The 2013 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 119th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment in 1887. The championship began on 2013 and is ended on 6 October 2013.

Kilmallock were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the semi-final stage.^[1]^[2] Na Piarsaigh won the title following a 0–14 to 0–12 defeat of Adare in the final.^[3]

Results

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Ahane	3	3	0	0	10-43	1-34	36	6
2	South Liberties	3	2	0	1	1-40	3-29	5	4
3	Garryspillane	3	1	0	2	3-39	4-45	-9	2
4	Croom	3	0	0	3	2-33	8-47	-32	0

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Doon	3	3	0	0	5-47	4-41	9	6
2	Na Piarsaigh	3	2	0	1	6-44	3-37	16	4
3	Patrickswell	3	1	0	2	4-46	4-36	10	2
4	Granagh-Ballingarry	3	0	0	3	2-29	6-52	-25	0

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Adare	3	2	0	1	4-50	1-36	23	4
2	Knockainey	3	2	0	1	3-40	1-37	9	4
3	Murroe-Boher	3	2	0	1	4-48	5-42	3	4
4	Bruree	3	0	0	3	4-32	8-55	-35	0

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Kilmallock	3	3	0	0	11-37	2-37	27	6
2	Ballybrown	3	2	0	1	6-43	7-20	20	4
3	Effin	3	1	0	2	5-31	6-28	0	2
4	Hospital-Herbertstown	3	0	0	3	2-23	9-49	-47	0

12 May 2013 Round 1	Effin	3-6 - 2-14	Ballybrown	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
				Referee: M Meade

12 May 2013 Round 1	Kilmallock	4-18 - 1-14	Hospital-Herbertstown	Bruree
				Referee: D O'Driscoll

14 June Round 2	Ballybrown	1-14 - 4-8	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
				Referee: S Hourigan

16 June Round 2	Hospital-Herbertstown	1-3 - 2-16	Effin	Kilfinane
				Referee: D Richardson

1 August Round 3	Ballybrown	3-15 - 0-6	Hospital-Herbertstown	Bruree
				Referee: D Richardson

1 August Round 3	Kilmallock	3-11 - 0-9	Effin	Kilfinane
				Referee: J Murphy

Quarter-finals

31 August Quarter-final	Kilmallock	0-18 - 0-3	Knockainey	Bruff
	E Ryan 0-8 (2frees), K O’Donnell 0-5 (3frees), P O’Brien 0-2, G Mulcahy, J Mulcahy, G O’Mahony (free) 0-1 each.	Report	M Cleary 0-2, B O'Shea 0-1.	Referee: S Hourigan (St Mary’s/Sean Finn’s)

31 August Quarter-final	Doon	1-18 - 0-9	South Liberties	Fr. Hayes Memorial Park
	M Ryan 0-6 (three frees), D Coleman 1-1, N Maher, D O’Donovan, C McNamara (both frees) and R Ryan 0-2 each, R English, P Ryan and M Fitzgerald 0-1 each.	Report	M Keane 0-8 (five frees), B Slattery 0-1.	Referee: T Mann (Ballybrown)

1 September Quarter-final	Adare	2-24 - 1-13	Ballybrown	Gaelic Grounds
	D Hannon 1-9 (6f), J Fitzgibbon 0-7, W Griffin 1-2, C Fitzgerald, D Sexton 0-2 each, J Hannon, D Sheehan 0-1 each.	Report	A O’Connor 0-10 (6f, 2 65), S Kenny 1-0, D Hall 0-2, B Griffin 0-1.	Referee: M Meade (Glenroe)

1 September Quarter-final	Na Piarsaigh	3-16 - 0-7	Ahane	Gaelic Grounds
	S Dowling (0-7, three frees, one 65); K Downes (2-1); A Breen (1-1); K Kennedy, A Dempsey, C King, K Ryan, W O’Donoghue, D Sheppard, B Hartnett (0-1 each).	Report	R Ryan (0-3, two frees, one 65); N Moran (0-2, one sideline); P O’Halloran, O Moran (0-1 each).	Referee: J Mullins (St Kieran's, Ardagh)

Semi-finals

15 September Semi-final	Adare	2-17 - 2-15	Doon	Gaelic Grounds
	D Hannon (1-9, 5 frees, one sideline), W Griffin (1-3), J Fitzgibbon (0-2), D Sexton, C Fitzgerald, D Sheehan (0-1 each).	Report	M Ryan (1-4, 2 frees), P Cummins 0-4, P Ryan (1-0), R Ryan (0-3), M Fitzgerald (0-2), C McNamara 0-2 (0-2f).	Referee: R Moloney (Bruff)

15 September Semi-final	Na Piarsaigh	2-13 - 2-12	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	S Dowling (1-7, 3 frees, one 65), K Ryan (1-0), A Breen, K Downes (0-2 each), J O’Brien, D Dempsey (0-1 each).	Report	G O’Mahony (1-1, 1-0 pen), K O’Donnell (2 frees, one 65), B O’Sullivan (0-3 each), E Ryan (0-2, one 65), J Mulcahy, G Mulcahy, P O’Brien (0-1 each); K Breen (1-0, Na Piarsaigh own goal).	Referee: S Hourigan (St Mary’s/Sean Finn’s)

Final

6 October Final	Na Piarsaigh	0-14 - 0-12	Adare	Gaelic Grounds
	K Downes, S Dowling (4fs) (0-4 each), A Breen, A Dempsey (0-2 each), D Dempsey, D Sheppard (0-1 each).	Report	D Hannon (0-7, 6fs), J Fitzgibbon, D Sexton (0-2 each), C Fitzgerald (0-1).	Referee: J Murphy (Ballylanders/Glenroe)

References

^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (8 October 2012). "Kilmallock stand up to torrid test". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
^ "Mulcahy strikes to secure spoils for gritty Kilmallock". Irish Independent. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (7 October 2013). "Na Piarsaigh young guns dig it out and come of age". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 October 2013.

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