2025 Longford Senior Hurling Championship

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2025 Longford Senior Hurling Championship
Colours of Longford.svg
Dates3 Aug - 11 Oct 2025
Teams3
SponsorCablecomm
Champions Colours of Dublin.svg Longford Slashers (13th title)
Runners-up Colours of Mayo.svg Wolfe Tones
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored18 (3.6 per match)
Points scored203 (40.6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Mayo.svg Evan Tully (1-24)
2024 (Previous)(Next) 2026

The 2025 Longford Senior Hurling Championship was the 49th staging of the Longford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Longford County Board in 1904. The Championship will run from 3rd August, and concludes on the 28th September.

Contents

Three teams contested the Longford Senior Hurling Championship. All three teams entered the round-robin stage stage, playing each other once home and away, guaranteeing at least two championship games. The top two teams after three rounds play in a lone final. [1] Wolfe Tones and Clonguish Gaels were drawn for the opening game, giving Longford Slashers a first round bye.

Wolfe Tones entered the championship as the defending champions, [2] [3] [4]

The final was be contested between Longford Slashers and Wolfe Tones [5] at Pearse Park in Longford. This was Longford's seventh straight appearance [6] [7] , and a rematch of last year's final. Longford won the contest 1-16 - 0-15 in a replay, for their first championship since 2021, and their 13th overall. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Participating teams

TeamLocationChampionshipsLast Championship
Colours of Limerick.svg Clonguish Gaels Newtownforbes 7 2023
Colours of Dublin.svg Longford Slashers Longford 12 2021
Colours of Mayo.svg Wolfe Tones Edgeworthstown 21 2024

Group stage

Group stage table

  Advance to final

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Colours of Dublin.svg Longford Slashers 22006621454
Colours of Mayo.svg Wolfe Tones 2101434212
Colours of Limerick.svg Clonguish Gaels 20022268-460

Fixtures

3 AugRound 1 Colours of Dublin.svg Longford Slashers 4-17 - 1-9 Colours of Mayo.svg Wolfe Tones Allen Park
Michael Mulcahy (2-2), Reuben Murray (0-6), Sean Tiernan (1-2), Stephen Murray (1-0), David Buckley (0-3), Johnny Casey (0-2), Harry Mulvihill (0-2) Report Cillian Courtney (1-0), Dylan Hutchinson (0-3), Ronan Courtney (0-2), Evan Tully (0-2), James Connell (0-1), Martin Coyle (0-1)Referee: TBC
24 AugRound 2 Colours of Limerick.svg Clonguish Gaels 0-9 - 4-25 Colours of Dublin.svg Longford Slashers C & D Devine Park
Dan Crossan (0-5), Paul Barden (0-2), Oisin Flanagan (0-1), Eamon Nertney (0-1) Report Sean Tiernan (3-9), Matthew Hawes (0-5), David Buckley (1-1), Darragh Caslin (0-3), Reuben Murray (0-3), Diarmuid Caslin (0-1), Niall Hawes (0-1), Stephen Murray (0-1), Karl Murray (0-1)Referee: James McGrath
7 SepRound 3 Colours of Mayo.svg Wolfe Tones 5-16 - 1-10 Colours of Limerick.svg Clonguish Gaels Michael Fay Park
Ronan Courtney (2-2), Evan Tully (1-5), Maitiú O’ Donohoe (0-7), Liam Browne (1-0), Killian Courtney (0-1), Dylan Hutchinson (0-1) Report Dan Crossan (0-6), Declan Lee (1-0), Stephen Gregg (0-2), Paul Barden (0-1), Alan Sorohan (0-1),Referee: James Judge

Knockout stage

Bracket

Final
1 Colours of Dublin.svg Longford Slashers 2-13, 1-16 (R)
2 Colours of Mayo.svg Wolfe Tones 0-19, 0-15 (R)

Fixtures

28 SepFinal Colours of Dublin.svg Longford Slashers 2-13 - 0-19 Colours of Mayo.svg Wolfe Tones Pearse Park, Longford
Niall Hawes (1-1), David Buckley, (0-4), Reuben Murray (0-4), Darragh Caslin (1-0), Micheal Mulcahy (0-2), Johnny Casey (0-1), Sean Tiernan (0-1) Report Evan Tully (0-14), Killian Courtney (0-2), Ronan Courtney (0-2), Liam Browne (0-1),Referee: James Clarke
11 OctReplay Colours of Dublin.svg Longford Slashers 1-16 - 0-15 Colours of Mayo.svg Wolfe Tones Pearse Park, Longford
Report Referee: James McGrath

References

  1. "Longford senior hurling championship set to start".
  2. "Wolfe Tones capture 21st Longford SHC crown - HoganStand". www.hoganstand.com.
  3. "Wolfe Tones claim Longford hurling title over Longford Slashers". Shannonside.ie.
  4. O'Brien, Padraic (September 22, 2024). "Wolfe Tones Mostrim win the Longford Senior Hurling title for the 21st time". www.longfordleader.ie.
  5. https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaa/1888687/longford-shc-wolfe-tones-through-to-the-county-final-with-easy-win-over-clonguish-gaels.html
  6. https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaa/1903450/can-longford-slashers-beat-wolfe-tones-to-break-hurling-final-bogey.html
  7. https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaa/1878650/longford-shc-sean-tiernan-the-slashers-tormentor-with-3-9-against-clonguish-gaels.html
  8. https://hoganstand.com/Longford/Article/Index/338151
  9. https://www.shannonside.ie/sport/longford-slashers-claim-longford-hurling-title-275092
  10. https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2025/1011/1538078-gaa-wrap-cross-stunned-slashers-take-longford-crown/
  11. https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaa/1916928/longford-slashers-withstand-wolfe-tones-comeback-to-win-the-county-senior-hurling-title-for-the-13th-time.html