2015–16 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates4 October 2015 – 7 February 2016
Teams24
All Ireland Champions
WinnersBennettsbridge (1st win)
CaptainEnda Morrissey
ManagerChristy Walsh
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upAbbeyknockmoy
CaptainJohn Culkin
Provincial Champions
MunsterWolfe Tones na Sionna
LeinsterBennettsbridge
UlsterCreggan Kickhams
ConnachtAbbeyknockmoy
Championship Statistics
Matches Played20
Total Goals47 (2.35 per game)
Total Points511 (25.55 per game)

The 2015–16 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship is the 12th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's secondary inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 4 October 2015 and ended on 7 February 2016.

The All-Ireland final was played on 7 January 2016 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Bennettsbridge from Kilkenny and Abbeyknockmoy from Galway, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Bennettsbridge won the match by 1-17 to 1-14 to claim their first All-Ireland title in this grade, having won the All-Ireland Club JHC title in 2015.[1][2][3]

Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

Connacht semi-final

26 October 2015 Semi-final Four Roads 3–09 – 1–12 Ballyhaunis Athleague Sportsfield
J Coyne (1–2), J Lawlor (1–1), E Mulry (1–0), D Dolan (0–3, all frees), M Kelly (0–2, one free, one ‘65), A Lawlor (0–1). Report K Higgins (0–10, four frees), M Lyons (1–1), S Hoban (0–1). Referee: J Keane (Galway)

Connacht final

7 November 2015 Final Four Roads 0–11 – 1–11 Abbeyknockmoy Athleague Sportsfield

Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

Leinster quarter-finals

25 October 2015 Quarter-final Bennettsbridge 2–21 – 1–06 Coill Dubh Bennettsbridge Grounds
Report
25 October 2015 Quarter-final Kiltale 2–13 – 1–13 Naomh Éanna St. Loman's Park
J Regan (0–8, 2 65s, 5fs), C McCabe (1–0), P Durnin (0–2), E Ryan (0–1), P Kelly (0–1), K Ryan (0–1). Report P Doyle (0–6, 3fs 2 65), C McDonald (1–5, 0-3fs), W Cullen (0–2). Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)

Leinster semi-finals

8 November 2015 Semi-final Bray Emmets 1–06 – 0–18 Bennettsbridge Aughrim County Ground
14 November 2015 Semi-final Kiltale 2–11 – 1–12 Portlaoise St. Loman's Park
P Durnin (1–2), J Regan (0–4, 3fs, 1 65), K Ryan (1–0), A Forde (0–2), P Kelly (0–1), J Kelly (0–1), R Ryan (0–1). Report A Bergin (0–6, 4fs, 1 65), D O'Mahony (1–0), C Taylor (0–2), N Costello (0-1f), T Fitzgerald (0–1), J Phelan (0–1), D Lynch (0–1). Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)

Leinster final

21 November 2015 Final Bennettsbridge 1–14 – 0–13 Kiltale Nowlan Park
N Cleere 0–9 (7fs, 1 '65'), B Lannon 1–1, L Blanchfield 0–2, J Cleere, S Morrissey 0–1 each. Report J Regan 0–8 (6fs, 1 '65'), K Ryan, P Durnin 0–2 each, P Kelly 0–1. Referee: B Redmond (Wexford)

Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-finals

24 October 2015 Quarter-final Wolfe Tones, Shannon 4–12 – 2–06 Kilmoyley O'Garney Park
A Cunningham (2–2), A Shanagher (1–3), D O’Rourke (1–2), B O'Gorman (0–2), B Loughnane (0–1), J Cunningham (0–1), K McCafferty (0–1). Report D Collins (0–4), T Maunsell (1–0), R Collins (1–0), T Murnane (0–1). Referee: N Wall (Cork)
1 November 2015 Quarter-final Clonakenny 1–17 – 1–13 Portlaw Templetuohy Grounds
JJ Ryan (0–8; 0-3f), W Ryan (0–6; 0-3f), W Moloughney (1–2) and C Ryan (0–1). Report DJ Foran (1–1), J Hartley (0–3), P Power (0-3f), B O’Connor and N Fitzgerald (0–2 each), J Murphy (0-2f). Referee: D Fox (Clare)

Munster semi-finals

8 November 2015 Semi-final Newcestown 0–14 – 0–13 Clonakenny Cloughduv Grounds
E Kelly (0–4, 1 free); D Twomey (1 free), T Horgan, J Meade (0–3 each); C O’Neill (0–1). Report JJ Ryan (0–6, frees); W Ryan (1 free), W Moloughney (0–3 each); MJ Carroll (0–1). Referee: D O’Driscoll (Limerick)
8 November 2015 Semi-final Bruree 0–11 – 1–12 Wolfe Tones, Shannon FitzGerald Park
K O’Dea (0–5), M Lane (0–3), G O’Dea (0–1), S Mullane (0–1), J O’Dea (0–1). Report A Shanagher (0–6), R Hayes (1–1), D O’Connell (0–2), B Loughnane (0–1), B O’Gorman (0–1), A Cunningham (0–1). Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)

Munster final

21 November 2015 Final Newcestown 2–13 – 1–18 Wolfe Tones, Shannon Mallow GAA Complex
T Horgan (2–0); E Kelly (0–9, 0–9 frees); M McSweeney, C Keane, T Twomey, L Meade (0–1 each). Report A Shanagher (0–9, 0–7 frees, 0–1 ’65); G O’Connell (1–1); B O’Gorman (0–3, 0–1 sc); J Cunningham, K McCafferty, D O’Connell, R Hayes, J Guilfoyle (0–1 each). Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

Ulster quarter-finals

4 October 2015 Quarter-final Castleblayney 0–13 – 4–15 Creggan Kickhams St. Mary's Park
4 October 2015 Quarter-final Na Magha CLG 1–08 – 1–19 Carryduff Owenbeg COE

Ulster semi-finals

11 October 2015 Semi-final Creggan Kickhams 2–20 – 1–15 Burt Owenbeg COE
11 October 2015 Semi-final Eire Óg Carrickmore 3–17 – 1–10 Carryduff Garard McGleenan Park
A Kelly 0–6, P Daly 1–2, R McKernan 1–1, J Kelly 0–4, C Grogan 0–3, G Fox 1–0, J Munroe 0–1. Report R Beatty 1–5, G Lynch 0–2, C Beatty 0–1, M Conway 0–1, E Conway 0–1,

Ulster final

25 October 2015 Final Creggan Kickhams 2–12 – 1–07 Eire Óg Carrickmore Owenbeg COE
C Small 1–1, C McCann 1–0, O McCann 0–4 (2f), K Rice 0–3, S Maguire 0–2, R McCann, K Small 0–1 each. Report S Og Grogan 1–1; Justin Kelly (1 '65), A Kelly (3f) 0–3. Referee: A Nash (Derry)

All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland quarter-final

21 November 2015 Quarter-final Robert Emmetts 0–05 – 0–10 Abbeyknockmoy Irish TV Grounds
E Chawke 0–2 (1 ’65), F McMahon 0–1 (f), S Finn 0–1, R Costello 0–1. Report Paul Flaherty 0–2 (2 fs), F Garvey 0–4 (3 f), Brian O’Donnell 0–2, C Maher 0–1, Brian Flaherty 0–1. Referee: C Lyons (Cork)

All-Ireland semi-finals

23 January 2016 Semi-final Bennettsbridge 0–15 – 0–08 Wolfe Tones St. Rynagh's Park
N Cleere (0-7, 5f, 1'65), H O'Neill (0-3), S Morrissey (0-2), D Wafer (0-1), B Lannon (0-1); W Murphy (0-1). Report Aaron Shanagher (0-5f), A Cunningham (0-2), B O'Gorman (0-1f).
24 January 2016 Semi-final Abbeyknockmoy 1–13 – 0–09 Creggan Kickhams Páirc Tailteann
F Garvey (0-5, 0-4 frees); C Kennedy (1-0), P Flaherty (0-2, 0-1 free), B Flaherty (0-2), T Mullins (0-1), Mulry (0-1), D Rooney (0-1); C Maher (0-1), Report C Small (0-3 frees); K Small (0-2), J Carey (0-1), D Carey (0-1), S Maguire (0-1), T McCann (0-1). Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

All-Ireland final

7 February 2016 Final Bennettsbridge 1–17 – 1–14 Abbeyknockmoy Croke Park
S Morrissey 1-6, N Cleere 0-7fs, W Murphy 0-2, B Lannon, H O'Neill 0-1 each. Report P Flaherty 0-9 (6f), G Kennedy 1-0, B Flaherty, B Costello, C Mulry, E Blade, F Garvey 0-1 each. Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)

References

  1. ↑ Keane, Paul (8 February 2016). "Bennettsbridge have wind in their sails". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "All-Ireland club IHC final: Morrissey the hero for Bennettsbridge". Hogan Stand. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Kelly, John (16 February 2015). "Blow-out as brilliant 'Bridge take Gaels apart". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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