The 2024 Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship was the seventh staging of the Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 2018. The group stage placings were confirmed on 20 February 2024.[1][2] The championship ran from 19 July to 5 October 2024.
| Dates | 19 July - 5 October 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Sponsor | Molloy Environmental | ||
| Champions |  Kilcormac–Killoughey (2nd title)Shane Melia (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  Clodiagh GaelsClint Horan (captain) | ||
| Relegated |  Birr | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 19 | ||
| Goals scored | 30 (1.58 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 700 (36.84 per match) | ||
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Kilcormac–Killoughey entered the championship as the defending champions.[3] They declined their automatic right to promotion due to the fact that their first team already participates in the Offaly SHC.[4]
The final was played on 5 October 2024 at Glenisk O'Connor Park in Tullamore, between Kilcormac–Killoughey and Clodiagh Gaels, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final.[5] Kilcormac–Killoughey won the match by 1–13 to 0–09 to claim their second championship title overall and a second title in succession.[6]
Team changes
editTo Championship
editPromoted from the Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship
From Championship
editRelegated to the Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship
Group stage
editGroup stage table
editKnockout stage Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Kilcormac–Killoughey | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 95 | 42 | 10 |
| Carrig & Riverstown | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 94 | 16 | 7 |
| Clodiagh Gaels | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 105 | 101 | 4 | 5 |
| Lusmagh | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 112 | -13 | 4 |
| Birr | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 94 | 126 | -32 | 2 |
| Clara | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 118 | -17 | 2 |
Group stage fixtures and results
edit| 19 July 2024 Round 1 | Lusmagh | 1-17 - 0-23 | Clara | Moystown Grounds |
| Report |
| 19 July 2024 Round 1 | Clodiagh Gaels | 1-15 - 0-18 | Carrig & Riverstown | Glenisk O'Connor Park |
| Report |
| 20 July 2024 Round 1 | Birr | 0-17 - 7-17 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | St Rynagh's Park |
| Report |
| 3 August 2024 Round 2 | Carrig & Riverstown | 1-22 - 0-12 | Lusmagh | Crinkle Grounds |
| 3 August 2024 Round 2 | Clara | 1-16 - 1-21 | Birr | Moystown Grounds |
| 4 August 2024 Round 2 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | 0-19 - 0-16 | Clodiagh Gaels | Glenisk O'Connor Park |
| 16 August 2024 Round 3 | Lusmagh | 1-24 - 0-24 | Clodiagh Gaels | Drumcullen Grounds |
| 16 August 2024 Round 3 | Carrig & Riverstown | 0-26 - 1-15 | Birr | Crinkle Grounds |
| 17 August 2024 Round 3 | Clara | 1-19 - 1-26 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | St Rynagh's Park |
| 31 August 2024 Round 4 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | 2-20 - 1-16 | Carrig & Riverstown | Crinkle Grounds |
| 31 August 2024 Round 4 | Clodiagh Gaels | 1-20 - 2-11 | Clara | The Mill Field |
| 31 August 2024 Round 4 | Birr | 0-15 - 1-16 | Lusmagh | St Rynagh's Park |
| 7 September 2024 Round 5 | Carrig & Riverstown | 1-19 - 0-20 | Clara | St Rynagh's Park |
| 7 September 2024 Round 5 | Lusmagh | 0-21 - 0-25 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | Grant Heating St Brendan's Park |
| 7 September 2024 Round 5 | Clodiagh Gaels | 1-21 - 0-20 | Birr | Kinnitty Grounds |
Knockout stage
editRelegation playoff
edit| 20 September 2024 Playoff | Birr | 1-13 - 1-17 | Clara | Faithful Fields |
| N Lyons 0-6 (5f), T Bolger 0-3, A Fitzgerald 1-1 penalty and 65’, R Fitzsimons, R Bergin and E Pilkinton 0-1 each. | Report | C Delaney 0-9 (8f), B Egan 1-2, S Griffith 0-2, M Dalton, C Egan, L Flynn and C O’Meara 0-1 each. |
Semi-finals
edit| 21 September 2024 Semi-final | Clodiagh Gaels | 2-15 - 0-15 | Carrig & Riverstown | Glenisk O'Connor Park |
| L Langton 0-8 (7f), C Brady 2-0, C Langton and R Dunne 0-2 each, B O'Brien, S Brady, P Lyons 0-1 each. | Report | L Hogan 0-7 (5f), C King and L Hoare (2f) 0-2 each, C Freeman, D Egan, A Coakley, M O'Brien 0-1 each. |
| 22 September 2024 Semi-final | Kilcormac–Killoughey | 0-29 - 2-18 | Lusmagh | Grant Heating St Brendan's Park |
| D Hand 0-7 (7f), L Kavanagh 0-6 (3f), P Geraghty 0-5, JK Kilmartin and C Quinn 0-3 each, S Guinan, T Geraghty, J, Gorman, D Currams, M Mulrooney, 0-1 each. | Report | P Kinsella 1-12 (9f) (goal from a penalty and 7f), R Quinlan 1-0, D Healy 0-3, G Lynch, A Kelly, E Kelly 0-1 each. |
Final
edit| 5 October 2024 Final | Clodiagh Gaels | 0-09 - 1-13 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | Glenisk O'Connor Park |
| L Langton 0-6 (6f), J Keenaghan, C Brady and C Langton 0-1 each. | Report | C Quinn 0-5 (4f and 1 '65'), C Kilmartin 1-0, S Guinan, P Geraghty and T Geraghty 0-2 each, M Mulrooney and L Kavanagh (f) 0-1 each. |
References
edit- ^ "2024 Offaly Championship draws made". Hogan Stand. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ O'Callaghan, John (21 February 2024). "Draws made for 2024 Offaly hurling and football championships". Offaly Live. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Corrigan, Kevin (30 September 2022). "Superior Kilcormac-Killoughey knock resistance out of suspension hit Clodiagh Gaels". Offaly Live. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Offaly hurling kingpins decide against fielding two senior teams". Offaly Live. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "PREVIEW: Clodiagh Gaels can end Kilcormac-Killoughey's double-double ambitions in Senior B Hurling Championship Final". Offaly Live. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Dominant Kilcormac-Killoughey retain title as Clodiagh Gaels fail to hit double figures for second year". Offaly Live. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Super all round display gives Carrig-Riverstown deserved win". Offaly Express. Retrieved 12 October 2023.