The 2015 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.
| Championship Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dates | 29 May - 11 October 2015 | |
| Teams | 16 | |
| Sponsor | Pat O’Donnell & Co. | |
| County Champions | ||
| Winners |  Sixmilebridge (12th Title)
| |
| County Runners-up | ||
| Runners-up |  Clonlara
| |
| Changes From 2014 | ||
| Promoted | Feakle | |
| Relegated | Broadford St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield Ruan Scariff Wolfe Tones, Shannon | |
| Changes For 2016 | ||
| Promoted | Wolfe Tones, Shannon | |
| Relegated | Tubber | |
| Senior B Champions | ||
| Senior B |  Inagh-Kilnamona
| |
The defending champions and holders of the Canon Hamilton Cup were Cratloe who won their second ever title. This formed part of a historic first Clare Senior Championship 'Double' since Ennis Dalcassians in 1929, which was completed when they defeated Éire Óg, Ennis in the football final the following weekend.
In 2012 it was decided that from 2014 onwards the heretofore separate Clare Senior A and Senior B Hurling Championships would be merged into a single sixteen-team senior hurling championship. This meant that five clubs would lose their senior status and be relegated down to the Clare Intermediate Championship. The fifteen remaining clubs would be joined by the 2013 intermediate champions to form the new single tier format. However, due to the success of the Clare Senior and Under-21 squads in 2013, the culling of the senior hurling championship was postponed for twelve months.
A mini Senior B championship will still be held for those clubs that avoid relegation but don't qualify for the quarter-finals.
Senior Championship Fixtures/Results edit
First round edit
- Eight winners advance to Round 2A (winners)
- Eight losers move to Round 2B (Losers)
| 29 May 2015 Round 1 |  Crusheen | 3-18 [1] 0-15 | Inagh-Kilnamona | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 30 May 2015 Round 1 |  Ballyea | 0-13 [2] 0-11 |  Cratloe | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 30 May 2015 Round 1 |  Clarecastle | 1-25 - 2-22 (AET) | Clonlara | Shannon |
| 13 June 2015 Round 1 (Replay) | Clarecastle | 2-10 [3] 2-18 | Clonlara | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 30 May 2015 Round 1 | Éire Óg, Ennis | 1-10 [4] 2-19 | Sixmilebridge | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 30 May 2015 | Feakle | 1-13 [5] 2-13 |  Newmarket-on-Fergus | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
| Round 1 |
| 30 May 2015 Round 1 | Kilmaley | 1-22 - 1-10 |  Whitegate | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
| 31 May 2015 Round 1 |  Clooney-Quin | 0-18 - 3-05 |  Tulla | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 31 May 2015 Round 1 |  O'Callaghan's Mills | 4-18 - 0-15 | Tubber | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Second round edit
A. Winners edit
- Played by eight winners of Round 1
- Four winners advance to Quarter-finals
- Four losers move to Round 3
| 8 August 2015 Round 2A | Clonlara | 3-14 - 1-11 | O'Callaghan's Mills | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
| 8 August 2015 Round 2A | Clooney-Quin | 1-11 [6] 0-13 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | Shannon |
| 8 August 2015 Round 2A | Crusheen | 1-12 [7] 0-17 | Sixmilebridge | Clarecastle |
B. Losers edit
- Played by eight losers of Round 1
- Four winners move to Round 3
| 8 August 2015 Round 2B | Éire Óg, Ennis | 0-16 [9] 1-09 | Tubber | Clarecastle |
| 9 August 2015 Round 2B | Clarecastle | 0-21 - 3-18 | Inagh-Kilnamona | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
Third round edit
- Played by four losers of Round 2A & four winners of Round 2B
- Four winners advance to Quarter-finals
| 22 August 2015 Round 3 | Inagh-Kilnamona | 1-14 [10] 1-20 | Kilmaley | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 23 August 2015 Round 3 | Cratloe | 3-19 [11] 3-14 | O'Callaghan's Mills | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 23 August 2015 Round 3 | Crusheen | 1-17 [12] 0-16 | Éire Óg, Ennis | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 23 August 2015 Round 3 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 1-17 [13] 0-13 | Tulla | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Quarter-finals edit
- Played by four winners of Round 2A and four winners of Round 3
| 5 September 2015 Quarter-final | Ballyea | 2-17 [14] 2-18 (AET) | Kilmaley | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 5 September 2015 Quarter-final | Clonlara | 0-19 [15] 0-10 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 5 September 2015 Quarter-final | Clooney-Quin | 1-12 [16] 1-17 | Crusheen | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 6 September 2015 Quarter-final | Cratloe | 1-19 [17] 1-20 | Sixmilebridge | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Semi-finals edit
| 19 September 2015 Semi-final | Clonlara | 3-11 [18] 0-20 (AET) | Kilmaley | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 27 September 2015 Semi-final (Replay) | Clonlara | 2-19 [19] 1-10 | Kilmaley | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 20 September 2015 Semi-final | Crusheen | 3-13 [20] 3-21 | Sixmilebridge | Cusack Park, Ennis |
County Final edit
| 11 October 2015 Final | Clonlara | 0-15 [21] 1-21 | Sixmilebridge | Cusack Park, Ennis |
References edit
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- ^ "Replay Required As Clonlara & Kilmaley Finish All Square". Clare Herald. 19 September 2015. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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