2024 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship

2024 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	5 July – October 2024
Teams	8
Sponsor	UPMC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	33 (2.75 per match)
Points scored	358 (29.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jack Sheridan (2-35)
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The 2024 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship is the 127th staging of the Kildare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kildare County Board in 1888. The championship is scheduled to run from 5 July to October 2024.^[1]

Naas are the defending champions.^[2]

Team changes

To championship

Promoted from the Kildare Senior B Hurling Championship:

Leixlip^[3]

From championship

Relegated to the Kildare Senior B Hurling Championship:

Clane^[4]

Qualifying stage

Preliminary round

5 July 2024 Preliminary round	Celbridge	2-19 - 0-14	Ardclough	Manguard Park
	J Dolan 1-5 (4 frees), C Treacy 0-4, P Hogan 1-0, N Ó Muineacháin 0-3 (2fs, 1’65), A McNiff 0-2, C Kirwan 0-2, G Keegan 0-1, C O Donovan 0-1, P Leahy 0-1.	Report	C Burke 0-5, S Whelan 0-4 (3 frees, M Stapleton 0-3, S Buggy 0-1, D Costello 0-1, P O Malley 0-1.

6 July 2024 Preliminary round	Maynooth	0-13 - 2-23	Naas	Manguard Park
	M Hogan 0-5, C Nolan 0-2, C Flanagan 0-2, M Butler 0-2, K Carroll 0-1, D O'Meara 0-1.		J Sheridan 0-11, B Byrne 1-5, F Maher 1-1, S Leacy 0-3, C Tobin 0-1, L Walsh 0-1, R Boran 0-1.

7 July 2024 Preliminary round	Leixlip	1-13 - 2-15	Confey	Celbridge Grounds
	J Roche 0-7, D Doherty 1-0, D Mooney 0-2, C Keegan 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, B Travers 0-1.		P Divilly 1-6, N Ryan 1-2, F Bass 0-5, B Grimes 0-1, K Kilbane 0-1.

7 July 2024 Preliminary round	Éire Óg-Corrachoill	1-13 - 1-10	Coill Dubh	Manguard Park
	P Freeman 0-5, C O'Reilly 1-1, S Cramer 0-2, P Cribbin 0-2, J Dolan 0-1, J Higgins 0-1, L Dempsey 0-1.		R Casey 1-1, C Carew 0-4, J Byrne 0-1, C Gordon 0-1, K Brereton 0-1, M Delaney 0-1, C Delaney 0-1.

Group A

Group A table

Semi-finalists Quarter-finalists

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Naas	2	2	0	0	62	20	42	4
Confey	1	1	0	0	15	13	2	2
Éire Óg-Corrachoill	1	0	0	1	9	30	-21	0
Celbridge	2	0	0	2	24	47	-23	0

Group A fixtures and results

20 July 2024 Round 1	Celbridge	0-13 - 0-15	Confey	Manguard Park
	G Keegan 0-5 (1f); A McNiff 0-1, J Connolly 0-1, F Ó Dullaigh 0-1 (’65); T Halpin 0-1, N Ó Muineacháin 0-1, C Treacy 0-1, P Leahy 0-1, C Kirwan 0-1.	Report	E Lynch 0-5, F Bass 0-3 (2fs,1’65), N Ryan 0-2, P Divilly 0-2 (1f); O Lynch 0-1 (f); B Grimes 0-1, A Crean 0-1.

20 July 2024 Round 1	Éire Óg-Corrachoill	0-09 - 4-18	Naas	Manguard Park
	P Freeman 0-3 (3fs), J Higgins 0-3 (1f), S Cramer 0-1; D Murray 0-1, P Cribbin 0-1.	Report	J Sheridan 2-8 (0-3fs,2’65s), C Tobin 1-3, K Aherne 1-0, F Maher 0-2, S Leacy 0-2, D Guerin 0-1; R Boran 0-1, K Whelan 0-1.

16 August 2024 Round 2	Celbridge	0-11 - 1-29	Naas	Manguard Park
	G Keegan 0-7 (5 frees), C Kirwan 0-1, P Hogan 0-1, F O Dullaigh 0-1, J Dolan 0-1.	Report	J Sheridan 0-16 (10 frees,2'65), S Leacy 1-1, C Boran 0-4, F Maher 0-2, D Guerin 0-2, K Whelan 0-1, C Dowling 0-1, C Boran 0-1, K Aherne 0-1.

17 August 2024 Round 2	Confey	0-13 - 3-14	Éire Óg-Corrachoill	Manguard Park
		Report

Round 3

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Round 3

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Group B

Group B table

Semi-finalists Quarter-finalists Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Maynooth	2	2	0	0	49	22	27	4
Ardclough	2	2	0	0	52	41	11	4
Coill Dubh	2	0	0	2	23	40	-17	0
Leixlip	2	0	0	2	40	61	-21	0

Group B fixtures and results

19 July 2024 Round 1	Leixlip	1-12 - 4-21	Maynooth	Manguard Park
	J Roche 0-5, S Ryan 1-0, J Canning 0-3, K Myles 0-2, C Burke 0-1, J McGonigle 0-1.		C McCabe 1-9, C Nolan 1-4, C Forde 1-2, K McNeill 1-0, M Hogan 0-2, K Dunne 0-2, C O'Grady 0-1, C Flanagan 0-1.

20 July 2024 Round 1	Coill Dubh	1-13 - 3-15	Ardclough	Manguard Park
	M Delaney 0-11 (8fs,1’65), R Casey 1-1, E Keane 0-1.	Report	C Burke 1-5, S Whelan 0-8 (5fs), E Walsh 1-0, T Ryan 1-0; M Stapleton 0-2.

16 August 2024 Round 2	Ardclough	5-13 - 2-19	Leixlip	Conneff Park
	S Whelan 1-10 (0-8f), E Walsh 3-0, C Burke 1-0, T Ryan 0-3;	Report	D Melville 1-13 (0-9f), C Keegan 1-0, J Canning 0-3, D Mooney 0-1, S Ryan 0-1; C Burke 0-1.

17 August 2024 Round 2	Coill Dubh	0-07 - 0-16	Maynooth	Manguard Park
	M Delaney 0-5 (4 frees), J Kenna 0-1, J Byrne 0-1.	Report	C McCabe 0-10 (4 frees, 2 65s), C Flanagan 0-2, D O'Meara 0-2, C Forde 0-1, C Nolan 0-1.

7 September 2024 Round 3

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7 September 2024 Round 3

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Knockout stage

Quarter-final

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Semi-finals

Semi-final

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Semi-final

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Final

October 2024 Final

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Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jack Sheridan	Naas	2-35	41	3	13.66
2	Seán Whelan	Ardclough	1-22	25	3	8.33
3	Cathal McCabe	Maynooth	1-19	22	2	11.00
4	Mark Delaney	Coill Dubh	0-17	17	3	5.66
5	Cillian Burke	Ardclough	2-10	16	3	5.33
5	Darragh Melville	Leixlip	1-13	16	1	16.00

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Darragh Melville	Leixlip	1-13	16	Ardclough
1	Jack Sheridan	Naas	0-16	16	Celbridge
3	Jack Sheridan	Naas	2-08	14	Éire Óg-Corrachoill
4	Seán Whelan	Ardclough	1-10	13	Leixlip
5	Cathal McCabe	Maynooth	1-09	12	Leixlip
6	Jack Sheridan	Naas	0-11	11	Maynooth
6	Mark Delaney	Coill Dubh	0-11	11	Ardclough
8	Cathal McCabe	Maynooth	0-10	10	Coill Dubh
9	Eoghan Walsh	Ardclough	3-00	9	Leixlip
9	Paul Divilly	Confey	1-06	9	Leixlip

References

^ "Results: UPMC Senior Hurling Championship Preliminary Rounds". Irish Independent. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
^ "Naas hurlers do five in-a-row with a strong performance against Coill Dubh". Irish Independent. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
^ "Leixlip 'B' title adds icing to the cake with Senior B Championship win". Kildare Live. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
^ "Confey survive in senior grade as Clane are relegated". Kildare Live. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

[1] "Results: UPMC Senior Hurling Championship Preliminary Rounds". Irish Independent. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

[2] "Naas hurlers do five in-a-row with a strong performance against Coill Dubh". Irish Independent. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

[3] "Leixlip 'B' title adds icing to the cake with Senior B Championship win". Kildare Live. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

[4] "Confey survive in senior grade as Clane are relegated". Kildare Live. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

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