The 2011

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was won by

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, their third league title in succession. The final was played on April 17, 2011 as a curtain raiser to the hurling match between Tipperary and Wexford at Semple Stadium and drew an attendance of 4,180.

Summary

The first

Match ever to be televised live opened the season, an unfortunately one-sided encounter under lights in

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in which Kilkenny (7-16) beat Dublin (0-5), televised by

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. Report o
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on 3 April 201q,League semi-final Galway 0-14 Kilkenny 2-7 repor
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won revenge for the previous year, beating

with a last minute point from

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, and Wexford defeated Tipperary with first-half goals from

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, Kate Kelly and

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. League semi-final Wexford 4-12 Tipperary 0-13 repor
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on Sunday, 17 April 2011,

’s player-of-the-match

scored three goals, one from a penalty, against ,

led by 1-5 to 0-6 at half-time. Eleven counties in Division 2 were drawn in two groups of five and six, including the second teams of Cork, Galway, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Wexford, champions for the past two seasons. The divisional competition was marred by the withdrawal of the previous year’s third division champions,

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defeated Antrim by a point in the Division 2 final. Five teams contested Division 3, including the second team of

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with Meath topping the table and defeating

Kildare Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional cen ...

by a point in a very competitive final. Four counties contested Division 4. London dropped out and Cavan re-entered the competition, but the divisional fixtures were incomplete as

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contesting just one of their three fixtures.

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defeated

Cavan Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Bally ...

in the final.

Fixtures and results

Group 1

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Group 2

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Final stages

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Series statistics

Scoring

*Widest winning margin: 32 points **

7-16 : 0-5

*Most goals in a match: 7 **

7-16 : 0-5

*Widest winning margin (other divisions): 26 points **

Derry Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...

7-14: 0-9 Down

Division 2

GROUP 1 * Feb 13

2-9

1-8

Ballinasloe Ballinasloe ( ; ) is a town in the easternmost part of County Galway in Connacht. Located at an ancient crossing point on the River Suck, evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of Bronze Age sites. Built around a 12th-ce ...

* Feb 27

0-16 Down 0-6

Ballinderry Ballinderry () is a small civil and ecclesiastical parish on both sides of the County Londonderry / County Tyrone border in Northern Ireland. It is a rural parish of about 350 houses and lies on the western shores of Lough Neagh. The parish co ...

* Feb 27 Antrim 3-6

Tipperary Tipperary is the name of: Places *County Tipperary, a county in Ireland **North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh **South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel *Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's na ...

3-4 Craobh Chiarain * Mar 13

1-12

Duggan Pk * Mar 13 Antrim 1-11 Down 0-4 Clonduff * Mar 20 Antrim 4-11

0-1
Sarsfields, Belfast
* Mar 20

4-6

3-7 Craobh Chiarain * Mar 27 Down 3-10

2-12 Blakestown, Co Dublin * Mar 27 Antrim 3-14

0-13 St Mary’s, Banagher, Co Derry * Apr 2

7-14 Down 0-9

Bellaghy Bellaghy () is a village in County Derry, Northern Ireland. It lies north west of Lough Neagh and about 5 miles north east of Magherafelt. In the centre of the village (known locally as The Diamond) three main roads lead to Magherafelt, Port ...

Group one table

GROUP 2 * Feb 13

Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...

1-11

2- 8 Ahane * Feb 27

Cork Cork or CORK may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container ***Wine cork Places Ireland * Cork (city) ** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...

0-11

0-6

The Ragg Bouladuff (), also known as Inch and The Ragg, is a village near Thurles in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. According to the 2016 CSO census, the population of the Inch electoral division was 395. Bouladuff is in the Baronies of ...

* Feb 27

0-11

0-8 Fraher Field, Dungarvan * Mar 13

0-10

0-8 Kilmanagh * Mar 13

2-13

2-11,

Cork Institute of Technology Cork Institute of Technology (CIT; ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Chorcaí) was an institute of technology, located in Cork, Ireland. Upon its dissolution, the institute had 17,000 students studying in art, business, engineering, music, dram ...

* Mar 20

1-12 11

1-
Tullogher
* Mar 20

0-13

1-10

* Mar 27

3-15

3-8 Ahane * Mar 27

1-9

Walsh Park Walsh Park ( ga, Páirc Breathnach) is a GAA stadium in Waterford, Ireland named after Willie Walsh, a well-known referee and long time campaigner for Gaelic games in Waterford. It is one of the two homes of the Waterford Gaelic football and hu ...

* Apr 2

1-19

1-4

Group 2 Table

Division 2 Group 2 Play-off

* Apr 10

1-12

1-
St Catherine’s, Ballynoe, Co Cork

Division 2 Final

*Apr 17

0-16 Antrim 2-
Donaghmore, Ashbourne

Division 3

* Feb 13

2-4

Armagh Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Pri ...

2-3

Straffan Straffan (variously ''Teach Srafáin'', ''Strafáin'' or ''An Cluanini'' in Irish) is a village in County Kildare, Ireland, situated on the banks of the River Liffey, 25 km upstream of the Irish capital Dublin. As of the 2016 census, the vi ...

* Feb 13 Meath 1-7

0-5

Trim Trim or TRIM may refer to: Cutting * Cutting or trimming small pieces off something to remove them ** Book trimming, a stage of the publishing process ** Pruning, trimming as a form of pruning often used on trees Decoration * Trim (sewing), or ...

* Feb 27

0-12

Roscommon Roscommon (; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60, N61 and N63 roads. The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who built ...

0-3

Athleague Athleague () is a village and a parish in the Diocese of Elphin on the River Suck in the west of Ireland in County Roscommon, near the town of Roscommon. Its church was founded sometime around 500 by Maenucan Atha Liacc ('Maonagán of Athlea ...

* Feb 27 Meath 3-12

0-6

Athletic Grounds The Athletic Grounds ( ga, Páirc Lúthchleasaíochta) is a GAA stadium in Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is the county ground and administrative headquarters of Armagh GAA and is used for both Gaelic football and hurling. Uses The stadium i ...

* Mar 13

1-13

0-4 Craobh Chiarain * Mar 13 Meath 3-12

0-3

* Mar 20 Meath 2-11

1-11 Armagh Athletic Grounds * Mar 20

3-12

2-10 Craobh Chiarain * Apr 3 Meath 2-9

1-9 Cappagh * Apr 3

0-11

1-4

Knockcroghery Knockcroghery () is a village and townland in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located on the N61 road (Ireland), N61 road between Athlone and Roscommon, Roscommon town, near Lough Ree on the River Shannon. The townland of Knockcroghery is in t ...

Division 3 table

Division 3 Final

*Apr 24 Meath 3-9

2-11
Donaghmore, Ashbourne

Division 4

* Feb 13

4-10 Tyrone 2-6

Breffni Park Breffni Park, known for sponsorship reasons as Kingspan Breffni, is a GAA stadium in Cavan, Ireland. It is the home of Cavan GAA. The ground has an overall capacity of about 25,030 with a 5,030 seated capacity. Breffni is the historic name f ...

* Feb 27

4-3

2-3

Bagenalstown Bagenalstown ( ), officially named Muine Bheag (), is a small town on the River Barrow in County Carlow, Ireland. History and name The town grew within the townland of Moneybeg, from Irish ''Muine Bheag'' or ''Muinebheag'' (meaning "small th ...

* Mar 20

2-6

* Apr 3

5-5 Tyrone 3-8

Collinstown Collinstown () is a village in north County Westmeath, situated on the R395 regional road overlooking Lough Lene. It lies northeast of the county town of Mullingar and (as of the 2016 census) had a population of 356. Toponymy The Irish name ...

Division 4 table

Division 4 Final

*Apr 24

4-6

2-7
Donaghmore, Ashbourne

References

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