County Club Championships 2024/25

PTH2009

Few championships have got underway around the country

HurlingBoy

What are the official rules from Croke Park around starting club championships with the Split Season? Seems that some counties have started and some only starting next weekend. My understanding was that counties needed to wait until the Inter county Season was finished but there seems to be some leeway here.

Billy Ocean

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122441154#Comment_122441154

Think every county can do what they want, the Kilkenny football final was in May.

Stationmaster

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122441154#Comment_122441154

If their county is out of the championship then they don't need to wait till it's all over? Counties can start when they want though they obviously wait till their county involvement is over. Croke Park don't dictate the dates to them - counties will have the provincial club dates so they'll know when to have their county championships over by.

HurlingBoy

Surely this is against the ethos of the split season where the club player is meant to be given certainty on when the championship will start?

Stationmaster

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122445147#Comment_122445147

Most counties would have agreed the dates for the championship early in the year so the club player is looked after.

For example, in Clare, championship was due to start last weekend but would be put back a fortnight if Clare hurlers got to the all ireland - all club players knew this so would have been happy. I'd imagine it's the same in nearly all other counties.

Boom__Boom

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122445415#Comment_122445415

Reverse happened in Kerry - game were brought foward when Kerry didn't make the final.

Senior Club and Intermediate championship started last weekend : Junior starting this weekend.

Pogue eile

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122445147#Comment_122445147

Each County, or at least the ones I am aware of set two starting dates one for if they don't reach the AI and one for if they do.

HurlingBoy

If counties are doing their own thing it makes a mockery of the split season. There isn't much certainty for players if there is one date and then another date if team is in All Ireland. Might as well go back to the old system.

Billy Ocean

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122449242#Comment_122449242

Not really it's probably only 2 weeks of a difference so for example could be either end of July or Mid August so lads have a fair idea overall. 28 of 32 counties aren't effected by the AI finals in fairness.

Stationmaster

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122450864#Comment_122450864

Exactly, it's only 2 weeks. The club player just wants certainty - or as close to possible as that - and they are getting that at the moment.

evolvingtipperary101

Enda Rowland scored 1-1 from pucks outs today. And another point from inside his own 21. Hurley sizes and the sliothar needs to be seriously looked out. Equipment is making a laughing stock of the size of the pitch. Minors scoring points from their own half back line…

C4000

Went to the Waterford semi finals today. Mount Sion v Abbeyside was an entertaining match. While Abbeyside eventually pulled away to win by 10, it was fairly close until late in the game. They look a good team who could throw it down to Ballygunner in the final. Rian Walsh and Wille Beresford caught the eye, along with Conor Prunty, who wore 3 but played out the field. Alan Kirwan did a lot of damage for Mount Sion but supply of ball dried up in the second half. Aussie Gleeson was impeccable on the frees but only showed flashes from general play.

Abbeyside's third goal was a thing of beauty, lovely passes from Mikey Kiely and Beresford in the build up.

Ballygunner v Passage was a poor game, lot of errors and plenty of frees blown. No real shape to the game. Passage ultimately didn't have the firepower to trouble Ballygunner. Mark Fitzgerald played as a sweeper for most of the game and was their best player. Pauric Mahony, Patrick Fitzgerald and Hutchinson did enough damage up front for a fairly comfortable win.

If Abbeyside can reproduce the form in the final they'd go close.

windy shepard henderson

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122544004#Comment_122544004

long wait for whoever wins it , most club championships are only starting or 1/3 of the way through, ballygunner will be massive favorites but the teams around them are starting to get closer from what i have seen

PTH2009

Are Ballyhale eliminated in Kilkenny and it's Shamrocks vs James Stephens in a relagation playoff ?

Billy Ocean

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122605972#Comment_122605972

No its a relegation semi final where the loser goes into the relegation final and winner into the quarter final of the actual championship.

PTH2009

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122607036#Comment_122607036

Some odd format

How does it work ?

Billy Ocean

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122607170#Comment_122607170

So 12 teams in 2 groups of 6, top 2 in each group straight into the QF, 3rd and 4th in each group play each other in preliminary QF, winner into QF loser is out. 5th and 6th in each group play each other in games which double up as preliminary QF and relegation SF if that makes sense.

PTH2009

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122610052#Comment_122610052

Interesting format and probably the only county who's 'club leagues' matter

Some showing from Thomastown

PTH2009

Is the Eskimo Brian Cody still in charge of James Stephens ?

The man wears so many layers

C4000

One comment from being at the Laois semi finals today.....the black card/penalty desperately needs to be brought in to the club game. Camross denied two blatant goal scoring opportunities by a deliberate trip and rugby tackle. Rules reward fouling at the minute....

C4000

State of play in the hurling championships:

Cork - Semi finals

6/10 Blackrock v Imokilly 2pm

6/10 Midleton v Sarsfields 3.45

Tipp - Semi Finals

28/9 Moycarkey Borris v Toomevara 4.45pm

29/9 Loughmore Castleiney v Thurles Sars 4pm

Clare - Semi Finals

5/6 October

Cratloe v Feakle

Sixmilebridge v Inagh Kilnamona

Limerick - Quarter Finals

Draw tbc

Kilmallock, Patrickswell, Ballybrown, Monaleen.

Na Piarsaigh and Doon qualified for semis.

Waterford

Ballygunner champions

Kerry

Abbeydorney Champions

Kilkenny - Quarter Finals

28/9 Thomastown v Ballyhale Shamrocks 1.30

28/9 Tullaroan v Bennettsbridge 4.30

29/9 Mullinavat v Erin's Own 1.30

29/9 O' Loughlin Gaels v Dicksboro 3.30

Wexford - Quarter Finals

5/6 October

St Anne's v Rapparees

Shelmaliers v Crossabey Ballymurn

Naomh Eanna v Faythe Harriers

St Martin's v Ferns St Aidan's

Dublin - Quarter Finals

29/9 Lucan Sarsfields v Whitehall C. 2pm

29/9 Ballyboden St Endas v Na Fianna 4pm

Kilmacud Crokes and St Vincent's qualified for semis.

Offaly - Semi Finals

6/10 Ballinamere v St Rynaghs 2.15

6/10 Kilcormac Killoughey v Coolderry 3.45

Laois - Final

6/10 Clough Ballacolla v Rathdowney Erril

Westmeath - Semi Final

6/10 Loughlene Gaels v Clonkill 4.15

Castletown Geoghan qualified for Final.

Kildare - Semi finals

5/10 Naas v Confey 1.30 pm

6/10 Eire Og Corrachoill v Maynooth 1.45pm

Carlow

St Mullins champions.

Galway - Quarter Finals

Turloughmore, Loughrea, Tommy Larkins, Sarsfields, Clarinbridge, Castlegar, Cappataggle qualified.

28/9 preliminary quarter final St Thomas's v Craughwell.

Antrim - Semi Finals

5/10 Cushendall v Naomh Eoin 4pm

6/10 Na Seamroga v Dunloy 2pm

Derry- Semi Finals

29/9 Swatragh v Banagher

29/9 Slaughtneil v Kevin Lynchs.

Down - Semi Finals

6/10 Ballygalget v Liatrom 1.30

6/10 Portaferry v Ballycran 4pm

Billy Ocean

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122647701#Comment_122647701

Your doing gods work right there 👏👏

PTH2009

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122647991#Comment_122647991

Definitely

Was going half mad looking through individual counties websites etc

The GAA really need to create it's own version of 'Sofascore'