2025 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

2025 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	31 July – October 2025
Teams	12
Sponsor	Whitebox Developments
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	59 (2.46 per match)
Points scored	841 (35.04 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Aidan O'Connor (2–38)
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The 2025 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship is the 131st staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. ^[1] The draws for the group stage placings took place on 21 January 2025. ^{[2] [3]} The championship is scheduled to run from 31 July to October 2025. ^[4]

Doon entered the championship as the defending champions. ^{[5] [6]} Newcastle West returned to the top tier for the first time since 1990. ^[7]

New sponsorship

Property development company Whitebox Developments became the new sponsor of the competition. ^{[8] [9]}

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Newcastle West ^[10]

From Championship

Relegated to the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

• South Liberties ^[11]

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Semi-finalists  Quarter-finalists  Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Na Piarsaigh	4	3	1	0	103	68	35	7
Doon	4	2	2	0	102	83	19	6
Ballybrown	4	2	0	2	92	88	4	4
Kilmallock	4	1	2	1	80	87	−7	4
Ahane	4	1	1	2	84	102	−18	1
Patrickswell	4	0	0	4	67	100	−33	0

Group 1 fixtures and results

Kilmallock v Patrickswell

31 July 2025Round 1	Kilmallock	0–23 – 0–18	Patrickswell	Newcastle West Grounds
	S O’Brien (0–10, 4f), O O’Reilly (0–3), C Staunton and P O’Reilly (0–2 each), S Quirke, C Hanley-Clarke (0–1, 1f), G Enright, D Woulfe, P Connery (1f) and K O’Donnell (0–1 each).	Report	A Gillane (0–12, 10f), D Byrnes (0–5, 4f), J Higgins (0–1).

Ballybrown v Ahane

2 August 2025Round 1	Ballybrown	5–18 – 1–23	Ahane	Childers Road
	A O’Connor 1–6; B Griffin, Barry Adams 2–1 each; R Kenny, R Griffin, L Doolan 0–2; B Smith, D Hall, J Adams, M Kiely 0–1 each.	Report	T Morrissey 0–12 (9 frees); C Barry 1–2; J O’Connor 0–4; J Cosgrove 0–3; C Ryan 0–2.

Doon v Na Piarsaigh

2 August 2025Round 1	Doon	1–19 – 2–16	Na Piarsaigh	FitzGerald Park
	A English 1–7 (all frees); D O’Donovan 0–3 (0–2 frees); J Ryan, P Ryan, C Thomas 0–2 each; B Murphy, G Thomas, D Coughlan 0–1 each.	Report	K Downes 1–7 (0–5f); K Dempsey 1–2; W Henn 0–2; JJ Carey, D Dempsey, J Finn, D Lynch 0–1 each.

Patrickswell v Doon

7 August 2025Round 2	Patrickswell	0–14 – 3–23	Doon	FitzGerald Park
	A Gillane 0–5 (4f); D Byrnes 0–3 (3f); J Murray (0–2); J Higgins, J Kelleher, K O’Brien, M Carmody (0–1 apiece).	Report	G Thomas (0–7) A English (0–7, 0-4f, 0–1 65); C Thomas (1–2); K Maher (1–1); P Ryan (1–1); D Coughlan (0–3); R English, D O’Donovan (0–1 apiece).

Ahane v Kilmallock

8 August 2025Round 2	Ahane	0–18 – 1–15	Kilmallock	Doon Grounds
	T Morrissey (0–10, 0–7 frees); J O’Connor (0–3); J Cosgrove (0–3); R Fox, C Barry (0–1 each).	Report	Shane O’Brien (1–7, 0–5 frees); P O’Reilly (0–2); D Woulfe, S Quirke, R Egan, G Mulcahy, C Hanley Clarke (free), C Staunton (0–1 each).

Na Piarsaigh v Ballybrown

8 August 2025Round 2	Na Piarsaigh	0–21 – 1–10	Ballybrown	Childers Road
	K Downes (0–8, 6f), R Lynch (0–4, 4f), JJ Carey and K Dempsey (0–3 each), A Breen (0–2), M Foley (0–1).	Report	A O’Connor (1–9, 8f, 1 ’65), D Hall (0–1).

Doon v Kilmallock

21 August 2025Round 3	Doon	0–22 – 2–16	Kilmallock	Knocklong Sportsfield
	A English 0–13 (9f), B Murphy and E Stokes 0–2 each, G Thomas, P Ryan, R English, D O’Donovan and J Ryan 0–1 each.	Report	K Hayes and O O’Reilly 1–2 each, S O’Brien 0–4 (3f, 1’65), C Hanley-Clarke 0–3 (3f), G Enright 0–2, C Staunton, G Mulcahy and D O’Brien 0–1 each.

Patrickswell v Ballybrown

23 August 2025Round 3	Patrickswell	2–09 – 1–18	Ballybrown	Mick Neville Park
	T O'Brien 1–0, D Byrnes (1–0, 1–0 free), J Kelleher (0–2, 0–1 free), C Fitzgerald, C Lynch 0–2 each, P Kirby (0–1, 0–1 free), K O'Brien, M Carmody 0–1 each.	Report	A O'Connor (0–10, 0–4 frees, 0–1 65); R Griffin 1–1, K Gavin and L Doolan 0–2 each, M Kiely, J Adams and C Coughlan 0–1 each.

Na Piarsaigh v Ahane

24 August 2025Round 3	Na Piarsaigh	2–25 – 1–13	Ahane	Childers Road
	K Downes 0–8 (5f); A Breen 1–3; R Lynch 0–5 (3f, 2 65); D Lynch 1–2; K Dempsey 0–3; T Grimes 0–2; M Foley 0–1; D Dempsey 0–1.	Report	T Morrissey 0–11 (8f); J O’Connor 1–0; D Minihan 0–1, R Fox 0–1.

Ballybrown v Doon

29 August 2025Round 4	Ballybrown	2–19 – 3–17	Doon	Fitzgerald Park
	A O’Connor (0–13, 8f, 1 s/l); R Kenny (1–2), B Adams (1–1), L Doolan (0–3).	Report	D Coughlan (1–2), D O’Donovan (1f), P Ryan (1–1 each), G Thomas (3f), K Maher (0–3 each), C Thomas, A English (2f), E Stokes (0–2 each), R English (0–1).

Ahane v Patrickswell

29 August 2025Round 4	Ahane	1–21 – 2–14	Patrickswell	Childers Road
	T Morrissey 0–10 (6f), J Cosgrave 0–4, J O’Connor 1–0, R Foxe 0–3, W McCormack 0–2, M Donnellan and D Morrissey 0–1 each.	Report	J Kelleher 0–6 (4f), D Byrnes (f) and K O’Brien 1–0 each, C Lynch 0–2, T O’Brien, C Fitzgerald, M Carmody, H Maher, J Higgins and S O’Brien 0–1 each.

Kilmallock v Na Piarsaigh

30 August 2025Round 4	Kilmallock	1–14 – 2–23	Na Piarsaigh	Mick Neville Park
	S O’Brien (0–4, 4f), D Woulfe (1–0), K Hayes, C Hanley-Clarke (2f) and P Connery (0–2 each), R Hanley, P O’Brien, M Houlihan and O O’Reilly (0–1 each).	Report	K Downes (0–8, 6f, 1’65), D Lynch (1–2), S Dowling (1–0, pen), R Lynch (0–3, 2f, 1’65), P Casey and D Dempsey (0–2 each), K Dempsey, A Breen, E McEvoy, W O’Donoghue, W Henn and M Foley (0–1 each).

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Promoted, quarter-finalists  Quarter-finalists  Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Monaleen	4	4	0	0	97	78	19	8
Adare	4	2	1	1	89	81	8	5
Mungret/St Paul's	4	1	2	1	87	83	4	4
Newcastle West	4	0	3	1	75	77	−2	3
Kildimo-Pallaskenry	4	1	1	2	73	79	−6	3
Dromin/Athlacca	4	0	1	3	69	92	−23	1

Group 2 fixtures and results

Monaleen v Adare

31 July 2025Round 1	Monaleen	1–20 – 0–18	Adare	Fedamore Grounds
	D O Dálaigh 1–2, M Fitzgerald 0–5 (frees), A La Touche Cosgrave 0–4, L Lyons 0–4, E O'Driscoll 0–2, L Murphy, D Ferland, E Maher 0–1 each.	Report	W Griffin 0–12 (0–5 frees, 0–2 '54s, 0–1 sideline cut), P Kearney 0–2, J Fitzgibbon (free), D Gleeson, D O'Mahoney, J Gahan 0–1 each.

Mungret/St Paul's v Newcastle West

1 August 2025Round 1	Mungret/St Paul's	1–17 – 2–14	Newcastle West	Mick Neville Park
	M O’Brien 0–6 (0–3 frees); C O’Halloran 1–1; N Mulcahy 0–3; B Duff 0–3; L Lynch 0–2; L Harrington and J McCarthy 0–1 each	Report	Eoin Hurley 1–4; Cathal Hayes (0–3, 0–3 frees); Ethan Hurley (0–3, 0–2 frees); Con Hayes 1–0; M Dee and D Lyons 0–2 each

Kildimo-Pallaskenry v Dromin/Athlacca

2 August 2025Round 1	Kildimo-Pallaskenry	3–16 – 0–18	Dromin/Athlacca	Ballyagran Grounds
	R O'Farrell 1–4, P Nash 1–1, S Hartigan 0–4 (4 frees), J O'Keeffe 1–0, L Griffin 0–3 (3 frees), K Hayes, S Barry (1 '65') 0–2 each;	Report	D Reidy 0–12 (8 frees), T Boddy 0–2 (2 frees), D Breen, S O'Leary, D Scully (free), C Scully (free) 0–1 each.

Adare v Mungret/St Paul's

6 August 2025Round 2	Adare	1–21 – 2–18	Mungret/St Paul's	Ballybrown Grounds
	P Kearney (1–7, 0–3 frees), D Gleeson 0–4, D O'Mahony 0–3, J Hannon 0–2, J Fitzgibbon, D Hannon, R Connolly and S Connolly 0–1 each, W Griffin (0–1, 0–1 free)	Report	F Fitzgerald1-1, M O'Brien (0–9, 0–8 frees), B Giltenane 0–3, N Mulcahy 0–2, B O'Meara, C O'Halloran and L Lynch 0–1 each, B Duff 1–0

Dromin/Athlacca v Monaleen

8 August 2025Round 2	Dromin/Athlacca	1–16 – 1–21	Monaleen	Fedamore Grounds
	D Reidy 1–11 (1–10 frees), T Boddy 0–4 (3 frees), D Griffin 0–1.	Report	A La Touche Cosgrave 1–2, D Ó Dálaigh, M Fitzgerald (4 frees) 0–4 each, L Murphy 0–3, E O'Driscoll, D Ferland, J Fitzgerald 0–2 each, D Langan (free), R Lyons 0–1 each.

Newcastle West v Kildimo-Pallaskenry

8 August 2025Round 2	Newcastle West	2–16 – 2–16	Kildimo-Pallaskenry	Seán Finn Park
	M McMahon 2–1, Con Hayes 0–4, Cathal Hayes (0–3, 0–2 frees, 0–1 65), M Dee and D Lyons 0–2 each, B Hurley, Eoin Hurley, M Cremin and B Foley 0–1 each	Report	J O'Keefe 1–4, C McMahon 1–0, R O'Farrell (0–3, 0–1 free), S Barry (0–3, 0–1 free), S Hartigan (0–2, 0–1 free), P Nash 0–2, D Fitzgerald and C Downes 0–1

Mungret/St Paul's v Monaleen

22 August 2025Round 3	Mungret/St Paul's	1–19 – 2–23	Monaleen	Childers Road
	L Lynch 0–6 (3f), N Mulcahy and M O’Brien (3f) 0–3 each, C O’Halloran 1–0, B O’Meara and C Moloney 0–2 each, B Duff, F Fitzgerald and B Giltenane 0–1 each.	Report	D Ó Dálaigh, J Fitzgerald (0–2 frees) 1–4 each, L Lyons (0–1 free), D Ferland 0–3 each, E O’Driscoll, D Langan 0–2 each, M Fitzgerald (0–1 free), R Lyons, L Murphy, B Hayes and E Maher 0–1 each;

Adare v Kildimo-Pallaskenry

22 August 2025Round 3	Adare	0–18 – 0–16	Kildimo-Pallaskenry	Seán Finn Park
	W Griffin 0–9 (0–7 frees), M Mackey, D O’Mahoney, J Fitzgibbon (0–2 frees) 0–2 each, P Kearney, J McSweeney, M Connolly 0–1 each.	Report	S Barry 0–6 (0–6 frees), D Fitzgerald 0–3, J O’Keeffe, C McMahon and R O’Farrell 0–2 each, C Downes 0–1.

Newcastle West v Dromin/Athlacca

23 August 2025Round 3	Newcastle West	0–14 – 0–14	Dromin/Athlacca	Páirc an Chrócaigh
	Cathal Hayes (0–6, 0–5 frees), Eoin Hurley 0–4, B Hurley, M Dee, Con Hayes, B Foley 0–1 each	Report	D Reidy (0–5, 0–4 frees), T Boddy (0–5, 0–4 frees), D Breen, D Griffin, J Fitzgibbon and S Fitzgibbon 0–1 each

Monaleen v Newcastle West

28 August 2025Round 4	Monaleen	1–18 – 0–19	Newcastle West	Seán Finn Park
	M Fitzgerald (0–6, 0–5f); L Lyons (1–2, 0-1f); D Ó Dálaigh (0–4); J Fitzgerald (0–2); L Murphy, A La Touche Cosgrave, D Ferland, E O’Driscoll (0–1 each).	Report	Cathal Hayes (0–6, 5f); M Quilligan (0–4, 3f); B Nix (0–3); Ethan Hurley (0–2, 1f); Con Hayes (0–2); M Dee, Eoin Hurley (0–1).

Kildimo-Pallaskenry v Mungret/St Paul's

29 August 2025Round 4	Kildimo-Pallaskenry	0–10 – 1–18	Mungret/St Paul's	Ballybrown Grounds
	S Barry 0–4 (frees), S Hartigan 0–3, J O'Keeffe 0–2, E McLoughlin 0–1.	Report	L Lynch 1–5 (0–3 frees), N Mulcahy 0–5, B Giltenane 0–3, B Duff 0–2, F Fitzgerald (free), B O'Meara, M O'Brien 0–1 each.

Dromin/Athlacca v Adare

30 August 2025Round 4	Dromin/Athlacca	1–15 – 4–17	Adare	Ballybrown Grounds
	D Reidy 1–6 (1 pen, 6f), T Boddy 0–5 (4f), S Fitzgibbon 0–2, D Breen 0–2.	Report	P Kearney 1–7 (6f), D Hannon 2–2, S Connolly 1–1, D O’Mahoney 0–2, R Conolly 0–1, S Hickey 0–2, M Connolly 0–1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Aidan O'Connor	Ballybrown	2–38	44	4	11.00
2	Tom Morrissey	Ahane	0–43	43	4	10.75
3	David Reidy	Dromin/Athlacca	2–34	40	4	10.00
4	Kevin Downes	Na Piarsaigh	1–31	34	4	8.50
5	Adam English	Doon	1–29	32	4	8.00
6	Shane O'Brien	Kilmallock	1–25	28	4	7.00
7	Patrick Kearney	Adare	2–17	23	4	5.75
8	Willie Griffin	Adare	0–22	22	3	7.33
9	Donnacha Ó Dálaigh	Monaleen	2–14	20	4	5.00
10	Mark O'Brien	Mungret/St Paul's	0–19	19	4	4.75

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	David Reidy	Dromin/Athlacca	1–10	13	Monaleen
	Adam English	Doon	0–13	13	Kilmallock
	Aidan O'Connor	Ballybrown	0–13	13	Doon
4	Aidan O'Connor	Ballybrown	1–09	12	Na Piarsaigh
	Aaron Gillane	Patrickswell	0–12	12	Kilmallock
	Willie Griffin	Adare	0–12	12	Monaleen
	Tom Morrissey	Ahane	0–12	12	Ballybrown
	David Reidy	Dromin/Athlacca	0–12	12	Kildimo-Pallaskenry
9	Tom Morrissey	Ahane	0–11	11	Na Piarsaigh
10	Kevin Downes	Na Piarsaigh	1–07	10	Doon
	Shane O'Brien	Kilmallock	1–07	10	Ahane
	Adam English	Doon	1–07	10	Na Piarsaigh
	Patrick Kearney	Adare	1–07	10	Mungret/St Paul's
	Patrick Kearney	Adare	1–07	10	Dromin/Athlacca
	Tom Morrissey	Ahane	0–10	10	Kilmallock
	Shane O'Brien	Kilmallock	0–10	10	Patrickswell
	Aidan O'Connor	Ballybrown	0–10	10	Patrickswell
	Tom Morrissey	Ahane	0–10	10	Patrickswell

Miscellaneous

• Ballybrown beat Patrickswell in championship hurling for the first time since 1991. ^[12]

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