2015 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 17 April 2015 – 18 October 2015 | ||
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| Teams | 12 | ||
| Sponsor | Molloy Environmental Systems | ||
| Champions | Coolderry (30th title) Brian Carroll (captain) Johnny Kelly (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | St. Rynagh's Francis Forde (manager) | ||
| Relegated | Brosna Gaels | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 38 | ||
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The 2015 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 117th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly Cound Board in 1896. The championship began on 17 April 2015 and ended on 18 October 2015.
Kilcormac/Killoughey were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by St. Rynagh's at the semi-final stage.[1][2] Shamrocks entered the championship as a promoted team.
On 18 October 2015, Coolderry won the championship following a 2-15 to 1-16 defeat of St. Rynagh's in the final. This was their 30th championship title, their first in four championship seasons.[3]
Teams
All but one of the twelve teams from the 2014 championship will participate in the top tier of Offaly hurling in 2015.
Shamrocks, who defeated St. Rynagh's by 0-22 tp 1-6 in the final of the intermediate championship in 2014, will gain automatic promotion to the senior championship.[4]
Similarly, Kinnitty defeated Drumcullen by 0-17 to 0-12 in the 2014 senior relegation play-off, and so Drumcullen were relegated to the intermediate grade for 2015.
Results
Group 1
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Group 2
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Relegation play-offs
| 12 September 2015 Semi-final | Kinnitty | 6-24 - 0-10 | Shamrocks | St. Finian's Park |
| 13 September 2015 Semi-final | Ballinamere | w/o - scr. | Brosna Gaels |
| 4 October 2015 Final | Shamrocks | w/o - scr. | Brosna Gaels |
Quarter-finals
| 12 September 2015 Quarter-final | Coolderry | 1-19 - 1-9 | Tullamore | O'Connor Park |
| 12 September 2015 Quarter-final | St. Rynagh's | 1-20 - 0-16 | Shinrone | O'Connor Park |
| 13 September 2015 Quarter-final | Belmont | 1-16 - 2-17 | Kilcormac/Killoughey | St. Brendan's Park |
| 13 September 2015 Quarter-final | Seir Kieran | 2-13 - 1-18 | Birr | St. Brendan's Park |
Semi-finals
| 4 October 2015 Semi-final | Coolderry | 2-15 - 1-10 | Birr | O'Connor Park |
| 4 October 2015 Semi-final | St. Rynagh's | 1-22 - 1-16 | Kilcormac/Killoughey | O'Connor Park |
Final
| 18 October 2015 Final | Coolderry | 2-15 - 1-16 | St. Rynagh's | O'Connor Park |
| D Murray 0-6 (5fs); K Connolly 1-2; J Brady 1-0; B Carroll 0-3 (1f); K Brady 0-2; A Corcoran, D King 0-1 each | Report | S Wynne 0-13 (12fs); B Conneely 1-0; R Hughes, S Quirke, C Hernon 0-1 each. | Referee: D Cooke (Crinkill) |
References
- ^ "Three-in-a-row for Kilcormac". Hogan Stand. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Rynagh's end K/K's Wynne-ing run". Hogan Stand. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Late drama in Offaly as Coolderry seal their 30th SHC title". The 42. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Shamrocks are Molloy Environmental Intermediate Hurling Champions". Offaly GAA website. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
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