2018–19 Harty Cup

The 2018–19 Dr Harty Cup was the 99th staging of the Harty Cup since its establishment in hurling by the Munster Council of Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.^[1] The draw for the group stage placings took place on 29 June 2018.^[2] The competition ran from 17 October 2018 to 16 February 2019.

2018–19 Dr Harty Cup

Dates	17 October 2018 – 16 February 2019
Teams	13
Champions	Midleton CBS (4th title) Dylan Hogan (captain) Iain Cooney (manager)
Runners-up	Christian Brothers College, Cork Shane Barrett (captain) Tony Wall (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	73 (3.32 per match)
Points scored	644 (29.27 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pádraig Power (2-38)
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Ardscoi Rís unsuccessfully defended its title several times in the group stage after suffering two defeats.^[3][4]

Midleton CBS won the Harty Cup final on 16 February 2019 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, against Christian Brothers College, Cork, 2–12 to 0–14, in what was their first ever meeting in a final, for their fourth successive Harty Cup title overall and a first title since 2006.^[5][6]

Christian Brothers College's Pádraig Power was the top scorer with 2-38.

Group A

Group A table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
St Colman's College	3	3	0	0	67	41	26	6
Nenagh CBS	3	2	0	1	62	57	5	4
Ardscoil Rís	3	1	0	2	57	66	-9	2
Gaelcholáiste Mhuire	3	0	0	3	30	52	-22	0

Group A results

St Colman's College v Nenagh CBS

17 October 2018 Round 1	St Colman's College	3-18 - 1-11	Nenagh CBS	Leahy Park
	D Lardiner (0-11, 0-8 frees); B Roche (1-1), J Kearney (1-0), P O’Leary (1-0), C Ryan (0-2), E Carey (0-2), E Roche (0-1), D Morrisson (0-1).	Report	B McLoughney (1-4 frees), K McCarthy (0-7, 0-4 frees).

Ardscoil Rís v Gaelcholáiste Mhuire

17 October 2018 Round 1	Ardscoil Rís	0-18 - 1-09	Gaelcholáiste Mhuire	Mallow GAA Complex
	C O’Neill (0-8, 0-7 frees, 0-1 '65), E McEvoy, A McNamara, A O’Connor and A Moriarty (0-2 each), C Bourke and B O’Connor (0-1 each).	Report	D Ó Conaire (1-3, frees), S Ó Riagáin (0-5, 0-3 frees), K Moynihan (0-1).

Nenagh CBS v Ardscoil Rís

7 November 2018 Round 2	Nenagh CBS	2-23 - 3-12	Ardscoil Rís	Lacken Park
	B McLoughney 1-13 (0-10 frees); K McCarthy 0-4 (3 frees); C O’Brien 1-0; S Hayes, K O’Kelly 0-2 each; C Moran, C Hennessy 0-1 each.	Report	C O’Neill 1-4 (0-4 frees); S Connolly 1-2; C Bourke 1-1; A O’Connor, A Moriarty, A McNamara, E McEvoy, C Coughlan 0-1 each.

St Colman's College v Gaelcholáiste Mhuire

15 November 2018 Round 2	St Colman's College	1-12 - 0-09	Gaelcholáiste Mhuire	Páirc Bhríde
	D Lardner (0-6, 0-4 frees), D Morrison (1-0), E Carey (0-3, 0-1 65), B Roche (0-2), J Kearney (0-1).	Report	D Ó Conaire (0-2 frees, 0-1 65) and S Ó Riagáin (0-2 frees) (0-4 each), D Ó Teimhneáin (0-1).

Nenagh CBS v Gaelcholáiste Mhuire

21 November 2018 Round 3	Nenagh CBS	3-10 - 0-09	Gaelcholáiste Mhuire	Michael Fox Park
	B McLoughney 2-3, (2f); K McCarthy 0-5 (3f); B Cooney 1-0; Conal Moran 0-2.	Report	S Ó Riagaín 0-5 (0-2f, 0-1sl); R Ó Murchú, C Ó Muimhneacháin, D Ó Liatháin, L Donnabháin (f) 0-1 each.

St Colman's College v Ardscoil Rís

21 November 2018 Round 3	St Colman's College	2-19 - 1-15	Ardscoil Rís	FitzGerald Park
	D Lardner (0-8, 0-6 frees), D Flynn and E Carey (0-4 each), J Kearney and P O’Leary (1-0 each), D Morrison, P O’Flynn and C Barry (0-1 each).	Report	C O’Neill (1-7, 1-0 pen, 0-4 frees), C Bourke (0-4), S Long (0-3), A Moriarty (0-1).

Group B

Group B table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Midleton CBS	2	1	1	0	41	29	12	3
De La Salle College	2	1	1	0	33	31	2	3
St Flannan's College	2	0	0	2	28	42	-14	0

Group B results

De La Salle College Waterford v St Flannan's College

17 October 2018 Round 1	De La Salle College Waterford	2-11 - 1-12	St Flannan's College	Boherlahen Grounds
	G Corbett 2-0, T Gallagher (2fs), C Power (2fs) 0-3 each, M Fitzgerald 0-2, A Kirwan, C Ryan, M Cummins 0-1 each.	Report	R Mounsey 0-6 (3fs), D O'Brien 1-2, K Keane, C Galvin, C Hegarty, A Brohan 0-1 each.

De La Salle College Waterford v Midleton CBS

7 November 2018 Round 2	De La Salle College Waterford	2-10 - 1-13	Midleton CBS	Bushy Park
	C Power 2-5 (0-2f), T Gallagher 0-2f, C Wadding, G Corbett, M Fitzgerald 0-1 each.	Report	R O’Regan 0-8 (0-4f), J Stack 1-2, A Nganogu, G Carroll, C Farmer 0-1 each.

Midleton CBS v St Flannan's College

21 November 2018 Round 3	Midleton CBS	2-19 - 1-10	St Flannan's College	St John's Park
	R O’Regan 1-4 (3f), R McCarthy 0-6 (2f, 2 s/l), J Stack 1-3, G Carroll and K Farmer 0-2 each, J Hankard and C Hickey 0-1 each.	Report	C Galvin 0-4 (2f), K Keane 1-1, A Brohan 0-3 (3f), D O’Brien and C Hegarty 0-1 each.

Group C

Group C table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
John the Baptist CS	2	2	0	0	51	33	18	4
Our Lady's SS	2	1	0	1	42	55	-13	2
Blackwater CS	2	0	0	2	31	46	-15	0

Group C results

John the Baptist Community School v Our Lady's Secondary School

17 October 2018 Round 1	John the Baptist Community School	3-22 - 1-13	Our Lady's Secondary School	MacDonagh Park
	D O'Shea 1-9 (0-6 frees, 0-2 '65), B O'Grady 0-7, M Martin 0-3, R Tobin 1-0, A O'Heney 0-2, P Reale 0-1.	Report	G O'Connor 0-5 (0-2 frees), D Lawlor 1-0, J Devanney 0-2, both frees, C Ryan 0-2, T Cahill, K Maher (free), J Campion 0-1 each.

Our Lady's Secondary School v Blackwater Community School

7 November 2018 Round 2	Our Lady's Secondary School	2-20 - 2-08	Blackwater Community School	Dundrum Grounds
	G O’Connor (0-11, 0-8 frees), C Ryan (1-2); J Devaney (1-2), K Ryan (0-4); C McGrath (0-1).	Report	O O’Gorman (1-2, 0-2 frees), A Ryan (0-5, 0-4 frees), J Murphy (1-0), T Flynn (0-1).

Blackwater Community School v John the Baptist Community School

21 November 2018 Round 3	Blackwater Community School	0-17 - 2-14	John the Baptist Community School	Ardfinnan Grounds
	A Ryan (0-13, 10 frees); G Fives, O O’Gorman (0-2 each).	Report	D O’Shea (1-4, 2 frees); O O’Grady (1-1); B O’Grady (0-4, 1 free); M Martin (0-2); R Tobin (0-1).

Group D

Group D table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Christian Brothers College	2	2	0	0	68	26	42	4
Thurles CBS	2	1	0	1	44	37	7	2
Castletroy College	2	0	0	2	16	65	-49	0

Group D results

Christian Brothers College, Cork v Castletroy College

17 October 2018 Round 1	Christian Brothers College, Cork	6-19 - 0-10	Castletroy College	Michael Fox Park
	J Cahalane (1-6, 4 frees), O McCarthy (2-1), P Power (1-3), S Barrett and D Hanlon (1-1 each), J Scally (0-2), J O’Kelly, N Hartnett, C O’Donovan, C Long and C Daly (0-1 each).	Report	C Long; D Barry, P Hennessy, C Murphy; C O’Donovan, I Daly, G Mulcahy; D Hanlon, K Finn; S Barrett, N Hartnett, P Power; O McCarthy, J O’Kelly, J Cahalane.

Thurles CBS v Castletroy College

7 November 2018 Round 2	Thurles CBS	2-22 - 0-06	Castletroy College	MacDonagh Park
	L Cashin (1-9, 0-5 frees), M Hackett (0-4), P Creedon (1-0), D Ryan (0-3, 0-1 ‘65s), E Morris (0-3, 0-1 frees), J Morrissey (0-1), D Flood (0-1).	Report	R Reale (0-3, 0-3 frees), A Rowsome (0-2), D Hegarty (0-1, 0-1 free).

Christian Brothers College, Cork v Thurles CBS

21 November 2018 Round 3	Christian Brothers College, Cork	4-19 - 1-13	Thurles CBS	Canon Hayes Park
	P Power 0-9 (5F, 1 '65'), S Barrett 1-3, K Finn 1-2, O McCarthy 1-0, J Cahalane 1-0, J O'Kelly 0-2, D Hanlon 0-1, I Daly 0-1, J Scally 0-1;	Report	L Cashin 0-8 (6F), M Hackett 1-2, E Morris 0-1, D Flood 0-1, P Creedon 0-1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Christian Brothers College, Cork v Nenagh CBS

9 January 2019 Quarter-final	Christian Brothers College, Cork	2-14 - 2-12	Nenagh CBS	FitzGerald Park
	P Power (1-8, 0-6 frees, 0-1 ‘65); D Hanlon (1-1); S Barrett (0-3, 0-1 sc); C O’Donovan (0-1 free), O McCarthy (0-1 each).	Report	B McLoughney (1-7, 1-6 frees, 0-1 ‘65); C McKelvey (1-0); K McCarthy, C Moran (0-2 each); C Hennessey (0-1 free).

De La Salle College Waterford v St Colman's College

9 January 2019 Quarter-final	De La Salle College Waterford	1-14 - 0-14	St Colman's College	Fraher Field
	C Power (0-6, 0-5 frees), A Kirwin (1-0), T Gallagher (0-3 frees), P Leavey (0-1 free) and E Reilly (0-2 each), M Fitzgerald (0-1).	Report	D Lardner (frees) and D Flynn (0-4 each), E Carey (0-3, 0-2 frees), J Kearney, B Roche and C Barry (0-1 each).

Midleton CBS v Our Lady's Secondary School

9 January 2019 Quarter-final	Midleton CBS	7-15 - 0-19	Our Lady's Secondary School	Canon Hayes Park
	C Farmer 2-2, J Hankard 2-1, R McCarthy 1-2 (0-1f, 0-1 65), G Carroll 1-1, J Stack 1-1, R O’Regan 0-4 (0-3f), C Hickey 0-2 (0-1f), D Healy 0-1, S Walsh 0-1f.	Report	G O’Connor 0-14 (0-7f, 0-165), J Devanney 0-2, C Ryan 0-2, F Purcell 0-1.

Thurles CBS v John the Baptist Community School

9 January 2019 Quarter-final	Thurles CBS	3-31 - 4-28 (aet)	John the Baptist Community School	Dundrum Grounds
	D Ryan 0-14 (10 frees), P Creedon 3-1, J Lanigan 0-4, L Cashin 0-4, E Purcell 0-3, J Leamy 0-2, M Hackett 0-1, K Ryan 0-1, J Lee 0-1	Report	D O’Shea 2-17 (one penalty goal, one free goal, 13 frees), P Reale 1-1, R Tobin 1-0, O O’Grady 0-4, P Morrissey 0-3, B O’Grady 0-3.

Semi-finals

Christian Brothers College, Cork v Thurles CBS

26 January 2019 Semi-final	Christian Brothers College, Cork	2-12 - 0-13	Thurles CBS	Michael Fox Park
	P Power (0-8, 0-7 frees), S Barrett (1-2), J Cahalane (1-0), D Hanlon (0-2).	Report	D Ryan (0-9, 0-8 frees), L Cashin (0-2), P Creedon and K Ryan (0-1 each).

Midleton CBS v De La Salle College Waterford

26 January 2019 Semi-final	Midleton CBS	1-11 - 0-12	De La Salle College Waterford	Fraher Field
	R O’Regan (0-5, 2f), R McCarthy (1-1f), G Carroll (0-2), J Stack, C Hickey, C Joyce (0-1 each).	Report	M Fitzgerald 0-5 (0-1f), E Reilly (0-4), C Power (0-2, 1f), T Gallagher (0-1).

Final

Midleton CBS v Christian Brothers College, Cork

16 February 2019 Final	Midleton CBS	2-12 - 0-14	Christian Brothers College, Cork	Páirc Uí Rinn
	R McCarthy (0-6, 0-5 frees, 0-1 ‘65); R O’Regan (0-4, 0-2 frees); J Stack (1-1); J Hankard (1-0); C Hickey (0-1 each).	Report	P Power (0-10, 0-8 frees, 0-1 ‘65); D Hanlon (0-2); S Barrett, O McCarthy (0-1 each).	Attendance: 7,089 Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pádraig Power	CBC Cork	2-38	44	5	8.80
2	Bryan McLoughney	Nenagh CBS	5-27	42	4	10.50
	Dylan O'Shea	John the Baptist CS	4-30	42	3	14.00
4	Gearóid O'Connor	Our Lady's SS	0-30	30	3	10.00
5	David Lardner	St Colman's College	0-29	29	4	7.25
6	Ross O'Regan	Midleton CBS	1-25	28	5	5.60
7	Luke Cashin	Thurles CBS	1-23	26	4	6.50
	Devon Ryan	Thurles CBS	0-26	26	4	6.50
9	Cathal O'Neill	Ardscoil Rís	2-19	25	3	8.33
10	Cormac Power	De La Salle College	2-16	22	4	5.50