2012 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season May 2020 May 2020 The 2012 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 115th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. The draw for the 2012 fixtures took place on 28 January 2012. The championship began on 11 May 2012 and ended on 7 October 2012. Coolderry, the defending champions, were defeated in the quarter-final stages by St Rynagh's.http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/match-reports/coolderry-boss-wants-clubs-to-back-baker-170884.html Coolderry boss wants clubs to back Baker Irish Examiner 17 October 2011 22 October 2014 Alan Walshhttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/rynaghs-shock-for-champions-coolderry-206258.html Rynagh’s shock for champions Coolderry Irish Examiner 3 September 2012 22 October 2014 Alan Walsh Shamrocks were relegated from the championship. Kilcormac–Killoughey won the title following a 2–16 to 2–12 defeat of St Rynagh's in the final.http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/hurling/glory-for-kilcormackilloughey-210151.html Glory for Kilcormac/Killoughey Irish Examiner 8 October 2012 22 October 2014 Alan Walsh Teams All but one of the twelve teams from the 2011 championship participated in the top tier of Offaly hurling in 2012. Brosna Gaels, who defeated St Rynagh's by 0–13 to 0–8 in the final of the intermediate championship in 2011, availed of their right to automatic promotion to the senior championship. Similarly, Lusmagh were defeated in the 2011 senior relegation play-off and were relegated to the intermediate grade for 2012. The twelve teams were divided into two groups: Group 1: Coolderry, Kilcormac–Killoughey, Seir Kieran, Kinnitty, Brosna Gaels, Shamrocks Group 2: Birr, St Rynagh's, Tullamore, Drumcullen, Shinrone, Belmont Results Relegation play-off 13 October 2012 Relegation play-off Drumcullen 0-14 - 0-11 Shamrocks Quarter-finals 1 September 2012 Quarter-final Kilcormac–Killoughey 3-20 - 0-11 Belmont O'Connor Park 1 September 2012 Quarter-final Birr 2-9 - 0-12 Brosna Gaels O'Connor Park 2 September 2012 Quarter-final Shinrone 0-15 - 1-7 Seir Kieran O'Connor Park 2 September 2012 Quarter-final St Rynagh's 0-15 - 1-7 Coolderry O'Connor Park Semi-finals 16 September 2012 14:30 Semi-final Birr 0-13 - 1-11 Kilcormac–Killoughey O'Connor Park N Cooney 16 September 2012 16:00 Semi-final St Rynagh's 3-12 - 0-15 Shinrone O'Connor Park B Gavin Final 7 October 2012 Final Kilcormac–Killoughey 2-16 - 2-12 Report St Rynagh's Ciaran Slevin 1-9 (1-0 penalty, 0-7 frees), K Grogan 1-0, T Fletcher 0-2 (0-1 free), P Geraghty, D Currams, J Gorman, C Mahon, M Leonard 0-1 each. D Horan 1-0, G Kelly 1-0, C Flannery 0-3, S Wynne 0-3 (0-1 ’65 & 0-2 frees), G Scales 0-2 (frees), S Dolan 0-2, S Quirke, P Camon 0-1 each. O'Connor Park T Carroll (Kinnitty) External links Aidan Bracken Building Design Hurling Championship 2012 References Offaly Senior Hurling Championship Category:Offaly Senior Hurling Championship