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)
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Annual hurling competition season

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

Garryspillane v Knockainey

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.

Na Piarsaigh v Ahane

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.

Ahane v Garryspillane

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.

Na Piarsaigh v Knockainey

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.

Garryspillane v Na Piarsaigh

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.

Ahane v Knockainey

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

Bruree v Hospital-Herbertstown

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.

Croom v Murroe/Boher

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.

Bruree v Murroe / Boher

28 July 2002 Round 2

Bruree

3–14 – 1–10

Murroe / Boher

Bruff Grounds

Croom v Hospital-Herbertstown

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.

Murroe/Boher v Hospital-Herbertstown

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.

Croom v Bruree

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

Kilmallock v Cappamore

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.

Ballybrown v Monaleen

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.

Cappamore v Ballybrown

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.

Kilmallock v Monaleen

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.

Ballybrown v Kilmallock

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.

Cappamore v Monaleen

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

Patrickswell v Doon

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.

Adare v Killeedy

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.

Adare v Doon

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.

Patrickswell v Killeedy

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.

Doon v Killeedy

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.

Adare v Patrickswell

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

Monaleen v Killeedy

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.

Hospital-Herbertstown v Knockainey

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

Monaleen v Hospital-Herbertstown

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

Kilmallock v Patrickswell

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.

Ahane v Bruree

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.

Croom v Garryspillane

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.

Adare v Cappamore

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

Ahane v Kilmallock

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.

Adare v Croom

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

Adare v Ahane

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.