2023 Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
| Dates | 27 July - October 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Sponsor | Lyons of Limerick | ||
| Champions |  Dromin/Athlacca (1st title)Peter Ryan (captain) Ger Hickey (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  BlackrockPaudie Leahy (captain) Peter Finn (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 31 | ||
| Goals scored | 63 (2.03 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 1028 (33.16 per match) | ||
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The 2023 Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 10th staging of the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 2014. The draws for the group stage took place on 3 February 2023.[1][2] The championship ran from 27 July to 28 October 2023.[3]
The final was played on 28 October 2023 at the TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Dromin/Athlacca and Blackrock, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Dromin/Athlacca won the match by 2-20 to 3-16 to claim their first ever championship title in the grade.[4][5]
Team changes[edit]
To Championship[edit]
Relegated from the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Promoted from the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship
From Championship[edit]
Promoted to the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Relegated to the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship
Group stage[edit]
Group stage table[edit]
Knockout stage Relegated
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Effin | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 129 | 36 | 12 |
| Dromin/Athlacca | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 141 | 121 | 20 | 10 |
| Bruff | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 138 | 8 | 10 |
| Blackrock | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 139 | 0 | 8 |
| Newcastle West | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 122 | 6 | 8 |
| Na Piarsaigh | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 123 | 149 | -26 | 4 |
| Glenroe | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 123 | 132 | -9 | 2 |
| Cappamore | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 134 | 169 | -35 | 0 |
Group stage results[edit]
| 27 July 2023 Round 1 | Glenroe | 1-17 - 1-20 | Na Piarsaigh | St John's Park |
| M O'Connell 0-5, E Walsh 0-5, D McCarthy 1-0, C Kelly 0-3, O Browne 0-2, W Kearns 0-1, B O'Connell 0-1. | P Gleeson 0-12, D Sheppard 1-2, M Hogan 0-2, J Fitzgerald 0-1, J Finn 0-1, W Kearns 0-1, E Sweeney 0-1. |
| 28 July 2023 Round 1 | Bruff | 2-16 - 1-15 | Cappamore | Fr Hayes Memorial Park |
| J Keating 1-7, D Browne 1-1, P Browne 0-2, C Browne 0-2, D O'Leary 0-2, B O'Brien 0-1, D Butler 0-1. | L O'Donnell 0-7, S Whelan 0-4, PJ Hogan 1-0, J Lonergan 0-3, T O'Donoghue 0-1. |
| 30 July 2023 Round 1 | Dromin-Athlacca | 1-12 - 0-16 | Blackrock | FitzGerald Park |
| D Scully 1-3, D Reidy 0-4, J Lenihan 0-4, P McMahon 0-1. | C O'Keeffe 0-9, P Leahy 0-3, S O'Neill 0-2, M Farrell 0-1, R O'Shaughnessy 0-1. |
| 30 July 2023 Round 1 | Effin | 0-19 - 0-09 | Newcastle West | Ballyagran Grounds |
| P O'Donovan 0-10, R O'Connor 0-2, F Herr 0-2, P O'Kelly 0-1, P Carroll 0-1, T Quaid 0-1, F O'Connor 0-1, E Dillon 0-1. | Eoin Hurley 0-3, Ethan Hurley 0-2, C Hayes 0-2, B Hurley 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1. |
| 5 August 2023 Round 2 | Newcastle West | 0-14 - 0-15 | Blackrock | Ballyagran Grounds |
| 5 August 2023 Round 2 | Glenroe | 0-14 - 0-17 | Bruff | Michael Fox Park |
| 5 August 2023 Round 2 | Effin | 1-18 - 1-22 | Dromin-Athlacca | FitzGerald Park |
| 6 August 2023 Round 2 | Na Piarsaigh | 2-13 - 1-15 | Cappamore | Fr Hayes Memorial Park |
| 10 August 2023 Round 3 | Dromin-Athlacca | 0-16 - 0-24 | Newcastle West | Páirc na nGael |
| 11 August 2023 Round 3 | Glenroe | 0-23 - 0-15 | Cappamore | St John's Park |
| 12 August 2023 Round 3 | Effin | 2-19 - 1-17 | Blackrock | FitzGerald Park |
| 13 August 2023 Round 3 | Na Piarsaigh | 2-13 - 1-23 | Bruff | Fedamore Grounds |
| 2 September 2023 Round 4 | Cappamore | 1-18 - 0-23 | Newcastle West | FitzGerald Park |
| 2 September 2023 Round 4 | Glenroe | 0-17 - 1-21 | Effin | Michael Fox Park |
| 2 September 2023 Round 4 | Bruff | 0-16 - 1-19 | Dromin-Athlacca | FitzGerald Park |
| 3 September 2023 Round 4 | Na Piarsaigh | 0-14 - 0-17 | Blackrock | Bruff Grounds |
| 7 September 2023 Round 5 | Cappamore | 1-17 - 4-14 | Dromin-Athlacca | St John's Park |
| 8 September 2023 Round 5 | Na Piarsaigh | 1-18 - 2-21 | Effin | Brother Rice Field |
| 9 September 2023 Round 5 | Glenroe | 1-17 - 3-15 | Newcastle West | Dromcollogher Grounds |
| 9 September 2023 Round 5 | Bruff | 1-26 - 2-18 | Blackrock | FitzGerald Park |
| 23 September 2023 Round 6 | Bruff | 1-13 - 2-17 | Effin | FitzGerald Park |
| 23 September 2023 Round 6 | Cappamore | 1-18 - 5-15 | Blackrock | Moneteen Grounds |
| 24 September 2023 Round 6 | Glenroe | 1-05 - 1-09 | Dromin-Athlacca | Michael Fox Park |
| 24 September 2023 Round 6 | Na Piarsaigh | 0-11 - 0-16 | Newcastel West | Páirc an Chrócaigh |
| 1 October 2023 Round 7 | Na Piarsaigh | 2-10 - 0-25 | Dromin-Athlacca | Frdamore Grounds |
| 1 October 2023 Round 7 | Glenroe | 2-15 - 0-17 | Blackrock | FitzGerald Park |
| 1 October 2023 Round 7 | Cappamore | 2-15 - 2-20 | Effin | Bruff Grounds |
| 1 October 2023 Round 7 | Bruff | 1-17 - 1-15 | Newcastle West | Ballyagran Grounds |
Knockout stage[edit]
Semi-finals[edit]
| 14 October 2023 Semi-final | Blackrock | 1-17 - 0-15 | Effin | Bruff Sportsfield |
| 14 October 2023 Semi-final | Bruff | 1-12 - 0-17 | Dromin/Athlacca | FitzGerald Park |
Final[edit]
| 28 October 2023 Final | Blackrock | 3-16 - 2-20 | Dromin/Athlacca | TUS Gaelic Grounds |
| P Leahy 1-5 (1-3 frees); C O’Keefe 1-6 (0-6 frees); R O’Shaughnessy 1-3; S O’Neill 0-1; R McCarthy 0-1. | Report | D Reidy 0-7 (0-4 frees); D Breen 1-2; J Fitzgibbon 1-1; D Scully 0-4; P Ryan, M Fitzpatrick 0-2 each; P McMahon, M Reidy 0-1 each. | Referee: É Stapleton (Doon) |
References[edit]
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- ^ "Bruff celebrate opening day Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship win". Live 95fm. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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- ^ Keogh, John (12 September 2022). "Breen fires Na Piarsaigh into Limerick semis". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Redington, John (4 December 2022). "Na Piarsaigh claim Limerick intermediate hurling title". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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