| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 October 2024 – 12 January 2025 |
| Teams | 26 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Watergrasshill (1st win) |
| Captain | Seán Desmond |
| Manager | Eddie Enright |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry |
| Captain | Paul Killeen & Johnny Conroy |
| Manager | Mattie Kenny |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Watergrasshill |
| Leinster | Rathnure St Anne's |
| Ulster | Carey Faughs |
| Connacht | Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 25 |
| Total Goals | 58 (2.32 per game) |
| Total Points | 814 (32.56 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Adam Murphy (2-40) |
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The 2024–25 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship was the 20th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's intermediate inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship ran from 26 October 2024 to 12 January 2025.
The All-Ireland final was played on 12 January 2025 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Watergrasshill from Cork and Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry from Galway, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Watergrasshill won the match by 2-15 to 0-18 to claim their first ever All-Ireland title.
Watergrasshill's Adam Murphy was the championshhip's top scorer with 2-40.
Team summaries
| Team | Championship | Most recent success | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | County | |||
| Abbeydorney | Kerry SHC | 1974 | |||
| Borris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton | Laois PIHC | ||||
| Bray Emmets | Wicklow SHC | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Bredagh | Down IHC | 2023 | |||
| Brickey Rangers | Waterford PIHC | ||||
| Burt | Donegal SHC | 2018 | |||
| Carey Faughs | Antrim IHC | 2004 | 2022 | ||
| Cashel King Cormacs | Tipperary PIHC | ||||
| Castleblayney | Monaghan SHC | 2022 | |||
| Clodiagh Gaels | Offaly SBHC | 2021 | |||
| Commercials | Dublin IHC | 1991 | |||
| Éire Óg Carrickmore | Tyrone SHC | 2023 | |||
| Four Roads | Roscommon SHC | 2023 | |||
| Fr. Dalton's | Westmeath SBHC | 2022 | |||
| Lisbellaw St Patrick's | Fermanagh SHC | 2013 | |||
| Lisdowney | Kilkenny IHC | 2020 | |||
| Middletown Na Fianna | Armagh SHC | 2017 | 2023 | ||
| Newcastle West | Limerick PIHC | ||||
| Rathnure | Wexford IHC | 1971 | |||
| Ratoath | Meath SHC | 1963 | |||
| St Gabriel's | London SHC | 2022 | |||
| Swatragh | Derry IHC | 2020 | |||
| Tooreen | Mayo SHC | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry | Galway IHC | 2009 | 2009 | ||
| Watergrasshill | Cork PIHC | ||||
| Wolfe Tones na Sionna | Clare IHC | 2015 | 2015 | ||
The fixtures for the Connacht Club Championship were released in September 2024.
Connacht quarter-final
| 26 October 2024 Quarter-final | Four Roads (Roscommon) | 3-12 - 2-25 | Tooreen (Mayo) | Dr Hyde Park |
| C Dolan 0-6 (2f, 1 s/l), C Mulry 1-1, A Donnelly (f) and T Morris 1-0 each, C Morris 0-3, L Óg Coyle and E Mulry 0-1 each. | Report | F Boland 2-2, S Boland 0-8 (3f), L Lavin 0-5, E Delaney 0-3, B Douglas 0-2 (1f), J Boyle, O Greally, D Huane, F Burke and C Finn 0-1 each. |
Connacht semi-final
| 10 November 2024 Semi-final | St Gabriel's (London) | 1-12 – 1-22 | Tooreen (Mayo) | Dr Hyde Park |
| D Coyne 1-2, S Glynn 0-4, Conor O'Carroll 0-3, R Lodge 0-1, A Curtin 0-1, E Kelly 0-1. | Report | S Boland 0-7, E Delaney 1-3, F Boland 0-4, L Lavin 0-2, S Kenny 0-2, K Feeney 0-2, B Douglas 0-1, C Finn 0-1. |
Connacht final
| 23 November 2024 Final | Tooreen (Mayo) | 1-14 - 0-19 | Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry (Galway) | Dr Hyde Park |
| 13:30 IWT (UTC±0) | E Delaney (1-2); K Feeney (0-4), S Boland (0-2f), D Huane (0-2), S Kenny (0-1f); F Boland (0-1), C Finn (0-1), B Morley (0-1). | Report | S Moloney (0-9, 7f, 1 65'); M Power (0-2), B Moran (0-2); N Moloney (0-1), P Killeen (0-1), S Fitzpatrick (0-1); J Conroy (0-1), P Breheny (0-1), T Murphy (0-1). |
The draw for the Leinster Club Championship took place in June 2024.
Leinster quarter-finals
| 16 November 2024 Quarter-final | Bray Emmets (Wicklow) | 2-17 - 1-19 | Ratoath (Meath) | Echelon Park |
| 13:30 IWT (UTC±0) | C Moorehouse (0-14, 12f, 1 65), B Nesbitt (1-0), M Lennon (1-0), P Doyle (0-1), D Lohan (0-1); D Maloney (0-1). | Report | P O’Hanrahan (0-7, 4f); B McMahon (0-5), S Corbett (1-1), C Rogers (0-4), D McGowan (0-1), G McGowan (0-1). |
| 16 November 2024 Quarter-final | Rathnure St Anne's (Wexford) | 3-18 - 1-17 | Commercials (Dublin) | Bellefield |
| 13:30 IWT (UTC±0) | M Redmond 0-6, J Redmond 1-1, S Lawlor 1-0, S O'Connor 1-0, AJ Redmond 0-3, J Tobin 0-2, R Higgins 0-2, C O'Connor 0-1, M Martin 0-1, L Codd 0-1, E Wickham 0-1. | Report | D Ó Dúlaing 1-10, A Drewitt 0-4, R Butler 0-1, C Cleary 0-1, É Ó Nualláin 0-1. |
| 16 November 2024 Quarter-final | Fr Daltons (Westmeath) | 0-10 - 2-16 | Borris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton (Laois) | Fr Éamonn O'Brien Park |
| 13:30 IWT (UTC±0) | O McCabe 0-6, E Kincaid 0-2, J Duncan 0-1, B McCabe 0-1. | Report | N Quinlan 1-3, PJ Scully 0-6, A Dunphy 1-2, N Coss 0-2, J Quinlan 0-1, C Kilbane 0-1. |
| 16 November 2024 Quarter-final | Lisdowney (Kilkenny) | 3-23 - 1-10 | Clodiagh Gaels (Offaly) | UPMC Nowlan Park |
| 13:30 IWT (UTC±0) | B Kavanagh (1-5, 0-3 f, 0-1 65); E Kenny (2-2); N Brennan (0-5), M Kenny, R McEvoy, V Fitzpatrick (0-2 each), A Tallis (0-1 f); E Walsh, L Dunphy, L Holohan, E McEvoy (0-1 each). | Report | L Langton (0-6, 0-5 f); P Lyons (1-0); E Dunne; C Brady (0-2 each). |
Leinster semi-finals
| 23 November 2024 Semi-final | Borris-in-Ossory–Kilcotton (Laois) | 2-13 - 2-15 | Lisdowney (Kilkenny) | O'Moore Park |
| 13:30 IWT (UTC±0) | PJ Scully 0-8, A Dunphy 1-2, N Coss 1-1, C Kilbane 0-1, E Fleming 0-1. | Report | B Kavanagh 0-6, C Jordan 1-1, L Holohan 1-0, R McEvoy 0-3, L Dunphy 0-2, P O'Carroll 0-2, M Kenny 0-1. |
| 24 November 2024 Semi-final | Bray Emmets (Wicklow) | 2-14 - 1-21 | Rathnure St Anne's (Wexford) | Echelon Park |
| 13:30 IWT (UTC±0) | C Moorehouse 1-10, A Murphy 1-0, L Maloney 0-1, P Doyle 0-1, D Moloney 0-1, B Nesbitt 0-1. | Report | J Redmond 0-13, S O'Connor 1-0, S Lawlor 0-2, C O'Connor 0-2, R Higgns 0-2, S Martin 0-1, M Redmond 0-1. |
Leinster final
| 1 December 2024 Final | Rathnure St Anne's (Wexford) | 0-24 - 1-16 | Lisdowney (Kilkenny) | Chadwicks Wexford Park |
| 13:30 IWT (UTC±0) | J Redmond 0-12 (1 ’65, 3 frees), M Redmond 0-3, S Lawler 0-4, C O’Connor, S O’Connor 0-2 each, A.J. Redmond 0-1 | Report | B Kavanagh 0-7 (7 fs), R McEvoy 1-2, C Jordan, L Dunphy 0-2 each, P O’Carroll, N Brennan, L Holohan 0-1 each |
The draw for the Munster Club Championship took place on 25 July 2024.
Munster quarter-final
| 3 November 2024 Quarter-final | Newcastle West (Limerick) | 2-13 - 0-20 | Cashel King Cormacs (Tipperary) | Newcastle West Grounds |
| B Nix 2-2; Cathal Hayes 0-4 (0-2 frees); Eoin Hurley 0-3 (0-3 frees); M Quilligan (0-2 frees); D Lyons 0-2 each. | Reprot | E Connolly 0-9 (0-6 frees; 0-2 ‘65); D Ryan 0-8 (0-4 frees); C Quinn, O O’Donoghue, C Bonnar 0-1 each. |
| 3 November 2024 Quarter-final | Brickey Rangers (Waterford) | 0-24 - 0-25 (aet) | Abbeydorney (Kerry) | Fraher Field |
| T O'Connell (0-8; 0-6f); P Cummins and S Lennon (0-4 each); C Deevy (0-3); C O'Grady, M Cummins, C Whelan, S Ronayne, B Cullinan (0-1 each) | Report | M O'Leary (0-10; 0-5f); O Maunsell (0-5); J Sheehan (0-3); M Slattery (0-2); D Egan, D O'Leary, C O'Sullivan, N O'Mahoney, J Hannon (0-1 each) |
Munster semi-finals
| 16 November 2024 Semi-final | Watergrasshill (Cork) | 2-20 - 2-13 | Wolfe Tones na Sionna (Clare) | Páirc Uí Rinn |
| A Murphy (0-12, 9 frees); S Desmond (1-2); B Lehane (1-1); S O’Regan (0-2); A Foley (free), L Foley, I O’Callaghan (0-1 each). | Report | C O’Rourke (3 frees), A Shanagher (1 free) (0-5 each); D Devanney (1-1); A Cunningham (1-0); J Guilfoyle, E O’Gorman (0-1 each). | Referee: A Tierney (Tipperary) |
| 17 November 2024 Semi-final | Abbeydorney (Kerry) | 1-14 - 3-16 | Cashel King Cormacs (Tipperary) | Tom Healy Park |
| M O’Leary (1-10, 6fs, 1’65), N O’Mahony and O Maunsell, plus own point (0-1 each). | Report | D Ryan (0-5, 4fs), O O’Donoghue (1-0), G Browne ( 1-1), R Bonnar (1-0), D McGrath (0-3), A Cummins and E Connolly (0-2 each), J Cummins, R Connolly and C Quinn (0-1 each). |
Munster final
| 30 November 2024 Final | Watergrasshill (Cork) | 1-20 - 0-14 | Cashel King Cormacs (Tipperary) | TUS Gaelic Grounds |
| 18:00 IWT (UTC±0) | A Murphy 1-12 (0-7f), B Lehane 0-3, A Cronin, P O’Leary, S O’Regan, L Foley, I O’Callaghan, C O’Leary 0-1 each. | Report | D Ryan 0-7, O O’Donoghue, A Cummins, E Connolly (0-2 sideline) 0-2 each, G Browne 0-1. | Referee: N Malone (Clare) |
Ulster quarter-finals
| 2 November 2024 Quarter-final | Middletown Na Fianna (Armagh) | 1-13 - 0-17 | Castleblayney (Monaghan) | BOX-IT Athletic Grounds |
| R Grimes 1-2, N Curry 0-5 (4f), C McArdle 0-1, R Gaffney 0-1, S McGuinness 0-1 (1f), C Gormley 0-1, B Toal 0-1, C Carvill 0-1. | Report | N Garland 0-6 (4f), T Hughes 0-4, M Treanor 0-2, D Hughes 0-2, F Rafter 0-1, C McNally 0-1, B McGuigan 0-1. |
| 2 November 2024 Quarter-final | Lisbellaw St Patrick's (Fermanagh) | 2-11 - 2-16 | Swatragh (Derry) | Brewster Park |
| C Duffy 0-7, P McGarry 1-1, A Flanagan 1-0, J Duffy 0-2, S Corrigan 0-1. | Report | PJ O'Connell 1-3, J Friel 0-5, M Quinn 0-5, M McCormack 1-0, P Gunning 0-2, C Murray 0-1. |
| 3 November 2024 Quarter-final | Bredagh (Down) | 0-23 - 1-18 | Burt (Donegal) | Páirc Esler |
| D Hughes 0-6, B Christie 0-5 (4f), T Sheehan 0-3 (2f), E Kennedy 0-3, M Patterson 0-2, R McCampbell 0-1, J Hanrahan 0-1, J McCollum 0-1, S Hughes 0-1, M Lavery 1-0 (own goal). | Report | L McKinney 0-14 (12f), A McKinney 0-2, K Brady 0-1, C Gartland 0-1. |
| 3 November 2024 Quarter-final | Éire Óg Carrickmore (Tyrone) | 0-20 - 2-14 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | Carey Faughs (Antrim) | Páirc Colmcille |
| A Kelly (0-10, 6f), O Daly (0-2), C Grogan (0-2); J Kelly (0-2), B McGurk (0-1), A Woods (0-1), S Og Grogan (0-1), S Sweeney (0-1); | Report | C McGlynn (1-7, 0-6f); C McKinley (1-2), J McCouaig (0-2); C McBride (0-2), C McCaughan (0-1). |
Ulster semi-finals
| 17 November 2024 Semi-final | Bredagh (Down) | 0-13 - 1-16 | Swatragh (Derry) | Fr McGuigan Park |
| B Christie 0-5; MT Sheehan 0-4f; D Hughes 0-2; M Lavery & S Hughes 0-1 each | Report | J Friel 0-5 (0-4f); PJ O’Connell & SM Quinn (3f) 0-3 each; O O’Kane (1-0); T Walsh, P Gunning, C Murray & F McGurk (0-1 each) |
| 24 November 2024 Semi-final | Carey Faughs (Antrim) | 1-11 - 0-10 | Castleblayney (Monaghan) | Páirc Colmcille |
| 13:30 GMT (UTC±0) | C McBride 1-1, C McGlynn 0-3, C Kane 0-2, C McKinley 0-2, J Black 0-2, C McCaughan 0-1. | Report | F Rafter 0-7, M Treanor 0-1, B McGuigan 0-1, D Hughes 0-1. |
Ulster final
| 30 November 2024 Final | Carey Faughs (Antrim) | 1-11 - 0-13 | Swatragh (Derry) | St Patrick's Park |
| 13:00 GMT (UTC±0) | C McKinley 1-1, C McGlynn 0-3 (1’65, 1f); J Black 0-2, C McCaughan 0-2, P Butler 0-2, J McCouaig 0-1 | Report | J Friel 0-5 (4f), S M Quinn 0-4 (3f), C Murray 0-1, D Bradley 0-1, PJ O’Connell 0-1 |
All-Ireland semi-finals
| 14 December 2024 Semi-final | Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry (Galway) | 2-19 - 2-11 | Rathnure St Anne's (Wexford) | Glenisk O'Connor Park |
| 13:00 IWT (UTC±0) | S Moloney 0-6 (5fs), P Breheny 1-4, C Jordan 0-4, P Killeen 1-1, J Conroy 0-2, D Jordan 0-2. | Report | J Redmond 1-5 (1-0 pen, 2fs), S Lawler 1-1, AJ Redmond 0-2 (1f, 1 65), R Higgins 0-2, E Wickham 0-1 | Referee: Conor Doyle (Tipperary) |
| 15 December 2024 Semi-final | Watergrasshill (Cork) | 1-21 - 0-08 | Carey Faughs (Antrim) | Páirc Tailteann |
| 13:00 IWT (UTC±0) | S Desmond 1-5, A Murphy 0-8 (0-7 f), B Lehane 0-3, P O’Leary, S O’Regan, A Cronin, D O’Leary, I O’Callaghan 0-1 each. | Report | C McGlynn 0-4 f, C McBride 0-2, C Cane (f), C McCaughan 0-1 each. |
All-Ireland final
| 12 January 2025 Final | Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry (Galway) | 0-18 - 2-15 | Watergrasshill (Cork) | Croke Park |
| S Moloney 0-10 (0-4 f, 0-1 65), B Moran 0-4 (0-2 f), N Moloney, P Killeen, D Jorgan, K Moloney 0-1 each. | Report | A Murphy 1-8 (0-3 f, 0-1 65), S Desmond 1-3, B Lehane, A Cronin, P O’Leary, D Roche 0-1 each. | Referee: C McDonald (Antrim) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Murphy | Watergrasshill | 2-40 | 46 | 4 | 11.50 |
| 2 | Jack Redmond | Rathnure St Anne's | 2-31 | 37 | 4 | 9.25 |
| 3 | Christy Moorehouse | Bray Emmets | 1-24 | 27 | 2 | 13.50 |
| 4 | Shane Moloney | Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry | 0-25 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
| 5 | Michael O'Leary | Abbeydorney | 1-20 | 23 | 2 | 11.50 |
| 6 | Brian Kavanagh | Lisdowney | 1-18 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 7 | Devon Ryan | Cashel King Cormacs | 0-20 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
| 8 | Conall McGlynn | Carey Faughs | 1-17 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Seán Desmond | Watergrasshill | 3-10 | 19 | 4 | 4,75 |
| 10 | Shane Boland | Tooreen | 0-17 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Murphy | Watergrasshill | 1-12 | 15 | Cashel King Cormacs |
| 2 | Liam Óg McKinney | Burt | 0-14 | 14 | Bredagh |
| Christy Moorehouse | Bray Emmets | 0-14 | 14 | Ratoath | |
| 4 | Michael O'Leary | Abbeydorney | 1-10 | 13 | Cashel King Cormacs |
| Diarmaid Ó Dúlaing | Commercials | 1-10 | 13 | Rathnure St Anne's | |
| Christy Moorehouse | Bray Emmets | 1-10 | 13 | Rathnure St Anne's | |
| Jack Redmond | Rathnure St Anne's | 0-13 | 13 | Bray Emmets | |
| 8 | Adam Murphy | Watergrasshill | 0-12 | 12 | Wolfe Tones |
| Jack Redmond | Rathnure St Anne's | 0-12 | 12 | Lisdowney | |
| 10 | Adam Murphy | Watergrasshill | 1-08 | 11 | Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry |
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