2006 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Annual hurling competition season
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The 2006 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 109th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896.[1]
Champions
Birr (20th title)
John Paul O'Meara (captain)
John Goode (manager)
Birr (20th title)John Paul O'Meara (captain)
John Goode (manager)
Runners-up
Coolderry
Brendan O'Meara (captain)
Joe Tynan (manager)
CoolderryBrendan O'Meara (captain)
Joe Tynan (manager)
Birr entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]
The final, a replay, was played on 8 October 2006 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Birr and Coolderry, in what was their fifth meeting in the final overall and a third consecutive meeting in the final.[3] Birr won the match by 2–09 to 1–11 to claim their 20th championship title overall and a second title in succession.[4][5]
Results
Semi-finals
| 16 September 2006 Semi-final | Birr | 0-18 - 1-10 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | Rath Grounds |
| S Whelehan 0-5, G Hanniffy 0-2, M Dwane 0-2, S Ryan 0-2, B Whelehan 0-2, S Brown 0-2, R Hanniffy 0-1, P Cleary 0-1, K Hehir 0-1. | C Cassidy 1-5, M Murray 0-2, Ciaran Slevin 0-2, P Healion 0-1. |
| 17 September 2006 Semi-final | Coolderry | 1-13 - 0-12 | St Rynagh's | St Brendan's Park |
| F Parlon 1-2, B Carroll 0-4, P Ryan 0-3, D Murray 0-1, K Brady 0-1, M Corcoran 0-1, J Brady 0-1. | D Horan 0-8, H Whelehan 0-2, C Flannery 0-1, K Kelly 0-1. |
Final
| 1 October 2006 Final | Birr | 0-11 - 1-08 | Coolderry | St Brendan's Park |
| S Whelahan 0-3 (3f), S Ryan, S Brown 0-2 each, Brian Whelahan (f), P Molloy, G Hanniffy, M Dwane 0-1. | Report | D Murray 0-5 (2f, 1 '65'), J Brady 1-0, J Masterson 0-2, P Teehan 0-1. |
Final replay
| 8 October 2006 Final replay | Birr | 2-09 - 1-11 | Coolderry | St Brendan's Park |
| Brian Whelahan 0-3 (2f), G Hanniffy, S Ryan 1-0, S Brown, D Hayden 0-2, P O'Meara, M Dwane (f) 0-1. | Report | B Carroll 0-5, B Larkin 1-0, D Murray 0-2 (2f), J McLoughney, B Teehan, M Corcoran, P Ryqan 0-1. |