2023–24 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

The 2023–24 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 53rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The draws for the respective provincial championships took place at various stages.^[1] The competition ran from 5 November 2023 until 21 January 2024.

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 2023–24

Championship Details
Dates	5 November 2023 – 21 January 2024
Teams	17
All Ireland Champions
Winners	St Thomas' (2nd win)
Captain	Conor Cooney
Manager	Kenneth Burke
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	O'Loughlin Gaels
Captain	Mark Bergin
Manager	Brian Hogan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Ballygunner
Leinster	O'Loughlin Gaels
Ulster	Ruairí Óg
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	16
Total Goals	31 (1.93 per game)
Total Points	567 (35.43 per game)
Top Scorer	Mark Bergin (0–39)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The defending champion was Ballyhale Shamrocks; however, the club did not qualify after losing to O'Loughlin Gaels in the Kilkenny SHC.^[2][3] Dublin's Na Fianna qualified for the Leinster Club SHC for the first time.

The final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 21 January 2024, between St Thomas' of Galway and O'Loughlin Gaels of Kilkenny, in what was a first championship meeting. St Thomas' won the match by 0–18 to 0–17 to claim a second title, as well as a first title in 10 years.^[4][5]

Mark Bergin was the competition's top scorer, finishing with 0–39.

Team summaries

Team	County	Captain(s)	Manager	Most recent success
				All-Ireland	Provincial	County
Ballygunner	Waterford	Stephen O'Keeffe	Darragh O'Sullivan	2022	2022	2022	[6]
Camross	Laois	Darragh Duggan	David Cuddy		1996	2018	[7]
Clonlara	Clare	Jathan McMahon	Donal Madden			2008	[8]
Kiladangan	Tipperary	Alan Flynn	John O'Meara			2020	[9]
Kilcormac–Killoughey	Offaly	Conor Slevin	Shane Hand		2012	2017	[10]
Mount Leinster Rangers	Carlow	Diarmuid Byrne	Paul O'Brien		2013	2020	[11]
Na Fianna	Dublin	Donal Burke Seán Baxter	Niall Ó Ceallacháin				[12]
Na Piarsaigh	Limerick	Mike Casey	Shane O'Neill	2016	2017	2022	[13]
Naas	Kildare	Brian Byrne	Tom Mullally			2022	[14]
Naomh Éanna	Wexford	Conor McDonald	James Quirke			2018	[15]
O'Loughlin Gaels	Kilkenny	Mark Bergin	Brian Hogan		2010	2016	[16]
Portaferry	Down	Matthew Conlan (Hurler)	Gerard McGrattan		2014	2022	[17]
Raharney	Westmeath	Robbie Greville	Ger Flanagan			2021	[18]
Ruairí Óg	Antrim	Ryan McCambridge Neil McManus	Brian Delargy		2018	2018	[19]
Sarsfields	Cork	Conor O'Sullivan	John Crowley			2014	[20]
Slaughtneil	Derry	Brendan Rogers	Michael McShane		2021	2022	[21]
St Thomas'	Galway	Conor Cooney	Kenneth Burke	2013	—	2022	[22]

Leinster

Further information: Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Camross
(Laois) v Naas
(Kildare)

12 November 2023 Quarter-final	Camross (Laois)	1-17 - 2-17	Naas (Kildare)	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	Z Kenan 1-13 (9 frees, s/l), T Keyes 0-3, L Delaney 0-1.	Report	J Sheridan 1-10 (8 frees, 65), C Boran 0-4, B Byrne 1-1, S Leacy 0-1, K Aherne 0-1.

Naomh Éanna
(Wexford) v Kilcormac–Killoughey
(Offaly)

12 November 2023 Quarter-final	Naomh Éanna (Wexford)	0-14 - 2-22	Kilcormac–Killoughey (Offaly)	Chadwicks Wexford Park
	J Cullen (0-4, 0-2 frees, 0-2, 65s), C Dunbar (0-3), J Doran (0-2), P Doyle (0-2 frees), C McGuckin (0-1), A Doyle (0-1), C McDonald (0-1)	Report	A Screeney (1-7, 0-6 frees), J Gorman (1-3), C Kiely (0-3, 0-2 frees), C Spain (0-2), C Mitchell (0-2), E Grogan (0-1), J Screeney (0-1), C Mahon (0-1), Lochlann Kavanagh (0-1).

Raharney
(Westmeath) v Na Fianna
(Dublin)

12 November 2023 Quarter-final	Raharney (Westmeath)	0-19 - 1-24	Na Fianna (Dublin)	Cusack Park
	K Doyle 0-12 (nine frees, one ‘65’), E Ahearn 0-4, C Boyle, E Cunneen (lineball), C Boyle 0-1 each.	Report	C Currie 0-9 (nine frees), B Ryan 1-3, AJ Murphy, S Currie (one lineball) 0-4 each, J Tierney 0-2, P Feeney, C Stacey 0-1 each.

Mount Leinster Rangers
(Carlow) v O'Loughlin Gaels
(Kilkenny)

12 November 2023 Quarter-final	Mount Leinster Rangers (Carlow)	0-13 - 2-16	O'Loughlin Gaels (Kilkenny)	Dr Cullen Park
	C Nolan (0-9, 6f, 1 65), J Nolan (0-3), D Tobin (0-1).	Report	M Bergin (0-8, 4 frees, 1 65); O Wall, L Hogan (1-0), J Nolan (0-3), C Heary (0-2), P Butler, M Butler, C Loy (0-1).

Semi-finals

Kilcormac–Killoughey
(Offaly) v O'Loughlin Gaels
(Kilkenny)

25 November 2023 Semi-final	Kilcormac–Killoughey (Offaly)	0-12 - 0-17	O'Loughlin Gaels (Kilkenny)	Glenisk O'Connor Park
	A Screeney 0-5f, C Mitchell 0-3, Cillian Kiely 0-2 (0-1 65, 0-1f), J Gorman 0-1, J Screeney 0-1.	Report	M Bergin 0-7 (0-6f), S Bolger 0-2, O Wall 0-2, E O’Shea 0-1, P Butler 0-1, C Loy 0-1, D Fogarty 0-1, J Molloy 0-1, C Heary 0-1.

Naas
(Kildare) v Na Fianna
(Dublin)

25 November 2023 Semi-final	Naas (Kildare)	0-17 - 2-14	Na Fianna (Dublin)	Manguard Park
	J Sheridan 0-8 (6 frees, two 65s), S Leacy 0-3, B Byrne 0-2, C Boran 0-1, K Whelan 0-1, K Aherne 0-1, C Dowling 0-1.	Report	C Currie 0-8 (7 frees), C Stacey 1-1, AJ Murphy 1-0, S Currie 0-2, B Ryan 0-1, S Barrett 0-1, T Brennan 0-1.

Final

O'Loughlin Gaels
(Kilkenny) v Na Fianna
(Dublin)

2 December 2023 Final	O'Loughlin Gaels (Kilkenny)	0-22 - 1-18	Na Fianna (Dublin)	Croke Park
16:05 IWT	M Bergin (0-11, 0-0f), P Deegan (0-5), D Fogarty (0-2), J Nolan (0-1), C Loy (0-1); C Heary (0-1), L Hogan (0-1).	Report	C Currie (0-11, 0-0f), S Currie (1-1); B Ryan (0-3), AJ Murphy (0-2), J Tierney (0-1).	Referee: C Flynn (Westmeath)

Munster

Further information: Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Ballygunner
(Waterford) v Sarsfields
(Cork)

5 November 2023 Quarter-final	Ballygunner (Waterford)	2-20 - 0-09	Sarsfields (Cork)	Walsh Park
	Pauric Mahony (0-7, 0-6 frees); P Fitzgerald (0-5); D Hutchinson (0-4); K Mahony (1-1); P Hogan (1-0); C Sheahan, M Mahony, B O’Keeffe (0-1 each).	Report	A Myers (0-6, 0-3 frees, 0-1 ‘65); Cathal McCarthy, D Hogan, C Darcy (0-1 each).	Referee: C Doyle (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

Kiladangan
(Tipperary) v Clonlara
(Clare)

19 November 2023 Semi-final	Kiladangan (Tipperary)	1-19 - 0-23	Clonlara (Clare)	FBD Semple Stadium
14:00 IWT (UTC±0)	B Seymour (0-11, 0-7 frees); D O’Meara (1-0); D McGrath (0-3); T Gallagher, A Flynn, P Flynn, B McLoughney, S Hayes (0-1 each).	Report	M O’Loughlin (0-9, 0-7 frees, 0-1 ‘65); J Conlon (0-4); C O’Meara, C Moriarty (0-2 each); M Clancy, P O’Loughlin, A Moriarty, C Galvin, I Galvin, D Stritch (0-1 each).	Referee: C O'Regan (Cork)

Na Piarsaigh
(Limerick) v Ballygunner
(Waterford)

19 November 2023 Semi-final	Na Piarsaigh (Limerick)	1-09 - 0-16	Ballygunner (Waterford)	TUS Gaelic Grounds
16:00 IWT (UTC±0)	R Lynch 0-7 (7fs), A Breen 1-1, W Henn 0-1.	Report	Pauric Mahony 0-11 (6fs, 2 65), D Hutchinson, R Power 0-2 each, H Ruddle 0-1.	Referee: M Kennedy (Tipperary)

Final

Ballygunner
(Waterford) v Clonlara
(Clare)

3 December 2023 Final	Ballygunner (Waterford)	2-24 - 0-17	Clonlara (Clare)	FBD Semple Stadium
15:30 IWT	Pauric Mahony (0-10, 5 frees, 2 65s); K Mahony (1-4); D Hutchinson (1-1); P Hogan (0-4); P Fitzgerald (0-2): M Mahony, C Sheahan, H Ruddle (0-1 each).	Report	M O'Loughlin 0-5 (3fs, 1 65), D Stritch 0-3, J Conlon, P O'Loughlin 0-2 each, I Galvin D McMahon, A Moriarty, M Stritch all 0-1 each	Referee: C O’Regan (Cork)

Ulster

Further information: Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Ruairí Óg, Cushendall
(Antrim) v Portaferry
(Down)

19 November 2023 Semi-final	Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (Antrim)	4-28 - 3-19 (aet)	Portaferry (Down)	BOX-IT Athletic Grounds
	N McManus 1-14 (1-6fs, 0-1 65), J McLaughlin 2-5, A Delargy 1-0, F McCambridge 0-2, E McQuillan 0-2, P Burke 0-1, S Walsh 0-1, E Campbell 0-1, F McCurry 0-1, R McAteer 0-1	Report	N Milligan 2-0, E Sands 1-2, T McGrattan 0-5 (0-4fs), D Sands 0-4, P Doran 0-3 (0-3fs), F Turpin 0-2 C Taggart 0-1, M Conlan 0-1, N Fitzsimmons 0-1	Referee: Tarlach Conway (Derry)

Final

Slaughtneil
(Derry) v Ruairí Óg, Cushendall
(Antrim)

3 December 2023 Final	Slaughtneil (Derry)	2-10 - 0-20	Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (Antrim)	Páirc Esler
14:30 GMT	C O’Doherty 0-4f, Shea Cassidy, E Cassidy 1-0 each, Shane McGuigan 0-2, Sé McGuigan, B Rogers, P McCullagh and M McGuigan 0-1 each	Report	N McManus 0-8 (36, 1 65), E McQuillan 0-4, J McLaughlin 0-3, R McAteer 0-2, E Campbell, F McCambridge and S Walsh 0-1 each	Attendance: 3,462 Referee: J Clarke (Down)

Bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	St Thomas' (Galway)		1-23 (aet, 4pen)
	Ballygunner (Waterford)		2-20 (aet, 2pen)			St Thomas' (Galway)		0-18
	O'Loughlin Gaels (Kilkenny)		1-17			O'Loughlin Gaels (Kilkenny)		0-17
	Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (Antrim)		1-16

Semi-finals

Ballygunner
(Waterford) v St Thomas'
(Galway)

16 December 2023 Semi-final	Ballygunner (Waterford)	2-20 - 1-23 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	St Thomas' (Galway)	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
19:30 IWT (UTC±0)	Pauric Mahony (0-7, 0-6 frees); P Fitzgerald, D Hutchinson (1-4 each); S O’Keeffe, C Sheahan, P Leavey, P Hogan, B O’Keeffe (0-1 each)	Report	C Cooney (0-14, 0-13 frees); J Regan (1-1); É Burke (0-3); G Kelly (0-1 free), E Duggan, Darragh Burke, O Flannery, David Burke (0-1 each)	Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
	Penalties
	Pauric Mahony Y Dessie Hutchinson N Stephen O'Keeffe Y Billy O'Keeffe N		Y Conor Cooney Y Darragh Burke N Fintan Burke Y Éanna Burke Y Evan Duggan

O'Loughlin Gaels
(Kilkenny) v Ruairí Óg, Cushendall
(Antrim)

17 December 2023 Semi-final	O'Loughlin Gaels (Kilkenny)	1-17 - 1-16	Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (Antrim)	Páirc Tailteann
13:30 IWT (UTC±0)	M Bergin (0-9, 0-5f), S Bolger (1-1), D Fogarty (0-2), C Heary (0-2), P Deegan (0-1), J Nolan (0-1), E O’Shea (0-1)	Report	N McManus (0-9, 0-7f), J McLaughlin (1-1), E Campbell (0-2), R McCambridge (0-1); E McQuillan (0-1), R McAteer (0-1), P Burke (0-1)	Referee: M Kennedy (Tipperary)

Final

Main article: 2024 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final

St Thomas'
(Galway) v O'Loughlin Gaels
(Kilkenny)

21 January 2024 Final	St Thomas' (Galway)	0-18 - 0-17	O'Loughlin Gaels (Kilkenny)	Croke Park
	C Cooney 0-6 (4fs), D Burke, E Burke 0-3 each, J Regan, V Manso 0-2 each, C Burke, G Kelly (f) 0-1 each.	Report	M Bergin 0-4 (2fs), P Deegan, S Bolger, D Fogarty, J Molloy all 0-2 each, M Butler, S Murphy (f), C Kelly, L Hogan, C Heary all 0-1 each	Referee: S Stack (Dublin)

Statistics

Top scorers

Conor Cooney was the St Thomas' captain and top scorer.

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Mark Bergin	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-39	39	5	7.80
2	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	0-35	35	4	8.75
3	Neil McManus	Ruairí Óg	1-31	34	3	11.33
4	Colin Currie	Na Fianna	0-28	28	3	9.33
5	Jack Sheridan	Naas	1-18	21	2	10.50
6	Conor Cooney	St Thomas'	0-20	20	2	10.00
7	Joseph McLaughlin	Ruairí Óg	3-09	18	3	6.00
8	Dessie Hutchinson	Ballygunner	2-11	17	4	4.25
9	Zane Keenan	Camross	1-13	16	1	16.00
10	Adam Screeney	Kilcormac–Killoughey	1-12	15	2	7.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Neil McManus	Ruairí Óg	1-14	17	Portaferry
2	Zane Keenan	Camross	1-13	16	Naas
3	Conor Cooney	St Thomas'	0-14	14	Ballygunner
4	Jack Sheridan	Naas	1-10	13	Camross
5	Killian Doyle	Raharney	0-12	12	Na Fianna
6	Joseph McLaughlin	Ruairí Óg	2-05	11	Portaferry
	Mark Bergin	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-11	11	Na Fianna
	Colin Currie	Na Fianna	0-11	11	O'Loughlin Gaels
	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner	0-11	11	Na Piarsaigh
	Billy Seymour	Kiladangan	0-11	11	Clonlara

Miscellaneous

• Clonlara qualified for the Munster Club SHC final for the first time.^[23]
• Na Fianna qualified for the Leinster Club SHC for the first time, reaching the Leinster Club SHC final.
• Ballygunner became the first team to win three successive Munster Club SHC titles.^[24]

Awards

Further information: AIB GAA Club Player Awards

Team of the Year

1. Gerald Kelly
2. Paddy Burke
3. Fintan Burke
4. Huw Lawlor
5. David Fogarty
6. Paddy Deegan
7. Shane Cooney
8. David Burke
9. Paddy Leavey
10. Mark Bergin
11. Conor Cooney
12. Peter Hogan
13. Dessie Hutchinson
14. Éanna Burke
15. Neil McManus

Hurler of the Year

• PLAYER NAME (Club)

Also nominated: PLAYER NAME (Club) & PLAYER NAME (Club)