2015 Galway Senior Hurling Championship

2015 Galway Senior Hurling Championship
Tournament details
County	Galway
Year	2015
Winners
Champions	Sarsfields
Manager	Cathal Murray
Captain	Joseph Cooney
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)	N/A
Relegated team(s)	N/A
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The 2015 Galway Senior Hurling Championship was the 118th staging of the Galway Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment in 1887. Gort were the reigning champions. Cappataggle participated in the senior championship having won the intermediate competition in 2014.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

The Group stage draw was made on 23 February 2015 in the Salthill Hotel and broadcast live on Galway Bay FM.^[1] The first round of games took place on the weekend of 25 April 2015.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Craughwell	5	4	0	1	9-90	6-63	36	8
2	Liam Mellows	5	3	1	1	14-80	5-70	37	7
3	Castlegar	5	3	0	2	11-71	7-71	12	6
4	Tommy Larkin's	5	3	0	2	8-81	9-58	20	6
5	Kilnadeema-Leitrim	5	1	1	3	4-69	9-79	-25	3
6	Carnmore	5	0	0	5	3-65	13-115	-80	0

25 April 2015 17:00 Round 1	Tommy Larkin's	1-14 - 1-9	Craughwell	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Liam Gordon
	Jason Flynn (0-9); Gerard Kelly (1-2); Conor Gardiner (0-2); Stephen Page (0-1)		Niall Healy (1-4); Fergal Healy (0-2); Mark Horan, Keelan Cullinane, Brian Callinan (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Liam Gordon

26 April 2015 15:30 Round 1	Kilnadeema-Leitrim	1-16 - 2-13	Liam Mellows	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Eoin Shaughnessy
	Brain Molloy (0-9); Jack Kenny (1-0); Dara Herlihy (0-2); Gary Winters, Tom Tierney, Liam Geraghty, Tony Molloy, Shane Lawless (0-1)		Tadhg Haran (0-10); Aonghus Callanan (2-0); Jack Hastings (0-2); Conor Hynes (0-1)	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Eoin Shaughnessy

26 April 2015 18:30 Round 1	Castlegar	1-18 - 0-13	Carnmore	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Michael Haverty
	Ger Farragher (0-8); Enda Concanon (1-1); Dean Higgins, Kevin Brady (0-3); Jason O'Gorman, David O'Gorman, Michael Fahy (0-1)		Kevin Killilea (0-9); George Hanley (0-2); Barry Hanley, Aaron Fox (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Michael Haverty

9 May 2015 17:00 Round 2	Tommy Larkin's	2-22 - 1-12	Carnmore	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: John McDonagh
	Jason Flynn (0-11); Niall Kelly (1-3); Stephen Keon (1-2); Conor Gardiner, Kevin McHugo (0-2); Cathal O'Byrne, Colm Flynn (0-1)		Kevin Killilea (1-7); Barry Hanley (0-3); Aaron Fox, Ciaran Murray (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: John McDonagh

10 May 2015 13:30 Round 2	Castlegar	1-12 - 1-11	Kilnadeema-Leitrim	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: John Keane
	Ger Farragher (0-9); Enda Concanon (1-1); Dean Higgins, Donal McGreal (0-1)		Brain Molloy (0-9); Sean Burke (1-0); Jack Kenny, Shane Lawless (0-1)	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: John Keane

10 May 2015 17:30 Round 2	Craughwell	2-17 - 2-10	Liam Mellows	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Michael Haverty
	Niall Healy (2-9); Fergal Healy (0-3); Stephen Hynes (0-2); John Ryan, Niall Callanan, Thomas Monaghan (0-1)		Adrian Morrissey (1-4); Aonghus Callanan (1-1); Tadhg Haran (0-4); Ronan Elwood (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Michael Haverty

7 June 2015 19:00 Round 3	Craughwell	2-26 - 1-15	Carnmore	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Alan Kelly
	Niall Healy (1-11); Fergal Healy (0-6); Alan Callanan (1-1); Stephen Hynes, Thomas Monaghan (0-3); Keelan Cullinane (0-2)	Report	Kevin Killilea (0-10); Barry Hanley (0-5); George Hanley (1-0)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Alan Kelly

11 July 2015 18:00 Round 3	Tommy Larkin's	3-17 - 1-08	Kilnadeema-Leitrim	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Leonard Fay
	Jason Flynn (1-10); Stephen Keon (1-1); Gerard Kelly (1-0); Conor Gardiner (0-2); Cathal Kelly, Kevin McHugo, Shane Kelly (0-1)		Brain Molloy (0-5); Cathal Nevin (1-0); Jack Kenny, Tom Tierney, Tony Molloy (0-1)	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Leonard Fay

11 July 2015 19:30 Round 3	Liam Mellows	2-16 - 2-14	Castlegar	Pearse Stadium, Galway Referee: P Sheehan
	Tadhg Haran (2-12); Jack Hastings (0-2); Aonghus Callanan, Ronan Elwood (0-1)		Ger Farragher (1-9); Kevin Brady (1-1); Michael Fahy (0-2); David O'Gorman, Enda Concanon (0-1)	Pearse Stadium, Galway Referee: P Sheehan

19 September 2015 17:30 Round 4	Kilnadeema-Leitrim	1-23 - 1-15	Carnmore	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Seamus Moran
	Brain Molloy (0-14, 0-8 frees); Shane Lawless (1-2); David Tierney (0-3); Dara Herlihy (0-2); Damien Donoghue, Jack Kenny (0-1)		Kevin Killilea (0-7, 0-6 frees); Barry Hanley (0-5, 0-3 frees); George Hanley (1-2, 0-1 free); D Cummins (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Seamus Moran

20 September 2015 16:00 Round 4	Liam Mellows	1-15 - 0-13	Tommy Larkin's	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Liam Gordon
	Tadhg Haran (1-5, 0-3 frees); Adrian Morrissey (0-6, 0-5 frees); Aonghus Callanan (0-2); Conor Hynes, Enda Fallon (0-1)		Jason Flynn (0-7, 0-6 frees); Colm Flynn (0-3); Kevin Huban (0-2); Conor Gardiner (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Liam Gordon

20 September 2015 17:30 Round 4	Craughwell	2-16 - 2-13	Castlegar	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Michael Haverty
	Niall Healy (1-8, 0-5 frees); Jamie Ryan (1-1); Alan Callanan (0-3); Niall Callinan, Stephen Hynes, Thomas Monaghan, Brian Callanan (0-1)		Ger Farragher (1-6 frees); Enda Concannon (0-4); Dean Higgins (1-1); Kevin Brady, Jack Coyne (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Michael Haverty

26 September 2015 15:30 Round 5	Craughwell	2-22 - 0-11	Kilnadeema-Leitrim	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: John Keane
	Niall Healy (2-5); Fergal Healy (0-7); Jamie Ryan, Brian Callinan, Brian Dolan (0-2); Andrew Greaney, John Ryan, Stephen Hynes, Thomas Monaghan (0-1)		Liam Kelly (0-5); Brain Molloy (0-4); Tom Tierney, David Tierney (0-1)	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: John Keane

26 September 2015 15:30 Round 5	Castlegar	5-14 - 2-15	Tommy Larkin's	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Alan Kelly
	Ger Farragher (2-5); Enda Concanon (2-3); Kevin Keane (1-1); Dean Higgins, Martin Cullinane (0-2); John Connor (0-1)		Jason Flynn (0-8); Kevin McHugo (1-4); Cathal O'Byrne (1-0); Conor Gardiner (0-2); Colm Flynn (0-1)	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Alan Kelly

26 September 2015 15:30 Round 5	Liam Mellows	7-26 - 0-10	Carnmore	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: John McDonagh
	Tadhg Haran (2-10); Aonghus Callanan (2-4); Conor Hynes (1-3); Enda Fallon (1-1); Jack Hastings (1-0); Stephen Barrett (0-3); Sean Morrissey, Adrian Morrissey (0-2); Kevin Lee, Ronan Elwood (0-1)		Kevin Killilea (0-8); Gary Grealish, Ciaran Fahy (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: John McDonagh

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Gort	5	4	1	0	9-88	3-62	44	9
2	Pádraig Pearse's	5	4	0	1	4-86	6-66	14	8
3	Clarinbridge	5	3	0	2	5-78	3-61	23	6
4	Athenry	5	2	0	3	1-68	4-79	-20	4
5	Ardrahan	5	1	1	3	4-74	8-78	-16	3
6	Kiltormer	5	0	0	5	7-39	6-87	-45	0

25 April 2015 16:30 Round 1	Pádraig Pearse's	1-13 - 0-12	Clarinbridge	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Michael Dolan
	Ronan Bellew (0-9); Cyril Donnellan (0-3); Tomas Flannery (1-0); Emmet Ward (0-1)		Evan Niland (0-11); Sean Kilduf (0-1)	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Michael Dolan

26 April 2015 12:00 Round 1	Athenry	0-14 - 1-4	Kiltormer	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: John McDonagh
	Cathal Keane (0-6); Mark Hannon (0-4); James Divally, David Donoghue (0-2)		David Hayes (1-0); Emmett Goode, Conor Ryan, Derek Dervan, Sean Claffey (0-1)	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: John McDonagh

26 April 2015 17:00 Round 1	Gort	0-16 - 1-13	Ardrahan	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: John Keane
	Gerard Quinn (0-4); Richie Cummins (0-3); Wayne Walsh, Aidan Helebert (0-2); Aidan Harte, Greg Lally, Albert Mullins, Micheal Mullins, Keith Killlea (0-1)		Cormac Diviney (1-2); Jonathan Glynn, Maurice Callanan (0-4); Ger Hennelly (0-2); David Kennedy (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: John Keane

9 May 2015 18:30 Round 2	Pádraig Pearse's	2-20 - 1-17	Ardrahan	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Leonard Fay
	Ronan Bellew (0-7); Tomas Flannery (1-2); Emmet Ward (0-4); Gareth Lally (1-1); Colm Raftery (0-3); Jimmy Gelston (0-2); Aidan Kilkenny (0-1)		Iarla Tannian (0-6); Cormac Diviney (1-1); Maurice Callanan (0-4); Jonathan Glynn (0-2); David Kennedy, Ger Hennelly, Joe O'Leary, Jason Kennedy (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Leonard Fay

10 May 2015 12:00 Round 2	Gort	2-11 - 1-10	Kiltormer	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Alan Kelly
	Gerard Quinn (2-5); Wayne Walsh (0-3); Aidan Harte (0-2); Niall Forde (0-1)		David Hayes (1-8); Sean Frehill, Michael Dolan (0-1)	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Alan Kelly

10 May 2015 19:00 Round 2	Clarinbridge	0-17 - 0-10	Athenry	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Michael Conway
	Evan Niland (0-11), Christopher Bannon, Barry Keane, Billy Lane, Paul Coen, David Donoghue, David Forde (0-1)		Cathal Keane (0-6), Cian Burke, Conor Burke, James Divally, Paddy Hannon (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Michael Conway

12 July 2015 12:00 Round 3	Gort	4-19 - 0-12	Pádraig Pearse's	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Michael Dolan
	Aidan Helebert (0-7); Richie Cummins (2-1); Jason Grealish (1-3); Gerard Quinn (0-5); Micheal Mullins (1-1); Aidan Harte, Niall Forde (0-1)		Ronan Bellew (0-11); Damian Wynne (0-1)	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Michael Dolan

12 July 2015 18:00 Round 3	Clarinbridge	2-21 - 1-10	Kiltormer	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Gerry Donoghue
	Evan Niland (0-10); Barry Keane (1-2); Barry Daly (0-3); Sean Kilduf, Alan Armstrong, Ciaran Morrissey, Niall Armstrong, Eanna Murphy, Eoin Forde, Shane Burke (0-1)		Conor Ryan (0-10); Patrick Cormican (1-0)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Gerry Donoghue

19 September 2015 17:30 Round 3	Athenry	1-16 - 0-12	Ardrahan	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: John Keane
	Cathal Keane (0-9, 0-8 frees); Conor Caulfield (1-0); David Donoghue (0-2); Conor Burke, Paddy Hannon, Jack Carr, Tom Flynn, Ronan Hardiman (0-1)		Jason Kennedy (0-9 frees); Ger Hennelly (0-2); Cormac Diviney (0-1)	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: John Keane

20 September 2015 12:00 Round 4	Gort	1-15 - 1-12	Clarinbridge	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Alan Kelly
	Aidan Helebert (0-7, 0-6 frees); Jason Grealish (1-2); Aidan Harte (0-3); Gerard Quinn (0-2); Wayne Walsh (0-1)		Evan Niland (0-7, 0-6 frees); Shane Burke (1-0); Paul Coen, Alan Armstrong (0-2); Eanna Murphy (0-1)	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Alan Kelly

26 September 2015 17:00 Round 4	Ardrahan	2-19 - 3-10	Kiltormer	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Derek Kelly
	Cian Walsh (0-7); Cormac Diviney (0-6); Pierce McCrann, Ger Hennelly (1-0); Stephen Whelan (0-3); Joe O'Leary (0-2)		Keith Kilkenny (1-5); Killian Campbell (2-0); Michael Dolan (0-3); Derek Dervan (0-2)	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Derek Kelly

26 September 2015 17:00 Round 4	Pádraig Pearse's	1-19 - 0-13	Athenry	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Christopher Browne
	Tomas Flannery (1-8); Ronan Bellew (0-6); Jimmy Gelston (0-2); Kerrill Hardiman, Damian Wynne, Sean Hardiman (0-1)		Cathal Keane (0-7); David Donoghue (0-4); Mark Hannon, Cian Burke (0-1)	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Christopher Browne

3 October 2015 15:00 Round 5	Gort	2-27 - 0-15	Athenry	Clarinbridge Referee: Eoin Shaughnessy
				Clarinbridge Referee: Eoin Shaughnessy

3 October 2015 15:00 Round 5	Clarinbridge	2-16 - 0-13	Ardrahan	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Paul Fahy
				Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Paul Fahy

3 October 2015 15:00 Round 5	Pádraig Pearse's	0-22 - 1-5	Kiltormer	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Michael Dolan
				St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Michael Dolan

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Portumna	4	4	0	0	8-71	4-55	28	8
2	St. Thomas'	4	2	1	1	1-71	5-51	8	5
3	Turloughmore	4	2	0	2	4-60	3-68	-5	4
4	Killimordaly	4	0	2	2	4-47	4-59	-12	2
5	Mullagh	4	0	1	3	4-56	2-72	-19	1

25 April 2015 18:30 Round 1	Portumna	2-18 - 0-6	Turloughmore	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Alan Kelly
	Joe Canning (0-10); Andy Smith (1-2); Damien Hayes (1-1); Patrick Dolphin (0-2); Kevin Hayes, Owen Treacy, Niall Hayes (0-1)		Jamie Holland (0-2); Darren O'Shaughnessy, Ronan Badger, Conor Shaughnessy (0-1)	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Alan Kelly

26 April 2015 13:30 Round 1	Killimordaly	0-15 - 1-12	Mullagh	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Gerry Donoghue
	Brian Burke (0-10); Darragh Cooney, David Concannon, Brian Concannon, Paul Madden, Eanna Ryan (0-1)		Cathal Dervan (0-7); Justin Gaynor (1-0); Davy Glennon (0-2); Finnian Coone, Craig Finnerty, Padraig Kennedy (0-1)	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Gerry Donoghue

9 May 2015 17:30 Round 2	St. Thomas'	0-19 - 0-17	Turloughmore	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Eoin Shaughnessy
	Eanna Burke (0-9), Gerald Kelly (0-4), James Regan (0-3), Shane Cooney, David Burke, Bernard Burke (0-1)		Conor Shaughnessy (0-8), Jamie Holland (0-4), Cian Burke (0-2), Kevin Hussey, Darren O'Shaughnessy, Sean Linnane (0-1)	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Eoin Shaughnessy

9 May 2015 19:30 Round 2	Portumna	1-19 - 2-14	Killimordaly	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Sean Moran
	Joe Canning (0-15), Damien Hayes (1-1), Ronan O'Meara (0-2), Andy Smith (0-1)		Brian Burke (1-5), David Concannon, Eanna Ryan (0-3), Tomas Madden (1-0), Brian Concannon, Declan Connolly, Darragh Cooney (0-1)	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Sean Moran

10 July 2015 19:30 Round 3	Portumna	2-19 - 2-12	Mullagh	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: John Keane
	Joe Canning (1-9); Damien Hayes (0-6); Ronan O'Meara (1-1); Kevin Hayes (0-2); Andy Smith (0-1)		Cathal Dervan (2-8); Conor Dervan, Donal Reilly, Justin Gaynor, Sean Hardiman (0-1)	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: John Keane

11 July 2015 16:00 Round 3	Killimordaly	2-7 - 0-13	St. Thomas'	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Liam Gordon
	Brian Burke (1-4); Conor Daly (1-1); Eanna Ryan (0-2)		Eanna Burke (0-8); James Regan (0-2); Anthony Kelly, Bernard Burke, David Sherry (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Liam Gordon

19 September 2015 16:00 Round 4	St. Thomas'	1-16 - 0-12	Mullagh	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Eoin Shaughnessy
	Eanna Burke (0-9, 0-2 frees); Gerald Kelly (1-0); Conor Cooney, James Regan (0-2); David Burke, Kenneth Burke, Anthony Kelly (0-1)		Stephen Cahalan (0-8, 0-7 frees); Padraig Kennedy, Sean Hardiman, Justin Gaynor, Davy Glennon (0-1)	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Eoin Shaughnessy

19 September 2015 16:00 Round 4	Turloughmore	2-15 - 0-11	Killimordaly	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Shane Hynes
	Conor Shaughnessy (1-6, 0-5 frees); Jamie Holland (0-6, 0-3 frees); Shane Burke (1-0); Brian Murphy, Cian Burke, Darren O'Shaughnessy (0-1)		Brian Burke (0-8 frees); Eanna Ryan (0-3)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Shane Hynes

26 September 2015 17:00 Round 5	Turloughmore	2-22 - 1-20	Mullagh	Gort
	Conor Shaughnessy (1-6); Shane Burke (1-0); Jamie Holland, Barry McDonagh, Sean Linnane (0-3); Sean Loftus, Cian Burke, Dathaí Burke (0-2); Darren O'Shaughnessy (0-1)		Davy Glennon (0-10); Finnian Coone (1-2); Justin Gaynor (0-4); Conor Hardiman (0-2); Sean Hardiman, Damien Monaghan (0-1)	Gort

27 September 2015 12:00 Round 5	Portumna	3-15 - 0-23	St. Thomas'	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Peter Campbell
	Joe Canning (2-8); Ronan O'Meara (1-2); Ivan Canning (0-3); Ciaran Comeford, Kevin Hayes (0-1)		Conor Cooney (0-9); Richie Murray, Bernard Burke, James Regan, Brendan Farrell, Anthony Kelly, Kenneth Burke, Darragh Burke (0-2)	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Peter Campbell

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Loughrea	4	3	1	0	5-62	1-57	20	7
2	Sarsfields	4	3	0	1	7-55	5-56	5	6
3	Beagh	4	1	1	2	1-50	4-55	-14	3
4	Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry	4	1	1	2	4-51	6-57	-2	3
5	Cappataggle	4	0	1	3	2-57	2-66	-9	1

25 April 2015 15:00 Round 1	Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry	0-14 - 1-11	Loughrea	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Kevin Egan
	Shane Moloney (0-9); Colm Larkin (0-2); Paul Killeen, Kevin Maloney, Micheál Dervan (0-1)		Paul Hoban (0-1); Neil Keary (0-3); Emmet Mahony, Johnny Coen, Jamie Ryan (0-2); Sean Sweeney, Joe Mooney (0-1)	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Kevin Egan

25 April 2015 18:30 Round 1	Sarsfields	3-11 - 0-7^[2]	Beagh	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Peter Murphy
	Alan Ward (2-7); Kerill Wade (0-3); Noel Kelly (1-0); Niall Morrissey (0-1)		Rory Gantley (0-4); Kevin Keehan (0-2); Adrian Tuohy (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Peter Murphy

9 May 2015 18:00 Round 2	Sarsfields	0-16 - 0-11	Cappataggle	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Liam Gordon
	Alan Ward (0-6), Niall Quinn (0-3), Joseph Cooney, Kerill Wade (0-2), Kevin Hynes, Niall Morrissey, Noel Kelly (0-1)		Daniel Nevin (0-9), Éanna Garvey, Emmet Malone (0-1)	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Liam Gordon

9 May 2015 19:00 Round 2	Beagh	1-16 - 0-17	Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Michael Dolan
	Rory Gantley (0-9), Padraic Landers (1-2), Adrian Tuohy (0-2), Tommy McKeown, Kevin Keehan, Joe Gantley (0-1)		Shane Moloney (0-13), Colm Larkin, Gary McHugo, Padraig Breheny, Johnny Conroy (0-1)	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Michael Dolan

11 July 2015 14:30 Round 3	Loughrea	1-10 - 0-10	Beagh	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Alan Kelly
	Johnny Maher (0-5); Emmet Mahony (1-1); Jamie Ryan (0-2); Enda Keary, Johnny Coen (0-1)		John Moylan (0-3); Adrian Tuohy (0-2); Padraic Landers, Jamie Diviney, Joe Gantley, Rory Gantley (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Alan Kelly

11 July 2015 16:30 Round 3	Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry	1-14 - 0-16	Cappataggle	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Eoin Shaughnessy
	Shane Moloney (0-7); Paul Gordan (1-0); Colm Larkin (0-2); Gary McHugo, Gerard Burke, Micheál Dervan, Padraig Breheny (0-1)		Daniel Nevin (0-10); Jarlath Mannion (0-2); Damien Joyce, Darragh Dolan, Éanna Garvey, James Garvey (0-1)	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Eoin Shaughnessy

19 September 2015 16:30 Round 4	Sarsfields	4-14 - 3-16	Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Sean Moran
	Niall Morrissey (1-4 frees); Joseph Cooney (1-3); Noel Kelly, Ian Fox (1-0); Kerill Wade, Alan Ward (0-2, 0-1 free); Niall Quinn, Kevin Hynes, Sean Kelly (0-1)		Shane Moloney (1-6, 1-5 frees); Micheál Dervan (1-4); Paul Gordan (1-1); Paul Killeen (0-2); Colm Larkin, Padraig Breheny, Gary McHugo (0-1)	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Sean Moran

19 September 2015 18:00 Round 4	Loughrea	1-19 - 2-13	Cappataggle	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Michael Dolan
	Neil Keary (0-4, 0-2 frees); Jamie Ryan (1-1); Gearoid Loughnane (0-4 frees); Joe Mooney (0-3); Johnny Maher (0-3 frees); Paul Hoban, Johnny Coen (0-1 free); Sean Sweeney, Emmet Mahony (0-1)		Daniel Nevin (0-9 frees); Damien Joyce (1-1); James Garvey (1-0); Alan Loughnane (0-2); Jarlath Mannion (0-1)	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Michael Dolan

26 September 2015 17:00 Round 5	Loughrea	2-22 - 0-14	Sarsfields	Killimor
	Neil Keary (0-13); Jamie Ryan (1-2); Johnny Coen (1-1); Gearoid Loughnane (0-3); Sean Sweeney (0-2); Joe Mooney (0-1)		Alan Ward (0-7); Niall Morrissey, Kevin Hynes (0-2); Thomas Spellman, Niall Quinn, Noel Kelly (0-1)	Killimor

27 September 2015 13:30 Round 5	Cappataggle	0-17 - 0-17	Beagh	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Shane Hynes
	Daniel Nevin (0-9); Damien Joyce, Jarlath Mannion (0-2); James Skehill, Alan Loughnane, Éanna Garvey, Emmet Malone (0-1)		Rory Gantley (0-7); Joe Gantley (0-3); Tommy McKeown, Kevin Keehan (0-2); Adrian Tuohy, PJ McAllen, Kevin O'Grady (0-1)	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Shane Hynes

Knockout stages

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

11 October - Kenny Park

Sarsfields	2-14
		25 October - Kenny Park
Padraig Pearse's	0-12
		Sarsfields	0-21
11 October - Kenny Park
		Gort	0-17
Gort	1-19
				8 November - Kenny Park 22 November - Pearse Stadium
Portumna	0-19
				Sarsfields	0-12 2-10
10/18 October - Kenny Park
				Craughwell	0-12 0-14
St. Thomas'	0-21 3-15
		25 October - Kenny Park
Loughrea	2-15 0-12
		St. Thomas'	0-22
10 October - Kenny Park
		Craughwell	1-20
Craughwell	0-21

Liam Mellows	2-14

Quarter-finals

The top two teams from each group will contest the quarter-finals. All of the quarter-finalists will take part in the Senior A competition in 2016.

10 October 2015 15:00 Quarter-final	Craughwell	0-21 - 2-14	Liam Mellows	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Christopher Browne
	Niall Healy (0-12); Jamie Ryan (0-3); Stephen Hynes (0-2); Andrew Greaney, Niall Callanan, Thomas Monaghan, Brian Callinan (0-1)		Tadhg Haran (0-11); Stephen Barrett (2-0); David Collins, Jack Hastings, Dean Fahy (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Christopher Browne

10 October 2015 16:30 Quarter-final	St. Thomas'	0-21 - 2-15	Loughrea	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Ger O'Connor
	Conor Cooney (0-7); Eanna Burke (0-5); David Burke, Richie Murray (0-3); Bernard Burke (0-2); Darragh Burke (0-1)		Neil Keary (0-9); Kenneth Colleran (2-1); Joe Mooney, Emmet Mahony (0-2); Jamie Ryan (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Ger O'Connor

18 October 2015 15:30 Quarter-final Replay	St. Thomas'	3-15 - 0-12	Loughrea	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Alan Kelly
	Conor Cooney (0-6); Richie Murray (2-0); David Burke, Bernard Burke (0-3); Brendan Farrell (1-0); Eanna Burke (0-2); Kenneth Burke (0-1)		Neil Keary (0-4); Gearoid Loughnane (0-3); Sean Sweeney (0-2); Paul Hoban, Connor Jennings, Emmet Mahony (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Alan Kelly

11 October 2015 12:00 Quarter-final	Gort	1-19 - 0-19	Portumna	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: John Keane
	Aidan Helebert (0-9); Jason Grealish (0-5); Gerard Quinn (1-0); Greg Lally (0-2); Sylvie Óg Linnane, Richie Cummins, Micheal Mullins (0-1)		Joe Canning (0-13); Kevin Hayes, Ronan O'Meara (0-2); Andy Smith, Ivan Canning (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: John Keane

11 October 2015 13:30 Quarter-final	Sarsfields	2-14 - 0-12	Padraig Pearse's	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Eoin Shaughnessy
	Alan Ward (1-6); Ian Fox (1-1); Noel Kelly, Niall Morrissey (0-4); Kerill Wade (0-2)	Report	Tomas Flannery (0-6); Cyril Donnelan (0-2); Colm Raftery, Jimmy Gelston, Ronan Bellew, Ronan O'Neill (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Eoin Shaughnessy

Semi-finals

25 October 2015 13:30 Semi-final	Craughwell	1-20 - 0-22	St. Thomas'	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Christopher Browne
	Niall Healy (1-11); Fergal Healy (0-3); Jamie Ryan (0-2); Thomas Monaghan, Adrian Cullinane, Alan Callanan, Keelan Cullinane (0-1)	Report	Conor Cooney (0-10); Bernard Burke (0-3); Darragh Burke (0-2); Richie Murray, Eanna Burke (0-2); David Burke, Kenneth Burke, Anthony Kelly (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Christopher Browne

25 October 2015 15:00 Semi-final	Sarsfields	0-21 - 0-17	Gort	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Alan Kelly
	Niall Morrissey (0-12); Noel Kelly (0-3); Ian Skehill, Alan Ward (0-2); Cathal Murray, Joseph Cooney (0-1)	Report	Aidan Helebert (0-12); Aidan Harte, Brian Regan, Jason Grealish, Jack Grealish, Richie Cummins (0-1)	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: Alan Kelly

Final

8 November 2015 14:30 Final Drawn Game	Sarsfields	0-12 - 0-12	Craughwell	Kenny Park, Athenry Attendance: 8,000^[3] Referee: John Keane
	Niall Morrissey (0-8); Alan Ward, Kerill Wade, Eamon Cleary, Joseph Cooney (0-1)	Report	Niall Healy (0-6); Alan Callanan (0-3); Ger O'Halloran (0-2); Thomas Monaghan (0-1)


Sarsfields:
1	Ciaran Dolan
2	Cathal Murray
3	Darren Skehill
4	Diarmuid Murray
5	Niall Quinn
6	Ronan Quinn
7	Eamon Cleary
8	Kevin Hynes
9	Ian Fox
10	Niall Morrissey
11	Joseph Cooney (c)
12	Noel Kelly
13	Ian Skehill
14	Kerril Wade
15	Alan Ward
Substitutes Used:
22	Ivan Kenny for Ian Fox (56 mins)
31	Kevin Cooney for Kerril Wade (59 mins)
Manager:
Cathal Murray


Craughwell:
1	Aidan Ryan (c)
2	Shane Dolan
3	Ian Daniels
4	Mark Monaghan
5	Mark Horan
6	Adrian Cullinane
7	John Ryan
8	Niall Callanan
9	Ger O'Halloran
10	Stephen Hynes
11	Niall Healy
12	Jamie Ryan
13	Thomas Monaghan
14	Alan Callanan
15	Fergal Healy
Substitutes Used:
20	Keelan Cullinane for Stephen Hynes (48 mins)
Manager:
Stephen Glennon

Final replay

22 November 13:45 Final replay	Sarsfields	2-10 - 0-14	Craughwell	Pearse Stadium Referee: Shane Hynes
	Niall Morrissey (0-6); Joseph Cooney, Noel Kelly (1-0); Sean Kelly (0-2); Kerril Wade, Kevin Cooney (0-1)	Report	Niall Healy (0-9); Jamie Ryan, Alan Callanan (0-2); Fergal Healy (0-1)	Pearse Stadium Referee: Shane Hynes


Sarsfields:
1	Ciaran Dolan
2	Cathal Murray
3	Darren Skehill
4	Diarmuid Murray
5	Niall Quinn
6	Ronan Quinn
7	Eamon Cleary
8	Kevin Hynes
9	Ian Fox
10	Niall Morrissey
11	Joseph Cooney (c)
12	Noel Kelly
13	Ian Skehill
14	Kerril Wade
15	Alan Ward
Substitutes Used:
21	Kevin Cooney for Diarmuid Murray (20 mins)
22	Sean Kelly for Noel Kelly (35 mins)
31	Ivan Kenny for Alan Ward (57 mins)
Manager:
Cathal Murray


Craughwell:
1	Aidan Ryan (c)
2	Shane Dolan
3	Ian Daniels
4	Mark Monaghan
5	Mark Horan
6	Adrian Cullinane
7	John Ryan
8	Niall Callanan
9	Ger O'Halloran
10	Fergal Healy
11	Stephen Hynes
12	Jamie Ryan
13	Thomas Monaghan
14	Alan Callanan
15	Niall Healy
Substitutes Used:
17	Andrew Greaney for Ger O'Halloran (41 mins)
20	Keelan Cullinane for Stephen Hynes (53 mins)
Manager:
Stephen Glennon

Senior A 2016 Qualifiers

The 14 teams who have not qualified for the quarter-finals will be divided into 4 groups - two groups of four and two groups of three.

The 4 group winners will take part in the Senior A competition in 2016. The remaining 10 teams will join the Intermediate finalists in the Senior B competition in 2016.

Qualifier Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Cappataggle	3	2	1	0	2-48	2-39	9	5
2	Beagh	3	2	0	1	2-46	2-46	0	4
3	Killimordaly	2	0	1	1	1-27	1-29	-2	1
4	Tommy Larkin's	2	0	0	2	1-29	1-36	-7	0

17 October 2015 14:30 Qualifier Round 1	Beagh	0-16 - 0-15	Tommy Larkin's	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Christy Browne
				St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Christy Browne

18 October 2015 11:00 Qualifier Round 1	Killimordaly	0-12 - 0-12	Cappataggle	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Gerry Donoghue
				Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Gerry Donoghue

24 October 2015 13:00 Qualifier Round 2	Cappataggle	1-20 - 1-14	Tommy Larkin's	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Shane Hynes
				St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Shane Hynes

31 October 2015 15:00 Qualifier Round 2	Beagh	1-17 - 1-15	Killimordaly	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Peter Murphy
				Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Peter Murphy

7 November 2015 13:30 Qualifier Round 3	Cappataggle	1-16 - 1-13	Beagh	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Eoin Shaughnessy
				Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Eoin Shaughnessy

Qualifier Round 3	Killimordaly	v	Tommy Larkin's	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea
				St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea

Qualifier Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Castlegar	3	3	0	1-38	2-26	9	6
2	Kilnadeema-Leitrim	2	1	1	1-41	1-29	12	2
3	Mullagh	2	1	1	4-27	0-32	7	2
4	Kiltormer	3	0	3	0-23	3-42	-28	0

11 October 2015 14:30 Qualifier Round 1	Kilnadeema-Leitrim	0-27 - 0-10	Kiltormer	Killimor Referee: Liam Gordon
				Killimor Referee: Liam Gordon

11 October 2015 15:30 Qualifier Round 1	Castlegar	0-19 - 1-12	Mullagh	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Shane Hynes
				St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Shane Hynes

24 October 2015 14:00 Qualifier Round 2	Castlegar	1-19 - 1-14	Kilnadeema-Leitrim	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: John Keane
				Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: John Keane

24 October 2015 14:30 Qualifier Round 2	Mullagh	3-15 - 0-13	Kiltormer	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Shane Hynes
				St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea Referee: Shane Hynes

31 October 2015 13:30 Qualifier Round 3	Castlegar	Conceded by Kiltormer	Kiltormer

Qualifier Round 3	Mullagh	v	Kilnadeema-Leitrim

Qualifier Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Ardrahan	2	2	0	5-26	1-25	13	4
2	Clarinbridge	2	1	1	1-24	4-25	-10	2
3	Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry	2	0	2	2-29	3-29	-3	0

17 October 2015 16:30 Qualifier Round 1	Ardrahan	3-12 - 0-9	Clarinbridge	Gort Referee: Michael Haverty
				Gort Referee: Michael Haverty

26 October 2015 14:00 Qualifier Round 2	Clarinbridge	1-15 - 1-13	Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Michael Haverty
				Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Michael Haverty

7 November 2015 15:00 Qualifier Round 3	Ardrahan	2-14 - 1-16	Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Christopher Browne
				Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Christopher Browne

Qualifier Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Turloughmore	2	2	0	3-43	2-26	20	4
2	Athenry	2	1	1	0-35	2-30	-1	2
3	Carnmore	2	0	2	2-21	1-43	-19	0

17 October 2015 16:00 Qualifier Round 1	Turloughmore	1-23 - 2-11	Carnmore	Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: John McDonagh
				Kenny Park, Athenry Referee: John McDonagh

24 October 2015 15:30 Qualifier Round 2	Athenry	0-20 - 0-10	Carnmore	Ballinderreen Referee: Derek Kelly
				Ballinderreen Referee: Derek Kelly

1 November 2015 12:00 Qualifier Round 3	Turloughmore	2-20 - 0-15	Athenry	Clarinbridge Referee: Shane Hynes
				Clarinbridge Referee: Shane Hynes

Shield Competition

The group winners from the Senior A Qualifiers will contest the shield semi finals.

Semi-finals		Final

21 February 2016 - Ardrahan

Cappataggle	1-15
		5 March 2016 - Cappataggle
Ardrahan	0-13
		Cappataggle	2-13
21 February 2016 - Turloughmore
		Turloughmore	1-21
Turloughmore	0-13

Castlegar	0-8

Shield Semi-finals

21 February 2016 11:00 Shield Semi-final	Turloughmore	0-13 - 0-8	Castlegar	Turloughmore Referee: Paul Fahy
		Report		Turloughmore Referee: Paul Fahy

28 February 2016 12:00 Shield Semi-final	Cappataggle	1-15 - 0-13	Ardrahan	Ardrahan Referee: Derek Kelly
				Ardrahan Referee: Derek Kelly

Shield Final

5 March 2016 16:00 Shield Final	Turloughmore	1-21 - 2-13	Cappataggle	Cappataggle
				Cappataggle

Scoring

Top Scorers

Pos	Player	Team	Tally	Pld	Avg	Total
1	Niall Healy	Craughwell	8-75	9	11	99
2	Tadhg Haran	Liam Mellows	5-52	6	11.1	67
3	Joe Canning	Portumna	3-55	5	12.8	64
4	Ger Farragher	Castlegar	4-37	5	9.8	49
5	Jason Flynn	Tommy Larkin's	1-45	5	9.6	48

Top Goal Scorers

Pos	Player	Team	Tally	Pld	Avg	Total
1	Niall Healy	Craughwell	8	9	0.88	8
=2	Aonghus Callanan	Liam Mellows	5	6	0.83	5
=2	Tadhg Haran	Liam Mellows	5	6	0.83	5
=4	Enda Concanon	Castlegar	4	5	0.8	4
=4	Ger Farragher	Castlegar	4	5	0.8	4

References

^ "Galway Club Hurling Championship Draws". galwaygaa.ie. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
^ "FlirtFMSport". Flirt FM. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
^ John, McIntyre (12 November 2015). "Stalemate conclusion to Galway senior hurling final". connachttribune.ie/. Retrieved 12 November 2015.

External links

2015 Galway Hurling Championship regulations

[1] "Galway Club Hurling Championship Draws". galwaygaa.ie. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

[2] "FlirtFMSport". Flirt FM. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

[3] John, McIntyre (12 November 2015). "Stalemate conclusion to Galway senior hurling final". connachttribune.ie/. Retrieved 12 November 2015.

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