2021 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 2021 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 57th staging of the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1929. The championship began on 9 October 2021 and ended on 14 November 2021.

2021 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

Dates	9 October – 14 November 2021
Teams	12
Sponsor	Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai
Champions	Glenmore (2nd title) Ger Aylward (captain) Declan Wall (manager)
Runners-up	St. Lachtain's Steven Farrell (manager)
Relegated	John Locke's
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	34 (2.43 per match)
Points scored	416 (29.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Paul Holden (3-21) Liam Hickey (2-24)
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The final was played on 14 November 2021 at UPMC Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Glenmore and St. Lachtain's, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Glenmore won the match by 3–19 to 2–09 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 40 years.^[1]

Paul Holden and Liam Hickey were the championship's top scorers.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

• Conahy Shamroks^[2]

Relegated from the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

• Danesfort^[3]

From Championship

Promoted to the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

• Lisdowney^[4]

Relegated to the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

• St. Patrick's, Ballyragget^[5]

Fixtures/results

First round

Fenians v Dunnamaggin

9 October 2021 First round	Fenians	2-13 - 0-17	Dunnamaggin	Bennettsbridge GAA Grounds
	C Tobin 2-2, M Webster 0-5, W Brennan 0-3, K Grehan 0-1, D Tobin 0-1.		D Walsh 0-5, J Fitzpatrick 0-5, A Hickey 0-3, E Kearney 0-1, D Fitzpatrick 0-1, D O'Keeffe 0-1, M Cody 0-1.	Referee: O Kenny

St. Lachtain's v John Locke's

10 October 2021 First round	St. Lachtain's	2-14 - 0-16	John Locke's	Tom Ryall Park
	L Hickey 0-8, S Donnelly 2-0, A Rafter 0-2, J Maher 0-2, D Maher 0-2.		M Prendergast 0-10, R Bergin 0-2, S Bergin 0-1, M Houlihan 0-1, E Scriven 0-1, C Phelan 0-1.	Referee: M Flynn

Conahy Shamrocks v Danesfort

10 October 2021 First round	Conahy Shamrocks	1-16 - 1-23	Danesfort	Thomastown GAA Grounds
	J Bergin 0-8, K Mooney 1-1, E Delaney 0-3, T Phelan 0-2, E Cahill 0-1, M Gunner 0-1.		J Mullally 0-7, J Bruton 1-1, P Murphy 0-3, P Hogan 0-3, G Tynan 0-3, R Walsh 0-3, P Hickey 0-2, P Cooney 0-1.	Referee: P Burke

Young Irelands v O'Loughlin Gaels

10 October 2021 First round	Young Irelands	1-14 - 1-19	O'Loughlin Gaels	Canon Kearns Park
	P Holden 1-10, S Kehoe 0-2, JP Treacy 0-1, T Drea 0-1.		B Leydon 0-11, D Burke 1-1, S Johnston 0-3, D O'Connor 0-2, M Russell 0-1, C Bergin 0-1.	Referee: G Quilty

Relegation playoffs

Dunnamaggin v Young Irelands

23 October 2021 Semi-final	Dunnamaggin	0-17 - 2-09	Young Irelands	Thomastown GAA Grounds
	D Walsh 0-10, E Dunne 0-2, R Lodge 0-2, D O'Keeffe 0-1, R Cody 0-1, D Fitzpatrick 0-1.		P Holden 1-5, S Carey 0-3, G Brennan 1-0, D Carey 0-1.

John Locke's v Conahy Shamrocks

23 October 2021 Semi-final	John Locke's	1-10 - 0-17	Conahy Shamrocks	Tullaroan GAA Grounds
	R Bergin 0-5, M Prendergast 1-1, R Kerwick 0-1, B McDowell 0-1, S Bergin 0-1, E Scriven 0-1.		J Bergin 0-8, D Brennan 0-2, E Delaney 0-2, T Phelan 0-2, T Rice 0-1, K Mooney 0-1, J Mullan 0-1.

Young Irelands v John Locke's

6 November 2021 Final	Young Irelands	3-13 - 1-07	John Locke's	Páirc na Seamróg
	P Holden (1-6, 1-5 frees, 0-1 65); S Kehoe (1-1); T Drea (1-0); S Carey (0-3); P Kinsella, C Nolan, M Carey (0-1 each).	Report	E Scriven (1-0); M Prendergast (0-3, frees); O McGrath (0-2); C Phelan, R Kerwick (0-1 each).

Quarter-finals

St. Martin's v Fenians

16 October 2021 Quarter-final	St. Martin's	2-16 - 1-20	Fenians	St. Patrick's Park
	L Maher (1-4), S Kinsella (0-6, 0-6f), C McGrath (1-2, 0-1f), B Cody (0-2), J Manning, J Mulhall (0-1 each)	Report	M Webster (0-10, 0-9f), JJ Delaney (1-2), K Grehan (0-3), M Carroll (0-2), C Tobin (0-1, 0-1f), D Tobin, W Brennan (0-1 each).

Thomastown v O'Loughlin Gaels

17 October 2021 Quarter-final	Thomastown	2-24 - 2-13	O'Loughlin Gaels	Bennettsbridge GAA Grounds
	R Donnelly 0-8, T O'Hanrahan 0-6, J Donnelly 1-2, D Barron 1-0, S Donnelly 0-2, D Waugh 0-2, JJ Farrell 0-2, E Donnelly 0-1, P McDonald 0-1.		B Leydon 0-6, D Loughnane 1-0, F Brennan 0-2, S Johnston 0-2, D O'Connor 0-1, D Burke 0-1, E Walsh 0-1.

Carrickshock v St. Lachtain's

17 October 2021 Quarter-final	Carrickshock	1-14 - 1-17	St. Lachtain's	UPMC Nowlan Park
	E O'Neill 0-8, J O'Dwyer 1-3, K Farrell 0-2, D Brennan 0-1.		L Hickey 0-8, S Donnelly 1-1, J Maher 0-3, N McGee 0-2, C Dawson 0-1, A Rafter 0-1, J Fitzpatrick 0-1.

Glenmore v Danesfort

17 October 2021 Quarter-final	Glenmore	2-15 - 0-13	Danesfort	UPMC Nowlan Park
	I Byrne 1-8, M Aylward 1-2, G Aylward 0-3, E Murphy 0-1, A Murphy 0-1.		R Hogan 0-4, R Walsh 0-2, P Murphy 0-2, J Mullally 0-1, P Hogan 0-1, C Phelan 0-1, G Tynan 0-1, P Mullen 0-1.

Semi-finals

Fenians v St. Lachtain's

31 October 2021 Semi-final	Fenians	0-10 - 2-12	St. Lachtain's	UPMC Nowlan Park
	M Webster (0-6, 0-4 frees); W Brennan (0-2); C Tobin, D Tobin (0-1 each).	Report	L Hickey (2-5, 0-5 frees); C Dawson (0-2); N McGree, S Donnelly, D Maher, J Maher (0-1 each).

Thomastown v Glenmore

31 October 2021 Semi-final	Thomastown	1-13 - 0-19	Glenmore	UPMC Nowlan Park
	R Donnelly (0-6, 0-6 frees); T O’Hanrahan (1-3); S Donnelly (0-2); P McDonald, N Dempsey (0-1 each).	Report	A Murphy (0-10, 0-8 frees); I Byrne, G Aylward, L Hennessy, S Murphy (0-2 each); E Murphy (0-1).

Final

St. Lachtain's v Glenmore

14 November 2021 Final	St. Lachtain's	2-09 - 3-19	Glenmore	UPMC Nowlan Park
	J Maher (0-4), C Dawson, S Donnelly (1-0 each), L Hickey (0-3, 0-2f), A Rafter (0-2)	Report	A Murphy (1-5, 0-4f), G Aylward (1-4), M Aylward (1-1), I Byrne (0-4, 0-1f), L Hennessey (0-3), R Fitzgerald, E Murphy (0-1 each)	Referee: C Everard (Graigue-Ballycallan)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Paul Holden	Young Irelands	3-21	30	3	10.00
	Liam Hickey	St. Lachtain's	2-24	30	4	7.50
3	Mark Webster	Fenians	0-21	21	3	7.00
4	Alan Murphy	Glenmore	1-16	19	3	6.33
5	Ian Byrne	Glenmore	1-14	17	3	5.66
	Mikey Prendergast	John Locke's	1-14	17	3	5.66
	Billy Leydon	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-17	17	2	8.50
8	James Bergin	Conahy Shamrocks	0-16	16	2	8.00
9	Shane Donnelly	St. Lachtain's	4-02	14	4	3.50
	Robbie Donnelly	Thomastown	0-14	14	2	7.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Paul Holden	Young Irelands	1-10	13	O'Loughlin Gaels
2	Liam Hickey	St. Lachtain's	2-05	11	Fenians
	Ian Byrne	Glenmore	1-08	11	Danesfort
	Billy Leydon	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-11	11	Young Irelands
5	Mikey Prendergast	John Locke's	0-10	10	St. Lachtain's
	Mark Webster	Fenians	0-10	10	St. Martin's
	Alan Murphy	Glenmore	0-10	10	Thomastown
	Denis Walsh	Dunnamaggin	0-10	10	Young Irelands
9	Paul Holden	Young Irelands	1-06	9	John Locke's
10	Conor Tobin	Fenians	2-02	8	Dunnamaggin
	Alan Murphy	Glenmore	1-05	8	St. Lachtain's
	Paul Holden	Young Irelands	1-05	8	Dunnamaggin
	Liam Hickey	St. Lachtain's	0-08	8	John Locke's
	James Bergin	Conahy Shamrocks	0-08	8	Danesfort
	Robbie Donnelly	Thomastown	0-08	8	O'Loughlin Gaels
	Liam Hickey	St. Lachtain's	0-08	8	Carrickshock
	Eoghan O'Neill	Carrickshock	0-08	8	St. Lachtain's
	James Bergin	Conahy Shamrocks	0-08	8	John Locke's

References

1. "Glenmore dazzle their way back to the senior ranks after superb Intermediate title win over St Lachtain's". Kilkenny People. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
2. "Shamrocks find that bit extra to claim Kilkenny Junior Title". Kilkenny People. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
3. "LISTEN BACK: Danesfort are relegated from Kilkenny Senior Hurling as Graigue Ballycallan win". scoreline.ie. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
4. Spillane, Trevor (26 September 2020). "What a finish! Lisdowney hold nerve to go back to Kilkenny senior hurling ranks". Kilkenny People. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
5. "Fenians produce stunning comeback to survive and send Saints to junior". Kilkenny People. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

External links

• Kilkenny GAA website