The 2022–23 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship was the 19th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's junior inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship ran from 29 October 2022 to 14 January 2023.[1][2][3][4]
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 October 2022 – 15 January 2023 |
| Teams | 33 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Ballygiblin (1st win) |
| Captain | Fionn Herlihy |
| Manager | Ronan Dwane |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Easkey |
| Captain | Bernard Feeney |
| Manager | Michael Gordon |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Ballygiblin |
| Leinster | Horeswood |
| Ulster | Setanta |
| Connacht | Easkey |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 32 |
| Total Goals | 81 (2.53 per game) |
| Total Points | 867 (27.09 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Andrew Kilcullen (4-32) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
The All-Ireland final was played on 14 January 2023 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Ballygiblin from Cork and Easkey from Sligo, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Ballygiblin won the match by 1-16 to 0-11 to claim their first ever championship title.[5]
Easkey's Andrew Kilcullen was the championship's top scorer with 4-32.
Team summaries edit
Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship edit
| Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||
 Easkey(Sligo) | 3-25 | ||||||||
 Carrick Hurling Club(Leitrim) | 1-06 | Easkey (Sligo) | 0-05 | ||||||
 Ballygar (Galway) | 0-04 | ||||||||
Connacht semi-final edit
| 5 November 2022 Semi-final | Easkey (Sligo) | 3-25 - 1-06 | Carrick Hurling Club (Leitrim) | Markievicz Park |
| A Kilcullen (2-14), J McHugh (1-3), T Cawley (0-4), M Gordon (0-2), R McHugh (0-1, Fionn Connolly (0-1). | Report | C Cunniffe (0-6), C Beirne (1-0). |
Connacht final edit
Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship edit
Leinster first round edit
| 29 October 2022 First round | Kilcoole (Wicklow) | 1-13 - 1-11 | Amsterdam | Kilcoole GAA Grounds |
| E Keddy 0-6, L Evans 0-4, C Frawley 1-0, C Doyle 0-1, C Carroll 0-1, J Toner 0-1. | G McDermott 0-7, D O'Farrell 1-1, C Mahon 0-2, B O'Malley 0-1. | Referee: D Ryan (Meath) |
| 29 October 2022 First round | St Fechin's (Louth) | 1-18 - 0-10 | Dunderry (Meath) | Darver COE |
| P Lynch 0-11, P Grace 1-2, S Conneely 0-1, E Kerrisk 0-1, P Mathews 0-1, D Stephenson 0-1, S Hodgins 0-1. | L Martyn 0-8, A Kelly 0-1, L Coogan 0-1. | Referee: M Redmond (Kildare) |
| 29 October 2022 First round | Clonguish Gaels (Longford) | 1-12 - 1-16 | Ringtown (Westmeath) | Glennon Brothers Pearse Park |
| B Hanley 0-8, J O'Brien 1-2, D Crossan 0-2. | R McAuley 1-2, M Cunningham 0-5, J Moran 0-3, L Moore 0-2, D Kilcoyne 0-1, J Lee 0-1, C Moran 0-1, E Corrigan 0-1. | Referee: SM Maher (Offaly) |
| 29 October 2022 First round | Éire Óg-Corrachoill (Kildare) | 2-15 - 1-16 | Shamrocks (Offaly) | Kildare COE |
| P Dolan 0-8, R O'Neill 1-1, C Kielty 1-0, L Dempsey 0-3, J Higgins 0-1, D Murray 0-1, S Cramer 0-1. | N Dunne 0-10, P Cantwell 1-2, D Molloy 0-3, S O'Toole-Greene 0-1. | Referee: B Heaney (Westmeath) |
| 29 October 2022 First round | Burren Rangers (Carlow) | 0-11 - 3-17 | Mountmellick (Laois) | Netwatch Carlow Training Centre |
| D Townsend 0-8, L Doyle 0-1, C Bolger 0-1, B Shanahan 0-1. | M Bermingham 1-10, J Hillard 1-1, J Connolly 1-1, B Mangan 0-2, R McEvoy 0-1, J Connolly 0-1, F Culleton 0-1. | Referee: B Kearney (Kildare) |
Leinster quarter-finals edit
| 12 November 2022 Quarter-final | St Fechin's (Louth) | 1-18 - 1-06 | Kilcoole (Wicklow) | Carver COE |
| P Lynch 0-11 (5f), M Byrne 1-0, S Conneely 0-3; S Hodgins 0-1, B Grace 0-1, D Ryan 0-1; J McDonnell 0-1. | Report | L Evans 1-1, E Keddy 0-4 (4f), R Keddy 0-1. |
| 12 November 2022 Quarter-final | Commercials (Dublin) | 1-27 - 0-10 | Mountmellick (Laois) | O'Toole Park |
| J O'Keeffe 1-6, D Ó Dualaing 0-7, C Ó Nualláin 0-4, J Flanagan 0-4, D Dungan 0-2, G Keogh 0-1, C Crokes 0-1, A Drewitt 0-1, D Molloy 0-1. | M Bermingham 0-5, J Connolly 0-2, J Hilliard 0-2, B Mangan 0-1. |
| 12 November 2022 Quarter-final | Horeswood (Wexford) | 0-20 - 0-13 | Éire Óg-Corrachoill (Kildare) | St. Patrick's Park |
| C Foley (0-5, 2 frees); S Nolan (0-4), D Murphy (0-3), J Kehoe (0-3); J Myler (0-2), S Hunt (0-1), S Stafford (0-1), M O’Hanlon (0-1 ’65). | Report | P Dolan (0-10, 4 frees, 1 ’65); L Dempsey (0-1); C Kielthy (0-1), K Connor (0-1). |
| 12 November 2022 Quarter-final | Ringtown (Westmeath) | 0-17 - 2-20 (aet) | Blacks and Whites (Kilkenny) | TEG Cusack Park |
| M Cunningham 0-8 (3f, 2 ’65s’), J Moran (frees) and E Corrigan 0-3 each, C Moran 0-2, L Moore 0-1. | Report | R Murphy 0-13 (8f, 1 ’65’), Jamie Byrne 1-2, S Byrne 1-1, P Murphy, S Doyle, Jason Byrne and A Foley 0-1 each. |
Leinster semi-finals edit
| 26 November 2022 Semi-final | Blacks and Whites (Kilkenny) | 0-10 - 2-07 | Commercials (Dublin) | UPMC Nowlan Park |
| R Murphy 0-4, J Byrne 0-2, A O'Dowd 0-1, A Foley 0-1, S Byrne 0-1, S Doyle 0-1. | D Ó Dulaing 1-4, G Keogh 1-0, J O'Keeffe 0-2, J Flanagan 0-1. | Referee: É Furlong (Wexford) |
| 26 November 2022 Semi-final | Horeswood (Wexford) | 1-08 - 1-04 | St Fechin's (Louth) | St. Patrick's Park |
| S Nolan 1-1, C Foley 0-3, M O'Hanlon 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, A Harris 0-1. | J Murray 1-0, B Grace 0-2, S Conneely 0-1, P Lynch 0-1. |
Leinster final edit
| 10 December 2022 Final | Horeswood (Wexford) | 1-18 - 3-11 | Commercials (Dublin) | Ferns Centre of Excellence |
| C Foley 0-5 (4 frees), C Parker 1-1, S Nolan 0-4, J Myler and Declan Murphy 0-2 each, S Stafford, J Kehoe, D Flannelly and M O’Hanlon (free) 0-1 each. | Report | D O Dulaing 0-7 (4 frees, 1 65), A Drewett 1-2, J O’Keeffe and K Butler 1-0 each, G Keogh and C Morris 0-1 each. | Referee: P Dunne (Laois) |
Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship edit
Munster quarter-finals edit
| 5 November 2022 Quarter-final | Kilgarvan (Kerry) | 1-15 - 2-15 | The Banner, Ennis (Clare) | Dr. Crokes GAA Grounds |
| C O’Connell (0-5, 5f), R O’Sullivan (1-1), G Fennessy (0-4, 2f, 1sl), D O’Sullivan (0-3), D Casey and R Foley (0-1 each). | Report | S Meehan (2-11, 6f), D O’Halloran (0-2), O McMahon and T Meenaghan (0-1 each) | Referee: J O'Halloran (Limerick) |
| 5 November 2022 Quarter-final | Grangemockler-Ballyneale (Tipperary) | 0-11 - 2-10 | Ballygiblin (Cork) | FBD Semple Stadium |
| D Shelley 0-9 (0-7f, 0-1 65), C Hahessy, J Lyons 0-1 each. | Report | J O’Sullivan 0-5 (0-4f), D Flynn 1-2, C O’Mahony 1-1 (0-1 sideline), D Barry, S O’Sullivan 0-1 each. | Referee: N Barry (Waterford) |
Munster semi-finals edit
| 19 November 2022 Semi-final | The Banner, Ennis (Clare) | 0-16 - 0-17 | St. Kieran's (Limerick) | Cusack Park |
| S Meehan (0-12, 9f), D O’Halloran (0-2), M McGrath (0-1), F Hayes (0-1). | Report | I Mackessy (0-6f), C Ambrose (0-3, 2f, 1 ’65), D Nolan (0-3), A Mullins (0-1), C McEnery (0-1), C Mann (0-1), J Muckell (0-1), M Flynn (0-1). | Referee: A Tierney (Tipperary) |
| 20 November 2022 Semi-final | Ballygiblin (Cork) | 1-19 - 0-10 | Colligan (Waterford) | Páirc Uí Rinn |
| J O’Sullivan (0-11, 0-3 ‘65s, 0-5 frees), D Flynn (1-1), S Beston and C O’Mahony (0-3 each), R Donegan (0-1). | Report | J Wall (0-4, frees), D Booth and J Booth (0-2 each), G Whelan and C Dunford (0-1 each). | Referee: J Mullins (Clare) |
Munster final edit
| 4 December 2022 Final | Ballygiblin (Cork) | 3-12 - 0-11 | St. Kieran's (Limerick) | Mallow GAA Complex |
| S Beston 3-3, J O’Sullivan 0-9 (0-7f, 0-1 65). | Report | I Mackessy 0-10 (0-8f, 0-1 65), D Treacy 0-1. | Referee: C Doyle (Tipperary) |
Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship edit
Ulster quarter-finals edit
| 6 November 2022 Quarter-final | Na Magha (Derry) | 4-18 - 1-12 | St. Peter's (Down) | Celtic Park |
| M Lynch (3-2), D Foley (0-7, 3f, 1 '65'), K Doherty (1-1), P Nelis (0-2), B Quigley (0-2), A Cutliffe (0-2), T Lally (0-1), T Rankin (0-1). | Report | J O'Kane (1-10, 8f, 1 '65'), A Higgins (0-1), T Murphy (0-1). |
| 6 November 2022 Quarter-final | Setanta (Donegal) | 1-16 - 2-11 | Dungannon Eoghan Ruadh (Tyrone) | O'Donnell Park |
| D Coulter 0-5, 4f; D Flynn 1-1; B Lafferty 0-3; O Marley 0-2; C McGettigan, R Campbell, G Gilmore, S Ward and J Cronnolly-McGee 0-1 each. | Report | B Molloy 1-2, M McCann 1-0; C Ferguson 0-4,3f; R Weir, SP McKiernan, L Devlin, T Morgan and J Ferguson 0-1 each |
| 6 November 2022 Quarter-final | Cootehill Celtic (Cavan) | 1-12 - 5-12 | Seán Treacy's (Armagh) | Kingspan Breffni Park |
| M Moffett 0-8 (6f), D Carney 1-0, F Hughes 0-2 (1f), N Clerkin 0-1 (1f), R Delaney 0-1. | Report | D Magee 3-6 (4f), R Daly 2-0, M Doran 0-3, T McKavanagh 0-1, S Holloway 0-1, K Lavery 0-1. |
| 6 November 2022 Quarter-final | Carrickmacross (Monaghan) | 1-12 - 4-27 | Shane O'Neill's (Antrim) | Grattan Park |
| O Kieran 1-3, J Guinan 0-2, E Collins 0-1, R McMahon 0-1. | Report | D Hamill 3-6, C Magill 0-10, N McGarel 1-2, D McLaughlin 0-3, S O'Boyle 0-3, D Black 0-2, K O'Boyle 0-2. |
Ulster semi-finals edit
| 12 November 2022 Semi-final | Setanta (Donegal) | 2-20 - 1-16 | Na Magha (Derry) | O'Neill's Healy Park |
| D Coulter 0-14,13f; S Ward and R Campbell 1-0; O Marley and J Cronnolly-McGee 0-2; D Flynn 0-1. | Report | D Foley 0-11, 11f; M Lynch 1-1; B Quigley 0-2; P Nelis and R McAdams 0-1. |
| 12 November 2022 Semi-final | Shane O'Neill's (Antrim) | 1-20 - 0-12 | Seán Treacy's (Armagh) | Donaghmore Road |
| K O'Boyle 1-4, D Hamill 0-7, N McGarel 0-4, S O'Boyle 0-3, C Magill 0-2. | Report | D Magee 0-10, K Laverty 0-1, T McKavanagh 0-1. |
Ulster final edit
| 27 November 2022 Final | Setanta (Donegal) | 1-22 - 0-15 | Shane O'Neill's (Antrim) | Celtic Park |
| D Flynn 1-7, D Coulter 0-10, O Marley 0-2, R Campbell 0-1, B Lafferty 0-1, G Gilmore 0-1. | D Hamill 0-6, N McGarrell 0-2, A Scullion 0-2, D Black 0-1, S O'Boyle 0-1, D McLaughlin 0-1, K O'Boyle 0-1, C Magill 0-1. |
All-Britain Junior Club Hurling Championship edit
Britain semi-finals edit
| 13 November 2022 Semi-final | Kilburn Gaels (London) | 2-23 - 3-08 | John Mitchel's (Warwickshire) | McGovern Park |
Britain final edit
| 20 November 2022 Final | Fullen Gaels (Lancashire) | 2-07 - 4-22 | Kilburn Gaels (London) | Páirc na hÉireann |
All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship edit
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Easkey (Sligo) | 3-15 | |||||||||||||
| Kilburn Gaels (London) | 4-06 | |||||||||||||
| Kilburn Gaels (London) | 3-12 | |||||||||||||
| Setanta (Donegal) | 0-17 | |||||||||||||
| Easkey (Sligo) | 0-11 | |||||||||||||
| Ballygiblin (Cork) | 1-16 | |||||||||||||
| Ballygiblin (Cork) | 1-12 | |||||||||||||
| Horeswood (Wexford) | 0-08 | |||||||||||||
All-Ireland quarter-finals edit
| 3 December 2022 Quarter-final | Kilburn Gaels (London) | 3-12 - 0-17 | Setanta (Donegal) | Carrickmore Grounds |
| C Nelson 0-8, 7f; D Reale 2-0; D O’Sullivan 1-0; P Earley 0-2; E Kelly and F Collins 0-1. | Report | D Coulter 0-9 5f, 2 65s; G Gilmore and B Lafferty 0-2; J Cronnolly-McGee, R Campbell, D Cullen and N Cleary 0-1 each. | Referee: J Judge (Mayo) |
All-Ireland semi-finals edit
| 18 December 2022 Semi-final | Easkey (Sligo) | 3-15 - 4-06 | Kilburn Gaels (London) | Louth GAA Centre of Excellence, Darver |
| A Kilcullen 2-9 (3f); R McHugh 1-1 (1-0 pen); T Cawley, R Molloy, F Cawley, M Gordon, J McHugh 0-1 each | Report | M O’Dwyer 2-0; C Nelson 0-5 (3f, 1 ‘65’); A Hands, D Reale 1-0 each; F Collins 0-1 | Referee: K Brady (Louth) |
| 18 December 2022 Semi-final | Ballygiblin (Cork) | 1-12 - 0-08 | Horeswood (Wexford) | Fraher Field |
| D Flynn (1-4), J O’Sullivan (0-5 frees), R Donegan, S Beston and C O’Mahony (0-1 each). | Report | C Foley (0-4, 0-3 frees), C Parker, S Stafford, S Nolan and M O’Hanlon (0-1 each). | Referee: M Kennedy (Tipperary_ |
All-Ireland final edit
| 14 January 2023 Final | Ballygiblin (Cork) | 1-16 - 0-11 | Easkey (Sligo) | Croke Park |
| J O’Sullivan 0-10 (0-6f, 0-1 65), C O’Mahony 0-3, D Flynn 1-0, S Beston 0-2, D Barry 0-1. | Report | A Kilcullen 0-5 (0-3f), J McHugh 0-2, R McHugh, M Gordon, D Hanley, T Cawley 0-1 each. | Referee: C Flynn (Westmeath) |
Championship statistics edit
Top scorers edit
- Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Kilcullen | Easkey | 4-32 | 44 | 4 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Joseph O'Sullivan | Ballygiblin | 0-40 | 40 | 5 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Declan Coulter | Setanta | 0-38 | 38 | 4 | 9.50 |
| 4 | Shane Meehan | Banner | 2-23 | 29 | 2 | 14.50 |
| 5 | Darren Hamill | Shane O'Neill's | 3-19 | 28 | 3 | 9.33 |
| 6 | Danny Magee | Seán Treacys | 3-16 | 25 | 2 | 12.50 |
| 7 | Paddy Lynch | St Fechin's | 0-23 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
| 8 | Diarmuid Ó Dulaing | Commercials | 1-18 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Darragh Flynn | Ballygiblin | 4-07 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
| 10 | Shane Beston | Ballygiblin | 3-09 | 18 | 5 | 3.60 |
| Mick Bermingham | Mountmellick | 1-15 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 | |
| Paul Dolan | Éire Óg-Corrachoill | 0-18 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 | |
| Déaglán Foley | Na Magha | 0-18 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
- In a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Kilcullen | Easkey | 2-14 | 20 | Carrick |
| 2 | Shane Meehan | Banner | 2-11 | 17 | Kilgarvan |
| 3 | Andrew Kilcullen | Easkey | 2-09 | 15 | Kilburn Gaels |
| Danny Magee | Seán Treacys | 3-06 | 15 | Cootehill Celtic | |
| Darren Hamill | Shane O'Neill's | 3-06 | 15 | Carrickmacross | |
| 6 | Declan Coulter | Setanta | 0-14 | 14 | Na Magha |
| 7 | Mick Bermingham | Mountmellick | 1-10 | 13 | Burren Rangers |
| John O'Kane | St. Peter's | 1-10 | 13 | Na Magha | |
| Ryan Murphy | Blacks and Whites | 0-13 | 13 | Ringtown | |
| 10 | Shane Beston | Ballygiblin | 3-03 | 12 | St. Kieran's |
| Shane Meehan | Banner | 0-12 | 12 | St. Kieran's |
Miscellaneous edit
- Shane Beston's score of 3-03 against St. Kieran's is the highest individual score ever recorded by a player in a Munster final.
- Ballygiblin became the first team to win consecutive Munster Championship titles.[6]
References edit
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- ^ "Draws for Connacht GAA Club Championships for 2021 Made". Connacht GAA website. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Ballygiblin are All-Ireland junior club hurling champions". Echo Live. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ Ryan, Michael (7 December 2022). "Brilliant Ballygiblin make it back to back Munster hurling titles". The Corkman. Retrieved 6 March 2023.