2025 Christy Ring Cup

2025 Christy Ring Cup

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Tournament details
Level	3
Year	2025
Trophy	Christy Ring Cup
Dates	12 April - 1 June 2025
Teams	6
Winners
Champions	London (2nd win)
Manager	Neil Rogers [1]
Captain	Sean Glynn [1]
Qualify for	Christy Ring Cup Final
Runners-up
Runners-up	Derry
Manager	Johnny McGarvey
Captain	Cormac O'Doherty
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)	London
Relegated team(s)	Tyrone
Other
Matches played	16
Total scored	50-546 (46.40 per game)
Top Scorer	Jack Regan (1-45)
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The 2025 Christy Ring Cup was the twenty-first edition of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005 ^[2] and was the third-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It was contested by six GAA county teams ranked 18–23 in the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The competition ran from 12 April to 1 June 2025.

Kildare, winner of the 2024 final, were promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup, replaced by Meath who were relegated back to this competition. ^[3] Donegal were promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup. ^[4]

The top 2 teams from the round robin stage played off in the final to decide the winner. The Christy Ring Cup final was played on 1 June 2025 at Croke Park in Dublin. London defeated Derry by 1–27 to 1–24.

The bottom team was relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup

• Meath ^[3]

Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup

• Donegal ^[4]

From Championship

Promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup

• Kildare ^[5]

Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup

• Sligo ^[6]

Format

Cup format

Initially each of the six teams played the other five teams in single round-robin matches. The top two teams after the round robin games competed in the Christy Ring Cup Final.

Promotion

The winner of the Christy Ring Cup was automatically promoted to the following year's Joe McDonagh Cup and replaced by the bottom-placed team in the Joe McDonagh Cup.

Relegation

The bottom-placed team in the Christy Ring Cup was automatically relegated to the following year's Nicky Rackard Cup and replaced by the Nicky Rackard Cup champions.

Teams by province

The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2025 National Hurling League before the championship were:

Britain (1)

• London (22)

Connacht (0)

• None participated

Leinster (2)

• Meath (18)
• Wicklow (24)

Munster (0)

• None participated

Ulster (3)

• Derry (19)
• Donegal (20)
• Tyrone (21)

Teams

General information

County team	Last Cup title	Last Provincial title	Last All-Ireland title	Position in 2024 Championship	Appearance
Derry	—	2001	—	2nd	19th
Donegal	—	1932	—	Champions (Nicky Rackard Cup)	2nd
London	2012	—	1901	3rd	13th
Meath	2023	—	—	6th (Joe McDonagh Cup)	15th
Tyrone	—	—	—	4th	3rd
Wicklow	—	—	—	5h	20th

Personnel and kits

County	Manager	Captain(s)	Sponsor
Derry	Johnny McGarvey [7]	Cormac O'Doherty [7]	Errigal Group
Donegal	Mickey McCann	Conor Gartland	Circet
London	Neil Rogers [1]	Sean Glynn [1]	Clayton Hotels
Meath	Johnny Greville	Simon Ennis and Nicky Potterton	Glenveagh Homes
Tyrone	Stephen McGarry	Oran McKee	McAleer & Rushe
Wicklow	Jonathan O'Neill	Davy Maloney	Yuasa Battery

Group Stage

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Derry	5	4	0	1	7-122	6-76	+49	8	Advance to Final
2	London	5	3	1	1	14-92	6-85	+31	7
3	Wicklow	5	3	1	1	8-82	7-89	-4	7
4	Donegal	5	2	0	3	8-88	7-75	+16	4
5	Meath	5	2	0	3	8-97	11-100	-12	4
6	Tyrone (R)	5	0	0	5	5-65	13-121	-80	0	Relegated to Nicky Rackard Cup

Round 1

Wicklow v Tyrone

12 April 2025Round 1	Wicklow	1-24 (27) - (22) 2-16	Tyrone	Aughrim
13:00	Pádraig Doyle 1-7 (0-5f), Pádraig Doran 0-5 (0-1 '65), Jack Doyle, Ronan McMahon, Seánie Germaine 0-3 each, Luke Evans, Dan Redmond, Warren Kavanagh 0-1 each	Report	Aidan Kelly 1-7 (0-7f), Sean Duffin 0-5 (0-2f), Kiefer Morgan 1-0, Tiernan Morgan, Michael Little, Aidan Woods, Fionn Devlin 0-1 each	Stadium: Echelon Park

Meath v London

12 April 2025Round 1	Meath	0-21 (21) - (33) 5-18	London	Trim
13:00	Jack Regan (0-11 six frees, two 65's), Lorcan Byrne (0-3), James Toher (0-2), Kyle Donnelly, James Cooke, Kris Gorman, Sean Quigley, James Kelly (0-1 each)	Report	Jack Morrissey (2-5), David Devine (0-7 four frees), Paul Kennedy (2-0), Conor O'Carroll (1-1), Enda Egan (0-2 one free), Sean Glynn (0-2), Dylan Dawson (0-1)	Stadium: St Loman's Park

Derry v Donegal

12 April 2025Round 1	Derry	1-21 (24) - (20) 1-17	Donegal	Derry
15:00	Christy McNaughton 1-9, 5f, 2 65; John Mullan 0-6; G Bradley 0-3; Thomas Brady, Cahal Murray and Michael McGrath 0-1	Report	Gerry Gilmore 0-5, 4f; Declan Coulter and Sean McVeigh 0-3; Luke White 1-1, 1-0 pen, 0-1f; Liam Óg McKinney 0-2 and Josh Cronolly McGee 0-2; Conor Gartland 0-1	Stadium: Celtic Park

Round 2

Donegal v Wicklow

19 April 2025Round 2	Donegal	1-10 (13) - (14) 1-11	Wicklow	Letterkenny
14:00	Gerry Gilmore 0-4, 1f; Luke White 1-0 penalty; Declan Coulter and Ruairi Campbell 0-2; Liam Og McKinney and Ronan McDermott 0-1	Report	Pádraig Doyle 1-5, 2f; Padraig Doran 0-2, 2f; Marc Lennon 0-2; Luke Evans and Jack Phelan 0-1	Stadium: O'Donnell Park

Meath v Tyrone

19 April 2025Round 2	Meath	2-29 (35) - (21) 2-15	Tyrone	Trim
15:00	Jack Regan (0-13 0-10 frees), James Kelly (0-4), Damien Healy (1-1), Darren O'Higgins (1-0), Daire Shine, Cian Rogers, Mikey Cole (0-2 each), Darragh Kelly, James Toher, Lorcan Byrne, Nicky Potterton, Kris Gorman (0-1 each)	Report	Sean Duffin (1-8 one penalty, five frees, one 65), Rory Weir (1-1), Ciaran Magill (0-3), Aidan Kelly (0-2 one free), Fionn Devlin (0-1)	Stadium: St Loman's Park

London v Derry

20 April 2025Round 2	London	1-18 (21) - (25) 2-19	Derry	Ruislip
12:30	David Devine 0-10 (0-8f, 0-2 '65), Sean Glynn 1-1, Paul Kennedy, Conor O'Carroll 0-2 each, Rory Lodge, Enda Egan (0-1f), Jack Morrissey (0-1f) 0-1 each	Report	Cormac O'Doherty 2-3, Christy McNaughton 0-6 (0-4f), Decky Foley 0-5, Eamon Conway 0-4, Ruairi Ó Mianáin 0-1	Stadium: McGovern Park

Round 3

Tyrone v Donegal

26 May 2025Round 3	Tyrone	0-10 (10) - (33) 5-18	Donegal	Carrickmore
12:30	S Duffin 0-6 (5f), R Weir 0-3, L Devlin, M Little (f) 0-1 each	Report	J Connolly McGee 3-2, D Coulter 1-4, L White 1-1 (1-0 pen), G Gilmore 0-5 (2f), L McKinney 0-2, R McDermott, B McIntyre, S McVeigh, R Hilferty 0-1 each	Stadium: Páirc Colmcille Referee: C O’Regan (Cork)

Wicklow v London

26 April 2025Round 3	Wicklow	2-17 (23) - (23) 2-17	London	Aughrim
13:00	L. Evans 2-1; P. Dorian (3 65) 0-3; R McMahon, J. Phelan 0-2 each; J. Doyle, M. Lennon, C. McNally (1f), P. Doyle, J. Toomey S. Germaine, T. Collins, S. O'Dowd and W. Kavanagh 0-1 each	Report	D. Devine (1f, 1 65), 1-4; S. Glynn 0-4; J. Morrissey 1-0; E. Egan (2f), P. Kennedy, D Dawson, D. Leahy 0-2 each C. McCormack 0-1	Stadium: Echelon Park

Derry v Meath

26 April 2025Round 3	Derry	1-22 (25) - (26) 3-17	Meath	Derry
13:00	C O’Doherty 0-12 (9f, 1 65); Shéa Cassidy 1-1; E Conway 0-3; R Ó Mianáin; M McGrath; R McGill; D Foley; C Murray and C McNaughton 0-1 each	Report	J Regan 0-7 (6f); M Cole 2-0; N Potterton 0-3; D Healy 1-0); J Toher; L Byrne 0-2 each; K Gorman; C Rogers and S Quigley 0-1 each	Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)

Round 4

Donegal v London

10 May 2025Round 4	Donegal	1-15 (18) - (25) 2-19	London	Letterkenny
12:30	Gerard Gilmore (0-6,4f), Danny Cullen (1-2), Liam McKinney (0-2), Conor O’Grady (0-1), Declan Coulter (0-1), Conor Gartland (0-1), Peter Kelly (0-1), Sean Ward (0-1)	Report	Jack Morrisey (1-5, pen,f), Dylan Dawson (0-5), Sean Glynn (0-4,2f), Conor O’Carroll (1-0), Adam Cunney (0-1), Owen Sheil (0-1), Rory Lodge (0-1), David Devine (0-1), Donnachadha Leahy (0-1)	Stadium: O'Donnell Park Referee: Ciarán McCloskey (Antrim)

Tyrone v Derry

10 May 2025Round 4	Tyrone	0-11 (11) - (33) 1-30	Derry	Eoghan Ruadh, Dungannon
13:00	S Duffin 0-4 (3f); L Devlin 0-3; A Woods 0-2; F Corry, T Morgan 0-1 each	Report	R McGill 1-1; C O’Doherty 0-8 (4f); S Cassidy 0-5; C O’Kane 0-4; J Mullan 0-3; M McGrath, J Friel, D Cartin 0-2 each; R Ó Mianáin, E Cassidy, R Mullan 0-1 each	Stadium: Donaghmore Road Referee: Peter Owens (Down)

Wicklow v Meath

10 May 2025Round 4	Wicklow	3-17 (26) - (16) 0-16	Meath	Aughrim
14:00	Padraig Doyle (1-7, 6f), John Toomey (2-0), Marc Lennon (0-2), Ronan McMahon (0-2), Seanie Germaine (0-2), Pádraig Doran (0-1, 1 65), Jack Phelan (0-1), Jack Doyle (0-1), Davey Maloney (0-1)	Report	Jack Regan (0-7, 2f, 3 65), Nicky Potterton (0-3), Dean Healy (0-2), Joey Cole (0-1), Kris Gorman (0-1), Lorcan Byrne (0-1), James Murray (0-1)	Stadium: Echelon Park Referee: Pádraig Dunne (Laois)

Round 5

Derry v Wicklow

17 May 2025Round 5	Derry	2-30 (36) - (16) 1-13	Wicklow	Derry
13:30	C O'Doherty 1-13 (9f, 2 '65'); E Conway 0-4; R Ó Mianáin 0-3; A Duffin 1-0; R Mullan, S Cassidy, J Mullan 0-2 each; C McNaughton, J Friel, D Cartin, T Brady 0-1 each	Report	P Doyle 1-5 (5f, 1 '65'); P Doran 0-3 (4f); S Germaine 0-2; J Phelan, L Evans, R McMahon 0-1 each	Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: M Farrell (Roscommon)

Meath v Donegal

17 May 2025Round 5	Meath	3-14 (23) - (28) 0-28	Donegal	Trim
13:30	J Regan 1-7 (0-6f,1-0p); C Rogers & N Potterton 1-0 each; P Hanrahan 0-2; J Kelly, S Quigley; D Healy, M Burke & J Toher 0-1 each	Report	L McKinney 0-16 (0-13f); P Kelly, C Gartland, & K Kealy 0-2 each; C O’Grady, B MacIntyre, S Ward, J McGee/Cronolly, R Forde & J Kealy 0-1	Stadium: St Loman's Park Referee: Conor Doyle (Tipperary)

London v Tyrone

17 May 2025Round 5	London	4-20 (32) - (16) 1-13	Tyrone	Ruislip
13:30	C O'Carroll 2-3, S Glynn 1-4, D Dawson 1-2, 2f, D Devine 0-5, E Egan 0-3, 3f, O Shiel, D Reale, C McCormack 0-1	Report		Stadium: McGovern Park Referee: Kevin Parke (Antrim)

Knockout stage

Final

Derry v London

31 May 2025Final	Derry	1-24 –1-27	London	Dublin
17:00				Venue: Croke Park
	Pts: Cormac O'Doherty 0-9 (8fs), Thomas Brady 1-1, Eamon Conway 0-4, Christy McNaughton 0-3, Ruairi O Mianain 0-2, Richie Mullan 0-2, Cahal Murray 0-1, Shea Cassidy 0-1, Ryan McGill 0-1.		Pts: David Devine 1-12 (9fs), Enda Egan 0-4 (3fs, 1 65), Dylan Dawson 0-3, Sean Glynn 0-2, Conor O'Carroll 0-2, Paul Kennedy 0-1, Conor McCormack 0-1, Tom Millerick 0-1, Jack Morrissey 0-1.	Referee: Padraig Dunne, Laois TV: Spórt TG4

London win the Christy Ring Cup. ^{[8] [9]}

Stadia and locations

See also: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums

Wicklow

Donegal

Derry

London

Meath

Tyrone

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Locations of the 2025 Christy Ring Cup counties.

County	Location	Province	Stadium	Capacity
Neutral	Dublin	Leinster	Croke Park	82,300
Derry	Derry	Ulster	Celtic Park	22,000
Donegal	Letterkenny	Ulster	O'Donnell Park	8,200
London	South Ruislip	Britain	McGovern Park	3,000
Meath	Trim	Leinster	St. Loman's Park
Tyrone	Carrickmore	Ulster	Páirc Colmcille
Wicklow	Aughrim	Leinster	Echelon Park Aughrim	7,000

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jack Regan	Meath	1-45	48	5	9.60
2	Cormac O'Doherty	Derry	3-36	45	5	9.00
3	Pádraig Doyle	Wicklow	4-25	37	5	7.40
4	David Devine	London	1-27	30	5	6.00
5	Seán Duffin	Tyrone	1-23	26	4	6.50
6	Jack Morrissey	London	4-11	23	4	5.67
	Liam McKinney	Donegal	0-23	23	5	4.60
8	Gerry Gilmore	Donegal	0-20	20	4	5.00
	Christy McNaughton	Derry	1-17	20	4	5.00
10	Conor O'Carroll	London	4-06	18	4	4.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Cormac O'Doherty	Derry	1-13	16	Wicklow
	Liam McKinney	Donegal	0-16	16	Meath
3	Jack Regan	Meath	0-13	13	Tyrone
4	Christy McNaughton	Derry	1-09	12	Donegal
	Cormac O'Doherty	Derry	0-12	12	Meath
6	Jack Morrissey	London	2-05	11	Meath
	Jack Regan	Meath	0-11	11	London
	Seán Duffin	Tyrone	1-08	11	Meath
	Josh Connolly McGee	Donegal	3-02	11	Tyrone
10	Pádraig Doyle	Wicklow	1-07	10	Tyrone
	Aidan Kelly	Tyrone	1-07	10	Wicklow
	David Devine	London	0-10	10	Derry
	Pádraig Doyle	Wicklow	1-07	10	Meath
	Jack Regan	Meath	1-07	10	Donegal

Scoring events

• Widest winning margin: 23 points
  • Tyrone 0-10 - 5-18 Donegal (Round 3)
• Most goals in a match: 5
  • Meath 0-21 - 5-18 London (Round 1)
  • Tyrone 0-10 - 5-18 Donegal (Round 3)
  • London 4-20 - 1-13 Tyrone (Round 5)
• Most points in a match: 44
  • Meath 2-29 - 2-15 Tyrone (Round 2)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Meath 0-21 - 5-18 London (Round 1)
  • Tyrone 0-10 - 5-18 Donegal (Round 3)
• Most points by one team in a match: 30
  • Tyrone 0-11 - 1-30 Derry (Round 4)
  • Derry 2-30 - 1-13 Wicklow (Round 5)
• Highest aggregate score: 56 points
  • Meath 2-29 - 2-15 Tyrone (Round 2)
• Lowest aggregate score: 27 points
  • Donegal 1-10 - 1-11 Wicklow (Round 2)
• Hat-trick Heros:
  • Josh Connolly McGee (Donegal) 3-02 v Tyrone (Round 3)

See also

• 2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
• 2025 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
• 2025 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
• 2025 Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2)
• 2025 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4)
• 2025 Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5)

References

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2. "Kelly favours relaxation of transfer rule". Irish Independent. 9 December 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
3. Buckley, Gerry (2024-05-18). "Westmeath find form as Meath relegated to Christy Ring". www.rte.ie.
4. Lochlainn, Rónan Mac (2024-06-02). "Donegal rally to seal Nicky Rackard Cup". www.rte.ie.
5. Gaa.ie (2024-06-02). "Christy Ring Cup Final: Four goal Kildare overpower Derry". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
6. Sport (2024-05-18). "Sligo hurlers relegated from Christy Ring Cup". OceanFM. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
7. "Derry hurlers will meet London in Christy Ring Cup as Wicklow miss out on score difference". Wicklow People. 17 May 2025.
8. Gaa.ie (2025-05-31). "Christy Ring Cup Final: Glory for London". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
9. "Christy Ring Cup". RTE.ie. Retrieved 2025-05-31.