2018 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship Explained

2018 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Dates:31 March – 8 October 2018
Teams:8
Sponsor:Molloy Environmental
Champions: Coolderry
Count:31
Champions Captain:Kevin Connolly
Champions Manager:Joachim Kelly
Runners-Up: Kilcormac–Killoughey
Runners-Up Captain:Conor Slevin
Runners-Up Manager:Stephen Byrne
Relegated: Seir Kieran
Matches:34
Goals:72
Points:1089
Previous Year:2017
Previous Tournament:2017 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Next Year:2019
Next Tournament:2019 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

The 2018 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. The championship ran from 31 March to 8 October 2018.

Kilcormac–Killoughey entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

The final was played on 7 October 2018 at Bord na Móna O'Connor Park in Tullamore, between Coolderry and Kilcormac–Killoughey, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Coolderry won the match by 2–17 to 0–17 to claim their 31st championship title overall and a first title in three years.[2] [3]

Team changes

From championship

Relegated to the Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship

Group stage

Group stage table

TeamMatchesScorePts
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Coolderry74301541233111
Kilcormac–Killoughey741214313769
Birr7412131137-69
St Rynagh's7322133121128
Shinrone7232150135157
Belmont730414013916
Seir Kieran7205135161-264
Kinnitty7025108140-322

Group stage results

Knockout stage

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Slevin puts Special Ks back on top of pile. Irish Independent. 2 October 2017. 15 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Coolderry crowned Offaly hurling champions. GAA website. 7 October 2018. 15 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Goals key as Coolderry claim 31st Offaly senior title. RTÉ Sport. 7 October 2018. 15 October 2023.