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1970 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

1970 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

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The 1970 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the tenth staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961.

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Kildare were the defending champions, however, they availed of the right to promotion and contested the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.[1][2][3]

The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 4 October 1970 between Antrim and Warwickshire, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Antrim won the match by 4-18 to 3-06 to claim their first ever All-Ireland title.[4][5]

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-finals

19 April 1970 Quarter-final Cork 2-09 - 2-06 Tipperary Páirc Mac Gearailt
S Barry 0-6, F Keane 1-0, F Cooper 1-0, DP Curley 0-2, D Lynch 0-1. P Dorney 1-0, S Noonan 1-0, N Seymour 0-3, M Rush 0-1, W Moloney 0-1, M Grace 0-1.
3 May 1970 Quarter-final Kerry 4-05 - 1-06 Waterford Austin Stack Park
T Kenny 2-1, F Thornton 2-0, B Healy 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, P Moriarty 0-1. D Patridge 1-0, J Mason 0-2, D Hayes 0-1, M Connolly 0-1, E Fraher 0-1, M Woods 0-1.

Munster semi-finals

17 May 1970 Semi-final Kerry 4-08 - 2-07 Clare Gaelic Grounds
P Finnegan 2-1, B Healy 1-1, T Kenny 0-4, F Thornton 1-0, W Maguire 0-1. M Clune 1-2, P Cronin 0-4, D Durack 1-0, J O'Connor 0-1.
28 May 1970 Semi-final Cork 3-13 - 4-06 Limerick Dr. Mannix Sportsfield
S Barry 2-7, F Cooper 1-0, P Curley 0-3, N Gallagher 0-1, J Nodwell 0-1, F Keane 0-1. N Bridgeman 2-0, Ben O'Sullivan 1-1, P Ryan 1-0, J Bourke 0-3, D O'Connor 0-1, M o'Sullivan 0-1.

Munster final

22 July 1970 Final Cork 2-10 - 2-13 Kerry Bishop Casey Memorial Park
N Gallagher 2-3, P Curley 0-4, K McSweeney 0-2, E Dorney 0-1. W Maguire 0-9, F Thornton 2-1, P Finnegan 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1. Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland quarter-final

30 August 1970 Quarter-final Galway 4-06 - 4-14 Antrim Dunlo Grounds

All-Ireland semi-finals

29 August 1970 Semi-final Warwickshire 4-05 - 3-07 Kerry Gaelic Grounds
C Danaher 3-1, F Gantley 1-0, W Hogan 0-2, M Hanley 0-1, L Maloney 0-1. B McGuire 2-2, E O'Sullivan 1-0, T Kenny 0-3, F Thornton 0-2.
13 September 1970 Semi-final Dublin 2-11 - 3-15 Antrim Croke Park
M Bermingham 2-6, J Kinsella 0-3, M McShane 0-1, S Kennedy 0-1. B McGarry 2-1, A McCallin 0-6, S Richmond 1-0, E Donnelly 0-3, S Collins 0-2, A Hamill 0-1, P McShane 0-1, S Burns 0-1. Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)

All-Ireland final

4 October 1970 Final Antrim 4-18 - 3-06 Warwickshire Croke Park
E Donnelly 2-3, A McCallin 0-4, B McGarry 1-0, T Connolly 1-0, S Burns 0-2, S Collins 0-2, S Richmond 0-2, A Hamill 0-2, P McShane 0-2, N Wheeler 0-1. W Hogan 1-1, J Byrne 1-0, F Gantley 1-0, C Danaher 0-2, D Dillane 0-1, S O'Keeffe 0-1, C Crowe 0-1. Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)

References

  1. [1]
    "Kildare profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Leinster All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. [3]
    "The year Kildare gained 100 hurling medals". Leinster Leader. 7 March 1970. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  4. [4]
    "Antrim profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  5. [5]
    Bogue, Declan (29 October 2014). "Antrim point the way: McCarthy's Croke concerns can't be ignored any more". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
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