The 2018 Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship was the first staging of the Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board. The championship ran from 1 April to 6 October 2018.
| Dates | 1 April - 6 October 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Sponsor | Molloy Environmental | ||
| Champions |  Ballinamere (1st title)Ken Molloy (captain) Shane Hand (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  ShamrocksDan Heffernan (captain) | ||
| Relegated | Brosna Gaels | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 34 | ||
| Goals scored | 89 (2.62 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 1044 (30.71 per match) | ||
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The final was played on 6 October 2018 at Bord na Móna O'Connor Park in Tullamore, between Ballinamere and Shamrocks, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Ballinamere won the match by 2–16 to 3–10 to claim their first ever championship title.[1][2]
Team changes
editRelegated from the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Promoted from the Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship
Group stage
editGroup stage table
editSemi-finalists Quarter-finalists Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Tullamore | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 154 | 126 | 28 | 10 |
| Ballinamere | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 157 | 118 | 39 | 9 |
| Lusmagh | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 142 | 127 | 15 | 8 |
| Shamrocks | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 135 | 2 | 8 |
| Drumcullen | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 125 | -8 | 8 |
| Clodiagh Gaels | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 150 | 153 | -3 | 7 |
| Carrig-Riverstown | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 123 | 146 | -23 | 4 |
| Brosna Gaels | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 104 | 154 | -50 | 2 |
Knockout stage
editRelegation playoff
edit| 9 September 2018 Playoff | Brosna Gaels | 0-15 - 1-18 | Carrig-Riverstown | Drumcullen Grounds |
Quarter-finals
edit| 8 September 2018 Quarter-final | Shamrocks | 0-25 - 1-21 | Drumcullen | St Brendan's Park |
| 9 September 2018 Quarter-final | Lusmagh | 1-13 - 0-20 | Clodiagh Gaels | Bord na Móna O'Connor Park |
Semi-finals
edit| 23 September 2018 Semi-final | Tullamore | 0-12 - 2-11 | Shamrocks | Bord na Móna O'Connor Park |
| 23 September 2018 Semi-final | Ballinamere | 0-19 - 2-11 | Clodiagh Gaels | Bord na Móna O'Connor Park |
Final
edit| 6 October 2018 Final | Ballinamere | 2-16 - 3-10 | Shamrocks | Bord na Móna O'Connor Park |
| B Duignan 0-8, J Murphy 1-2, A Maher 1-1, P Murphy 0-2, D Magner 0-1, A Spollen 0-1, D Wyer 0-1. | N Dunne 1-1, J O'Toole-Greene 0-4, B Tyrrell 1-1, B Kearney 1-0, G Mooney 0-2, C O'Brien 0-1, W Mooney 0-1. |
References
edit- ^ "Shamrocks on the glory trail". GAA website. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Ballinamere - Senior B Hurling Championship 2018". Ballinamere GAA website. Retrieved 21 September 2023.