2024 Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

2024 Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Dates	25 July - 27 October 2024
Teams	8
Sponsor	Lyons of Limerick
Champions	Newcastle West (1st title); Brian Hurley (captain); Derry McMahon (manager)
Runners-up	Garryspillane; Colin Ryan (captain); Aaron Considine (manager)
Relegated	Na Piarsaigh
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	90 (2.9 per match)
Points scored	967 (31.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Patrick O'Donovan (5-72)
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The 2024 Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 11th staging of the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 2014. The draws for the group stage pairings took place on 6 February 2024.^[1]^[2] The championship ran from 25 July to 27 October 2024.^[3]

The final was played on 27 October 2024 at the TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Newcastle West and Garryspillane, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[4] Newcastle West won the match by 2-12 to 1-11 to claim their first ever championship title.^[5]^[6]

Effin's Patrick O'Donovan was the championship's top scorer with 5-72.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Garryspillane^[7]

Promoted from the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship

Granagh-Ballingarry^[8]

From Championship

Promoted to the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Dromin/Athlacca^[9]

Relegated to the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship

Cappamore^[10]

Group stage

Group stage table

Knockout stage Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Newcastle West	7	6	0	1	153	119	34	12
Garryspillane	7	5	0	2	167	128	39	10
Bruff	7	5	0	2	137	132	5	10
Effin	7	4	0	3	160	140	20	8
Granagh-Ballingarry	7	4	0	3	145	138	7	8
Blackrock	7	3	0	4	146	136	10	6
Glenroe	7	1	0	6	93	167	-74	2
Na Piarsaigh	7	0	0	7	127	168	-41	0

Group stage results

25 July 2024 Round 1	Granagh-Ballingarry	0-14 - 1-18	Newcastle West	Seán Finn Park
	D O'Donovan 0-4, C O'Keeffe 0-3, D Casey 0-2, R Mullins 0-1, J Mulcaire-Quille 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, M Russell 0-1, L Flynn 0-1.		Eoin Hurley 0-11, Ethan Hurley 1-5, C Hayes 0-2.

27 July 2024 Round 1	Effin	2-18 - 3-16	Garryspillane	Bruff Grounds
	P O'Donovan 1-11, E Dillon 0-4, T Quaid 1-0, R O'Connor 0-2, F O'Connor 0-1.		C Ryan 2-3, H Flanagan 0-4, M Quinlan 1-1, J English 0-3, R Tobin 0-2, E O'Mahony 0-1, C Sheehan 0-1, B Heavey 0-1.

1 August 2024 Round 2	Bruff	1-18 - 0-14	Granagh-Ballingarry	Ballyagran Grounds
	T Boddy 0-5 (4f), C Browne 0-4, D Butler 1-1, P O’Riordan 0-2, S Murnane 0-1, K Bonnar 0-1, S Finn 0-1, D O’Leary 0-1, P Browne 0-1.	Report	S O’Connor 0-7 (5f), D Casey 0-2, L Flynn 0-2, D O’Connor 0-1 (f), E Horgan 0-1, D O’Donovan 0-1.

3 August 2024 Round 2	Garryspillane	2-11 - 0-16	Blackrock	FitzGerald Park
	H Flanagan 0-5 (three frees); C Ryan 1-2; C Sheehan 1-1; J English, P Morrissey, S Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	C Keeffe 0-8 (seven frees); P Leahy 0-3; R McCarthy 0-2; R O'Shaughnessy, J Quility (one '65) 0-1 each.

4 August 2024 Round 2	Na Piarsaigh	2-20 - 2-25	Effin	Bruff Grounds
	E Sweeney 2-7 (0-5 frees), P Gleeson 0-7 (4 frees), P O'Neill, J Daly, J Finn, K Daly, M Hogan, J O'Brien (free) 0-1 each.	Report	P O'Donovan 0-11 (5 frees, 1 '65'), J Quaid 2-1, E Dillon 0-5, R O'Connor 0-3, P O'Kelly 0-2, N Quaid, C Doherty, F O'Connor, C O'Riordan 0-1 each.

4 August 2024 Round 2	Newcastle West	1-20 - 0-17	Glenroe	Ballyagran Grounds
	Eoin Hurley 0-8 (6f), B Hurley 1-2, Cathal Hayes 0-3, Con Hayes 0-3, Ethan Hurley 0-2 (2f) B Foley 0-1, M McMahon 0-1 (1f).	Report	M O’Connell 0-13 (10f, 1 65), D Frewen 0-3, O Browne 0-1.

8 August 2024 Round 3	Glenroe	0-07 - 1-17	Effin	FitzGerald Park
	M O'Connell 0-3 (3 frees), Z McCarthy 0-2, D Frewen, S Clancy 0-1 each.	Report	P O'Donovan 0-11 (5 frees), J Quaid 1-0, F O'Connor, N Quaid 0-2 each, C O'Riordan, R O'Connor 0-1 each;

10 August 2024 Round 3	Newcastle West	1-17 - 0-11	Bruff	Ballingarry Grounds
	Eoin Hurley 1-7 (four frees); C Hayes, D Lyons, M Cremin 0-2 each; Ethan Hurley (one free), B Hurley, E McMahon, D Kelly 0-1 each.	Report	D O'Leary 0-4 (three frees, one '65); C Browne 0-3 (one free); D Butler, M O'Riordan, P Finn, P O'Riordan 0-1 each

11 August 2024 Round 3	Blackrock	1-20 - 1-11	Na Piarsaigh	Bruff Grounds
	C O'Keeffe 0-8 (0-8 frees), C Ensor 1-0, J Quilty 0-3, R O'Shaughnessy 0-2, B O'Shaughnessy 0-2, P Leahy 0-2, S O'Neill 0-2, R McCarthy 0-1	Report	E Sweeney 0-5 (0-5 frees), J Finn 1-0, J O'Brien 0-2, M Hogan 0-2, J Beary and P O'Neill 0-1 each.

14 August 2024 Round 3	Granagh-Ballingarry	2-20 - 2-17	Garryspillane	Bruff Grounds
	S O'Connor 1-11 (0-9 frees), L Flynn 1-4, D Casey, D O'Donovan 0-2 each, C O'Keeffe 0-1;	Report	S Ryan 1-3 (3 frees), D O'Shea 0-5 (2 frees), B Heavey 0-4, R Tobin 1-0, C Sheehan, C Sheehan 0-2 each, C Ryan 0-1.

23 August 2024 Round 1	Bruff	2-17 - 2-14	Blackrock	FitzGerald Park
	J Keating 0-8 (8 frees), S Finn 0-4, O Meaney (2 frees), M O'Riordan 1-1 each, C Browne, P Finn, P O'Riordan 0-1 each;	Report	C O'Keeffe 0-7 (6 frees), P Leahy 1-2 (1-0 penalty), J Quilty 1-1, R McCarthy 0-2, S Lyons, S O'Neill 0-1 each.

29 August 2024 Round 4	Bruff	2-18 - 1-12	Glenroe	Knocklong Grounds
	J Keating 0-8 (0-7 frees), M O'Riordan, D Dennehy 1-0 each, S Finn, P Browne, P O'Riordan, 0-2 each, O Meaney, K Bonnar, D Butler, D O'Leary 0-1 each.	Report	M O'Connell 0-6 (all frees), D Frewen 1-1, S O'Donoghue 0-2, B O'Connell, D McCarthy, C Kelly 0-1 each.

29 August 2024 Round 4	Garryspillane	1-12 - 0-19	Newcastle West	Ballyagran Grounds
	H Flanagan 1-7 (1-0 penalty, 0-6 frees), C Ryan 0-4, R Tobin 0-1.`	Report	Eoin Hurley 0-10 (9 frees), C Hayes 0-4, B Nix, B Foley 0-2 each, S Hurley 0-1;

31 August 2024 Round 4	Effin	2-22 - 3-14	Blackrock	FitzGerald Park
	P O'Donovan 1-10 (four frees); J Quaid 1-2; E Dillon 0-4; T Quaid, F O'Connor, C O'Riordan, R O'Connor, C Kearney, R O'Neill 0-1 each.	Report	P Leahy 2-2 (2-0 penalties); C O'Keeffe 0-6, (five frees, one '65); J Quilty 1-1; S O'Neill 0-2; D Heffernan, R O'O'Shaughnessy, M Farrell 0-1 each.

1 September 2024 Round 4	Na Piarsaigh	0-12 - 1-20	Granagh-Ballingarry	Moneteen Grounds
	P O'Neill 0-6 (5 frees), M Hogan 0-2, K Ryan, J Sheehan, A Dempsey, B Moran 0-1 each.	Report	S O'Connor 0-8 (3 frees), L Flynn 1-2, C O'Keeffe 0-4, M Russell 0-2, D Casey, E Lynch, D O'Donovan, D O'Connor (free) 0-1 each.

7 September 2024 Round 5	Glenroe	0-11 - 0-23	Blackrock	Knocklong Grounds
	M O'Connell 0-4 (4 frees), L Dennehy 0-3, D Frewen 0-2, D McCarthy, D McCarthy 0-1 each.	Report	C O'Keeffe 0-6 (4 frees), S O'Neill 0-4, F Heffernan 0-3, R McCarthy, P Leahy (1 free), J Quilty, S Lyons, R O'Shaughnessy 0-2 each.

7 September 2024 Round 5	Granagh-Ballingarry	1-16 - 2-21	Effin	Ballyagran Grounds
	S O'Connor 0-8 (0-6 frees), D Casey 0-4, P Murphy 1-0, C O'Keeffe 0-3, D O'Donovan 0-1.	Report	P O'Donovan 2-10, E Dillon 0-4, T Quaid 0-2, R O'Connor, P O'Kelly, F O'Connor, J Quaid and E Kelly 0-1 each.

7 September 2024 Round 5	Bruff	1-13 - 4-17	Garryspillane	FitzGerald Park
	J Keating (1-7, 0-2 frees,0-1 65), K Bonnar 0-3, P Browne, B McNamara and P O'Riordan 0-1 each.	Report	D O'Shea 0-6, 0-1 free), C Ryan 2-1, B Heavey and C Sheehan 1-2 each, H Flanagan 0-2, R Tobin and S Ryan 0-1 free each, J Morrissey and D Heavey 0-1 each.

8 September 2024 Round 5	Newcastle West	2-22 - 4-13	Na Piarsaigh	Brother Rice Field
	B Nix 1-4, Con Hayes, Eoin Hurley (3 frees) 0-5 each; D Kelly 1-1, M Quilligan (1 free), B Hurley 0-2 each, D Lyons, C Hayes, M Cremin 0-1 each.	Report	P O'Neill 2-7, K Daly, D McLoughlin 1-0 each, A Dempsey, J Sheehan 0-2 each, M Hogan, K Daly 0-1 each.

19 September 2024 Round 6	Na Piarsaigh	2-17 - 1-24	Bruff	Mick Neville Park
	P O'Neill 2-7 (0-4 frees), A Dempsey (2 '65's, 1 free), J O'Brien 0-4 each, Marcus Hogan, Mark Hogan 0-1 each.	Report	J Keating 1-8 (5 frees), P Browne 0-6, O Meaney 0-4 (2 frees, 1 '65'), D O'Leary, D Butler 0-2, P Finn, S Finn 0-1 each;

21 September 2024 Round 6	Garryspillane	6-23 - 1-10	Glenroe	Michael Fox Park
	D O’Shea 0-9 (4 frees), B Heavey 2-2, H Flanagan 0-6 (2 frees), C Ryan 1-3, E O’Mahony 1-1, C Sheehan, R Tobin 1-0 each, C Sheehan, Quinlan 0-1 each.	Report	D Frewen 0-8 (7 frees), C Kelly 1-0, S Walsh, C Hogan 0-1 each.

21 September 2024 Round 6	Blackrock	4-11 - 3-17	Granagh-Ballingarry	FitzGerald Park
	R McCarthy 2-1; C O’Keeffe 0-5 (0-4 frees); P Leahy 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-1 free); E O’Shaughnessy 1-0; S O’Neill, F Heffernan, J Quilty (free) 0-1 each.	Report	S O’Connor 0-8 (all frees); P Murphy 1-2; D O’Donovan, D Casey 1-1 each; L Flynn 0-3; E Lynch, J Cagney 0-1 each.

22 September 2024 Round 6	Effin	0-19 - 2-19	Newcastle West	Páirc Caoimhín Ó Luing
	P O'Donovan 0-10, C O'Riordan 0-2, E Dillon 0-2, E Kelly 0-2, R O'Connor 0-1, C Kearney 0-1, P O'Kelly 0-1.	Report	B Nix 1-3, Eoin Hurley 0-6, Cathal Hayes 1-0, Con Hayes 0-3, B Hurley 0-2, B Foley 0-1, J Whelan 0-1, M Quilligan 0-1, D Lyons 0-1, M McMahon 0-1.

26 September 2024 Round 1	Glenroe	1-16 - 1-10	Na Piarsaigh	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	M O'Connell 1-11 (1-0 penalty, 0-9 frees), C Kelly, D McCarthy 0-2 each, D Frewen 0-1;	Report	P O'Neill 0-7 (7 frees), K Daly 1-0, M Hogan 0-2, M Hogan 0-1.

5 October 2024 Round 7	Bruff	1-12 - 0-11	Effin	Michael Fox Park
	O Meaney 0-10 (0-7 frees, 0-1 ’65); D Dennehy 1-0; J Keating (free); G Bracken 0-1 each.	Report	P O’Donovan 0-4 (0-2 frees); N Quaid 0-3; T Quaid 0-2; R O’Connor, F O’Connor 0-1 each.

5 October 2024 Round 7	Garryspillane	1-14 - 0-14	Na Piarsaigh	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	H Flanagan 0-6 (4 frees), D O'Shea 0-4 (1 free), C Sheehan 1-0, M Quinlan 0-2 (1 free), R Tobin, C Ryan 0-1 each;	Report	P O'Neill 0-9 (8 frees), P Gleeson (free), Marcus Hogan, Mark Hogan, J O'Brien (free), E Condon (free) 0-1 each.

5 October 2024 Round 7	Glenroe	0-11 - 3-14	Granagh-Ballingarry	FitzGerald Park
	P Murphy 2-1, E Lynch 1-0, S O'Connor (0-7, 0-5 frees, 0-1 sideline), C O'Keefe 0-4, D O'Donovan and L Flynn 0-1 each.	Report	M O'Connell (0-7, 0-5 frees, 0-2 65's) D Frewan 0-2, S Maloney and B O'Connell 0-1 each.

5 October 2024 Round 7	Newcastle West	0-17 - 3-09	Blackrock	Ballyagran Grounds
	Eoin Hurley 0-7 (three frees), C Hayes 0-4, B Hurley, M McMahon (one free) 0-2 each, M Quilligan (free), B Foley 0-1 each.	Report	J Quilty 1-3 (one free), C O’Keeffe 0-4 (three frees), B O’Shaughnessy 1-0, D Moloney 1-0 each, R McCarthy, R O'Shaughnessy 0-1 each.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

12 October 2024 Semi-final	Bruff	1-14 - 2-14	Garryspillane	FitzGerald Park
	O Meaney 1-4 (1-4f), J Keating 0-4 (3f), D O’Leary and B O’Brien 0-2 each, G Bracken and D Butler 0-1 each.	Report	H Flanagan 1-3 (2f), D O’Shea 0-5 (4f), C Ryan 1-1, B Heavey 0-3, M Quinlan and C Sheehan 0-1 each.

12 October 2024 Semi-final	Effin	2-13 - 3-13	Newcastle West	FitzGerald Park
	P O’Donovan 1-5 (0-4 frees); J Quaid 0-3; R O’Connor 0-2; T Quaid 1-0; C O’Riordan, F O’Connor, E Dillon 0-1.	Report	Eoin Hurley 0-8 (0-5, ’65); B Nix 1-2; B Hurley, B Foley 1-0 each; Con Hayes, D Lyons, Cathal Hayes 0-1 each.

Final

27 October 2024 Final	Garryspillane	1-11 - 2-12	Newcastle West	TUS Gaelic Grounds
	H Flanagan 1-6 (0-5 frees) B Heavey 0-2 (0-1 free); C Ryan, E O’Mahony, D O’Shea (sideline) 0-1 each.	Report	Eoin Hurley 1-5 (0-4 frees, 0-1 ’65); D Kelly 1-0; Con Hayes, M Quilligan (both frees) 0-2 each; Ethan Hurley, B Hurley, Cathal Hayes 0-1 each.	Referee: E Stapleton (Doon)

Championship statistcs

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Patrick O'Donovan	Effin	5-72	87	8	10.87
2	Eoin Hurley	Newcastle West	2-67	73	9	10.42
3	Seán O'Connor	Granagh-Ballingarry	1-49	52	6	8.66
4	Pa O'Neill	Na Piarsaigh	4-38	50	7	7.14
5	Hugh Flanagan	Garryspillane	3-39	48	8	6.00
6	Mark O'Connell	Glenroe	1-44	47	6	7.83
7	Colm O'Keeffe	Blackrock	0-44	44	7	6.28
8	Josh Keating	Bruff	2-36	42	7	6.00
9	Colin Ryan	Garryspillane	7-17	38	9	4.22
10	Dylan O'Shea	Garryspillane	0-30	30	7	4.28

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Patrick O'Donovan	Effin	2-10	16	Granagh-Ballingarry
2	Patrick O'Donovan	Effin	1-11	14	Garryspillane
	Seán O'Connor	Granagh-Ballingarry	1-11	14	Garryspillane
	Mark O'Connell	Glenroe	1-11	14	Na Piarsaigh
5	Pa O'Neill	Na Piarsaigh	2-07	13	Bruff
	Pa O'Neill	Na Piarsaigh	2-07	13	Newcastle West
	Evan Sweeney	Na Piarsaigh	2-07	13	Effin
	Patrick O'Donovan	Effin	1-10	13	Blackrock
	Mark O'Connell	Glenroe	0-13	13	Newcastle West
10	Josh Keating	Bruff	1-08	11	Na Piarsaigh
	Patrick O'Donovan	Effin	0-11	11	Glenroe
	Patrick O'Donovan	Effin	0-11	11	Na Piarsaigh
	Eoin Hurley	Newcastle West	0-11	11	Granagh-Ballingarry

References

^ Keogh, John (7 February 2024). "2024 Limerick GAA Club Championship draws are held without presence of clubs". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "2024 Limerick championship draws take place". Hogan Stand. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "PREVIEW: Team-by-team guide to the Limerick premier intermediate hurling championship". Limerick Live. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ Keaveney, Mal (26 October 2024). "Senior status on offer in PIHC final". Limerick Post. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ Clancy, Tom (27 October 2024). "Newcastle West make long-awaited return to senior level after holding off Garryspillane". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ Clancy, Tom (27 October 2024). "Newcastle West earn senior status with exciting Limerick Premier intermediate hurling final win over Garryspillane". Limerick Live. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ Clancy, Tom (21 September 2023). "Rampant Liberties send Garryspillane through trap door". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
^ "Flynn's late brace fires Granagh-Ballingarry to Limerick intermediate hurling final glory". Limerick Live. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ Clancy, Tom (28 October 2023). "Last gasp Breen the hero as Dromin Athlacca seal Limerick Premier Intermediate title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
^ "Final four in Limerick PIHC confirmed as Cappamore fall to relegation". Sporting Limerick. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

External link

Limerick GAA website

[1] Keogh, John (7 February 2024). "2024 Limerick GAA Club Championship draws are held without presence of clubs". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[2] "2024 Limerick championship draws take place". Hogan Stand. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[3] "PREVIEW: Team-by-team guide to the Limerick premier intermediate hurling championship". Limerick Live. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

[4] Keaveney, Mal (26 October 2024). "Senior status on offer in PIHC final". Limerick Post. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

[5] Clancy, Tom (27 October 2024). "Newcastle West make long-awaited return to senior level after holding off Garryspillane". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

[6] Clancy, Tom (27 October 2024). "Newcastle West earn senior status with exciting Limerick Premier intermediate hurling final win over Garryspillane". Limerick Live. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

[7] Clancy, Tom (21 September 2023). "Rampant Liberties send Garryspillane through trap door". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

[8] "Flynn's late brace fires Granagh-Ballingarry to Limerick intermediate hurling final glory". Limerick Live. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

[9] Clancy, Tom (28 October 2023). "Last gasp Breen the hero as Dromin Athlacca seal Limerick Premier Intermediate title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

[10] "Final four in Limerick PIHC confirmed as Cappamore fall to relegation". Sporting Limerick. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

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