Loughmore-Castleiney Made to Work for Victory

However, Declan Laffan's side had to come from 0-10 to 0-04 down at half-time, before they finally beat Eire Og Anacarty/Donohill by 1-14 to 0-15 in their Roinn 1 Group 3 encounter at Leahy Park in Cashel.

The first game at Leahy Park- and the first game of the 2014 County Senior Hurling Championship- saw Upperchurch-Drombane defeat Carrick Swans by 0-23 to 1-12 in Roinn 1 Group 2.