2024 Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship

2024 Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship
Dates8 September – 2 November 2024
Teams22
SponsorJJ Kavanagh & Sons
Champions St Lachtain's (3rd title)
Críomhthann Bergin (captain)
Steven Farrell (manager)
Runners-up Windgap
Niall Walsh (captain)
Pat Robinson (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored62 (2.95 per match)
Points scored408 (19.43 per match)
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The 2024 Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship was the third staging of the Kilkenny Premier Junior Hurling Championship and the 114th staging overall of a championship for the junior-ranking hurling teams in Kilkenny.[1] The championship ran from 8 September to 2 November 2024.

The final was played on 2 November 2024 at UPMC Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between St Lachtain's and Windgap, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[2][3][4] St Lachtain's won the match by 2-15 to 1-12 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in 31 years.

Particpating teams

Section A Section B

Section A

Section A Round 1

14 September 2024 Round 1 Piltown 3-18 - 2-19 St Patrick's Tullaroan Grounds
14 September 2024 Round 1 John Locke's 0-11 - 3-18 Graignamanagh Carrickshock Grounds
14 September 2024 Round 1 Cloneen 1-13 - 0-20 Emeralds Muckalee Grounds
14 September 2024 Round 1 Barrow Rangers 0-17 - 1-10 Kilmacow Dunnamaggin Grounds

Section A Round 2

22 September 2024 Round 2 Galmoy 0-28 - 0-25 Piltown Tullaroan Grounds
22 September 2024 Round 2 Slieverue 2-10 - 2-20 Graignamanagh Carrickshock Grounds

Section A quarter-finals

5 October 2024 Quarter-final Windgap 3-19 - 1-18 Graignamanagh Inistioge Grounds
5 October 2024 Quarter-final Emeralds 1-20 - 1-17 Barrow Rangers St Patrick's Park
6 October 2024 Quarter-final St Lachtain's 4-14 - 1-19 Galmoy Jim Maher Memorial Park

Section B

Section B preliminary round

8 September 2024 Preliminary round Clara 2-10 - 2-17 Dicksboro Bennettsbridge Grounds
8 September 2024 Preliminary round Mooncoin 2-14 - 2-17 Ballyhale Shamrocks Mooncoin Grounds

Section B quarter-finals

15 September 2024 Quarter-final O'Loughlin Gaels 4-24 - 0-10 Ballyhale Shamrocks Danesfort Grounds
15 September 2024 Quarter-final James Stephens 2-21 - 1-17 Dicksboro Muckalee Grounds
15 September 2024 Quarter-final Erin's Own 3-14 - 1-19 Lisdowney Polo Grounds
15 September 2024 Quarter-final Thomastown 3-22 - 1-14 Rower-Inistioge Dr Tierney Park

Section B semi-finals

22 September 2024 Semi-final O'Loughlin Gaels 2-16 - 0-11 Erin's Own Polo Grounds
22 September 2024 Semi-final James Stephens 1-22 - 2-15 Thomastown Bennettsbridge Grounds
Report

Section B final

28 September 2024 Final James Stephens 1-17 - 2-13 O'Loughlin Gaels Danesfort Grounds
Report

Combined section

Semi-finals

19 October 2024 Semi-final James Stephens 1-14 - 0-27 St Lachtain's UPMC Nowlan Park
M Drennan (0-7, 0-6 frees); S Deely (1-1); O Bateman, D Walton (0-2 each); L Rafter, J O’Keeffe (0-1 each) Report C O’Leary (0-9, 0-6 frees); J Maher (0-5); S Donnelly (0-3); B Kennedy, M Donnelly, D Maher (0-2 each); B Quinn, P Killeen, C Hickey, A Rafter (0-1 each)
19 October 2024 Semi-final Windgap 2-25 - 0-22 Emeralds UPMC Nowlan Park
E Landy (0-14, 0-9 frees); J Culleton (1-2); C Doyle (1-0); J Doyle, S Purcell (0-3 each); J Power (0-2); P Grace (0-1) Report D Queally (0-14, 0-9 frees and 0-2 ‘65’s); K Doyle, S Burke, G Troy (0-2 each); P Phelan, JJ McLoughlin (0-1 each)

Final

2 November 2024 Final St Lachtain's 2-15 - 1-12 Windgap UPMC Nowlan Park
C O'Leary 1-7, P Killeen 1-0, J Maher 0-3, D Maher 0-1, Alexander Rafter 0-1, B Kennedy 0-1, L Hickey 0-1, Alan Rafter 0-1. E Landy 1-3, J Power 0-4, S Purcell 0-2, B Power 0-2, J Doyle 0-1. Referee: E Maher (Mullinavat)

References

  1. ^ "Draw details: 2022 Kilkenny senior, intermediate and junior hurling championship quarter-finals". Scoreline. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  2. ^ "And then there were two...Junior County Final pairings known". Kilkenny GAA website. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  3. ^ "JJ Kavanagh & Sons Hurling County Final". Kilkenny GAA website. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Kilkenny JHC Final- All to play for in 'tough to call' junior county hurling decider". Kilkenny Live. 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Kilkenny JHL- Goals help Windgap scoop junior hurling league honours". Kilkenny Live. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2024.