2025 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

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2025 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates13 September - October 2025
Teams12
SponsorSt Canice's Credit Union
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored29 (3.63 per match)
Points scored318 (39.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Laois.svg Brian Kavanagh (1-11)
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The 2025 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship is the 131st staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. [1] The championship is scheduled to run from 12 September to October 2025.

Contents

Thomastown enetred the championhip as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Balyhale Shamrocks in the quarter-finals. [2] [3] [4]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

Fixtures/results

First round

13 September 2025First round Lisdowney 3-21 - 2-27 Clara Canon Kearns Park
B Kavanagh 1-11, K Sweeney 0-3, R McEvoy 1-0, A Tallis 1-0, S Phelan 0-2, W Kenny 0-2, M Kenny 0-1, N Brennan 0-1, L Holohan 0-1.J Bergin 0-12, C Hoyne 0-6, C Bolger 1-2, R Glynn 1-1, L Ryan 0-3, D Glynn 0-2, L Ryan 0-1.
13 September 2025First round Dicksboro 2-15 - 1-14 Graigue–Ballycallan Páirc Lachtain
S Stapleton (1-9, 0-5 frees), T Clifford (1-2), C Hackett (0-2), L Moore (0-1), E Moylan (0-1). Report B Ryan (1-1, 1-0 free); S Ryan (0-3 frees); A McEvoy (0-3), B O’Neill (0-3 frees), S Keoghan (0-1), R Corcoran (0-1), J Roberts (0-1), E Cahill (0-1).
13 September 2025First round Erin's Own 2-08 - 1-32 Ballyhale Shamrocks St John's Park
C McMahon (1-2, 2fs); D Coogan (1-0); J Buggy (0-3, 2fs); M Brennan (0-2); E Brennan (0-1) TJ Reid (0-9, 8fs); B Cody (1-2); N Shortall (0-5); S Barron, E Cody, E Kenneally (0-3 each); D Corcoran (0-2); R Corcoran, L Barron, E Shefflin, A Mullen, F Shefflin (0-1 each)
14 September 2025First round Tullaroan 0-25 - 2-21 Bennettsbridge Canon Kearns Park
S Walsh 0-9, C Russell 0-4, M Keoghan 0-3, D Simpson 0-3, C Brennan 0-2, T Dunne 0-1, B Gaffney 0-1, P Walsh 0-1, N Holland 0-1.J Hughes 0-8, K Blanchfield 1-5, D Blanchfield 1-1, H O'Neill 0-2, L Blanchfield 0-2, J Harkin 0-1, S Morrissey 0-1, N Cleere 0-1.

Relegation playoff

4 October 2025Relegation playoff Lisdowney v Graigue–Ballycallan

Quarter-finals

27 September 2025Quarter-final Glenmore 2-18 - 2-24 Dicksboro UPMC Nowlan Park
Report
27 September 2025Quarter-final Mullinavat 2-22 - 3-16 Bennettsbridge UPMC Nowlan Park
Report
28 September 2025Quarter-final O'Loughlin Gaels 3-20 - 3-17 Clara UPMC Nowlan Park

Semi-finals

Final

Finalv

Championship statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Brian Kavanagh Lisdowney 1-1114114.00
2Shane Stapleton Dicksboro 1-0912112.00
James Bergin Dicksboro 0-1212112.00
4 T. J. Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-09919.00
Shane Walsh Tullaroan 0-09919.00
6Kevin Blanchfield Bennettsbridge 1-05818.00
James Hughes Bennettsbridge 0-08818.00

References

  1. ↑ "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Physical Thomastown blow O'Loughlin Gaels away to claim first Kilkenny title in 78 years". Irish Independent. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Fogarty, John (28 October 2024). "Donnelly sets relentless tone as Thomastown embrace history". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ballyhale Shamrocks deliver knock-out blow to champions Thomastown in Kilkenny SHC". Hogan Stand. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Lisdowney return to senior ranks with Intermediate Championship success over Gowran". Kilkenny Live. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Brian Cody's James Stephens relegated to intermediate level after defeat to Glenmore". Irish Independent. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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