2024 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

Canon Hamilton Cup 2024
LeagueClare GAA
SportHurling
Duration9 August - 28 October 2024
Number of teams16
SponsorTUS Midlands Midwest
Changes From 2023
PromotedCorofin
RelegatedClarecastle
Wolfe Tones Shannon
Changes For 2025
PromotedWolfe Tones Shannon[1]
RelegatedO'Callaghan's Mills
County Championship
WinnersFeakle
  Runners-upSixmilebridge
Seasons

The 2024 TUS Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 129th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.

The draws for the 2024 Clare club championship group stages took place on 21 May 2024.[2] The championship was contested by 16 teams, reduced by 1 from the 2023 championship.[3] The group stage was in a round-robin format, with each team playing each team in their group once.

The draws for the quarter-finals and relegation playoffs took place on 9 September 2024.[4] The quarter-finals were played between the winners of each group versus the runners up of each group. The relegation playoffs were played between the last-place teams of each group, with the losers of these entering a relegation final to determine the relegated team.

The draws for the semi-finals and relegation final took place on 24 September 2024.[5] The semi-final between Sixmilebridge and Inagh-Kilnamona featured a penalty shoot-out for the first time in the history of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship, with Sixmilebridge winning 4-3 after seven penalties each.[6] Feakle won the other semi-final, bringing them to their first Senior Clare final in 36 years.[7] O'Callaghan's Mills lost the relegation final, demoting them to the Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship for 2025.

The final, originally scheduled for October 20th, was postponed until October 28th due to Storm Ashley.[8] Feakle won the final, attaining their first Clare senior hurling title since 1988.[9]


Senior Championship Fixtures

Group stage

  • Four groups of four.
  • Each team plays all the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
  • In cases where two or more teams are on equal points, only the matches between the relevant teams are used to calculate the score difference when determining placement in the group.
    • The top two teams in each group advance to the Quarter-Finals
    • The bottom-placed team from each group contest the Relegation Playoffs

Group 1

  Quarter-Finalist   Relegation Playoff

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Éire Óg Inis 3 3 0 0 68 62 +6 6
Clonlara 3 2 0 1 78 72 +17 4
Ballyea 3 1 0 2 59 67 -8 2
Clooney-Quin 3 0 0 3 62 77 -15 0
10 August 2024 Round 1 Éire Óg Inis 1-20 (23) - 3-13 (22) Clooney-QuinCusack Park, Ennis
Referee: Fergal O'Brien
10 August 2024 Round 1 Clonlara 1-28 (31) - 1-20 (23) BallyeaCusack Park, Ennis
Referee: John Bugler
23 August 2024 Round 2 Ballyea 0-19 (19) - 0-17 (17) Clooney-QuinO'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
Referee: Chris Maguire
25 August 2024 Round 2 Clonlara1-20 (23) - 1-23 (26) Éire Óg Inis Páirc an Dálaigh, Tulla
Referee: John Bugler
7 September 2024 Round 3 Ballyea0-17 (17) - 0-19 (19) Éire Óg Inis Cusack Park, Ennis
Referee: Eoghan O'Leary
7 September 2024 Round 3 Clonlara 3-26 (35) - 2-17 (23) Clooney-QuinO'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
Referee: Jarlath Donnellan

Group 2

  Quarter-Finalist   Relegation Playoff

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Feakle 3 2 0 1 66 55 +11 4
Cratloe 3 2 0 1 77 62 +15 4
Kilmaley 3 2 0 1 82 58 +24 4
Corofin 3 0 0 3 47 97 -50 0
10 August 2024 Round 1 Feakle 0-23 (23) - 1-16 (19) CratloeO'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
Referee: Kieran Liddane
10 August 2024 Round 1 Kilmaley 6-22 (40) - 1-11 (14) CorofinClarecastle GAA Grounds, Clarecastle
Referee: Jarlath Donnellan
25 August 2024 Round 2 Cratloe 4-23 (35) - 0-19 (19) CorofinCusack Park, Ennis
Referee: Eoghan O'Leary
25 August 2024 Round 2 Feakle0-21 (21) - 0-22 (22) Kilmaley Cusack Park, Ennis
Referee: Fergal O'Brien
8 September 2024 Round 3 Cratloe 1-20 (23) - 1-17 (20) KilmaleyFr Murphy Park, Newmarket-on-Fergus
Referee: Aaron Hogg
8 September 2024 Round 3 Feakle 3-17 (26) - 1-21 (24) CorofinClarecastle GAA Grounds, Clarecastle
Referee: Kevin Corry

Group 3

  Quarter-Finalist   Relegation Playoff

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Scariff 3 2 1 0 67 61 +6 5
Inagh-Kilnamona 3 2 0 1 76 49 +27 4
Broadford 3 1 1 1 60 71 -11 3
O'Callaghan's Mills 3 0 0 3 48 70 -22 0
9 August 2024 Round 1 Broadford 2-27 (33) - 0-19 (19) O'Callaghan's MillsClonlara GAA Grounds, Clonlara
Referee: Joseph Mullins
10 August 2024 Round 1 Scariff 0-24 (24) - 0-20 (20) Inagh-KilnamonaO'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
Referee: Chris Maguire
24 August 2024 Round 2 Scariff 1-18 (21) - 2-15 (21) Broadford Páirc an Dálaigh, Tulla
Referee: Aaron Hogg
8 September 2024 Round 3 Inagh-Kilnamona 4-19 (31) - 0-16 (16) BroadfordCusack Park, Ennis
Referee: Kieran Liddane
8 September 2024 Round 3 Scariff 1-19 (22) - 1-17 (20) O'Callaghan's MillsPáirc an Dálaigh, Tulla
Referee: Augustine Callaghan

Group 4

  Quarter-Finalist   Relegation Playoff

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Sixmilebridge 3 2 1 0 66 58 +8 5
Crusheen 3 2 0 1 73 64 +9 4
Newmarket-on-Fergus 3 1 1 1 64 63 +1 3
St Joseph's Doora-Barefield 3 0 0 3 50 68 -18 0
9 August 2024 Round 1 Sixmilebridge 1-18 (21) - 1-12 (15) St Joseph's Doora-BarefieldFr Murphy Park, Newmarket-on-Fergus
Referee: Eoghan O'Leary
10 August 2024 Round 1 Crusheen 1-21 (24) - 2-17 (23) Newmarket-on-FergusGaelic Park, Ruan
Referee: Niall Malone
24 August 2024 Round 2 Crusheen2-15 (21) - 1-20 (23) Sixmilebridge Clarecastle GAA Grounds, Clarecastle
Referee: Augustine Callaghan
24 August 2024 Round 2 Newmarket-on-Fergus 2-13 (19) - 1-14 (17) St Joseph's Doora-BarefieldPáirc an Dálaigh, Tulla
Referee: Joseph Mullins
6 September 2024 Round 3 Newmarket-on-Fergus 1-19 (22) - 1-19 (22) Sixmilebridge Cusack Park, Ennis
Referee: John Bugler
6 September 2024 Round 3 Crusheen 3-19 (28) - 0-18 (18) St Joseph's Doora-BarefieldGaelic Park, Ruan
Referee: Fergal O'Brien

Quarter-finals

  • Played by the top 2 teams from Groups 1-4
    • The first-place team from each group is drawn to play a second-place team each group
21 September 2024 Quarter-Final Scariff2-14 (20) - 2-15 (21) Cratloe Cusack Park, Ennis
P Crotty 0-7, Rodgers 0-4 (2f, 1’65); P Ryan 1-2; E O’Brien 1-1 Report C McGrath 0-6; R Considine (2f), C McInerney(1-0 Pen) (1-2 each); D Neville 0-2; D Ryan (f) David Collins, S Neville 0-1 each Referee: Jarlath Donnellan
21 September 2024 Quarter-Final Éire Óg Inis0-20 (20) - 2-16 (22) Inagh-Kilnamona Cusack Park, Ennis
D Russell 0-12 (8f, 1’65); D Reidy 0-3 (1f); D O’Brien, O Cahill, D McNamara, R Loftus, M Cleary 0-1 each Report A McCarthy 0-7 (5f); Eoghan Foudy, N Mullins 1-0 each; S Rynne, D Fitzgerald, F Hegarty 0-2 each; S Foudy, D Cullinan, C Hegarty 0-1 each Referee: John Bugler
22 September 2024 Quarter-Final Feakle 5-19 (34) - 1-14 (17) CrusheenCusack Park, Ennis
S. McGrath (1-14, 8 frees, 1 65); M. Daly, R. Bane, S. Conway, O. O’Connor (1-0 each); O. Donnellan (0-2); E. Tuohy, R. O’Connor, E. Daly (0-1 each). Report B. Horner (1-6, 0-4 frees); R. Hayes (0-7, 5 frees, 1 65); O. O’Donnell (0-1). Referee: Fergal O'Brien
22 September 2024 Quarter-Final Sixmilebridge 2-18 (24) - 0-21 (21) ClonlaraCusack Park, Ennis
A. Morey (0-9, frees); J. Shanahan (1-2); D. Kennedy (1-1); B. Corry (0-3); L. Fitzpatrick, J. Loughnane, A. Mulready (0-1 each). Report M. O’Loughlin (0-15, 13 frees); C. O’Connell, C. O’Meara, M. Collins, I. Galvin, A. Moriarty, M. Stritch (0-1 each). Referee: Eoghan O'Leary

Semi-finals

5 October 2024 Semi-Final Cratloe1-15 (18) - 1-17 (20) Feakle Cusack Park, Ennis
16:00
  • R Considine 0-8 (7f)
  • C McInerney 1-2
  • C McGrath 0-3
  • E Boyce 0-2
Report
  • S McGrath 0-11 (5f)
  • M Daly 1-0
  • R O’Connor 0-1
  • O O'Connor 0-1
  • O Donnellan 0-1
  • E Tuohy 0-1
  • E Daly 0-1
  • F Donnellan 0-1
Referee: John Bugler
6 October 2024 Semi-Final Sixmilebridge 0-28 (28) - 1-25 (28) (a.e.t.)
(4-3 p)
Inagh-KilnamonaCusack Park, Ennis
15:30
  • A Morey 0-11 (9f)
  • J Shanahan 0-7 (3f)
  • B Corry 0-5
  • D Kennedy 0-2
  • L Fitzpatrick 0-1
  • J Loughnane 0-1
  • A Mulready 0-1
Report
  • A McCarthy 0-13 (8f)
  • C Hegarty 0-4
  • D Fitzgerald 0-3
  • F Hegarty 1-0
  • S Rynne 0-2
  • E McNamara 0-2
  • S Foudy 0-1
Referee: Aaron Hogg

County Final

28 October 2024 Final Feakle 1-17 (20) - 0-13 (13) SixmilebridgeCusack Park, Ennis
14:30
  • Shane McGrath 0-8 (6f, 2 '65)
  • Owen McGann 1-0
  • Steven Conway 0-2
  • Oisin Donnellan 0-2
  • Eoin Tuohy 0-2
  • Martin Daly 0-1
  • Killian Bane 0-1
  • Packie Daly 0-1
Report
  • Alex Morey 0-5 (5f)
  • Shane Golden 0-2
  • Brian Corry 0-2
  • Lorcan Fitzpatrick 0-1
  • David Kennedy 0-1
  • Jamie Shanahan 0-1
  • Brian Carey 0-1
Referee: Joseph Mullins

Relegation Playoffs

  • Played by the four bottom-placed teams from Groups 1-4
    • The loser of each playoff enters the relegation final.
    • The loser of the relegation final is relegated to the Intermediate Championship for the 2025 season
21 September 2024 Playoff 1 Corofin0-14 (14) - 0-19 (19) St Joseph's Doora-Barefield Clarecastle GAA Grounds, Clarecastle
Referee: Augustine Callaghan
22 September 2024 Playoff 2 Clooney-Quin 3-18 (27) - 1-18 (21) O'Callaghan's MillsPáirc an Dálaigh, Tulla
Referee: Chris Maguire
6 October 2024 Relegation Final Corofin 2-18 (24) - 1-18 (21) O'Callaghan's MillsFr Murphy Park, Newmarket-on-Fergus
16:00 Referee: Fergal O'Brien

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Feakle qualify for the senior final for the first time since 1988.
  • Feakle win the title for the first time since 1988.

References

  1. ^ "Wolfe Tones triumph over Tubber to seal senior return". Clare Echo. 19 October 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 Club Championship Draws". Clare GAA. 23 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Fixtures & Results". Clare GAA.
  4. ^ "Quarter-final draws pave the way for knockout action in Clare senior & intermediate hurling championships". Clare Echo. 9 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Details Announced For TUS Clare Senior Hurling Semi Finals". Clare FM. 24 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Shanahan the penalty hero as Sixmilebridge back in the final". Irish Examiner.
  7. ^ "McGrath masterclass earns Feakle a first Clare final in 36 years". Irish Examiner.
  8. ^ "Clare SHC final refixed for Bank Holiday Monday". Clare Echo. 21 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Feakle win first Clare SHC title since 1988". GAA. 28 October 2024.

See also