2025 Laois Senior Hurling Championship

2025 Laois Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	11 July - October 2025
Teams	10
Sponsor	Laois Shopping Centre
Tournament statistics
Matches played	25
Goals scored	70 (2.8 per match)
Points scored	959 (38.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Zane Keenan (3-37) Aaron Dunphy (1-43)
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The 2025 Laois Senior Hurling Championship is the 132nd staging of the Laois Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Laois County Board in 1888. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 27 February 2025. ^{[1] [2]} The championship is scheduled to run from 11 July to October 2025.

Format change

A change to the format of the competition was adopted by clubs at a County Committee meeting in November 2025. ^[3] One of the main changes was an increase in the number of participating clubs from eight to ten. ^[4] The new format saw the teams drawn into two groups of five but playing against the teams in the other group.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Laois Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship ^[5]

• Ballinakill
• Borris–Kilcotton

Group stage

Group A table

  Semi-finals  Quarter-finals  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Clough–Ballacolla	5	3	0	2	107	102	5	6
Rosenallis	5	3	0	2	110	107	3	6
Ballinakill	5	2	0	3	111	126	-15	4
Abbeyleix	5	1	1	3	111	118	-7	3
Portlaoise	5	1	1	3	115	131	-16	3

Group B table

  Semi-finals  Quarter-finals  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Rathdowney–Errill	5	4	0	1	134	104	30	8
Camross	5	3	1	1	128	107	21	7
Borris–Kilcotton	5	3	0	2	112	112	0	6
The Harps	5	2	0	3	112	111	1	4
Castletown	5	1	1	3	98	120	-22	3

Group stage results

Abbeyleix v The Harps

11 July 2025Round 1	Abbeyleix	2-17 - 2-20	The Harps	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	C Byrne 1-8, F Mahony 1-1, E Rowland 0-3, Ciaran Byrne 0-2, Colin Byrne 0-1, S Quinn 0-1, E Fennelly 0-1.	Report	C Comerford 0-11, J O'Connor 1-1, M Lanigan 1-0, P Delaney 0-2, H Whelan 0-1, C Flynn 0-1, M Monahan 0-1, R Deegan 0-1, E Doheny 0-1, R Edwards 0-1.

Rosenallis v Rathdowney–Errill

12 July 2025Round 1	Rosenallis	2-12 - 5-18	Rathdowney–Errill	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	P Keating 1-2, D Dooley 0-5, J Keating 1-0, J Hyland 0-2, B McCormack 0-1, J Friel 0-1, J Lennon 0-1.	Report	M Kavanagh 0-9, E Bracken 2-1, B McGinley 1-2, P Purcell 1-2, J Kelly 1-2, E Bourke 0-2.

Ballinakill v Borris–Kilcotton

12 July 2025Round 1	Ballinakill	0-22 - 1-20	Borris–Kilcotton	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	B Duggan 0-7, C Dwyer 0-6, B O'Mara 0-3, E Dwyer 0-2, S Fitzpatrick 0-2, D Bergin 0-1, G Lynch 0-1.	Report	A Dunphy 0-6, N Coss 0-4, PJ Scully 0-4, E Fleming 1-0, J Quinlan 0-2, M Whelan 0-2, E Coss 0-2.

Clough–Ballacolla v Castletown

13 July 2025Round 1	Clough–Ballacolla	1-24 - 1-14	Castletown	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	S Bergin 1-9, A Corby 0-5, C Dunne 0-3, M Hennessy 0-2, J Corby 0-2, C Hogan 0-1, K Mulhall 0-1, W Dunphy 0-1.	Report	S Óg Byrne 1-3, C McKelvey 0-4, M Phelan 0-3, R Mullaney 0-2, C Doran 0-1, J Conroy 0-1.

Portlaoise v Camross

13 July 2025Round 1	Portlaoise	2-22 - 5-13	Camross	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	S Culliton 0-11 (five frees, two 65s), JM Foley 2-1, C Raggett and C Duggan 0-3 each, B Brennan 0-2, C Rigney (free) and J Keenan 0-1 each	Report	Z Keenan 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-2 frees, one 65), J Cuddy 1-3, L Delaney and C Collier 1-2 each, A Keenan 1-0, D Delaney 0-1 (free)

Ballinakill v Rathdowney–Errill

17 July 2025Round 2	Ballinakill	1-16 - 1-20	Rathdowney–Errill	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	B Duggan 0-9, B O'Mara 1-1, G Lynch 0-2, C Dwyer 0-2, E Dwyer 0-1, D Byrne-Gray 0-1.	Report	M Kavanagh 1-8, J Kelly 0-5, J Ryan 0-2, P Rafter 0-1, P Purcell 0-1, P McCane 0-1, E Bracken 0-1, E Bourke 0-1.

Portlaoise v The Harps

18 July 2025Round 2	Portlaoise	2-19 - 1-19	The Harps	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	S Culleton 0-5, E Critchley 1-1, B O'Reilly 1-0, B Brennan 0-3, C Rigney 0-2, M Dempsey 0-2, JM Foley 0-2, E O'Connor 0-2, C McEvoy 0-1, C Raggett 0-1.	Report	Ciaran Comerford 0-8, Cody Comerford 1-0, H Whelan 0-3, P Delaney 0-2, R Deegan 0-1, J Duggan 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, E Doheny 0-1, M Monahan 0-1, C Brophy 0-1.

Abbeyleix v Castletown

19 July 2025Round 2	Abbeyleix	0-17 - 1-14	Castletown	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	Cormac Byrne 0-12, Colin Byrne 0-2, E Fennelly 0-1, Ciarán Byrne 0-1, S Quinn 0-1.	Report	C Peters 1-2, J Breen 0-3, C McKelvey 0-3, M Phelan 0-2, C Doran 0-1, J Conroy 0-1, S Óg Byrne 0-1, K Cuddy 0-1.

Rosenallis v Camross

19 July 2025Round 2	Rosenallis	2-19 - 1-17	Camross	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	D Dooley 0-6, B Fitzpatrick 1-2, J Lennon 0-4, S Kelly 1-0, P Keating 0-3, C Cosgrove 0-2, J Hyland 0-1, J Friel 0-1.	Report	Z Keenan 1-12, C Collier 0-2, B Deegan 0-1, O Phelan 0-1, A Keenan 0-1.

Clough–Ballacolla v Borris–Kilcotton

21 July 2025Round 2	Clough–Ballacolla	0-21 - 0-16	Borris–Kilcotton	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	S Bergin 0-5 (fs), C Dunne 0-4, A Corby 0-3, B Corby 0-2, K Hyland 0-2, M Hennessy 0-2, J Corby, L Conway and J Pearson 0-1 each.	Report	A Dunphy 0-12 (0-10fs), N Foyle 0-4.

Abbeyleix v Rathdowney–Errill

1 August 2025Round 3	Abbeyleix	2-23 - 2-19	Rathdowney–Errill	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	C Byrne 0-9 (four frees, one '65), L Kavanagh 1-4, C Byrne 1-2, E Quinn, E Rowland (frees), and C Byrne 0-2 each, C Walsh and K Byrne 0-1 each.	Report	M Kavanagh 0-11 (nine frees), B McGinley and T Dowling 1-0 each, P Purcell 0-2, R Bowe, P Rafter, J Ryan, J Kelly, E Bourke and E Bracken 0-1 each.

Rosenallis v Castletown

2 August 2025Round 3	Rosenallis	2-23 - 0-16	Castletown	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	D Dooley 0-10 (five frees, one ’65), C Cosgrove 0-4, P Keating 1-1, S Kelly 1-0 (penalty), J Hyland 0-2, J Friel, B Fitzpatrick, J Lennon, FC Fennell, S Somers and C Friel 0-1 each.	Report	M Phelan 0-4, K Cuddy 0-3 (all frees), T Cuddy, S Phelan and R Mullaney 0-2 each, J Phelan, C Doran and S Og Byrne 0-1 each

Ballinakill v The Harps

2 August 2025Round 3	Ballinakill	2-19 - 0-23	The Harps	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	C Dwyer 1-7 (1-2 frees), B O’Mara 1-4, B Duggan 0-5 (three frees), S Fitzpatrick 0-2, P Simms 0-1 (free).	Report	C Comerford 0-13 (eight frees), P Delaney 0-4 (two frees), Justin Duggan and James Duggan 0-2 each, R Deegan and H Whelan 0-1 each.

Portlaoise v Borris–Kilcotton

3 August 2025Round 3	Portlaoise	3-11 - 1-24	Borris–Kilcotton	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	C Duggan 1-5, B O'Reilly 1-1, E Critchley 1-0, JM Foley 0-1, J Keenan 0-1, B Brennan 0-1, S Culleton 0-1, D Lynch 0-1.	Report	A Dunphy 0-9, S Dunphy 1-2, J Quinlan 0-5, N Foyle 0-3, E Quinlan 0-2, N Coss 0-2, C Kilbane 0-1.

Clough–Ballacolla v Camross

3 August 2025Round 3	Clough–Ballacolla	0-18 - 2-19	Camross	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	S Bergin 0-10 (0-5 frees), C Dunne 0-4, M Hennessy 0-2, P Brennan and W Dunphy 0-1 each	Report	T Keyes 1-6, Z Keenan 0-8 (0-6 frees, 0-2 65’s), M Dowling 1-1, J Cuddy and T Cuddy 0-2 each.

Portlaoise v Castletown

15 August 2025Round 4	Portlaoise	2-16 - 2-18	Castletown	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	A Bergin 1-10 (0-7 frees, 0-1 65), J Conroy 1-0, S Culleton 0-2, J Keenan, D O'Mahoney, C Duggan and E Critchley 0-1 each.	Report	C Doran 1-3, K Cuddy 0-6 (two frees), B Reddin 0-4, M Phelan 1-0, R Peters 0-2, S Og Byrne (free), J Breen and J Phelan 0-1 each.

Abbeyleix v Borris–Kilcotton

16 August 2025Round 4	Abbeyleix	1-23 - 2-22	Borris–Kilcotton	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	Cormac Byrne 0-6 (four frees), Colin Byrne 0-5, Ciaran Byrne 0-3, K Byrne 0-2, S Quinn 1-0, E Rowland 0-2 (frees), C Walsh 0-2, E Fennelly 0-2, A Carroll 0-1.	Report	A Dunphy 1-16 (1-11 frees), N Foyle 1-0, J Quinlan 0-1, N Coss 0-1, S Dunphy 0-1, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, C Kilbane 0-1, M Whelan 0-1.

Clough–Ballacolla v Rathdowney–Errill

16 August 2025Round 4	Clough–Ballacolla	1-15 - 1-20	Rathdowney–Errill	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	S Bergin 0-6 (four frees), W Dunphy 1-2, M Hennessy 0-2, J Corby, L Conway, C Hogan, C Dunne and A Corby 0-1 each.	Report	M Kavanagh 0-10 (six frees, two sidelines), P Purcell 1-1, J Kelly 0-4, T Dowling 0-2, B McGinley, J Ryan and E Bracken 0-1 each.

Rosenallis v The Harps

17 August 2025Round 4	Rosenallis	0-15 - 0-20	The Harps	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	D Dooley 0-6 (frees), J Lennon 0-4, B Fitzpatrick, C Cosgrove, J Hyland, J Keating and C Friel 0-1 each.	Report	C Comerford 0-13 (nine frees, two 65s), J Duggan, J Brophy, P Delaney, J Duggan, R Edwardds, E Murphy and M Monahan 0-1 each.

Ballinakill v Camross

17 August 2025Round 4	Ballinakill	0-20 - 3-24	Camross	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	B Duggan 0-7 (four frees, two 65s), C Dwyer 0-6 (one sideline), E Drury 0-3, S Fitzpatrick and G Lynch 0-2 each.	Report	Z Keenan 1-12 (1-6 frees, 0-4 65s), M Keyes 1-3, T Cuddy 1-0, M Dowling 0-3, C Collier and J Cuddy 0-2 each, D Delaney and E Dowling 0-1 each.

Clough–Ballacolla v The Harps

5 September 2025Round 5	Clough–Ballacolla	1-20 - 3-12	The Harps	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	S Bergin 0-13 (0-12fs), A Corby 1-1, M Hennessy and C Dunne 0-2 each, K Mulhall and W Dunphy 0-1 each.	Report	P Delaney (1-0 pen, 0-2fs) and J Duggan 1-2 each, M Downey 1-1, C Comerford 0-4 (0-3fs), J Brophy, R Edwards and E Murphy 0-1 each.

Abbeyleix v Camross

6 September 2025Round 5

Abbeyleix

0-16 - 1-19

Camross

Laois Hire O'Moore Park

Portlaoise v Rathdowney–Errill

6 September 2025Round 5

Portlaoise

3-11 - 1-27

Rathdowney–Errill

Laois Hire O'Moore Park

Rosenallis v Borris–Kilcotton

7 September 2025Round 5

Rosenallis

2-17 - 1-15

Borris–Kilcotton

Laois Hire O'Moore Park

Ballinakill v Castletown

7 September 2025Round 5

Ballinakill

2-19 - 2-18

Castletown

Laois Hire O'Moore Park

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Zane Keenan	Camross	3-37	46	4	11.50
	Aaron Dunphy	Borris–Kilcotton	1-43	46	4	11.50
3	Ciarán Comerford	The Harps	0-45	45	4	11.25
4	Mark Kavanagh	Rathdowney–Errill	1-38	41	4	10.25
5	Cormac Byrne	Abbeyleix	1-35	38	4	9.50
6	Stephen Bergin	Clough–Ballacolla	0-33	33	4	8.25
7	Brian Duggan	Ballinakill	0-28	28	4	6.50
8	Diarmuid Dooley	Rosenallis	0-27	27	4	6.75
9	Cha Dwyer	Ballinakill	1-21	24	4	6.00
10	Seán Culleton	Portlaoise	0-19	19	4	4.75

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Aaron Dunphy	Borris–Kilcotton	1-16	19	Abbeyleix
2	Zane Keenan	Camross	1-12	15	Ballinakill
	Zane Keenan	Camross	1-12	15	Rosenallis
4	Aaron Bergin	Portlaoise	1-10	13	Castletown
	Ciarán Comerford	The Harps	0-13	13	Ballinakill
	Ciarán Comerford	The Harps	0-13	13	Rosenallis
7	Stephen Bergin	Clough–Ballacolla	1-09	12	Castletown
	Aaron Dunphy	Borris–Kilcotton	0-12	12	Clough–Ballacolla
	Cormac Byrne	Abbeyleix	0-12	12	Castletown
10	Mark Kavanagh	Rathdowney–Errill	1-08	11	Ballinakill
	Cormac Byrne	Abbeyleix	1-08	11	The Harps
	Ciarán Comerford	The Harps	0-11	11	Abbeyleix
	Seán Culleton	Portlaoise	0-11	11	Camross
	Mark Kavanagh	Rathdowney–Errill	0-11	11	Abbeyleix

Miscellaneous

• The round 1 game between Portlaoise and Camross ended in confusion regarding the score line. ^[6] The referee had Portlaoise winning by a point, 2-22 to 5-12, however, following a review it was subsequently clarified that the game actually ended in a draw, 2-22 to 5-13. ^[7]
• The round 2 game between Clough–Ballacolla and Borris–Kilcotton was abandoned following a serious injury to Clough–Ballacolla player Tommy Brennan. ^[8]

References

1. "Draws made for 2025 Laois club hurling championships with new senior format". Laois Today. 27 February 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
2. "Draws made for 2025 Laois GAA Club Hurling Championships". Laois Live. 27 February 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
3. "Laois Senior hurling championship structure set to change for 2025 following vote". Laois Today. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
4. "Proposal finalised for how Laois hurling championships will be run in 2025 as senior grade set to extend to ten teams". Laois Today. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
5. "Scully on the double as Borris-Kilcotton crowned Laois PIHC champions over Ballinakill". Laois Live. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
6. "Another score controversy erupts in Laois". Hogan Stand. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
7. "CONFIRMED: Laois GAA announce that SHC clash between Portlaoise and Camross is a draw". Laois Today. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
8. "Laois GAA senior hurling championship match abandoned in Portlaoise after serious injury". Laois Live. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.

External links

• Laois GAA website