2024 Limerick Premier Junior A Hurling Championship
| Dates | 1 August – 26 October 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Sponsor | Woodlands House Hotel | ||
| Champions |  Feenagh–Kilmeedy (1st title)Maurice Fitzgibbon (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  St Patrick'sDiarmuid Hegarty (captain) | ||
| Relegated |  Old Christians | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 36 | ||
| Goals scored | 117 (3.25 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 1303 (36.19 per match) | ||
| |||
The 2024 Limerick Premier Junior A Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the Limerick Premier Junior A Hurling Championship. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 8 February 2024.[1] The championship ran from 1 August to 26 October 2024.[2][3]
The final was played on 26 October 2024 at Seán Finn Park in Rathkeale, between Feenagh–Kilmeedy and St Patrick's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[4] Feenagh–Kilmeedy won the match by 3–16 to 2–16 to claim their first ever championship title.[5]
Group 1
[edit]Group 1 table
[edit]Semi-finalists Quarter-finalists Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Feenagh–Kilmeedy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 81 | 58 | 10 |
| Dromcollogher/Broadford | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 143 | -35 | 6 |
| Caherline | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 116 | 3 | 6 |
| Tournafulla | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 115 | 0 | 4 |
| Monagea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 121 | 9 | 4 |
| AK Desmonds | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 128 | -35 | 0 |
Group 2
[edit]Group 2 table
[edit]Semi-finalists Quarter-finalists Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Kilteely–Dromkeen | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 102 | 34 | 8 |
| Knockaderry | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 107 | 31 | 8 |
| St Patrick's | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 138 | 107 | 31 | 5 |
| Crecora/Manister | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 93 | 11 | 4 |
| Doon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 122 | -10 | 4 |
| Old Christians | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 97 | 141 | -44 | 2 |
Knockout stage
[edit]Relegation playoff
[edit]| 5 October 2024 Relegation playoff | Askeaton–Kilcornan Desmonds | 3-19 - 2-12 | Old Christians | Ballybrown Grounds |
Quarter-finals
[edit]| 5 October 2024 Quarter-final | Caherline | 2-16 - 0-24 | Knockaderry | Adare Grounds |
| Report |
| 6 October 2024 Quarter-final | Dromcollogher/Broadford | 2-16 - 3-16 | St Patrick's | Páirc an Chrócaigh |
| Report |
Semi-finals
[edit]| 13 October 2024 Semi-final | Feenagh–Kilmeedy | 3-24 - 1-10 | Knockaderry | Páirc Íde Naofa |
| Report |
| 13 October 2024 Semi-final | Kilteely–Dromkeen | 1-14 - 3-14 | St Patrick's | Bruff Grounds |
| Report |
Final
[edit]| 26 October 2024 Final | Feenagh–Kilmeedy | 3-16 - 2-16 | St Patrick's | Seán Finn Park |
| D Coleman (2-8, 1-0 penalty, 0-5 frees), T Galvin 1-3, R O'Connor 0-2, D Boyce, M Fitzgibbon J O'Gorman 0-1 each. | Report | G Hegarty (0-8, 0-5 frees), S Cross 1-3, D Hegarty 0-3, P Reale 1-0, L Chambers 0-2. | Referee: T McGlinchey |
References
[edit]- ^ "2024 Limerick GAA Club Championship draws are held without presence of clubs". Limerick Live. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Woodlands House Hotel County Junior Hurling Championship gets underway". Limerick Live. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Five Limerick club hurling finals confirmed for the Halloween Bank Holiday weekend". Limerick Live. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Limerick club hurling championship finalists confirmed". Limerick Live. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Feenagh-Kilmeedy edge past St Patrick's in thrilling Limerick premier junior 'A' hurling final". Limerick Live. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.