2025 Kilkenny Senior Hurling League

2025 Kilkenny Senior Hurling League

Dates	31 July – 14 September 2025
Teams	12
Sponsor	St. Canice's Credit Union
Champions	O'Loughlin Gaels (3rd title)
Runners-up	Thomastown
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The 2025 Kilkenny Senior Hurling League was the 32nd staging of the competition since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1992.

The league competition consisted of 12 teams divided into two groups of six and ran from 31 July to 14 September 2025. ^[1]

The first-placed team in each group qualified for the league final in which O'Loughlin Gaels defeated Thomastown by 1–19 to 0–17 at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny on 14 September 2025. ^[2] It was the club's third league title.

The second-placed team in each group qualified to compete for a subsidiary title in the shield final. In this game Mullinavat defeated Glenmore by 2–1 in a penalty shoot-out after the game finished level, after extra time, on a scoreline of 2–19 to 0–25. ^[3]

Results

Group Stage

Group A Table

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	Pts	Qualification
O'Loughlin Gaels	5	4	0	1	125	101	24	8	league final	championship quarter-final
Glenmore	5	4	0	1	122	109	13	8	shield final
Ballyhale Shamrocks	5	3	0	2	144	124	20	6	championship round 1
Bennettsbridge	5	2	1	2	105	112	-7	5
Dicksboro	5	1	1	3	111	114	-3	3
Lisdowney	5	0	0	5	103	150	-47	0

Group A Results

Round 1

31 July 2025 Group A Round 1	Ballyhale Shamrocks	3–23   1–22	Bennettsbridge	Thomastown Referee: D Hughes

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2 August 2025 Group A Round 1	Dicksboro	3–21   2–16	Lisdowney	Freshford Referee: C Everard

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2 August 2025 Group A Round 1	O'Loughlin Gaels	0–25   0–23	Glenmore	Mullinavat Referee: O Kenny

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Round 2

9 August 2025 Group A Round 2	Bennettsbridge	1–19   0–22	Dicksboro	Clara Referee: S Delaney

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10 August 2025 Group A Round 2	Glenmore	2–21   2–20	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Glenmore Referee: G Quilty

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10 August 2025 Group A Round 2	Lisdowney	1–16   5–19	O'Loughlin Gaels	Castlecomer Referee: R Holland

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Round 3

16 August 2025 Group A Round 3	O'Loughlin Gaels	1–19   0–19	Dicksboro	Nowlan Park Referee: P O’Reilly

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16 August 2025 Group A Round 3	Lisdowney	3–14   4–25	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Kilmanagh Referee: J O’Dwyer

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17 August 2025 Group A Round 3	Glenmore	1–20   1–16	Bennettsbridge	Inistioge Referee: E Maher

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Round 4

23 August 2025 Group A Round 4	Ballyhale Shamrocks	0–22   2–23	O'Loughlin Gaels	Thomastown Referee: E Maher

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23 August 2025 Group A Round 4	Dicksboro	0–20   2–15	Glenmore	Mooncoin Referee: M Flynn

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24 August 2025 Group A Round 4	Bennettsbridge	0–21   1–17	Lisdowney	Castlecomer Referee: P Burke

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Round 5

6 September 2025 Group A Round 5	Lisdowney	2–13   0–28	Glenmore	Danesfort Referee: P Cahill

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6 September 2025 Group A Round 5	O'Loughlin Gaels	1–12   0–18	Bennettsbridge	Kells Road Referee: M Flynn

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6 September 2025 Group A Round 5	Dicksboro	1–17   2–21	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Gowran Referee: O Beehan

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Group B Table

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	Pts	Qualification
Thomastown	5	5	0	0	142	117	25	10	league final	championship quarter-final
Mullinavat	5	3	1	1	122	107	15	7	shield final
Tullaroan	5	3	0	2	128	127	1	6	championship round 1
Erin's Own	5	1	1	3	103	129	-26	3
Clara	5	1	0	4	116	124	-8	2
Graigue-Ballycallan	5	0	2	3	118	125	-7	2

Group B Results

Round 1

2 August 2025 Group B Round 1	Mullinavat	1–24   2–13	Erin's Own	Danesfort Referee: P Burke

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2 August 2025 Group B Round 1	Clara	1–20   0–22	Graigue-Ballycallan	Bennettsbridge Referee: B Fox

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2 August 2025 Group B Round 1	Thomastown	3–21   1–25	Tullaroan	Callan Referee: J O’Dwyer

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Round 2

8 August 2025 Group B Round 2	Tullaroan	0–24   0–22	Clara	Ballyragget Referee: C Everard

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9 August 2025 Group B Round 2	Graigue-Ballycallan	3–18   2–21	Mullinavat	Dunnamaggin Referee: P Cahill

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10 August 2025 Group B Round 2	Erin's Own	0–17   4–18	Thomastown	St John's Park Referee: P O’Reilly

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Round 3

16 August 2025 Group B Round 3	Tullaroan	1–24   0–24	Graigue-Ballycallan	Freshford Referee: P Burke

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16 August 2025 Group B Round 3	Erin's Own	1–19   1–18	Clara	Muckalee Referee: V Holmes

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16 August 2025 Group B Round 3	Thomastown	0–22   2–12	Mullinavat	Callan Referee: B Fox

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Round 4

23 August 2025 Group B Round 4	Graigue-Ballycallan	1–17   1–17	Erin's Own	Ballyragget Referee: S Cleere

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24 August 2025 Group B Round 4	Mullinavat	3–17   0–18	Tullaroan	Hugginstown Referee: R Byrne

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24 August 2025 Group B Round 4	Clara	2–23   3–23	Thomastown	Gowran Referee: D Hughes

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Round 5

7 September 2025 Group B Round 5	Erin's Own	3–16   4–19	Tullaroan	Johnstown Referee: P O’Reilly

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6 September 2025 Group B Round 5	Thomastown	1–25   4–13	Graigue-Ballycallan	Callan Referee: P Burke

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6 September 2025 Group B Round 5	Mullinavat	3–15   2–15	Clara	Inistioge Referee: O Kenny

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Finals

Shield Final

14 September 2025 Shield Final	Mullinavat	2–19   0–25 penalties: 2–1	Glenmore	Nowlan Park Referee: G Quilty

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League Final

14 September 2025 League Final	O'Loughlin Gaels	1–19   0–17	Thomastown	Nowlan Park Referee: E Maher

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References

1. Cribbin, Robert (11 July 2025). "Kilkenny hurling league fixtures confirmed ahead of club season". www.kilkennypeople.ie. Kilkenny People. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
2. Cribbin, Robert (17 September 2025). "Kilkenny SHL- O'Loughlins made to dig deep to grab league title spoils". kilkennypeople.ie. Kilkenny People. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
3. Cribbin, Robert (19 September 2025). "Dramatic shootout glory for Mullinavat". Kilkenny People.

External links

• Kilkenny GAA website