| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Leinster and Ulster |
| Year | 2023 |
| Date | 5–29 January 2023 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Kildare (3rd win) |
| Manager | David Herity |
| Captain | James Burke |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Carlow |
| Manager | Tom Mullally |
| Captain | Darragh Foley |
| Other | |
| Matches played | 10 |
The 2023 Kehoe Cup is an inter-county hurling competition in the province of Leinster, played by five county teams. It is the second level of Leinster/Ulster hurling pre-season competitions, below the 2023 Walsh Cup. [1] [2] It was won by Kildare, who won all four of their games. [3] [4]
Each team plays the other teams in the competition once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The first-placed team wins the tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kildare | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 58 | +41 | 8 |
| 2 |  Carlow | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 82 | +23 | 6 |
| 3 |  Meath | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 91 | −5 | 4 |
| 4 |  Down | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 106 | −23 | 2 |
| 5 |  Wicklow | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 97 | −36 | 0 |
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