2025 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Tournament details
Province	Leinster
Year	2025
Trophy	Bob O'Keeffe Cup
Date	19 April – 8 June 2025 [1]
Teams	6
Defending champions	Kilkenny
Winners
Champions	Kilkenny (77th win)
Manager	Derek Lyng
Captain	John Donnelly
Qualify for	Leinster SHC Final All-Ireland SHC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Manager	Micheál Donoghue
Captain	Conor Whelan
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)	Antrim
Other
Matches played	16
Total scored	66-654 (53.25 per game)
Top Scorer	Lee Chin (3-56)
Website	Leinster GAA
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The 2025 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship was the 2025 installment of the annual Leinster Senior Hurling Championship organised by Leinster GAA. ^[2] Kilkenny were the defending champions having defeated Dublin in the 2024 final. ^[3] Kilkenny beat Galway in the final to clinch their sixth final in a row and 77th overall. ^[4]

Format

Group stage (15 matches)

Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Leinster final and the 3rd placed team advances to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals. All other teams are eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team will be relegated to next years Joe McDonagh Cup. ^[5]

Final (1 match)

The top 2 teams in the group stage contest this game. The Leinster champions advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the Leinster runners-up advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals. ^[6]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Joe McDonagh Cup

• Offaly

From Championship

Relegated to the Joe McDonagh Cup

• Laois

Teams

General Information

Six counties will compete in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship:

County	Last Championship Title	Last All-Ireland Title	Position in 2024 Championship
Antrim	—	—	5th
Dublin	2013	1938	Runners-up
Galway	2018	2017	4th
Kilkenny	2024	2015	Champions
Offaly	1995	1998	Champions (Joe McDonagh Cup)
Wexford	2019	1996	3rd

Personnel and kits

County	Manager	Captain(s)	Sponsor
Antrim	Davy Fitzgerald	Conor McCann	Fibrus
Dublin	Niall Ó Ceallacháin	Paddy Smyth	Staycity
Galway	Micheál Donoghue	Conor Whelan	Supermac's
Kilkenny	Derek Lyng	Richie Reid and Eoin Cody	Avonmore
Offaly	Johnny Kelly	Jason Sampson	Glenisk
Wexford	Keith Rossiter	Lee Chin and Kevin Foley	Zurich Insurance Group

Group stage

Table

Source: ^{[7] [8]}

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Kilkenny (F)	5	4	0	1	15-113	9-89	+42	8	Advance to Leinster Final
2	Galway (F)	5	4	0	1	9-131	10-83	+45	8
3	Dublin	5	3	0	2	13-112	11-105	+13	6	Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
4	Wexford (E)	5	3	0	2	12-95	6-106	+7	6
5	Offaly (E)	5	1	0	4	9-81	10-108	-30	2
6	Antrim (R)	5	0	0	5	4-80	16-121	-77	0	Relegation to Joe McDonagh Cup

• (F) qualified for Leinster final
• (E) eliminated from All-Ireland championship
• (R) relegated to Joe McDonagh Cup

Fixtures

Round 1

Wexford v Antrim

19 April 2025Round 1	Wexford	2-24 (30) - (19) 0-19	Antrim	Wexford
14:00	Lee Chin 0-16 (12 frees), Conor Hearne, Rory O’Connor 0-3 each, Kevin Foley, Cian Byrne 1-0 each, Cathal Dunbar, Seamus Casey 0-1 each	Report	James McNaughton 0-8 (6 frees), Gerard Walsh 0-4 (1 penalty, 2 frees), Keelan Molloy 0-3, Nigel Elliott, Seann Elliott, Joe McLaughlin, Eoin O’Neill 0-1 each	Stadium: Wexford Park Attendance: 4,774 Referee: Colm Lyons (Cork)

Kilkenny v Galway

19 April 2025Round 1	Kilkenny	3-24 (33) - (21) 0-21	Galway	Kilkenny
15:45	Eoin Cody (1-5, 2fs), Martin Keoghan (1-2), Fionan Mackessy (0-4, 1f and 1 '65), Adrian Mullen (1-0), Jordan Molloy (0-3), Billy Ryan, Cian Kenny, Mikey Carey, Stephen Donnelly (0-2 each), John Donnelly, Luke Hogan (0-1 each)	Report	Cathal Mannion (0-10, 6fs), Cianan Fahy, John Fleming, Conor Cooney (0-2 each), Conor Whelan, Declan McLoughlin, Tiernan Killeen, TJ Brennan, Gavin Lee (0-1 each)	Stadium: Nowlan Park Attendance: 8,243 Referee: Sean Stack (Dublin)

Dublin v Offaly

19 April 2025Round 1	Dublin	1-25 (28) - (25) 2-19	Offaly	Dublin
18:00	Sean Currie 0-9 (5fs), Ronan Hayes 1-1, Donal Burke 0-4 (2fs, 1 65), Conor Donohoe 0-3, Brian Hayes 0-3, Conor Burke 0-2, Diarmaid O Dulaing 0-1, Chris Crummey 0-1, John Hetherton 0-1.	Report	Brian Duignan 0-8 (6fs), Killian Sampson 1-2, Dan Ravenhill 0-5 (3fs), Oisin Kelly 1-1, Charlie Mitchell 0-1, Ross Ravenhill 0-1, Dan Bourke 0-1.	Stadium: Parnell Park Attendance: 5,394 Referee: Johnny Murphy (Limerick)

Round 2

Dublin v Wexford

26 April 2025Round 2	Dublin	3-26 (35) - (31) 4-19	Wexford	Dublin
16:30	Sean Currie (1-11, 0-08f, 1-00pen), John Hetherton (2-03), Cian O'Sullivan (0-03), Darragh Power (0-02), Brian Hayes (0-02), Paddy Dunleavy (0-01), Chris Crummey (0-01), Conor Donohoe (0-01), Ronan Hayes (0-01), Colin Currie (0-01)	Report	Lee Chin (1-07, 1-05f), Rory O'Connor (1-02), Cathal Dunbar (1-01); Cian Byrne (1-01), Kevin Foley (0-02), Simon Donohoe (0-02), Conor Hearne (0-02), Damien Reck (0-01), Richie Lawlor (0-01)	Stadium: Parnell Park Attendance: 7,734 Referee: Michael Kennedy (Tipperary)

Offaly v Galway

26 April 2025Round 2	Offaly	1-14 (17) - (31) 2-25	Galway	Tullamore
18:30	Brian Duignan 0-5 (4fsf), Killian Sampson 1-1, Adam Screeney 0-3 (2fs), Charlie Mitchell 0-2, Dan Ravenhill 0-2 (0-1f), Oisín Kelly 0-1	Report	Cathal Mannion 2-8 (1-0 65, 3fs), Colm Molloy 0-5, Brian Concannon 0-3, TJ Brennan 0-3, Conor Whelan 0-2, David Burke 0-1, Tiernan Killeen 0-1, Cianán Fahy 0-1, John Fleming 0-1	Stadium: Glenisk O'Connor Park Attendance: 10,073 Referee: James Owens (Wexford)

Antrim v Kilkenny

27 April 2025Round 2	Antrim	2-12 (18) - (36) 2-30	Kilkenny	Belfast
14:00	J McNaughton 1-9 (0-9f), K Molloy 1-1, C Bohill 0-1, N Elliott 0-1	Report	E Cody 1-13 (1-9f), M Keoghan 1-2, S Donnelly 0-3, C Kenny 0-2, J Molloy 0-2, P Deegan 0-1, J Donnelly 0-1, F Mackessy 0-1 (1f), H Shine 0-1, B Ryan 0-1, T Walsh 0-1, M Butler 0-1, B Drennan 0-1	Stadium: Corrigan Park Referee: S Hynes (Galway)

Round 3

Galway v Wexford

10 May 2025Round 3	Galway	1-29 (32) - (22) 2-16	Wexford	Galway
15:15	C Mannion 0-17 (0-11f), C Cooney 1-0, B Concannon 0-2, G Lee 0-2, J Fleming 0-2, C Fahy 0-2, T Monaghan 0-2, C Molloy 0-1, S Linnane 0-1	Report	L Chin 0-12 (0-9f, 0-1 ’65), C Dunbar 1-0, C Byrne 1-0, J O’Connor 0-1, K Foley 0-1, C Hearne 0-1, R O’Connor 0-1	Stadium: Pearse Stadium Referee: Thomas Walsh (Waterford)

Antrim v Dublin

10 May 2025Round 3	Antrim	0-19 (19) - (34) 3-25	Dublin	Belfast
16:30	J McNaughton 0-10 (8f, 1 65); R McCambridge, J McLaughlin 0-2 (1f) each; C Boyd, C McKeown, E Campbell, N Elliott, G Walsh (1f) 0-1 each	Report	S Currie 0-12 (8f, 2 65s); C O'Sullivan 1-3; F Whitely 1-1; R Hayes 1-0; C Crummey 0-3; B Hayes, J Hetherton, C Burke, P Doyle, C McHugh, C Currie 0-1 each	Stadium: Corrigan Park Referee: Liam Gordon (Galway)

Kilkenny v Offaly

10 May 2025Round 3	Kilkenny	4-25 (37) - (22) 2-16	Offaly	Kilkenny
18:00	TJ Reid 2-9 (7f), J Donnelly, B Ryan 0-4 each, C Kenny (2f), S Donnelly 0-3 each, M Keoghan, A Mullen 1-0 each, H Shine, F Mackessy 0-1 each	Report	B Duignan 0-8f, O Kelly 2-1, C Mitchell 0-3, D Bourke, D Shirley 0-2 each	Stadium: Nowlan Park Attendance: 5,225 Referee: Colm McDonald (Antrim)

Round 4

Galway v Antrim

17 May 2025Round 4	Galway	6-27 (45) - (17) 1-14	Antrim	Galway
13:30	Galway: C Cooney 0-11 (0-9f), A Burns 2-2, B Concannon 2-0, T Monaghan 0-6, K Cooney 1-1, D McLoughlin 1-1, C Whelan, R Glennon 0-2 each, D Morrissey, S Linnane 0-1 each	Report	J McLaughlin 0-7 (0-6f), N McGarrell 1-0, G Walsh 0-3 (0-3f), E O’Neill 0-2, N O’Connor, C McKeown 0-1 each	Stadium: Pearse Stadium Referee: Thomas Gleeson (Dublin)

Wexford v Offaly

17 May 2025Round 4	Wexford	2-17 (23) - (20) 1-17	Offaly	Wexford
17:00	Lee Chin 1-8 (6fs, 1 65), Kevin Foley 1-1, Cian Byrne 0-2, Conor Hearne, Cian Molloy, Jack O’Connor, Cathal Dunbar, Rory O’Connor, Conor McDonald 0-1 each	Report	Brian Duignan 1-9 (9fs), Dan Ravenhill 0-3 (2fs), Killian Sampson 0-2, Ross Ravenhill, Daniel Bourke, Donal Shirley 0-1 each	Stadium: Wexford Park Attendance: 3,722 Referee: Shane Hynes (Galway)

Kilkenny v Dublin

18 May 2025Round 4	Kilkenny	5-19 (34) - (30) 3-21	Dublin	Kilkenny
15:00	TJ Reid 1-9 (9f), B Ryan 2-3, M Keoghan 1-2, A Mullen 1-1, S Donnelly, K Doyle, J Molloy, L Hogan 0-1 each	Report	S Currie 2-6 (1-4f, 0-1 ‘65), C O’Sullivan 1-5, C Donohoe 0-4, AJ Murphy 0-2, D Power, R McBride, C Crummey, F Whitely 0-1 each	Stadium: Nowlan Park Attendance: 8,001 Referee: Michael Kennedy (Tipperary)

Round 5

Wexford v Kilkenny

25 May 2025Round 5	Wexford	2-19 (25) - 1-15 (18)	Kilkenny	Wexford
14:00	Wexford: L Chin 1-13 (0-9f), R O’Connor 1-1, J O’Connor, M Dwyer, S Donohoe, C Hearne, C McDonald all 0-1	Report	TJ Reid 1-4 (0-2f, 0-2 ‘65), J Donnelly 0-3, L Connellan 0-2, B Drennan, K Doyle, S Donnelly, A Mullen, R Reid, R Mackessy all 0-1	Stadium: Wexford Park Attendance: 4,623 Referee: Seán Stack (Dublin)

Dublin v Galway

25 May 2025Round 5	Dublin	3-15 (24) - (29) 0-29	Galway	Dublin
14:00				Stadium: Parnell Park Attendance: ~8,200 Referee: Colm Lyons (Cork)

Offaly v Antrim

25 May 2025Round 5	Offaly	3-15 (24) - (19) 1-16	Antrim	Tullamore
14:00				Stadium: Glenisk O'Connor Park Attendance: ~4,000 Referee: Michael Kennedy (Tipperary)

Leinster Final

Main article: 2025 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship final

8 June 2025

16:00

Leinster Final

Kilkenny	3-22 (31) – (23) 1-20	Galway
	Report [4]

Croke Park

Attendance: 37,503

Referee: Johnny Murphy
Man of the match: Huw Lawlor

Stadia and Locations

See also: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums

Antrim

Dublin

Galway

Kilkenny

Wexford

Offaly

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Locations of the 2025 Leinster SHC teams.

County	Location	Province	Stadium	Capacity
Neutral venue	Dublin	Leinster	Croke Park	82,300
Antrim	Belfast	Ulster	Corrigan Park	3,700
Dublin	Donnycarney	Leinster	Parnell Park	8,500
Galway	Galway	Connacht	Pearse Stadium	26,197
Kilkenny	Kilkenny	Leinster	Nowlan Park	27,000
Offaly	Tullamore	Leinster	Glenisk O'Connor Park	20,000
Wexford	Wexford	Leinster	Chadwicks Wexford Park	18,000

Statistics

Top Scorers

Top Scorer Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Lee Chin	Wexford	3-56	65	5	13
2	Cathal Mannion	Galway	2-54	60	5	12
3	Seán Currie	Dublin	4-44	56	5	11.20
4	Brian Duignan	Offaly	2-37	43	5	8.6
5	James McNaughton	Antrim	2-35	41	4	10.25
6	TJ Reid	Kilkenny	5-26	41	4	10.25
7	Martin Keoghan	Kilkenny	6-08	26	5	4.50
8	Eoin Cody	Kilkenny	2-18	24	2	12.00
9	Cian O'Sullivan	Dublin	2-14	20	5	4
10	Billy Ryan	Kilkenny	2-13	19	5	3.80

In A Single Game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Cathal Mannion	Galway	0-17	17	Wexford
2	Lee Chin	Wexford	0-16	16	Antrim
	Eoin Cody	Kilkenny	1-13	16	Antrim
	Lee Chin	Wexford	1-13	16	Kilkenny
4	TJ Reid	Kilkenny	2-09	15	Offaly
5	Seán Currie	Dublin	1-11	14	Wexford
	Cathal Mannion	Galway	2-08	14	Offaly
7	James McNaughton	Antrim	1-09	12	Kilkenny
	Seán Currie	Dublin	0-12	12	Antrim
	Lee Chin	Wexford	0-12	12	Galway
	Brian Duignan	Offaly	1-09	12	Wexford
	TJ Reid	Kilkenny	1-09	12	Dublin
	Seán Currie	Dublin	2-06	12	Kilkenny

Scoring events

• Widest winning margin: 28 points
  • Galway 6-27 - 1-14 Antrim (Round 4)
• Most goals in a match: 8
  • Kilkenny 5-19 - 3-21 Dublin (Round 4)
• Most points in a match: 45
  • Kilkenny 3-24 - 0-21 Galway (Round 1)
  • Dublin 3-26 - 4-19 Wexford (Round 2)
  • Galway 1-29 - 2-16 Wexford (Round 3)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 6
  • Galway 6-27 - 1-14 Antrim (Round 4)
• Most points by one team in a match: 30
  • Antrim 2-12 - 2-30 Kilkenny (Round 2)
• Highest aggregate score: 66 points
  • Dublin 3-26 - 4-19 Wexford (Round 2)
• Lowest aggregate score: 43 points
  • Wexford 2-17 - 1-17 Offaly (Round 4)
  • Wexford 2-19 - 1-15 Kilkenny (Round 5)
  • Offaly 3-15 - 1-16 Antrim (Round 5)

See also

• 2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
• 2025 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
• 2025 Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2)
• 2025 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3)
• 2025 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4)
• 2025 Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5)

References

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4. "Kilkenny hold off Galway rally to secure Leinster crown". RTE. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
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