# 2015 Walsh Cup

The 2015 Bord na Móna Walsh Cup was the 53rd staging of the Walsh Cup since its establishment in 1954.

## Fixtures and results
### Group 1

Kilkenny withdrew from the competition on 21 January 2015 following the death of Johnny Ryan. They hadn't yet played a game, leaving Carlow and NUIG to play off for a place in the semi-finals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Carlow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-19 | 0-11 | 14 | 2 |
| 2 | NUIG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-11 | 2-19 | -14 | 0 |
| 3 | Kilkenny | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 23 January 2015 19:00 Group 1 | Carlow | 2-19 - 0-11 | NUIG | Fenagh Referee: John Keenan (Wicklow) |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Dublin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-48 | 3-24 | 27 | 4 |
| 2 | Antrim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-34 | 2-40 | -3 | 2 |
| 3 | D.I.T. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-24 | 5-42 | -24 | 0 |
| 11 January 2015 14:00 Group 2 | Antrim | 1-22 - 2-12 | D.I.T. | St. Paul's, Belfast |
| 11 January 2015 14:00 Group 2 | P Shiels (0-7, 0-5 frees); N McManus (0-5, 0-1 free); PJ O'Connell (1-2); C McCann (0-3); E McCloskey, M Bradley (0-2); B McFall (0-1) | Report | D McNicholas (1-3, 0-1 sideline); J Guiney (0-5 frees); D Roberts (1-2); J Henderson, A Nugent (0-1) | St. Paul's, Belfast |
| 20 January 2015 19:30 Group 2 | Dublin | 4-20 - 1-12 | D.I.T. | Parnell Park Referee: T Carroll (Offaly) |
| 20 January 2015 19:30 Group 2 | Eamonn Dillon (1-6, 0-1 65); Liam Rushe (1-3); Paul Ryan (0-5, 0-1 frees, 0-2 65); Niall McMorrow, David Treacy (1-1); Conal Keaney (0-3); Cian Boland (0-1) | Report | Derek McNicholas (0-8, 0-6 frees); Michael Lee (1-2); Willie McGrath, Justin Cahill (0-1) | Parnell Park Referee: T Carroll (Offaly) |
| 25 January 2015 14:00 Group 2 | Dublin | 0-28 - 2-12 | Antrim | Parnell Park |
| 25 January 2015 14:00 Group 2 | David Treacy (0-11, 0-7 frees); Danny Sutcliffe, Mark Schutte (0-5); David O’Callaghan, Cian Boland (0-2); Joey Boland, Shane Stapleton, John Hetherton (0-1) | Report | Eddie McCloskey, Ciaran Clarke (1-1); Neil McManus (0-4, 0-3 frees); Paul Shiels (0-2 frees); Matthew Donnelly, Conor McCann, Ciaran Johnson, Daniel McKernan (0-1) | Parnell Park |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Laois | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-40 | 2-27 | 25 | 4 |
| 2 | Wexford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-40 | 4-33 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | U.C.D. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-23 | 3-43 | -26 | 0 |
| 11 January 2015 14:00 Group 3 | Laois | 2-22 - 1-8 | U.C.D. | Abbeyleix Referee: B Redmond (Wexford) |
| 11 January 2015 14:00 Group 3 | Z Keenan (1-9, 0-5 frees); PJ Scully (1-3); T Fitzgerald (0-3); J Campion (0-2); J Fitzpatrick, C Stapleton, C Dwyer, D Palmer, N Foyle (0-1) | Report | C McDonald (1-5, 3frees); S Aylward (0-3 frees) | Abbeyleix Referee: B Redmond (Wexford) |
| 18 January 2015 14:00 Group 3 | Wexford | 1-21 - 0-15 | U.C.D. | Gorey Referee: D Hickey (Carlow) |
| 18 January 2015 14:00 Group 3 | J Kelly (1-6, 0-2 frees); I Byrne, C Shaughnessy (0-3); P Doran, S Tomkins (0-2); K Foley, L Chin, P Foley, R Kehoe, H Kehoe (0-1) | Report | R King (0-9, 0-5 frees); P Purcell, C McDonald (0-2); C Cronin, C MacGabhainn (0-1) | Gorey Referee: D Hickey (Carlow) |
| 25 January 2015 14:00 Group 3 | Laois | 4-18 - 1-19 | Wexford | Abbeyleix Referee: Peter Burke (Kilkenny) |
| 25 January 2015 14:00 Group 3 | PJ Scully (3-1); S Maher (1-6, 0-5 frees); W Hyland (0-4); N Foyle (0-2); M Whelan (0-2 frees); B Conroy, J Purcell, J Campion (0-1) | Report | P Morris (0-5, 0-4 frees); S Tomkins (0-4); K Foley (1-1); J Kelly (0-3); B Barron. I Byrne (0-2); D Waters, C O'Shaughnessy (0-1) | Abbeyleix Referee: Peter Burke (Kilkenny) |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Galway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-43 | 1-29 | 20 | 4 |
| 2 | Offaly | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-28 | 3-35 | -7 | 2 |
| 3 | Westmeath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-29 | 3-36 | -13 | 0 |
| 11 January 2015 14:00 Group 4 | Offaly | 2-15 - 1-13 | Westmeath | Cusack Park, Mullingar Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny) |
| 11 January 2015 14:00 Group 4 | S Quirke (2-0); S Dooley (0-5, 0-4 frees); E Nolan (0-4, 0-3 frees); T Carroll (0-3); S Ryan, S Kinsella, P Murphy (0-1) | Report | B Murtagh (1-7, 0-6 frees, 0-1 65), E Corrigan, N Dowdall (0-2), A Devine, C Boyle (0-1) | Cusack Park, Mullingar Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny) |
| 18 January 2015 14:00 Group 4 | Galway | 1-21 - 0-16 | Westmeath | Cusack Park, Mullingar Referee: Paud O'Dwyer (Carlow) |
| 18 January 2015 14:00 Group 4 | Jason Flynn (1-12, 0-11 frees), Eanna Burke (0-4); Padraig Brehony (0-2); Joseph Cooney, Brian Molloy, Dean Higgins (0-1) | Report | Brendan Murtagh (0-10, 0-8 frees); Alan Devine (0-2), Emmet Corrigan, Niall Flanagan, Killian Murphy (0-1); Darragh Clinton (0-1 sideline) | Cusack Park, Mullingar Referee: Paud O'Dwyer (Carlow) |
| 25 January 2015 14:00 Group 4 | Galway | 2-22 - 1-13 | Offaly | O'Connor Park, Tullamore Attendance: 1920 Referee: James McGrath (Westmeath) |
| 25 January 2015 14:00 Group 4 | Jason Flynn (1-5, 0-4 frees); Dean Higgins (0-5, 0-1 '65); Joe Canning (1-0); Padraig Brehony (0-3); David Collins, Joseph Cooney, Andrew Smith, Jonathan Glynn (0-2); Eanna Burke (0-1) | Report | Shane Dooley (1-4, 0-2 frees); Stephen Quirke (0-4, 0-3 frees); Cillian Kiely (0-2); Sean Ryan, Garreth Mann, Shane Kinsella (0-1) | O'Connor Park, Tullamore Attendance: 1920 Referee: James McGrath (Westmeath) |

### Semi-finals

| 1 February 2015 14:00 Semi-final | Galway | 2-18 - 0-15 | Carlow | Dr Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: Gavin Quilty (Kilkenny) |
| 1 February 2015 14:00 Semi-final | Dean Higgins (0-6, 0-4 frees); Padraig Brehony (1-2); Jonathan Glynn (1-1); Joseph Cooney (0-2); Jason Flynn (0-2 frees); James Regan, Eanna Burke, Gerard Kelly (0-1); Johnny Coen, Brian Molloy (0-1 free) | Report | Martin Kavanagh (0-9, 0-7 frees, 0-1 '65); Diarmuid Byrne, John Michael Nolan (0-2); Craig Wall, Seamus Murphy (0-1) | Dr Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: Gavin Quilty (Kilkenny) |
| 1 February 2015 14:00 Semi-final | Dublin | 2-18 - 1-11 | Laois | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: Patrick Murphy (Carlow) |
| 1 February 2015 14:00 Semi-final | David Treacy (0-9, 0-8 frees, 0-1 '65); Conal Keaney (1-03); Eamon Dillon (1-2, 0-1 free); Peter Kelly (0-2, 0-1 free), Cian McBride, Niall McMorrow (0-1) | Report | Zane Keenan (1-3, 1-0 penalty, 0-3 frees); Stephen Maher (0-2 frees); John Purcell, Tommy Fitzgerald, Willie Hyland; PJ Scully, Neil Foyle (0-1); Matthew Whelan (0-1 free) | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: Patrick Murphy (Carlow) |

### Final

| 7 February 2015 17:00 Final | Galway | 1-22 - 1-20 | Dublin | Croke Park Referee: Sean Cleere (Kilkenny) |
| 7 February 2015 17:00 Final | Jason Flynn (0-11 frees); James Regan (1-4); Dean Higgins (0-2); Padraig Mannion, Joseph Cooney, Padraig Brehony, Brian Molloy, Colm Flynn (0-1) | Report | Paul Ryan (0-8, 0-6 frees); Liam Rushe (1-0); Joey Boland, Shane Stapleton, Mark Schutte, Danny Sutcliffe (0-02); Shane Barrett, Peter Kelly, Ben Quinn, Cian Boland (0-1) | Croke Park Referee: Sean Cleere (Kilkenny) |