2018 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

2018 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	20 April 2018 – 27 October 2018
Teams	12
Sponsor	Credit Union
Champions	Na Piarsaigh(5th title); William O'Donoghue(captain); Paul Beary (manager)
Runners-up	Doon; Richie English(captain); Tom Murphy (manager)
Relegated	Cappamore
Tournament statistics
Matches played	35
Goals scored	83 (2.37 per match)
Points scored	1096 (31.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Shane Dowling(1-65)
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The2018 Limerick Senior Hurling Championshipwas the 124th staging of theLimerick Senior Hurling Championshipsince its establishment by theLimerick County Boardin 1887. The group stage placings were confirmed on 21 November 2017.^[1]The championship began on 20 April 2018 and ended on 27 October 2018.

Na Piarsaighwere thedefending champions.^[2]

On 27 October 2018, Na Piarsaigh won the title following a 2–22 to 3–10 defeat ofDoonin the final at theGaelic Grounds.^[3]It was their fifth championship title overall and their second title in succession.^[4]

Na Piarsaigh'sShane Dowlingwas the championship's top scorer with 1-65.

Results[edit]

Group 1[edit]

Table[edit]

Advanced to semi-finals Advanced to quarter-finals Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Na Piarsaigh	5	4	1	0	124	80	+44	9
Doon	5	3	1	1	90	82	+12	7
Kilmallock	5	3	1	1	106	81	+25	7
Patrickswell	5	2	0	3	105	109	-4	4
Adare	5	0	2	3	90	123	-33	2
Ballybrown	5	0	1	4	78	118	-40	1

Results[edit]

21 April 2018Round 1	Ballybrown	0-14 - 1-24	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds,Limerick
	A O'Connor 0-12, R Kenny 0-1, M Sheehan 0-1.		M Houlihan 0-6, G Mulcahy 0-5, O O'Reilly 1-1, J Mulcahy 0-3, P O'Loughlin 0-2, G O'Mahony 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1, K O'Donnell 0-1, P O'Loughlin 0-1, P O'Reilly 0-1, S Quirke 0-1.	Referee: D O'Callaghan (Feohanagh-Castlemahon)

21 April 2018Round 1	Adare	3-10 - 3-24	Patrickswell	Gaelic Grounds,Limerick
	W Griffin 1-5, D Hannon 2-0, C McCarthy 0-2, J Fitzgibbon 0-2, L O'Brien 0-1.		S O'Brien 2-1, A Gillane 1-4, P Harty 0-5, C Lynch 0-3, T O'Brien 0-3, K O'Brien 0-3, J Considine 0-2, J Kelleher 0-2, D Ahern 0-1.	Referee: J O'Halloran (Adare)

22 April 2018Round 1	Doon	1-16 - 4-15	Na Piarsaigh	Gaelic Grounds,Limerick
	B Murphy 0-10, D O'Donovan 1-1, D Coleman 0-2, D Moloney 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, M Ryan 0-1.		S Dowling 1-8, R Lynch 1-2, C Boylan 1-0, A Breen 1-0, A Dempsey 0-2, D Dempsey 0-2, K Downes 0-1.	Referee: J Murphy (Glenroe)

28 April 2018Round 2	Na Piarsaigh	2-21 - 1-08	Ballybrown	Bruff Sportsfield,Bruff
	S Dowling 0-12, A Breen 1-2, A Dempsey 0-5, D Sheppard 1-0, K Downes 0-1, C King 0-1.		J Adams 1-0, A O'Connor 0-3, B Griffin 0-1, J Hall 0-1, R Griffin 0-1, R Kenny 0-1, S O'Reilly 0-1.

29 April 2018Round 2	Patrickswell	1-17 - 1-20	Doon	FitzGerald Park,Kilmallock
	A Gillane 0-8, J Considine 1-2, C Lynch 0-2, D Byrnes 0-2, K O'Brien 0-1, J Kelleher 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1.		B Murphy 0-10, D Coleman 1-4, P Ryan 0-2, D O'Donovan 0-2, M Ryan 0-1, J Ryan 0-1.

29 April 2018Round 2	Kilmallock	2-17 - 0-14	Adare	Gaelic Park,Newcastle West
	M Houlihan 0-7, G O'Mahony 1-2, G Mulcahy 0-5, O O'Reilly 1-0, P O'Brien 0-1, P O'Loughlin 0-1, P O'Reilly 0-1.		J Fitzgibbon 0-4, W Griffin 0-4, D Hannon 0-3, M Mackey 0-1, J English 0-1, J Hannon 0-1.

31 August 2018Round 3	Patrickswell	1-20 - 2-12	Ballybrown	Childers Road,Limerick
	A Gillane 0-8, P Harty 1-0, C Lynch 0-3, L Considine 0-2, K O'Brien 0-2, J Kelleher 0-1, C Carroll 0-1, J Considine 0-1, D Byrnes 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1.		A Cliffe 0-9, B Griffin 1-1, A O'Connor 1-0, K Gavin 0-1, J Garvey 0-1.

1 September 2018Round 3	Doon	1-13 - 1-13	Adare	Bruff Sportsfield,Bruff
	B Murphy 0-7, D Stapleton 1-0, C McNamara 0-2, J Ryan 0-1, M Barry 0-1, D Coleman 0-1, M Ryan 0-1.		W Griffin 0-9, B O'Connor 1-0, J Fitzgibbon 0-3, S O'Connor 0-1.

1 September 2018Round 3	Na Piarsaigh	0-21 - 2-15	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds,Limerick
	S Dowling 0-10, A Breen 0-3, C Boylan 0-2, R Lynch 0-2, T Grimes 0-2, T Dempsey 0-1, K Downes 0-1.		O O'Reilly 1-2, R Egan 1-2, M Houlihan 0-5, R Hanley 0-2, G Mulcahy 0-2, K Hayes 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1.

8 September 2018Round 4	Kilmallock	1-22 - 1-12	Patrickswell	Gaelic Grounds,Limerick
	G Mulcahy 0-9, J Mulcahy 0-5, O O'Reilly 1-0, P O'Brien 0-3, G O'Mahony 0-2, M Houlihan 0-1, R Hanley 0-1, R Egan 0-1.		A Gillane 1-3, C Lynch 0-3, D Byrnes 0-2, J Considine 0-2, J Kelleher 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1.

8 September 2018Round 4	Adare	0-15 - 2-19	Na Piarsaigh	Gaelic Grounds,Limerick
	W Griffin 0-11, J Fitzgibbon 0-3, R Connolly 0-1.		A Breen 1-5, S Dowling 0-7, P Casey 1-1, K Downes 0-3, T Grimes 0-1, D Dempsey 0-1, A Dempsey 0-1.

9 September 2018Round 4	Ballybrown	0-09 - 1-12	Doon	Bruff Sportsfield,Bruff
	A Cliffe 0-3, D Hall 0-2, K Power 0-2, K Gavin 0-1, R Griffin 0-1.		P Ryan 1-2, B Murphy 0-4, J Ryan 0-3, D Coleman 0-2, D Stapleton 0-1.

23 September 2018Round 5	Adare	3-17 - 3-17	Ballybrown	Childers Road,Limerick
	W Griffin 0-12, C McCarthy 1-2, J Fitzgibbon 1-1, S O'Connor 1-0, M Mackey 0-1, R Connolly 0-1.		A Cliffe 0-7, B Griffin 1-2, K Gavin 0-5, M Kiely 1-1, R Grififn 1-0, K Power 0-1, L Doolan 0-1.

23 September 2018Round 5	Patrickswell	1-11 - 1-21	Na Piarsaigh	Gaelic Grounds,Limerick
	A Gillane 1-3, C Lynch 0-2, P Harty 0-2, L Conisidine 0-2, T O'Brien 0-1, D Byrnes 0-1.		S Dowling 0-9, P Casey 1-3, K Downes 0-3, D Dempsey 0-3, A Dempsey 0-2, G Brown 0-1.

23 September 2018Round 5	Doon	0-17 - 0-10	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds,Limerick
	B Murphy 0-9, D Coleman 0-4, P Ryan 0-2, J Ryan 0-2.		R Egan 0-2, G Mulcahy 0-2, J Mulcahy 0-2, P O'Brien 0-2, P O'Reilly 0-1, O O'Reilly 0-1.

Group 2[edit]

Table[edit]

Promoted and advanced to quarter-finals Advanced to quarter-finals Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
South Liberties	5	4	0	1	90	79	+11	8
Murroe-Boher	5	4	0	1	94	75	+19	8
Monaleen	5	3	1	1	91	81	+10	7
Ahane	5	2	0	3	76	72	+4	4
Knockainey	5	1	0	4	81	107	-26	2
Cappamore	5	0	1	4	74	92	-18	1

Results[edit]

20 April 2018Round 1	Monaleen	0-20 - 0-16	Knockainey	Fr. Hayes Memorial Park,Caherconlish
	M O'Dwyer 0-8, E Doyle 0-3, L Murphy 0-2, A La Touche-Cosgrave 0-2, J Nicholas 0-1, J Porter 0-1, D Power 0-1, S Griffin 0-1, P Russell 0-1.		K Cleary 0-8, D Walsh 0-3, P Barron 0-2, K Moloney 0-1, D Madden 0-1, J Lonergan 0-1.

21 April 2018Round 1	Ahane	0-14 - 0-11	Cappamore	Fr. Hayes Memorial Park,Caherconlish
	T Morrissey 0-9, N Moran 0-2, C Carroll 0-1, J Fox 0-1, D Morrissey 0-1.		T O'Donoghue 0-5, C Berkery 0-2, A Coleman 0-2, D Shanahan 0-1, D Lonergan 0-1.

22 April 2018Round 1	South Liberties	1-13 - 1-12	Murroe-Boher	Portnard Sportsfield,Cappamore
	B Ryan 0-9, B Nash 1-0, D O'Neill 0-2, M Keane 0-1, S O'Neill 0-1.		S Tobin 0-6, M Ryan 1-2, D Sheehan 0-2, D Dunlea 0-1, D Kennedy 0-1.

28 April 2018Round 2	Cappamore	1-13 - 1-13	Monaleen	FitzGerald Park,Kilmallock
	T O'Donoghue 0-8, B Creamer 1-3, A Coleman 0-1, P Doyle 0-1.		P Russell 0-5, J Nicholas 1-1, A La Touche-Cosgrave 0-2, C Nicholas 0-2, S Griffin 0-1, L Lyons 0-1, E Doyle 0-1.

29 April 2018Round 2	Murroe-Boher	0-13 - 0-12	Ahane	Portnard Sportsfield,Cappamore
	S Tobinb 0-10, A Kennedy 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1, M Ryan 0-1.		T Morrissey 0-9, W Shanahan 0-2, J Fox 0-1.

29 April 2018Round 2	Knockainey	2-09 - 3-18	South Liberties	Bruff Sportsfield,Bruff
	P Barron 2-2, K Cleary 0-6, D Madden 0-1.		W Hickey 3-2, B Ryan 0-8, B Bash 0-3, D O'Neill 0-2, S O'Neill 0-2, R O'Neill 0-1.

31 August 2018Round 3	Knockainey	1-09 - 0-18	Ahane	Portnard Sportsfield,Cappamore
	P Barron 1-7, D Madden 0-1, C Madden 0-1.		T Morrissey 0-9, D Morrissey 0-2, J Fox 0-2, P O'Hallroan 0-2, W Shanahan 0-1, M Carr 0-1, C Carroll 0-1.

31 August 2018Round 3

Murroe-Boher

2-20 - 1-10

Cappamore

Fr. Hayes Memorial Park,Caherconlish

1 September 2018Round 3	South Liberties	0-14 - 1-17	Monaleen	Childers Road,Limerick
	B Nash 0-8, B Ryan 0-5, D O'Neill 0-1.		M O'Dwyer 0-10, D Power 1-0, C Nicholas 0-2, D Moloney 0-1, P Russell 0-1, D Golden 0-1, E Doyle 0-1, L Lyons 0-1.

8 September 2018Round 4	Cappamore	3-11 - 1-18	Knockainey	Kilteely Sportsfield, Kilteely
	T O'Donoghue 1-8, D Deere 1-1, J Lonergan 1-0, D Lonergan 0-1, D Shanahan 0-1.		P Barron 1-13, C Cleary 0-2, M O'Grady 0-2, S Walsh 0-1.

8 September 2018Round 4	Monaleen	0-17 - 1-15	Murroe-Boher	Childers Road,Limerick
	M O'Dwyer 0-13, L Murphy 0-4.		S Tobin 0-10, R Kennedy 1-1, P Tobin 0-2, M Ryan 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1.

9 September 2018Round 4	Ahane	0-15 - 1-15	South Liberties	Portnard Sportsfield,Cappamore
	T Morrissey 0-10, W Shanahan 0-3, M Carr 0-1, N Moran 0-1.		B Ryan 0-9, B Garry 1-0, S O'Neill 0-2, D O'Neill 0-2, Barry Nash 0-1, Brian Nash 0-1.

23 September 2018Round 5	Monaleen	1-15 - 0-17	Ahane	Portnard Sportsfield,Cappamore
	M O'Dwyer 0-8, C Nicholas 1-0, L Lyons 0-3, D Moloney 0-1, A La Touche-Cosgrave 0-1, P Russell 0-1, L Murphy 0-1.		T Morrissey 0-11, J Fox 0-2, C Barry 0-2, W Brennan 0-1, E Carroll 0-1.

23 September 2018Round 5	South Liberties	1-12 - 1-11	Cappamore	FitzGerald Park,Kilmallock
	B Ryan 0-6, S Garry 1-1, B Nash 0-2, C McSweeney 0-1, D O'Neill 0-1, E Godfrey 0-1.		T O'Donoghue 0-6, B Creamer 1-0, C Sheehan 0-3, P O'Brien 0-1, J Lonergan 0-1.

23 September 2018Round 5	Knockainey	2-11 - 2-16	Murroe-Boher	Bruff Sportsfield,Bruff
	K Cleary 1-1, B O'Shea 1-0, P Barron 0-3, K Moloney 0-2, M O'Grady 0-2, R Lonergan 0-1, J Lonergan 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.		S Tobin 1-8, M Ryan 1-4, P Tobin 0-2, D Sheehan 0-1, C Byrnes 0-1.

Knock-out stage[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

7 October 2018Quarter-final	Kilmallock	4-27 - 0-13	Murroe-Boher	Gaelic Grounds,Limerick
	P O'Brien 1-9, O O'Reilly 1-2, J Mulcahy 1-1, R Hanley 1-1, G Mulcahy 0-3, K O'Donnell 0-3, R Egan 0-2, G O'Mahony 0-2, P O'Reilly 0-1, M Houlihan 0-1, A Costello 0-1, P O'Loughlin 0-1.		S Tobin 0-5, P Tobin 0-3, M Ryan 0-2, A Kennedy 0-2, D Sheehan 0-1.	Referee: J O'Mahony (Kildimo-Pallaskenry)

7 October 2018Quarter-final	Patrickswell	1-26 - 1-13	South Liberties	Gaelic Grounds,Limerick
	A Gillane 0-8, T O'Brien 1-1, J Kelleher 0-3, D Byrnes 0-3, L Considine 0-3, C Carroll 0-2, C Lynch 0-2, P Harty 0-1, J Gillane 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, D Ahern 0-1.		B Ryan 1-9, D O'Neill 0-1, B Nash 0-1, C McSweeney 0-1, M Keane 0-1.	Referee: J O'Halloran (Bruree)

Semi-finals[edit]

14 October 2018Semi-final	Doon	2-17 - 0-22	Patrickswell	Gaelic Grounds,Limerick
	B Murphy 0-8, P Ryan 1-2, D Coleman 1-0, D Stapleton 0-3, D O'Donovan 0-2, J Ryan 0-1, D Moloney 0-1.		A Gillane 0-9, C Carroll 0-5, T O'Brien 0-3, D Byrnes 0-3, L Considine 0-2.	Referee: M Sexton (Bruree)

14 October 2018Semi-final	Kilmallock	2-15 - 2-19	Na Piarsaigh	Gaelic Grounds,Limerick
	G Mulcahy 1-2, O O'Reilly 1-1, K O'Donnell 0-4, G O'Mahony 0-3, P O'Brien 0-2, P O'Reilly 0-1, R Hanley 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1.		A Breen 2-1, S Dowling 0-7, P Casey 0-3, A Dempsey 0-3, C Boylan 0-1, D Dempsey 0-1, G Brown 0-1, C Houlihan 0-1, K Downes 0-1.	Referee: J Mullins (St. Kieran's)

Final[edit]

27 October 2018Final	Na Piarsaigh	2-22 - 3-10	Doon	Gaelic Grounds,Limerick
	S Dowling (0-12, 7 frees, 1 65); A Breen (1-2); D Dempsey (1-1); A Dempsey (0-4): P Casey (0-3).	Report	B Murphy (1-7, frees); P Ryan, D Coleman (1-1 each); D O’Donovan (0-1).	Referee: J O’Mahony (Kildimo/Pallaskenry)

Championship statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Shane Dowling	Na Piarsaigh	1-65	68	7	9.71
2	Barry Murphy	Doon	1-55	58	7	8.28
3	Aaron Gillane	Patrickswell	3-43	52	7	7.42

References[edit]

^O'Toole, Fintan (22 November 2017)."Munster club kingpins to face new 'Super Six' format in 2018 Limerick hurling championship".The 42.Retrieved15 October2018.
^"Na Piarsaigh see off Kilmallock to secure Limerick hurling crown".Irish Independent. 15 October 2017.Retrieved15 October2018.
^Moynihan, Michael (27 October 2018)."Na Piarsaigh make experience count against Doon".Irish Examiner.Retrieved28 October2018.
^"Na Piarsaigh secure back-to-back Limerick titles with clinical display against Doon".The 42.27 October 2018.Retrieved2 November2018.

External link[edit]

Limerick GAA website

[1] O'Toole, Fintan (22 November 2017)."Munster club kingpins to face new 'Super Six' format in 2018 Limerick hurling championship".The 42.Retrieved15 October2018.

[2] "Na Piarsaigh see off Kilmallock to secure Limerick hurling crown".Irish Independent. 15 October 2017.Retrieved15 October2018.

[3] Moynihan, Michael (27 October 2018)."Na Piarsaigh make experience count against Doon".Irish Examiner.Retrieved28 October2018.

[4] "Na Piarsaigh secure back-to-back Limerick titles with clinical display against Doon".The 42.27 October 2018.Retrieved2 November2018.

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