Slaughtneil win 12th straight Derry hurling titlepublished at 15:29 26 October 2024

Cormac O'Doherty's three first-half points helped Slaughtneil lead Banagher 0-8 to 0-2 at half-time at Owenbeg
Slaughtneil secured a 12th successive Derry Senior Hurling title with a dominant 0-16 to 0-4 victory over Banagher at Owenbeg.
Underdogs Banagher, seeking a fourth title and first since 2005, stayed in touch early on as they trailed only 0-4 to 0-2 after 14 minutes but three Cormac O'Doherty points helped the champions lead 0-8 to 0-2 at the interval.
Banagher scored first after the interval but Slaughtneil responded with seven straight points to put the match to bed as they extended their record-breaking sequence of Derry titles.
Freetaker O'Doherty added five second-half points - including one from play - with Se McGuigan also contributing 0-2.
Slaughtneil's victory sets up an Ulster semi-final meeting with Cushendall on 16 November which will be a repeat of last year's provincial decider when the Antrim champions edged a 0-20 to 2-10 win.
The winners of that game will face Portaferry in the Ulster decider.
The Derry champions won four out of five Ulster titles between 2016 and 2021, with the provincial competition not taking place in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.