2023 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

2023 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Dates4 August - 28 October 2023
Teams12
SponsorBon Secours Hospital
ChampionsBorder Na Piarsaigh (8th title)
Mike Casey (captain)
Shane O'Neill (manager)
Runners-up Patrickswell
Aaron Gillane (captain)
Éamonn Kelly (manager)
Relegated Garryspillane
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored111 (3.17 per match)
Points scored1216 (34.74 per match)
Top scorer(s) Aaron Gillane (7-52)
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The 2023 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 129th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The draws for the group stage pairings took place on 3 February 2023.[1][2] The championship ran from 4 August to 28 October 2023.[3]

Na Piarsaigh entered the championship as the defending champions.[4]

The final was played on 28 October 2023 at the TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Na Piarsaigh and Patrickswell, in what was their third meeting overall in the final and a first final meeting in four years. Na Piarsaigh won the match by 1-20 to 0-19 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a second title in succession.[5][6] Patrickswell's Aaron Gillane was the championship's top scorer with 7-52.

As champions of Limerick, Na Piarsaigh progressed to the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship where they lost in the semi-final to Ballygunner of Waterford.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Semi-finalists   Quarter-finalists   Relegated

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Na Piarsaigh 5 4 0 1 124 82 42 8
Kilmallock 5 4 0 1 113 86 27 8
Doon 5 3 0 2 95 118 -23 6
Patrickswell 5 3 0 2 117 97 20 6
Ahane 5 1 0 4 91 109 -18 2
Kildimo-Pallaskenry 5 0 0 5 86 124 -38 0

Group 1 results

4 August 2023 Round 1 Patrickswell 2-15 - 1-16 Na Piarsaigh Childers Road
A Gillane 1-6 (0-5 frees); D Byrnes 0-4 (0-3f); C Carroll 1-1; C Lynch 0-2; T O’Brien, C Fitzgerald 0-1 each. Report R Lynch 0-6 (0-3 frees, 0-2 sidelines); P Casey 1-2; JJ Carey, Keith Dempsey 0-2 each; K Downes, A Breen, V Harrington, W Henn 0-1 each. Referee: J O'Halloran (Bruree)
5 August 2023 Round 1 Kilmallock 3-22 - 0-12 Doon Bruff Grounds
O O'Reilly 2-3, M Houlihan 0-7, S O'Brien 0-5, R Egan 1-0, K Hayes 0-3, C Hanley 0-3, P O'Loughlin 0-1. A English 0-10, J Ryan 0-1, E Stokes 0-1. Referee: J Murphy (Glenroe)
5 August 2012 Round 1 Ahane 2-22 - 2-16 Kildimo-Pallaskenry Cappamore Grounds
T Morrissey 0-12, D Minehan 1-3, R Fox 1-2, M Donnellan 0-2, P Morrissey 0-1, C Carroll 0-1, J Butler 0-1. S Barry 2-8, D O'Connell 0-2, C Downes 0-1, K Hayes 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1, L Griffin 0-1, C McMahon 0-1, P Nash 0-1.
10 August 2023 Round 2 Kilmallock 1-19 - 1-12 Ahane Doon GAA Field
M Houlihan 0-9, G O'Mahony 1-0, S O'Brien 0-3, P O'Reilly 0-2, O O'Reilly 0-2, C Staunton 0-2, P O'Loughlin 0-1. T Morrissey 0-8, J Butler 1-0, R Fox 0-3, M Donnellan 0-1.
10 August 2023 Round 2 Doon 2-18 - 2-16 Patrickswell FitzGerald Park
P Ryan 1-3; A English 0-6 (0-5f); D Coughlan 0-5; K Maher 1-0; J Ryan 0-3; P Cummins 0-1. Report A Gillane 1-3 (1-3f); J Kirby 1-2; D Byrnes 0-4 (0-3f); C Lynch, M Carmody, J Higgins 0-2 each; C Fitzgerald 0-1.
11 August 2023 Round 2 Na Piarsaigh 1-23 - 1-14 Kildimo-Pallaskenry Childers Road
R Lynch 0-6, P Casey 0-5, A Breen 0-5, C Boylan 1-1, W Kearns 0-3, V Harrington 0-2, S Dowling 0-1. S Barry 1-5, C McMahon 0-2, D O'Connell 0-2, K Hayes 0-2, L Griffin 0-2, D Fitzgerald 0-1.
31 August 2023 Round 3 Patrickswell 2-16 - 2-13 Ahane FitzGerald Park
A Gillane 1-5, J Higgins 1-1, C Lynch 0-2, M Carmody 0-2, K O'Brien 0-2, J Kirby 0-1, C Fitzgerald 0-1, D Byrnes 0-1, J Kelliher 0-1. Report T Morrissey 1-11, P Morrissey 1-0, M Donnellan 0-2.
1 September 2023 Round 3 Kildimo-Pallaskenry 0-13 - 1-17 Kilmallock Newcastle West Grounds
S Barry 0-8, K Hayes 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, C McMahon 0-1, L Griffin 0-1, J Chawke 0-1. Report S O'Brien 1-4, M Houlihan 0-4, C Hanley-Clarke 0-4, O O'Reilly 0-2, R Egan 0-2, R Hanley 0-1.
2 September 2023 Round 3 Doon 0-16 - 4-23 Na Piarsaigh Bruff Grounds
A English 0-13, D Coughlan 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1, P Ryan 0-1. Report R Lynch 1-7, A Breen 2-3, C Boylan 1-3, P Casey 0-5, W Kearns 0-1, K Dempsey 0-1, D Dempsey 0-1, S Dowling 0-1, E McEvoy 0-1.
6 September 2023 Round 4 Kildimo-Pallaskenry 0-17 - 2-18 Doon FitzGerald Park
S Barry 0-7, K Hayes 0-4, D O'Connell 0-3, P Nash 0-1, L Griffin 0-1, C Staff 0-1. P Ryan 1-2, A English 0-4, J Ryan 1-0, D O'Donovan 0-3, K Maher 0-2, B Murphy 0-2, C Ryan 0-1, D Stapleton 0-1, E Stokes 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, G Thomas 0-1.
7 September 2023 Round 4 Kilmallock 2-22 - 2-20 Patrickswell Cappamore Grounds
M Houlihan 0-7, O O'Reilly 1-3, S O'Brien 0-5, G Mulcahy 1-1, K Hayes 0-3, P O'Loughlin 0-2, K O'Donnell 0-1. A Gillane 1-10, C Lynch 1-1, C Fitzgerald 0-2, P Kirby 0-1, J Kelliher 0-1, E Fitzgerald 0-1, J Flynn 0-1, J Kirby 0-1, J Higgins 0-1, D Byrnes 0-1.
7 September 2023 Round 4 Ahane 1-13 - 1-21 Na Piarsaigh Childers Road
T Morrissey 0-8, R Fox 1-4, K Morrissey 0-1. R Lynch 0-10, JJ Carey 1-0, K Downes 0-3, A Breen 0-2, W Henn 0-2, P Casey 0-1, V Harrington 0-1, M Foley 0-1, D Dempsey 0-1.
23 September 2023 Round 5 Na Piarsaigh 0-20 - 1-09 Kilmallock Doon GAA Field
R Lynch 0-8, K Dempsey 0-3, A Breen 0-2, W Henn 0-2, C Boylan 0-1, S Dowling 0-1, JJ Carey 0-1, V Harrington 0-1, E McEvoy 0-1. O O'Reilly 1-1, G Mulcahy 0-3, C Hanley-Clarke 0-2, R Egan 0-1, G O'Mahony 0-1, M Houlihan 0-1.
23 September 2023 Round 5 Doon 2-13 - 0-13 Ahane Cappamore Grounds
A English 1-6, D Stapleton 1-1, D O'Donovan 0-2, C Ryan 0-1, E Stokes 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, J Ryan 0-1. T Morrissey 0-6, D Minehan 0-2, J Butler 0-1, M Donnellan 0-1, R Fox 0-1, N Moran 0-1, W Brennan 0-1.
23 September 2023 Round 5 Patrickswell 3-17 - 1-14 Kildimo-Pallaskenry FitzGerald Park
A Gillane 1-5, D Byrne 0-5, J Higgins 1-1, J Flynn 1-0, K O'Brien 0-2, E Fitzgerald 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1, J Kirby 0-1, J Considine 0-1. S Barry 0-5, C McMahon 1-1, K Hayes 0-4, D O'Connell 0-3, C Staff 0-1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Promoted, quarter-finalists   Quarter-finalists   Relegated

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Mungret/St. Paul's 5 4 1 0 125 88 37 9
Ballybrown 5 3 1 1 134 106 28 7
Adare 5 3 1 1 116 90 26 7
Monaleen 5 2 0 3 99 104 -5 4
South Liberties 5 1 0 4 104 154 -50 2
Garryspillane 5 0 1 4 99 135 -36 1

Group 2 results

4 August 2023 Round 1 Monaleen 0-14 - 2-21 Ballybrown Seán Finn Park
M O'Dwyer 0-3, A La Touche Cosgrave 0-3, L Murphy 0-2, E O'Driscoll 0-2, S Griffin 0-1, L McHale 0-1, D Ó Dálaigh 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1. A O'Connor 1-6, A Cliffe 0-8, B Adams 1-0, C Coughlan 0-2, B O'Connor 0-2, M Gavin 0-1, L O'Connor 0-1, R Griffin 0-1.
4 August 2023 Round 1 Mungret/St Paul's 4-19 - 0-13 South Liberties Fedamore Grounds
B Duff 2-2, P o'Brien 0-6, L Lynch 0-5, B Giltennane 1-1, N Mulcahy 1-1, F Fitzgerald 0-3, B O'Meara 0-1. B Cooney 0-4, T Ryan 0-3, S Brosnahan 0-2, D Garry 0-1, B Garry 0-1, D Godfrey 0-1, K Byrnes 0-1.
4 August 2023 Round 1 Adare 4-11 - 1-11 Garryspillane FitzGerald Park
W Griffin 3-5, M Mackey 1-1, B O'Connor 0-2, J Fitzgibbon 0-2, J Hannon 0-1. C Sheehan 1-2, D O'Shea 0-4, C Ryan 0-2, B Heavey 0-1, J English 0-1, G Power 0-1. Referee: D O'Callaghan (Feohanagh)
11 August 2023 Round 2 Garryspillane 2-11 - 1-14 Mungret/St Paul's Cappamore Grounds
C Ryan 2-0, D O'Shea 0-3, C Sheehan 0-3, B Heavey 0-3, D Barry 0-1, R Donovan 0-1. P O'Brien 0-8, B Duff 1-0, L Lynch 0-2, B O'Meara 0-1, F Fitzgerald 0-1, S Barry 0-1, B Giltennane 0-1.
12 August 2023 Round 2 South Liberties 0-14 - 2-24 Monaleen Fr Hayes Memorial Park
B Cooney 0-8 (0-7 frees), B Nash 0-2 (0-2 frees), T Ryan (0-1 s/l), D Garry, B Garry and R O'Mahony 0-1 each. Report D Ó Dálaigh and A La Touche Cosgrave (0-4 frees) 0-6 each, J Fitzgerald 0-5 (0-3 frees), L Murphy 1-1, M Field 1-0, L McHale 0-3, E O'Driscoll, L Lyons and B Crowe 0-1 each.
13 August 2023 Round 2 Ballybrown 1-17 - 1-17 Adare Páirc na nGael
A O'Connor 1-3, A Cliffe 0-6, L Doolin 0-2, L O'Connor 0-2, B O'Connor 0-1, C Coughlan 0-1, B Adams 0-1, K Power 0-1. W Griffin 1-9, J Fitzgibbon 0-3, D O'Mahony 0-2, B O'Connor 0-1, R Connolly 0-1, M Mackey 0-1.
31 August 2023 Round 3 Mungret/St Paul's 1-23 - 2-17 Adare Páirc na nGael
L Lynch 0-6, N Mulcahy 1-2, P O'Brien 0-5, S Barry 0-4, B O'Meara 0-2, F Fitzgerald 0-2, B Barry 0-1, B Duff 0-1. Report J Fitzgibbon 0-9, W Griffin 0-4, S Hickey 1-0, D Hannon 1-0, C McCarthy 0-2, S Gleeson 0-1, M Keane 0-1.
31 August 2023 Round 3 Garryspillane 2-12 - 3-21 Monaleen Fr Hayes Memorial Park
D O'Shea 2-3, C Ryan 0-4, B Heavey 0-3, J English 0-1, P Morrissey 0-1. M O'Dwyer 1-8, D Ó Dálaigh 2-4, L McHale 0-3, A La Touche Cosgrave 0-2, L Murphy 0-2, R Lyons 0-1, E Doyle 0-1.
31 August 2023 Round 3 South Liberties 2-17 - 5-21 Ballybrown Fedamore Grounds
B Nash 1-3, B Cooney 0-6, D Godfrey 1-1, K Byrnes 0-4, D Garry 0-1, T Ryan 0-1, A Heyes 0-1. J Adams 3-3, C Coughlan 1-8, A Cliffe 1-4, M Gavin 0-2, J Adams 0-2, L Doolan 0-1, L O'Connor 0-1.
6 September 2023 Round 4 Adare 4-21 - 0-20 South Liberties Moneteen Grounds
J Fitzgibbon 2-5, W Griffin 1-6, D Hannon 1-1, S Hickey 0-3, S Heffernan 0-3, R Connolly 0-1, D O'Mahony 0-1, J Hannon 0-1. D Garry 0-5, B Nash 0-4, T Ryan 0-3, B Cooney 0-2, K Byrnes 0-2, J Fitzpatrick 0-2, D Godfrey 0-1.
8 September 2023 Round 4 Ballybrown 3-22 - 4-14 Garryspillane Fedamore Grounds
A Cliffe 1-7, C Coughlan 1-3, B Adams 1-2, L O'Connor 0-4, A O'Connor 0-3, M Gavin 0-1, J Adams 0-1, D Hartnett 0-1. C Ryan 1-5, K Hickey 2-0, B Heavey 0-5, J English 1-0, C Sheehan 0-2, M Quinlan 0-2.
8 September 2023 Round 4 Monaleen 0-15 - 1-25 Mungret/St. Paul's Childers Road
D Ó Dálaigh 0-4, A La Touche Cosgrave 0-3, J Fitzgerald 0-2, E O'Driscoll 0-2, L Lyons 0-2, D Power 0-1, L Murphy 0-1. N Mulcahy 1-3, P O'Brien 0-6, F Fitzgerald 0-4, L Lynch 0-4, S Barry 0-2, B Barry 0-2, B Duff 0-2, B O'Meara 0-1, B Giltenane 0-1.
21 September 2023 Round 5 Garryspillane 2-18 - 7-13 South Liberties Br Rice Field
C Ryan 1-7 (0-6f); B Heavey 0-4 (0-3f); Calum Sheehan 1-1; J English 0-2; M Bourke, D O’Shea, D Barry, R Tobin 0-1 each. Report B Nash 2-5 (1-3f); T Ryan 2-2; B Cooney 1-2 (0-1f); D Godfrey 1-2; A Nash 1-0 (penalty); D Garry, J Fitzpatrick 0-1 each.
24 September 2023 Round 5 Adare 0-17 - 1-07 Monaleen Bruff Sportsfield
J Fitzgibbon 0-7, W Griffin 0-3, S Hickey 0-2, S Heffernan 0-2, D Hannon 0-1, S Gleeson 0-1, R Connolly 0-1. L Lyons 1-2, J Fitzgerald 0-2, L Murphy 0-1, A La Touche Cosgrave 0-1, E O'Driscoll 0-1.
24 September 2023 Round 5 Mungret/St. Paul's 2-17 - 0-20 Ballybrown Childers Road
L Lynch 1-12, B Duff 1-0, B O'Meara 0-2, P O'Brien 0-2, P Begley 0-1. A Cliffe 0-6, A O'Connor 0-5, L O'Connor 0-3, J Adams 0-2, R Griffin 0-1, L Doolan 0-1, C Coughlan 0-1, B Griffin 0-1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

1 October 2023 Quarter-final Doon 1-25 - 0-21 Mungret/St. Paul's TUS Gaelic Grounds
A English (1-8, 0-7 frees, 0-1 65); P Ryan (0-4); K Maher, D Coughlan (0-3 each); B Murphy (0-2); D Stapleton, E Stokes, J Ryan, B Purcell, D O’Donovan (0-1 each). Report L Lynch (0-9, 6 frees, 1 65); N Mulcahy (0-4); B Duff (0-3); F Fitzgerald, P O’Brien (0-2 each); L Harrington (0-1).
1 October 2023 Quarter-final Patrickswell 4-17 - 1-17 Ballybrown TUS Gaelic Grounds
A Gillane (1-4, 0-3 frees); T O’Brien, C Lynch (1-1 each); J Higgins, D Byrnes (1 free) (0-3 each); J Kirby (1-0); E Fitzgerald (0-2); J Kelleher, J Kirby, C Fitzgerald (0-1 each). Report A O’Connor (0-9, 6 frees, 1 65); C Coughlan (0-6, 1 free); L O’Connor (1-2).

Semi-finals

14 October 2023 Semi-final Na Piarsaigh 2-23 - 0-29
Penalties:
4-3		 Doon TUS Gaelic Grounds
R Lynch 0-11 (0-8 frees, 0-2 ‘65s); A Breen 2-0; P Casey 0-4; D Dempsey, JJ Carey 0-2 each; C Boylan, W Kearns, V Harrington, J Fitzgerald 0-1 each. Report A English 0-12 (0-8 frees) D O’Donovan 0-5 (0-2 frees); P Ryan 0-4 (0-1 free); J Ryan 0-3; C O’Donovan 0-2; D Stapleton, J Cummins, K Maher 0-1 each. Referee: J Murphy (Glenroe)
15 October 2023 Semi-final Kilmallock 2-15 - 2-25 Patrickswell TUS Gaelic Grounds
M Houlihan (0-7, 5fs, 1 65), R Hanley (2-0), K O’Donnell, P O’Loughlin (2fs), S O’Brien (0-2 each), K Hayes, O O’Reilly (0-1 each). Report A Gillane (1-12, 8fs), C Lynch (0-3), J Kirby (1-0), T O’Brien (0-2), D Byrnes 0-3 (2fs), K O’Brien, C Fitzgerald, J Higgins, E Fitzgerald, P Kirby (0-1 each). Referee: J O'Halloran (Bruree)

Final

28 October 2023 Final Na Piarsaigh 1-20 - 0-19 Patrickswell TUS Gaelic Grounds
R Lynch 0-8 (7 free), P Casey 1-1, K Downes 0-4, D Dempsey 0-2, C Boylan 0-2, M Foley 0-1, W Henn 0-1, JJ Carey 0-1. Report A Gillane 0-7 (5 frees), J Kelleher 0-4 (1 sideline), D Byrnes 0-2 (2 frees), K O’Brien 0-2, M Carmody 0-1, J Flynn 0-1, C Carroll 0-1, E Fitzgerald 0-1. Referee: M Sexton (Bruree)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Aaron Gillane Patrickswell 7-52 73 8 9.12
2 Adam English Doon 2-59 65 7 9.28
3 Ronan Lynch Na Piarsaigh 1-56 59 7 8.42
4 Tom Morrissey Ahane 1-45 48 5 9.60
5 Willie Griffin Adare 5-27 42 5 8.40
Shaun Barry Kildimo/Pallaskenry 3-33 42 5 8.40
7 Liam Lynch Mungret/St Paul's 1-38 41 6 6.83
8 Andy Cliffe Ballybrown 2-31 37 5 7.20
9 Micheál Houlihan Kilmallock 0-35 35 6 5.83
10 John Fitzgibbon Adare 2-26 32 5 6.40
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Aaron Gillane Patrickswell 1-12 15 Kilmallock
Liam Lynch Mungret/St Paul's 1-12 15 Ballybrown
3 Willie Griffin Adare 3-05 14 Garryspillane
Shaun Barry Kildimo/Pallaskenry 2-08 14 Ahane
Tom Morrissey Ahane 1-11 14 Patrickswell
6 Aaron Gillane Patrickswell 1-10 13 Kilmallock
Adam English Doon 0-13 13 Na Piarsaigh
8 Josh Adams Ballybrown 3-03 12 South Liberties
Willie Griffin Adare 1-09 12 Ballybrown
Adam English Doon 0-12 12 Na Piarsaigh
Tom Morrissey Ahane 0-12 12 Kildimo/Pallaskenry

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