-Pallaskenry

8 October 2022 Quarter-final	Doon	1-20 - 0-19	Kildimo-Pallaskenry	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
15:30	A English 0-6 (5nf), D Coleman 1-1 (1f), P Cummins 0-4, D O’Donovan (1 sideline), E Stokes and C Ryan (1f, 1 ’65) 0-2 each, K Maher, R English and C Thomas 0-1 each.		S Barry 0-13 (11f, 1 sideline, 1 ’65), K Hayes and D O’Connell 0-2 each, B O’Connell and C Downes 0-1 each.

Patrickswell v South Liberties

9 October 2022 Quarter-final	Patrickswell	0-14 - 1-13	South Liberties	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
14:00	A Gillane 0-5 (5f), D Byrnes 0-3 (3f), J Kelleher 0-2, J Considine, T O’Brien, S O’Brien and K O’Brien 0-1 each.	Report	Barry Nash 0-8 (6f), B Ryan 1-1, T Ryan 0-2, B Cooney and C McSweeney 0-1 each.	Referee: J O'Halloran (Bruree)

Semi-finals

Na Piarsaigh v South Liberties

15 October 2022 Semi-final	Na Piarsaigh	1-23 - 0-09	South Liberties	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
15:30	K Downes 0-8 (8f), A Breen 0-6, D Dempsey 1-1, P Casey, W Henn and M Foley 0-2 each, C Boylan and K Dempsey 0-1 each.	Report	B Nash 0-6 (5f, 1 ’65), D Garry, B Cooney and B Ryan 0-1 each.	Referee: D Deady (Bruree)

Kilmallock v Doon

16 October 2022 Semi-final	Kilmallock	1-13 - 2-09	Doon	Bruff Grounds
15:30	M Houlihan 0-4 (3f, 1’65), C Hanley Clarke (3f) 0-3, R Egan 1-0, G Mulcahy and S O’Brien 0-2 each, P O’Reilly and O O’Reilly 0-1 each.	Report	D Coleman 1-1, D Stapleton 1-0, B Murphy 0-2, A English (1f), P Ryan, C Ryan (1f), J Cummins, J Ryan, D O’Donovan (1f) 0-1 each.	Referee: J O'Halloran (Bruree)

Final

Na Piarsaigh v Kilmallock

30 October 2022 Final	Na Piarsaigh	3-23 - 2-15	Kilmallock	TUS Gaelic Grounds
	A Breen 2-3; P Casey 0-7, K Downes 0-7 (6 frees) each, D Dempsey 1-1; R Lynch 0-2 (frees), M Foley, K Dempsey, W Henn, 0-1 each.	Report	M Houlihan (frees), G Mulcahy 0-4 each; C Hanley-Clarke (frees) 1-1; K Hayes, D Woulfe, R Hanley 0-2 each.	Referee: J Murphy (Ballylanders)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Tom Morrissey	Ahane	3-57	66	5	13.20
2	Kevin Downes	Na Piarsaigh	1-56	59	7	8.42
3	Paul O'Brien	Mungret/St. Paul's	1-47	50	5	10.00

Miscellaneous

• Kildimo-Pallaskenry qualified for the knockout stages for the first time since 1937.
• South Liberties qualify for the semi-final for the first time since 1985.

References

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4. "Na Piarsaigh too good for Kilmallock in Limerick SHC Final". GAA website. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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