Draft:2024 Longford Senior Hurling Championship

2024 Longford Senior Hurling Championship
Dates27 July - 22 September 2024
Teams3
Champions Wolfe Tones (21st title)
Cathal Mullane (captain)
John Lynam (manager)
Runners-up Longford Slashers
Reuben Murray (captain) (captain)
Niall Ward (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored13 (3.25 per match)
Points scored159 (39.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Cathal Mullane (1-30)
2023 (Previous) (Next) 2025

The 2024 Longford Senior Hurling Championship was the 48th staging of the Longford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Longford County Board in 1904.

Three teams currently contest the Longford Senior Hurling Championship. All three teams enter the round-robin stage stage, playing each other once, guaranteeing at least two championship games. The top two teams after three rounds play in a lone final. Wolfe Tones and Clonguish Gaels were drawn for the opening game, giving Longford Slashers a first round bye.[1]

Clonguish Gaels enter the championship as the defending 2023 champions,[2][3][4] Longford Slashers and Wolfe Tones round out the field.[5] but were eliminated at the group stage, losing both games.[6]

The final would see Longford Slashers and Wolfe Tones meet at Pearse Park.[7] Wolfe Tones won the championship, their first in four years, for a record 21st time.[8][9][10]

Participating teams

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Team Location Colours Championship titles Last championship title
  Clonguish Gaels Newtownforbes Green and White 7 2023
  Longford Slashers Longford Sky Blue,Navy and White 12 2021
  Wolfe Tones Mostrim Green and red 20 2020

Group stage

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Group stage table

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  Advance to final

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
  Longford Slashers 2 2 0 0 39 23 16 4
  Wolfe Tones 2 1 0 1 47 39 8 2
  Clonguish Gaels 2 0 0 2 33 47 -14 0


Fixtures

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27 Jul Round 1   Wolfe Tones 5-13 - 0-19   Clonguish Gaels Michael Fay Park
Ronan Courtney (3-1), Cathal Mullane (1-8), Tiarnan Hussey (1-2), Liam Browne (0-1), Martin Coyle (0-1) Report Joe O’Brien (0-12), Eugene Kiernan (0-3), Dan Crossan (0-2), Paul Barden (0-1), Stephen Gregg (0-1) Referee: Joseph McDermott
18 Aug Round 2   Wolfe Tones 1-16 - 0-20   Longford Slashers Bertie Allen Park
Cathal Mullane (0-11), John Mulhern (1-0), Dylan Hutchinson (0-2), Jack Belton (0-1), Killian Courtney (0-1), Ronan Courtney (0-1), Report David Buckley (0-10), Johnny Casey (0-3), Darragh Caslin (0-2), Matthew Hawes (0-1) Niall Hawes (0-1), Micheál Mulcahy (0-1), Jack Horgan Swaris (0-1), Sean Tiernan (0-1) Referee: Francis Kelly
8 Sep Round 3   Clonguish Gaels 1-11 - 1-16   Longford Slashers C&D Devine Park
Joe O’Brien (1-6), Matthew Flynn (0-2), Paul Barden (0-1), David Gregg (0-1) Stephen Gregg (0-1) Report David Buckley (1-3), Micheal Mulcahy (0-4), Karl Murray (0-2), Sean Tiernan (0-2), Darragh Caslin (0-1), Matthew Hawes (0-1), Niall Hawes (0-1), Daire Regan (0-1), Jack Horgan Swaris (0-1) Referee: Francis Kelly

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Final
Sep 22
1  Longford Slashers3-10
2  Wolfe Tones2-15

Fixtures

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Sep 22 Final   Longford Slashers 3-10 - 2-15   Wolfe Tones Pearse Park, Longford
David Buckley (0-5), Reuben Murray (0-4), Ronan Sheahan (1-0), Sean Tiernan (1-0), Niall Hawes (1-0), Karl Murray (0-1) Report Cathal Mullane (0-11), Killian Courtney (1-1), Dylan Hutchinson (1-0), Jack Belton (0-1), Martin Coyle (0-1), Ronan Courtney (0-1)

References

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  1. ^ https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaa/1500391/killoe-and-colmcille-clash-in-round-1-of-the-2024-longford-senior-football-championship.html
  2. ^ "Longford SHC Final: Clonguish Gaels overcome Slashers to complete two-in-a-row title triumph". 10 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Clonguish made to work to keep Longford hurling crown by Slashers". 10 September 2023.
  4. ^ Morris, Seamus (10 September 2023). "Clonguish beat Slashers to defend Longford crown". RTÉ.ie.
  5. ^ "2024 Longford GAA Championship Draws on Monday night". 10 May 2024.
  6. ^ https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaa/1599605/longford-slashers-knock-out-clonguish-gaels-to-reach-the-senior-hurling-championship-final.html
  7. ^ https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaa/1608165/longford-slashers-and-wolfe-tones-mostrim-battle-it-out-for-the-senior-hurling-championship-title.html
  8. ^ https://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/333644
  9. ^ https://www.shannonside.ie/sport/wolfe-tones-claim-longford-hurling-title-249269
  10. ^ https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaa/1611437/wolfe-tones-mostrim-win-the-longford-senior-hurling-title-for-the-21st-time.html