The 2021 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 124th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. The group stage placings were confirmed on 28 May 2021. The championship began on 28 August 2021 and ended on 21 November 2021.
St Rynagh's were the defending champions. Drumcullen and Kinnitty joined the championship as the number of participating teams increased from eight to ten.
The final was played on 21 November 2021 at Bord na Móna O'Connor Park in Tullamore, between St Rynagh's and Coolderry, in what was their first meeting in a final in six years. St Rynagh's won the match by 1–11 to 0–12 to claim their 20th championship title overall and a third title in succession.
Coolderry's Brian Carroll was the championship's top scorer with 4–67.
Team changes To championship
Promoted from the Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship Drumcullen Kinnitty
Group stage Group stage table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffCoolderry540113083478Kilcormac–Killoughey540112787408St Rynagh's54011089998Shinrone530212194276Birr530210480246Ballinamere521211311215Belmont52128191-105Kinnitty520381103-224Seir Kieran500589131-420Drumcullen500566140-740
Group stage results
Relegation stage Relegation playoff
Knockout stage Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Brian CarrollCoolderry4-6779711.282Cillian KielyKilcormac–Killoughey2-4753510.603Joe BerginSeir Kieran2-465268.66David NallyBelmont1-4952510.405Eoghan CahillBirr0-5151412.756Brian DuignanBallinamere1-414476.287Colm CoughlanKinnitty0-4242410.508Killian SampsonShinrone1-374066.669Luke O'ConnorSt Rynagh's3-293875.4210Kevin ConnollyCoolderry2-253174.42
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