Draft:2024 Longford Senior Hurling Championship

2024 Longford Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	27 July - 22 September 2024
Teams	3
Champions	Wolfe Tones (21st title); Cathal Mullane (captain); John Lynam (manager)
Runners-up	Longford Slashers; Reuben Murray (captain) (captain); Niall Ward (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	13 (3.25 per match)
Points scored	159 (39.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Cathal Mullane (1-30)
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The 2024 Longford Senior Hurling Championship was the 48th staging of the Longford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Longford County Board in 1904.

Three teams currently contest the Longford Senior Hurling Championship. All three teams enter the round-robin stage stage, playing each other once, guaranteeing at least two championship games. The top two teams after three rounds play in a lone final. Wolfe Tones and Clonguish Gaels were drawn for the opening game, giving Longford Slashers a first round bye.^[1]

Clonguish Gaels enter the championship as the defending 2023 champions,^[2]^[3]^[4] Longford Slashers and Wolfe Tones round out the field.^[5] but were eliminated at the group stage, losing both games.^[6]

The final would see Longford Slashers and Wolfe Tones meet at Pearse Park.^[7]^[8]^[9] Wolfe Tones won the championship by a score of 2-15 to 3-10, their first in four years, for a record 21st time.^[10]^[11]^[12]

Participating teams

Team	Location	Colours	Championship titles	Last championship title
Clonguish Gaels	Newtownforbes	Green and White	7	2023
Longford Slashers	Longford	Sky Blue,Navy and White	12	2021
Wolfe Tones	Mostrim	Green and red	20	2020

Group stage

Group stage table

Advance to final

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Longford Slashers	2	2	0	0	39	23	16	4
Wolfe Tones	2	1	0	1	47	39	8	2
Clonguish Gaels	2	0	0	2	33	47	-14	0

Fixtures

27 Jul Round 1	Wolfe Tones	5-13 - 0-19	Clonguish Gaels	Michael Fay Park
	Ronan Courtney (3-1), Cathal Mullane (1-8), Tiarnan Hussey (1-2), Liam Browne (0-1), Martin Coyle (0-1)	Report	Joe O’Brien (0-12), Eugene Kiernan (0-3), Dan Crossan (0-2), Paul Barden (0-1), Stephen Gregg (0-1)	Referee: Joseph McDermott

18 Aug Round 2	Wolfe Tones	1-16 - 0-20	Longford Slashers	Bertie Allen Park
	Cathal Mullane (0-11), John Mulhern (1-0), Dylan Hutchinson (0-2), Jack Belton (0-1), Killian Courtney (0-1), Ronan Courtney (0-1),	Report	David Buckley (0-10), Johnny Casey (0-3), Darragh Caslin (0-2), Matthew Hawes (0-1) Niall Hawes (0-1), Micheál Mulcahy (0-1), Jack Horgan Swaris (0-1), Sean Tiernan (0-1)	Referee: Francis Kelly

8 Sep Round 3	Clonguish Gaels	1-11 - 1-16	Longford Slashers	C&D Devine Park
	Joe O’Brien (1-6), Matthew Flynn (0-2), Paul Barden (0-1), David Gregg (0-1) Stephen Gregg (0-1)	Report	David Buckley (1-3), Micheal Mulcahy (0-4), Karl Murray (0-2), Sean Tiernan (0-2), Darragh Caslin (0-1), Matthew Hawes (0-1), Niall Hawes (0-1), Daire Regan (0-1), Jack Horgan Swaris (0-1)	Referee: Francis Kelly

Knockout stage

Bracket


Final

Sep 22

1	Longford Slashers	3-10

2	Wolfe Tones	2-15

Fixtures

Sep 22 Final	Longford Slashers	3-10 - 2-15	Wolfe Tones	Pearse Park, Longford
	David Buckley (0-5), Reuben Murray (0-4), Ronan Sheahan (1-0), Sean Tiernan (1-0), Niall Hawes (1-0), Karl Murray (0-1)	Report	Cathal Mullane (0-11), Killian Courtney (1-1), Dylan Hutchinson (1-0), Jack Belton (0-1), Martin Coyle (0-1), Ronan Courtney (0-1)

References

[1] ttps://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaa/1500391/killoe-and-colmcille-clash-in-round-1-of-the-2024-longford-senior-football-championship.html

[2] "Longford SHC Final: Clonguish Gaels overcome Slashers to complete two-in-a-row title triumph". 10 September 2023.

[3] "Clonguish made to work to keep Longford hurling crown by Slashers". 10 September 2023.

[4] Morris, Seamus (10 September 2023). "Clonguish beat Slashers to defend Longford crown". RTÉ.ie.

[5] "2024 Longford GAA Championship Draws on Monday night". 10 May 2024.

[6] ttps://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaa/1599605/longford-slashers-knock-out-clonguish-gaels-to-reach-the-senior-hurling-championship-final.html

[7] ttps://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaa/1608165/longford-slashers-and-wolfe-tones-mostrim-battle-it-out-for-the-senior-hurling-championship-title.html

[8] ttps://longfordgaa.ie/hurling/longford-hurling-final-interview-with-niall-ward/

[9] ttps://longfordgaa.ie/hurling/longford-hurling-final-john-lynam-interview/

[10] ttps://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/333644

[11] ttps://www.shannonside.ie/sport/wolfe-tones-claim-longford-hurling-title-249269

[12] ttps://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaa/1611437/wolfe-tones-mostrim-win-the-longford-senior-hurling-title-for-the-21st-time.html

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