2020 Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

2020 Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Dates	24 July – 13 September 2020
Teams	8
Sponsor	Lyons of Limerick
Champions	Kildimo/Pallaskenry (1st title); Kyle Hayes (captain); Natal O'Grady (manager)
Runners-up	Mungret/St. Paul's; Cian O'Brien (captain); Seánie Barry (manager)
Relegated	Bruree
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	34 (2.13 per match)
Points scored	510 (31.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Paul O'Brien (2–49)
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The 2020 Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the seventh staging of the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 2014. The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship eventually ran from 24 July to 13 September 2020.

The final was played on 13 September 2020 at the LIT Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Kildimo–Pallaskenry and Mungret/St Paul's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[1] Kildimo–Pallaskenry won the match by 0–22 to 1–13 to claim their first ever championship title in the grade.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Mungret's Paul O'Brien was the championship's top scorer with 2–49.

Group 1

Group 1 table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Bruff	3	3	0	0	69	45	24	6
Glenroe	3	2	0	1	54	60	−6	4
Knockainey	3	1	0	2	58	68	−10	2
Dromin-Athlacca	3	0	0	3	59	67	−8	0

Group 1 results

25 July 2020 Round 1	Bruff	2–18 – 2–09	Knockainey	Fr. John Ryan Memorial Park
	D O'Leary 0–6, B O'Brien 1–1, P Browne 0–4, P O'Riordan 1–0, S Bulfin 0–2, S Finn 0–1, J Cooke 0–1, K Bonnar 0–1, C Browne 0–1, B McNamara 0–1.		P Kirby 1–1, D Walsh 0–4, D Madden 1–0, P Barron 0–2, K Cleary 0–2.

25 July 2020 Round 1	Glenroe	1–17 – 2–13	Dromin-Athlacca	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	M O'Connell 0–7, B O'Connell 1–2, C Kelly 0–2, E Walsh 0–2, D McCarthy 0–2, S Walsh 0–1, D McCarthy 0–1.		D Breen 2–3, D Reidy 0–8, S O'Leary 0–2.

1 August 2020 Round 2	Knockainey	2–14 – 1–20	Glenroe	Michael Fox Memorial Park
	P Kirby 1–7, J O'Grady 1–0, D Walsh 0–3, P Reale 0–1, K Cleary 0–1, P Barron 0–1, D Byrne 0–1.		M O'Connell 0–9, C Kelly 1–4, E O'Mahony 0–2, E Walsh 0–2, David McCarthy 0–1, Darren McCarthy 0–1, B O'Connell 0–1.

1 August 2020 Round 2	Dromin-Athlacca	1–16 – 2–18	Bruff	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	D Reidy 0–10, D Breen 1–2, S O'Leary 0–2, J Lenihan 0–2.		D O'Leary 0–8, P O'Riordan 1–2, B McNamara 1–1, C Browne 0–3, S Finn 0–1, J Hayes 0–1, K Bonnar 0–1, P Browne 0–1.

8 August 2020 Round 3

Dromin-Athlacca

1–18 – 1–20

Knockainey

Bruff Sportsfield

8 August 2020 Round 3

Bruff

1–18 – 0–11

Glenroe

Fr. John Ryan Memorial Park

Group 2

Group 2 table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Mungret/St Paul's	3	2	1	0	58	52	6	5
Kildimo/Pallaskenry	3	2	0	1	63	36	27	4
Cappamore	3	0	2	1	44	54	−10	2
Bruree	3	0	1	2	33	56	−23	1

Group 2 results

24 July 2020 Round 1	Mungret/St. Paul's	1–17 – 1–16	Kildimo/Pallaskenry	Páirc Uí Riain
	P O'Brien 1–8, N Mulcahy 0–3, L Harrington 0–2, R Duff 0–1, E O'Doherty 0–1, B Giltenane 0–1, B O'Meara 0–1.		K Hayes 0–6, L Griffin 0–6, D O'Connell 1–2, C Downes 0–1, S Barry 0–1.

26 July 2020 Round 1	Cappamore	0–14 – 0–14	Bruree	Childers Road
	T O'Donoghue 0–7, J Lonergan 0–3, J Fitzgibbon 0–2, C Berkery 0–2.		S Williams 0–8, S Connolly 0–3, B Sexton 0–1, M Howard 0–1, J O'Brien 0–1.

1 August 2020 Round 2	Bruree	1–09 – 0–17	Mungret/St. Paul's	Bruff Sportsfield
	S Cronnolly 1–3, S Williams 0–3, T Cronnolly 0–1, J Leslie 0–1, R O'Halloran 0–1.		P O'Brien 0–12, B Giltenane 0–2, C O'Brien 0–1, M Mullins 0–1.

1 August 2020 Round 2	Kildimo/Pallaskenry	1–16 – 0–09	Cappamore	Childers Road
	D O'Connell 0–5, L Griffin 0–5, K Hayes 1–1, B O'Connell 0–2, C Staff 0–2, L O'Keeffe 0–1.		T O'Donoghue 0–8, R Hanley 0–1.

8 August 2020 Round 3	Mungret/St. Paul's	1–18 – 3–12	Cappamore	Childers Road
	P O'Brien 1–15, C O'Brien 0–1, B Giltenane 0–1, D Larkin 0–1.		T O'Donoghue 1–6, E Gleeson 1–0, J Lonergan 1–0, J Walsh 0–2, J Ryan 0–1, C O'Brien 0–1, B Leoanrd 0–1, J Lonegan 0–1.

8 August 2020 Round 3	Bruree	0–07 – 2–19	Kildimo/Pallaskenry	Mick Neville Park
			D O’Connell (2–4), L Griffin (0–5, frees); B O’Connell (0–3, 0–1 free), C Downes (0–2); J Chawke (0–1, free); P Nash (0–1); S Barry (0–1, free), C Staff (0–1), K Hayes (0–1).

Relegation stage

Playoff

6 September 2020 Playoff	Bruree	1–19 – 2–25	Dromin-Athlacca	LIT Gaelic Grounds
	R O'Halloran 0–11, S Cronnolly 0–4, JV O'Brien 1–0, F Barrington 0–2, J Leslie 0–1, K O'Dea 0–1.		D Reidy 1–14, D Breen 1–2, J Kelleher 0–5, S O'Leary 0–2, M Fitzpatrick 0–1, J Linehan 0–1.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

5 September 2020 Semi-final	Glenroe	1–14 – 0–22	Mungret/St. Paul's	Bruff Sportsfield
	M O'Connell 0–11, B O'Connell 1–1, C Kelly 0–1, E O'Mahony 0–1.		P O'Brien 0–8, N Mulcahy 0–3, E Mulcahy 0–2, C Linehan 0–2, M Mullins 0–2, L Harrington 0–1, B Barry 0–1, B Giltenane 0–1, R Duff 0–1, C Hellewell 0–1.

5 September 2020 Semi-final	Bruff	0–15 – 3–20	Kildimo/Pallaskenry	FitzGerald Park
	D O'Leary 0–5, S Finn 0–3, P Browne 0–2, C Browne 0–2, C Madden 0–2, C Bulfin 0–1.		K Hayes 1–5, D O'Connell 1–4, L Griffin 0–4, P Hartigan 1–0, B O'Connell 0–3, S Barry 0–3, C Staff 0–1.

Final

13 September 2020 Final	Kildimo/Pallaskenry	0–22 – 1–13	Mungret/St. Paul's	LIT Gaelic Grounds
	L Griffin (5f) and B O’Connell 0–5 each, S Barry 0–4 (2f), K Hayes 0–3, R Maher, P Hartigan, C Staff, D O’Connell, J O’Keeffe 0–1 each.	Report	P O’Brien 0–6 (6f), P Begley 1–2, B Giltenane 0–2, Cian O’Brien, N Mulcahy, C Linehan 0–1 each.	Referee: J O'Halloran (Bruree)

References

↑ "Kildimo-Pallaskenry and Mungret seek promotion to senior hurling in Limerick PIHC final". Limerick Live. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
↑ Buckley, Brendan (13 September 2020). "Kyle Hayes leads Kildimo-Pallaskenry to senior ranks in Limerick". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
↑ "SLIDESHOW: Kildimo-Pallaskenry celebrate Limerick Premier IHC final win". Limerick Live. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
↑ "Kildimo Palliskenry crowned Premier Intermediate Hurling Champions". Live 95fm. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

External links

Limerick GAA website

[1] "Kildimo-Pallaskenry and Mungret seek promotion to senior hurling in Limerick PIHC final". Limerick Live. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

[2] Buckley, Brendan (13 September 2020). "Kyle Hayes leads Kildimo-Pallaskenry to senior ranks in Limerick". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

[3] "SLIDESHOW: Kildimo-Pallaskenry celebrate Limerick Premier IHC final win". Limerick Live. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

[4] "Kildimo Palliskenry crowned Premier Intermediate Hurling Champions". Live 95fm. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

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