2024 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

2024 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
Dates19 July – 1 September 2024
Teams12
SponsorJJ Kavanagh and Sons
ChampionsBorder Ballygunner (24th title)
Conor Sheahan (captain)
Pauric Mahony (captain)
Darragh O'Sullivan (manager)
Runners-upBorder Abbeyside
Michael Kiely (captain)
Benji Whelan (manager)
RelegatedBorder Tallow
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored58 (2.23 per match)
Points scored900 (34.62 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Pauric Mahony (1-48)
2023 (Previous) (Next) 2025

The 2024 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 124th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897. The draws for the group stage pairings was made on 29 January 2024.[1] The championship is scheduled to run from 19 July to September 2024.

Ballygunner entered the championship as the defending champions.[2] Tallow were relegated after losing a playoff to Clonea.[3]

The final was played on 1 September 2024 at Fraher Field in Dungarvan, between Ballygunner and Abbeyside, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in six years.[4] Ballygunner won the match by 2–28 to 2–10 to claim their 23rd championship title overall and a record-extending 11th title in succession.[5][6]

Ballygunner's Pauric Mahony was the championship's top scorer with 1-48.

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  2. ^ Fogarty, John (10 September 2023). "Ballygunner make it 10 on the trot with win over De La Salle". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Tallow relegated for first time in 37 years as Clonea secure top flight status". Irish Examiner. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ McCarthy, Tomás (25 August 2024). "'Special feeling' for Kiely as Abbeyside reach first Waterford final in six years". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ Fogarty, John (1 September 2024). "Ballygunner make it 11 on the trot with comprehensive win in Waterford final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ^ Keys, Colm (1 September 2024). "Ballygunner prove too strong for Abbeyside/Ballinacourty to win 11th consecutive Waterford SHC title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 September 2024.