2023 Nenagh Guardian Premier Intermediate Hurling Team of the Year

The 2023 County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship once again proved to be a very open one with newly promoted Lorrha managing to complete a back-to-back of county titles by winning their first O Riain Cup, defeating Thurles Sarsfields in the final, after a replay.

The Championship also produced some outstanding individual performances and the Nenagh Guardian has put together its Team of the Year in which Sports Editor Shane Brophy, reporters Liam Hogan, James Hayden, Paul Carroll (Tipp FM) and Gary Toohey (Clubber TV) provided their teams of the year, from which the Senior Team of the Year was collated and the Finest Fifteen are:

1. Michael Kennedy (Lorrha)

2. Tom Duggan (Lorrha)

3. Joe O’Dwyer (Killenaule)

4. Aidan Ryan (Thurles Sarsfields)

5. Michael Dolan (Lorrha)

6. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)

7. Eoghan Connolly (Cashel King Cormacs)

8. Gavin O’Halloran (Carrick Swan)

9. Niall McIntyre (Lorrha)

10. Stephen Kirwan (Burgess)

11. Cian Hogan (Lorrha)

12. Jack Lanigan (Thurles Sarsfields)

13. Colm Fogarty (Lorrha)

14. Patrick Maher (Lorrha)

15. Keane Hayes (Gortnahoe/Glengoole)

Manager of the Year – Ken Hogan (Lorrha)

Other nominations: Ronan Tucker (Burgess), Kevin Bracken (Thurles Sarsfields), Killian O’Dwyer (Killenaule), Daniel O’Donoghue (Lorrha), Padraig O’Dwyer (Killenaule), Johnny Mulqueen (Burgess), James Morris (St Mary’s), Dermot Ryan (Clonakenny), Darragh Guinan (Lorrha), Seamus Kennedy (St Mary’s), Paudie Feehan (Killenaule), Ronan Connolly (Cashel King Cormacs), John Joe Ryan (Clonakenny), Cathal Quinn (Cashel King Cormacs), Dean O’Connor (Killenaule), Liam McCormack (Thurles Sarsfields), Tom Stakelum (Killenaule), Christopher Fogarty (Lorrha), Eoghan McIntyre (Lorrha), Cian O’Dwyer (Clonakenny), Stephen Murray (Burgess).