2014 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

The 2014 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 116th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly Cound Board in 1896. The championship began on 2 May 2014 and ended on 19 October 2014.

Kilcormac/Killoughey were the defending champions, and successfully retained the title following a 2-18 to 1-9 defeat of St. Rynagh's.[1][2] Drumcullen were relegated from the championship after four years in the top flight.

Teams

All but one of the twelve teams from the 2013 championship participated in the top tier of Offaly hurling in 2014.

Ballinamere, who defeated Kilcormac/Killoughey by 2-19 to 1-14 in the final of the intermediate championship in 2013, availed of their right to automatic promotion to the senior championship.

Similarly, Drumcullen defeated Lusmagh by 0-16 to 0-13 in the 2013 senior relegation play-off, and so Lusmagh were relegated to the intermediate grade for 2014.

Fixtures/results

Group 1 Pos Team Pld W D L For Ag. Diff. Pts. 1 St. Rynagh's 5 4 1 0 113 72 41 9 2 Shinone 5 3 2 0 104 84 20 8 3 Birr 5 2 0 3 78 75 3 4 4 Ballinamere 5 2 0 3 79 117 -38 4 5 Tullamore 5 1 1 3 72 76 -4 3 6 Kinnitty 5 1 0 4 87 109 -22 2

Group 2 Pos Team Pld W D L For Ag. Diff. Pts. 1 Kilcormac/Killoughey 5 5 0 0 136 80 56 10 2 Seir Kieran 5 3 1 1 130 92 38 7 3 Coolderry 5 3 0 2 115 85 30 6 4 Belmont 5 2 1 2 114 122 -8 5 5 Drumcullen 5 1 0 4 72 148 -76 2 6 Brosna Gaels 5 0 0 5 75 115 -40 0

Relegation play-offs

Drumcullen v Kinnitty

14 September 2014 Semi-final	Drumcullen	0-12 - 0-17	Kinnitty	Clareen
11:30

Brosna Gaels v Tullamore

14 September 2014 Semi-final	Brosna Gaels	0-13 - 0-25	Tullamore	Kilcormac
11:30

Drumcullen v Brosna Gaels

5 October 2014 Final	Drumcullen	0-17 - 0-21	Brosna Gaels	Ferbane GAA Grounds
11:30

Quarter-finals

Kilcormac/Killoughey v Ballinamere

13 September 2014 Quarter-final	Kilcormac/Killoughey	3-21 - 2-14	Ballinamere	O'Connor Park
16:00

St. Rynagh's v Belmont

13 September 2014 Quarter-final	St. Rynagh's	0-19 - 1-8	Belmont	O'Connor Park
17:30

Shinrone v Coolderry

14 September 2014 Quarter-final	Shinrone	1-11 - 2-20	Coolderry	St. Brendan's Park
15:00

Seir Kieran v Birr

14 September 2014 Quarter-final	Seir Kieran	3-17 - 0-15	Birr	St. Brendan's Park
16:30

Semi-finals

Seir Kieran v St. Rynagh's

5 October 2014 Semi-final	Seir Kieran	2-7 - 1-17	St. Rynagh's	O'Connor Park
14:30				Referee: B Gavin

Kilcormac/Killoughey v Coolderry

5 October 2014 Semi-final	Kilcormac/Killoughey	0-15 - 1-10	Coolderry	O'Connor Park
16:00				Referee: T Carroll

Final

St. Rynagh's v Kilcormac/Killoughey

19 October 2014 Final	St. Rynagh's	1-9 - 2-18	Kilcormac/Killoughey	O'Connor Park
15:30	J O'Connor (1-1), S Quirke (0-4, 3f), S Wynne (0-2, 1f), P Quirke (0-1), G Kelly (0-1).	Report	Ciaran Slevin (0-8, 6f), D Currams (1-4), Conor Mahon (1-2), P Geraghty (0-2, 1sl), J Gorman (0-2).	Referee: B Gavin

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• In the quarter-finals, Seir Kieran record their first championship victory over Birr in nineteen years.[3]
• Kilcormac/Killoughey win a third successive championship.

External links

• 2014 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

References

1. Egan, Kevin (7 October 2013). "Kilcormac-Killoughey rule". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
2. "Offaly SHC final: three-in-a-row for Kilcormac". Hogan Stand website. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
3. "Offaly SHC: Seir Kieran take out Birr". Hogan Stand website. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.