2015 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

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.

2015 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Dates17 April 2015 – 18 October 2015
Teams12
SponsorMolloy Environmental Systems
ChampionsCoolderry (30th title)
Brian Carroll (captain)
Johnny Kelly (manager)
Runners-upSt. Rynagh's
Francis Forde (manager)
RelegatedBrosna Gaels
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
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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

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
  1. "Three-in-a-row for Kilcormac". Hogan Stand. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  2. "Rynagh's end K/K's Wynne-ing run". Hogan Stand. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  3. "Late drama in Offaly as Coolderry seal their 30th SHC title". The 42. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  4. "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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