2002 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

2002 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	30 June – 13 October 2002
Teams	16
Sponsor	AIB
Champions	Adare (2nd title); Mark Foley (captain); Dave Keane (manager)
Runners-up	Ahane
Relegated	Hospital-Herbertstown
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Goals scored	103 (3.03 per match)
Points scored	774 (22.76 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Andrew O'Shaughnessy (5-29)
← 2001 (Previous)	(Next) 2003 →

The 2002 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 108th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887.^[1] The competition ran from 30 June to 13 October 2002.

Adare were the defending champions.^[2]

On 13 October 2002, Adare won the championship after a 0–14 to 0–12 defeat of Ahane in the final.^[3] It was their second championship title overall and their second title in succession.

Kilmallock's Andrew O'Shaughnessy was the championship's top scorer with 5-29.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship

Knockainey^[4]

From Championship

Relegated to the Limerick Intermediate Hurling Championship

Claughaun

Group 1

Group 1 table

Knockout stage Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ahane	3	2	0	1	54	48	6	4
Garryspillane	3	2	0	1	43	44	-1	4
Na Piarsaigh	3	1	1	1	50	45	5	3
Knockainey	3	0	1	2	39	49	-10	1

Group 1 results

14 July 2002 Round 1	Garryspillane	0-15 - 0-13	Knockainey	FitzGerald Park
	F Carroll 0-6, Donie Ryan 0-4, J Kiely 0-2, M O'Brien 0-1, Dave Ryan 0-1, M O'Donnell 0-1.		P Kirby 0-9, D O'Brien 0-2, G O'Shea 0-1, M Burke 0-1.

14 July 2002 Round 1	Na Piarsaigh	3-14 - 2-10	Ahane	Gaelic Grounds
	D Madigan 2-1, D Hennessy 0-6, P McNamara 0-5, S Laffan 1-0, E Moriarty 0-2.		N Moran 0-5, M Fitzgerald 1-1, J Moran 1-0, T Herbert 0-2, O Moran 0-1, C O'Reilly 0-1.

27 July 2002 Round 2	Ahane	1-15 - 0-13	Garryspillane	Gaelic Grounds
	J Meskell 0-5, N Moran 0-4, J Moran 0-4, D Givens 1-0, E Hannon 0-1, O Moran 0-1.		F Carroll 0-4, M O'Brien 0-3, J Kiely 0-2, TJ Ryan 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, C Hickey 0-1, P Hyland 0-1.

28 July 2002 Round 2	Na Piarsaigh	2-08 - 2-08	Knockainey	FitzGerald Park
	D Hennessy 0-5, D Quigley 1-1, J Fitzgerald 1-0, E Moriarty 0-1, F McNamara 0-1.		P Kirby 2-2, M Bourke 0-2, J Hartnett 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1, G O'Shea 0-1, M Ryan 0-1.

11 August 2002 Round 3	Garryspillane	0-15 - 1-10	Na Piarsaigh	FitzGerald Park
	F Carroll 0-10, M O'Brien 0-2, P Hyland 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, C Hickey 0-1.		D Hennessy 0-8, C Sherlock 1-0, D Quigley 0-1, P McNamara 0-1.

11 August 2002 Round 3	Ahane	0-20 - 1-09	Knockainey	Gaelic Grounds
	J Meskell 0-8, J Moran 0-6, P Ryan 0-1, C Smith 0-1, E Hannon 0-1, N Moran 0-1.		P Kirby 1-1, P Davern 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1, M Burke 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

Knockout stage Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Croom	3	3	0	0	61	37	23	6
Bruree	3	2	0	1	56	39	17	4
Murroe/Boher	3	1	0	2	53	61	-8	2
Hospital-Herbertstown	3	0	0	3	33	66	-33	0

Group 2 results

14 July 2002 Round 1	Bruree	2-17 - 2-05	Hospital-Herbertstown	FitzGerald Park
	C O'Brien 0-8, S O'Connell 1-1, JV O'Brien 0-4, S Murphy 1-0, J O'Brien 0-3, B Hogan 0-1.		B Higgins 1-0, K Reale 1-0, PJ Garvey 0-3, D Reale 0-1, R O'Donovan 0-1.

16 July 2002 Round 1	Croom	3-17 - 3-08	Murroe/Boher	Gaelic Grounds
	P Lawlor 1-4, T Carmody 1-4, J Quirke 1-3, M Cregan 0-3, P Keyes 0-2, M Riordan 0-1, M Lenihan 0-1.		O O'Neill 2-4, P Tobin 1-1, P McNamara 0-2, J Butler 0-1.

28 July 2002 Round 2

Bruree

3-14 - 1-10

Murroe / Boher

Bruff Grounds

28 July 2002 Round 2	Croom	1-17 - 1-07	Hospital-Herbertstown	FitzGerald Park
	M Cregan 0-7, M Lenihan 1-0, M Cahill 0-5, P Lawlor 0-1.		PJ Garvey 1-2, D Reale 0-3, J McAuliffe 0-1.

10 August 2002 Round 3	Murroe/Boher	3-14 - 2-06	Hospital-Herbertstown	Fedamore Grounds
	P Tobin 1-4, J Butler 1-2, O O'Neill 0-5, T Lynch 1-0, D Brouder 0-2, C Brouder 0-1.		D Carroll 2-2, R O'Donovan 0-2, B Fenton 0-1, P Reale 0-1.

11 August 2002 Round 3	Croom	1-12 - 0-10	Bruree	Bruff Grounds
	M Cregan 1-5, P Lawlor 0-4, T Carmody 0-2, P Cahill 0-1.		C O'Brien 0-6, J O'Brien 0-3, S O'Connell 0-1.

Group 3

Group 3 table

Knockout stage Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilmallock	3	3	0	0	67	39	28	6
Cappamore	3	1	1	1	40	47	-7	3
Ballybrown	3	0	2	1	42	44	-2	2
Monaleen	3	0	1	2	41	47	-6	1

Group 3 results

30 June 2002 Round 1	Kilmallock	6-13 - 0-09	Cappamore	Childers Road
	L Neenan 2-0, P Tobin 1-2, C O'Dwyer 1-2, M Houlihan 1-2, A O'Shaughnessy 0-5, S Burtell 1-1, P Connery 0-1.		N Hayes 0-6, D O'Dwyer 0-1, L Hammersley 0-1, R Hammersley 0-1.

14 July 2002 Round 1	Ballybrown	2-06 - 0-12	Monaleen	Gaelic Grounds
	J Shanahan 0-5, N Doolin 1-0, S Hayes 1-0, P Tiernan 0-1.		J Cormican 0-3, P Russell 0-3, B Geary 0-3, D Foley 0-1, A Kitson 0-1, A Larkin 0-1.

28 July 2002 Round 2	Cappamore	2-06 - 1-09	Ballybrown	Bruff Grounds
	N Hayes 2-3, B Coffey 0-1, S O'Dwyer 0-1, L Cronin 0-1.		J Shanahan 0-4, N Doolin 1-0, R Kenny 0-3, M Byrnes 0-1, G Crosse 0-1.

28 July 2002 Round 2	Kilmallock	2-10 - 1-09	Monaleen	Gaelic Grounds
	A O'Shaughnessy 1-5, C O'Dwyer 1-0, L Neenan 0-1, P Tobin 0-1, M Culhane 0-1, M Houlihan 0-1, C O'Dwyer 0-1.		P Russell 1-7, B Geary 0-1, J Cormican 0-1.

11 August 2002 Round 3	Ballybrown	2-12 - 4-08	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	A O'Connor 0-6, N Doolin 1-1, I Burke 1-1, B Hartigan 0-1, P Hartigan 0-1.		A O'Shaughnessy 2-5, L Neenan 2-2, J Fitzgerald 0-1.

11 August 2002 Round 3	Cappamore	3-10 - 2-11	Monaleen	Bruff Grounds
	N Hayes 0-8, R Hammersley 1-1, L Hammersley 1-0, S O'Dwyer 1-0, S Ryan 0-1.		P Russell 1-5, C Meeghan 1-0, B Geary 0-2, N Madden 0-1, S Mullane 0-1, J Cormican 0-1.

Group 4

Group 4 table

Knockout stage Relegation stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Adare	3	3	0	0	53	34	19	6
Patrickswell	3	2	0	1	55	42	13	4
Doon	3	1	0	2	54	46	12	2
Killeedy	3	0	0	3	26	66	-40	1

Group 4 results

14 July 2002 Round 1	Patrickswell	1-17 - 0-12	Doon	Bruff Grounds
	P O'Grady 0-8, B Murray 1-1, W Morrissey 0-2, E Foley 0-2, T O'Brien 0-1, B Foley 0-1, D O'Grady 0-1, K Carey 0-1.		M McKenna 0-8, E Stapleton 0-1, D Stapleton 0-1, D Anderson 0-1, K McGrath 0-1.

16 July 2002 Round 1	Adare	0-15 - 0-08	Killeedy	Newcastle West Grounds
	C Fitzgerald 0-7, B Heffernan 0-2, S Lavin 0-2, T Houlihan 0-2, B Sexton 0-1, M Alfred 0-1.		D Flynn 0-3, P Cremin 0-2, D Cremin 0-2, J Magnier 0-1.

28 July 2002 Round 2	Adare	1-14 - 1-09	Doon	Gaelic Grounds
	C Fitzgerad 0-8, B Foley 1-0, J Foley 0-3, D Sheehan 0-2, B Sexton 0-1.		M McKennan 0-5, P Coleman 1-0, T Hayes 0-2, M Bradshaw 0-1, D Anderson 0-1.

28 July 2002 Round 2	Patrickswell	1-18 - 1-06	Killeedy	FitzGerald Park
	P O'Grady 0-5, D O'Grady 1-1, B Foley 0-4, C Carey 0-3, N O'Callaghan 0-3, K Carey 0-2.		J Kelleher 1-0, T Kelleher 0-2, J Kelleher 0-2, D Flynn 0-2.

10 August 2002 Round 3	Doon	6-12 - 1-06	Killeedy	FitzGerald Park
	D Stapleton 1-2, M Bradshaw 1-1, K McGrath 1-0, B Crowe 1-0, M McKenna 0-2, D Anderson 0-1, T Hayes 0-3, D Ryan 0-1.		J Kelleher 1-0, M Curtin 0-2, R Hayes 0-2, J Magnier 0-1, T Kelleher 0-1.

11 August 2002 Round 3	Adare	3-12 - 1-11	Patrickswell	FitzGerald Park
	C Fitzgerald 0-6, B Foley 1-1, M Foley 1-0, B Sexton 1-0, A O'Rahilly 0-2, M Alfred 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1.		E Foley 0-5, N O'Callaghan 1-0, K Carey 0-3, P O'Grady 0-2, C Carey 0-1.

Relegation stage

Relegation semi-finals

18 August 2002 Semi-final	Monaleen	1-08 - 1-12	Killeedy	FitzGerald Park
	P Russell 0-4, C Megan 1-0, J Cormican 0-3, A Kitson 0-1.		R Cunningham 1-2, D Flynn 0-4, R Hayes 0-3, T Magner 0-1, P Cremin 0-1, T Kelleher 0-1.

31 August 2002 Semi-final	Hospital-Herbertstown	2-04 - 1-16	Knockainey	Bruff Grounds
	L Garvey 1-1, PJ Garvey 1-0, A Garvey 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1.		P Kirby 0-7, D O'Brien 1-1, M Ryan 0-2, P Madden 0-2, B O'Shea 0-1, M Burke 0-1, A Kirby 0-1, G O'Shea 0-1.

Relegation final

28 September 2002 Final	Monaleen	4-15 - 1-07	Hospital-Herbertstown	Cappamore Grounds
	P O'Halloran 2-1, A Kitson 1-3, P Russell 0-6, J Cormican 1-2, D Foley 0-1, B Geary 0-1, S Mullane 0-1.		M Fitzgerald 1-0, PJ Garvey 0-3, D Reale 0-3, A Garvey 0-1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

1 September 2002 Quarter-final	Kilmallock	3-16 - 0-17	Patrickswell	Gaelic Grounds
	A O'Shaughnessy 1-10, L Neenan 1-2, P Tobin 1-1, M Houlihan 0-3.	Report	P O'Grady 0-6, O Foley 0-4, B Foley 0-2, E Geary 0-2, C Carey 0-1, P O'Reilly 0-1, W Morrissey 0-1.

1 September 2002 Quarter-final	Ahane	2-15 - 1-05	Bruree	Gaelic Grounds
	N Moran 1-3, J Meskell 0-6, P Ryan 1-0, J Moran 0-3, O Moran 0-3.		P Sexton 1-0, C O'Brien 0-3, A Frawley 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.

1 September 2002 Quarter-final	Croom	4-14 - 0-14	Garryspillane	FitzGerald Park
	M Cregan 2-2, H Flavin 1-2, P Reidy 1-1, P Lawlor 0-4, P Cahill 0-3, T Carmody 0-1, M Cahill 0-1.	Report	F Carroll 0-10, P Hyland 0-2, T O'Donnell 0-1, J Kiely 0-1.

1 September 2002 Quarter-final	Adare	1-13 - 2-05	Cappamore	FitzGerald Park
	C Fitzgerald 0-6, D Sheehan 1-0, B Hefferan 0-2, C Murphy 0-2, B Sexton 0-1, B Foley 0-1, A O'Rahilly 0-1.	Report	L Hammersley 1-0, E Bourke 1-0, R Hammersley 0-2, S O'Dwyer 0-1, D O'Dwyer 0-1, N Hayes 0-1.

Semi-finals

29 September 2002 Semi-final	Ahane	1-13 - 2-07	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	J Meskell 0-5 (0-4 frees); N Moran 0-3 (0-1 free); D Murrihy 1-0; J Moran 0-2; A Doherty, J O’Grady, C Smith, 0-1 each.	Report	A O’Shaughnessy 1-4 (0-4 frees); P Tobin 1-0; L Neenan, P Connery, M Houlihan (65), 0-1 each.

29 September 2002 Semi-final	Adare	0-17 - 1-08	Croom	Gaelic Grounds
	C Fitzgerald 0-6 (0-3 frees); B Sexton 0-4; D Sheehan 0-3; S Lavin 0-2; C Murphy 0-2.	Report	M Cregan 0-4 (0-3 frees); M Linehan 1-0; M Cahill 0-2; P Lawlor, P Cahill, 0-1 each.

Final

13 October 2002 Final	Adare	0-14 - 0-12	Ahane	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	C Fitzgerald 0-5, B Foley 0-3, M Foley, S Lavin, C Murphy, B Sexton, D Sheehan, B Heffernan 0-1 each.		J Meskell, J Moran 0-3 each, O Moran, N Moran, S O'Connor 0-2 each.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Andrew O'Shaughnessy	Kilmallock	5-29	44	5	8.80
2	Conor Fitzgerald	Adare	0-38	38	6	6.33
3	Peter Russell	Monaleen	2-25	31	5	6.20
4	Marcus Cregan	Croom	3-21	30	5	6.00
4	Frankie Carroll	Garryspillane	0-30	30	4	7.50

References

^ "Club Titles - Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ "Adare fire makes 'Well run dry". Irish Independent. 22 October 2001. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ "Old guard command the 'Well". Irish Independent. 13 October 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
^ "Limerick come of age". Hogan Stand. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

[1] "Club Titles - Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[2] "Adare fire makes 'Well run dry". Irish Independent. 22 October 2001. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[3] "Old guard command the 'Well". Irish Independent. 13 October 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[4] "Limerick come of age". Hogan Stand. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

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