2024 Down Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 4 August - 20 October 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Sponsor | Morgan Fuels | ||
| Champions | Portaferry (24th title) Matt Conlan (captain) Gerard McGrattan (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | Ballygalget | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 18 | ||
| Goals scored | 63 (3.5 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 680 (37.78 per match) | ||
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The 2024 Down Senior Hurling Championship was the 116th staging of the Down Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Down County Board in 1903. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 3 June 2024. The championship ran from 4 August to 20 October 2024.
Portaferry were the defending champions.[1][2]
The final was played on 20 October 2024 at Páirc Esler in Newry, between Portaferry and Ballygalget. Portaferry won the match by 3–21 to 2–14 to claim their 24th championship title overall and a third title in succession.[3][4]
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the Down Intermediate Hurling Championship
From Championship
Relegated to the Down Intermediate Hurling Championship
Group stage
Group stage table
Knockout stage
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Ballygalget | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 91 | 56 | 10 |
| Portaferry | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 79 | 81 | 8 |
| Ballycran | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 101 | 32 | 6 |
| Liatroim Fontenoys | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 128 | 159 | -31 | 2 |
| Carryduff | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 131 | -52 | 2 |
| Bredagh | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 164 | -86 | 2 |
Group stage results
| 4 August 2024 Round 1 | Ballygalget | 1-23 - 1-17 | Ballycran | Mitchel Park |
| Report |
| 12 August 2024 Round 1 | Portaferry | 4-30 - 0-14 | Bredagh | St Patrick's Park |
| 12 August 2024 Round 1 | Carryduff | 1-15 - 2-25 | Liatroim Fontenoys | Carryduff Grounds |
| 17 August 2024 Round 2 | Liatroim Fontenoys | 2-21 - 5-21 | Ballygalget | Fontenoy Park |
| 18 August 2024 Round 2 | Bredagh | 0-15 - 2-15 | Carryduff | Cherryvale Grounds |
| 18 August 2024 Round 2 | Ballycran | 0-13 - 2-22 | Portaferry | McKenna Park |
| 31 August 2024 Round 3 | Ballygalget | 1-15 - 1-12 | Carryduff | Mitchel Park |
| 1 September 2024 Round 3 | Ballycran | 2-22 - 0-10 | Bredagh | McKenna Park |
| 1 September 2024 Round 3 | Liatroim Fontenoys | 0-18 - 3-24 | Portaferry | Fontenoy Park |
| 7 September 2024 Round 4 | Bredagh | 3-21 - 3-20 | Liatroim Fontenoys | Cherryvale Grounds |
| 8 September 2024 Round 4 | Carryduff | 1-11 - 2-24 | Ballycran | Carryduff Grounds |
| 8 September 2024 Round 4 | Portaferry | 1-17 - 0-23 | Ballygalget | St Patrick's Park |
| 21 September 2024 Round 5 | Liatroim Fontenoys | 0-23 - 6-24h | Ballycran | Carryduff Grounds |
| 22 September 2024 Round 5 | Ballygalget | 5-29 - 0-09 | Bredagh | Teconnaught Grounds |
| 22 September 2024 Round 5 | Carryduff | 0-11 - 4-25 | Portaferry | Páirc Tomás Ruséil |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| 6 October 2024 Semi-final | Ballygalget | 2-15 - 0-16 | Liatroim Fontenoys | Mitchel Park |
| 6 October 2024 Semi-final | Portaferry | 1-31 - 3-14 | Ballycran | St Patrick's Park |
Final
| 20 October 2024 Final | Ballygalget | 2-15 - 3-21 | Portaferry | Páirc Esler |
| T Prenter (0-1), M Fisher (1-4,4f), S Pucci (0-2), O McDermott (0-2), O Coulter (1-1), B Teggart (0-1), E Pucci (0-1), D Toner (0-1), Cathal Coulter (0-1,f) | Report | D Sands (1-5), E Sands (1-1), T McGrattan (1-12,8f), F Turpin (0-1), B Trainor (0-1), N Fitzsimmons (0-1) |
References
- ^ Ingram, Elaine (22 October 2023). "Portaferry reclaim Down hurling crown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Portaferry beat Ballycran to Down SHC title". RTÉ Sport. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Red-hot McGrattan helps Portaferry power to third Down championship in a row". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Portaferry weather Ballygalget storm to seal title hat-trick - and earn another crack at UIster". The Irish News. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Gaelic Games: Bredagh defeat Carryduff to claim the Down IHC title". Belfast Media. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.