2015 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season May 2020 May 2020 2015 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship 17 April – 18 October 2015 12 Molloy Environmental Systems 20px|border Coolderry 30 Brian Carroll Johnny Kelly 20px|border St Rynagh's Francis Forde 20px|border Brosna Gaels 38 2014 2014 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship 2016 2016 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship The 2015 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 118th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. The championship began on 17 April 2015 and ended on 18 October 2015. Kilcormac–Killoughey were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by St Rynagh's at the semi-final stage.https://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=226202 Three-in-a-row for Kilcormac Hogan Stand 19 October 2014 21 October 2014https://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=245054 Rynagh's end K/K's Wynne-ing run Hogan Stand 4 October 2015 4 October 2015 Shamrocks entered the championship as a promoted team. On 18 October 2015, Coolderry won the championship following a 2–15 to 1–16 defeat of St Rynagh's in the final. This was their 30th championship title, their first in four championship seasons.https://www.the42.ie/2015-offaly-shc-final-2396166-Oct2015/ Late drama in Offaly as Coolderry seal their 30th SHC title 19 October 2015 The 42 21 October 2015 Teams All but one of the twelve teams from the 2014 championship participated in the top tier of Offaly hurling in 2015. Shamrocks, who defeated St Rynagh's by 0-22 to 1–6 in the final of the intermediate championship in 2014, gained automatic promotion to the senior championship.http://offaly.gaa.ie/offaly-news/shamrocksaremolloyenvironmentalintermediatehurlingchampions https://archive.today/20141021182355/http://offaly.gaa.ie/offaly-news/shamrocksaremolloyenvironmentalintermediatehurlingchampions dead 21 October 2014 Shamrocks are Molloy Environmental Intermediate Hurling Champions Offaly GAA website 20 September 2014 21 October 2014 Similarly, Kinnitty defeated Drumcullen by 0–17 to 0–12 in the 2014 senior relegation play-off, and so Drumcullen were relegated to the intermediate grade for 2015. Results Group 1 PosTeamPldWDLForAg.Diff.Pts.1 St Rynagh's 55001155956102 Seir Kieran 5401101911083 Belmont 52129082854 Tullamore 5203116922445 Ballinamere 511393126-3336 Shamrocks 500568133-650 Group 2 PosTeamPldWDLForAg.Diff.Pts.1 Coolderry 55001177344102 Kilcormac–Killoughey 540190662483 Birr 5302131904164 Shinrone 520399881145 Kinnitty 51049597-226 Brosna Gaels 500551169-1180 Relegation play-offs 12 September 2015 Semi-final Kinnitty 6-24 - 0-10 Shamrocks St Finian's Park 13 September 2015 Semi-final Ballinamere w/o - scr. Brosna Gaels 4 October 2015 Final Shamrocks w/o - scr. Brosna Gaels Quarter-finals 12 September 2015 Quarter-final Coolderry 1-19 - 1-9 Tullamore O'Connor Park 12 September 2015 Quarter-final St Rynagh's 1-20 - 0-16 Shinrone O'Connor Park 13 September 2015 Quarter-final Belmont 1-16 - 2-17 Kilcormac–Killoughey St Brendan's Park 13 September 2015 Quarter-final Seir Kieran 2-13 - 1-18 Birr St Brendan's Park Semi-finals 4 October 2015 Semi-final Coolderry 2-15 - 1-10 Birr O'Connor Park 4 October 2015 Semi-final St Rynagh's 1-22 - 1-16 Kilcormac–Killoughey O'Connor Park Final 18 October 2015 Final Coolderry 2-15 - 1-16 https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/bradys-late-strike-revives-coolderry-34120381.html St Rynagh's D Murray 0-6 (5fs); K Connolly 1-2; J Brady 1-0; B Carroll 0-3 (1f); K Brady 0-2; A Corcoran, D King 0-1 each S Wynne 0-13 (12fs); B Conneely 1-0; R Hughes, S Quirke, C Hernon 0-1 each. O'Connor Park D Cooke (Crinkill) References Offaly Senior Hurling Championship Category:Offaly Senior Hurling Championship