2025 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship

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2025 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship
Dates8 August - 19 October 2025
Teams8
SponsorBathshack
Champions Colours of Cavan.svg St John's (8th title)
Ciaran Johnston (captain)
Gerard Cunningham (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Cork.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks
Tiernan Coyle (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored68 (4 per match)
Points scored650 (38.24 per match)
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The 2025 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship was the 125th staging of the Antrim Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Antrim County Board in 1901. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 16 May 2025. [1] The championship ran from 9 August to October 2025.

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RuairÍ Óg, Cushendall entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St John's in the semi-finals. [2] [3] [4]

The final was played on 19 October 2025 at Páirc Mac Uílín in Ballycastle, between St John's and Loughgiel Shamrocks, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in 36 years. St John's won the match by 2–16 to 1–18 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a first title in 52 years. [5] [6]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Semi-finalist  Quarter-finalist

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Colours of Galway.svg RuairÍ Óg 330010258446
Colours of Cork.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks 320110064364
Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa 3102847682
Colours of Limerick.svg Carey Faughs 300350138-880

Group 1 results

24 August 2025Round 2 Carey Faughs 0-18 - 10-28 RuairÍ Óg Fr Maginn Park

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Semi-finalist  Quarter-finalist

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Colours of Kerry.svg Cúchulains Dunloy 33008257256
Colours of Cavan.svg St John's 31118286-43
Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan's 31027687-112
Colours of Kilkenny.svg St Enda's 30126777-101

Group 2 results

19 August 2025Round 1 St Enda's 2-18 - 0-24 St John's Páirc Éanna

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

20 September 2025Quarter-final O'Donovan Rossa 0-20 - 2-15 St John's Páirc Éanna

Semi-finals

4 October 2025Semi-final Ruairí Óg 1-22 - 1-26 St John's Dunsilly Pitch 1
Report

Final

19 October 2025Final St John's 2-16 - 1-18 Loughgiel Shamrocks Páirc Mac Uílín
S Shannon 0-5 (4fs), O McManus 1-2, C Johnston 0-4, A Bradley 0-2, D Nugent 0-1 (f), C Bohill 0-1, D Carson 1-0, M Dudley 0-1. Report J McNaughton 0-10 (0-8f, 0-1 65’), S McGrath 1-1, C O’Hagan 0-2 (2fs), R McCormick 0-1, R McMullan 0-1.

References

  1. ↑ "The 2025 Football & Hurling Championship Draws". Antrim GAA website. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Mohan, David (20 October 2024). "It's sweet 16 for Cushendall as they tame Dunloy and conditions for Antrim crown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Antrim SHC: Cushendall retain title". GAA website. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Gaelic Games: SHC – Johnnies clinch dramatic semi-final victory over Cushendall". Belfast Media. 4 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Antrim SHC Final: St John's triumph". GAA website. 19 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "St John's end 52-year wait for Antrim title with victory over Loughgiel Shamrocks". Irish Independent. 19 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "'Wee Joe' remembered as Faugh's take the cup". 19 October 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
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