2025 Down Senior Hurling Championship

2025 Down Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	9 August - 26 October 2025
Teams	6
Sponsor	Morgan Fuels
Champions	Portaferry (25th title) Matt Conlan (captain) Gerard McGrattan (manager)
Runners-up	Ballygalget John McManus (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	59 (3.28 per match)
Points scored	615 (34.17 per match)
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The 2025 Down Senior Hurling Championship was the 117th staging of the Down Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Down County Board in 1903. The championship is scheduled to run from 9 August to 26 October 2025.

Portaferry entered the championship as the defending champions. ^{[1] [2]}

The final was played on 26 October 2025 at Páirc Esler in Newry, between Portaferry and Ballygalget, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final. Portaferry won the match by 2–24 to 2–13 to claim their 25th championship title overall and a fourrth consecutive title. ^{[3] [4]}

Group stage

Group stage table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Portaferry	5	5	0	0	160	74	86	10
Ballygalget	5	4	0	1	123	75	48	8
Ballycran	5	2	1	2	84	119	-35	5
Bredagh	5	2	0	3	102	104	-2	4
Liatroim	5	1	0	4	95	143	-48	2
Carryduff	5	0	1	4	86	135	-49	1

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Portaferry v Bredagh

12 October 2025Semi-final

Portaferry

1-31 - 1-10

Bredagh

St Patrick's Park

Ballygalget v Ballycran

12 October 2025Semi-final

Ballygalget

3-18 - 2-13

Ballycran

Mitchel Park

Final

Portaferry v Ballygalget

26 October 2025Final	Portaferry	2-24 - 2-13	Ballygalget	Páirc Esler
	C Coleman (1-8, pen,4f), E Sands (1-0), N Fitzsimmons (0-5), F Turpin (0-4), D Sands (0-2), B Trainor (0-1), S Conlon (0-1), N Milligan (0-1), C Fay (0-1), N Rogers (0-1).	Report	E Pucci (2-6,4f), M Fisher (0-4, 3f), M Og Dorian (0-2), O Coulter (0-1)	Referee: T Masterson

References

1. "Red-hot McGrattan helps Portaferry power to third Down championship in a row". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
2. "Portaferry weather Ballygalget storm to seal title hat-trick - and earn another crack at UIster". The Irish News. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
3. "Portaferry win fourth consecutive Down SHC title with an 11-point win over Ballygalget". Irish Examiner. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
4. "Down SHC Final: Portaferry defeat Ballygalget". GAA website. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.

External links

• Official Down GAA website