2025 Tipperary Senior Football Championship

2025 Tipperary Senior Football Championship

Dates	15 August 2025 - 2 November 2025
Teams	14
Sponsor	FBD Insurance
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The 2025 Tipperary Senior Football Championship is the 133rd staging of the Tipperary Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.

The defending champions are Loughmore–Castleiney. ^{[1] [2]}

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship

• Aherlow ^[3]

Group stage

The draw for the group stage took place on 27 March 2025. ^[4]

  Advance to quarter-finals  Advance to relegation play-offs

Group 1

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilsheelan–Kilcash	3	2	0	1	9-40	3-43	+15	4
Aherlow	3	1	1	1	3-43	6-40	-6	3
Ballyporeen	3	1	1	1	3-39	1-40	+5	3
Cahir	3	0	2	1	2-43	7-41	-14	2

Results

Kilsheelan–Kilcash v Cahir

17 August 2025Round 1	Kilsheelan–Kilcash	5-17 – 1-15	Cahir	Fethard
13:30	Mikey McGuire 2-1, Jamie Roche 1-4 (1tps, 1f), Shane Garland 1-2 (1tps), Zac O'Loughlin 1-0, Senan Butler (1tps) and Micheal Freaney (1tps) 0-3 each, Billy O'Connor and Tommy O'Connor 0-2 each		Conor O'Brien 0-7 (2tps, 3f), Ciaran Condon 1-0, Jesse Kiely, Kevin Grogan (1 45') and Craig Guiry (1tps) 0-2 each, Jakie Kiely and Ger Quinn 0-1 each	Referee: Brian Tyrell

Ballyporeen v Aherlow

17 August 2025Round 1	Ballyporeen	1-12 – 1-18	Aherlow	Clonmel
15:30	Sam McGrath 1-2, Darragh Brennan (1tps, 1f) and Conor Sweeney (2f) 0-3 each, Charlie English, Dean Finn, Eoin Morrissey and John Martin 0-1 each		Liam Carew 1-9 (0-3f, 1tps), Micheal Elligott 0-5 (1tps), Mark Russell 0-2 (1tps), Sean Bourke and Jack O'Halloran 0-1 each	Referee: Martin Doyle

Cahir v Ballyporeen

29 August 2025Round 2	Cahir	0-14 – 1-11	Ballyporeen	Ardfinnan
18:30	Kevin Grogan and Jack Buckley (2f, 1tps) 0-4 each, Conor O'Brien 0-3 (3f), Dylan Butler 0-2 (1tps), Colin McEniry 0-1	Report	Conor Sweeney 0-4 (1f), James Barry 1-0, Darragh Brennan 0-3, Darragh Lyons 0-2 (1tps), Kevin O'Mahoney and Christy English 0-1 each	Referee: Sean Lonergan

Aherlow v Kilsheelan–Kilcash

31 August 2025Round 2	Aherlow	1-12 – 4-15	Kilsheelan–Kilcash	Cashel
14:00	Liam Carew 0-7 (6f), Sean Bourke 1-1, Ben Carey 0-2 (1tps), Stephen Carey and Michael Elligott 0-1 each	Report	Micheal Freaney 2-2 (1tps), Jamie Roche 1-4 (0-2f), Michael Bates 1-0, Barry Kehoe 0-3 (1tps), Tommy O'Connor (1tps) and Shane Garland 0-2 each, Mark Stokes and Billy O'Connor 0-1 each	Referee: Shane O'Neill

Aherlow v Cahir

13 September 2025Round 3	Aherlow	1-13 – 1-13	Cahir	New Inn
17:30	Liam Carew 0-9 (3tpf, 1f), Micheal Elligott 1-0, Diarmuid Looby 0-2 (1tpf), Darragh O'Brien and Sean Bourke 0-1 each	Report	Kevin Grogan 0-4 (2tpf), Stephen Grogan 1-0, Colin McEniry, Ger Quinn (1 45'), Dylan Butler and Jack Buckley (2f) 0-2 each, Conor O'Brien 0-1 (1f)	Referee: Willie Fitzharris

Ballyporeen v Kilsheelan–Kilcash

13 September 2025Round 3	Ballyporeen	1-16 – 0-8	Kilsheelan–Kilcash	Clonmel
17:30	Christy English 1-3, Conor Sweeney 0-6 (1tps, 2f), Darragh Brennan 0-4, Thomas Vaughan, Riain O'Callaghan and Oisin Power 0-1 each		Micheal Freaney, Shane Garland (1f) and Senan Butler (1tps) 0-2 each, Tommy O'Connor and Barry Kehoe 0-1 each	Referee: Derek O'Mahoney

Group 2

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Clonmel Commercials	3	3	0	0	7-49	0-20	+50	6
Ballina	3	1	0	2	2-34	2-42	-8	2
Ardfinnan	3	1	0	2	0-31	5-41	-25	2
Grangemockler–Ballyneale	3	1	0	2	1-30	3-41	-17	2

Results

Ballina v Grangemockler–Ballyneale

16 August 2025Round 1	Ballina	2-17 – 0-13	Grangemockler–Ballyneale	Templetuohy
19:00	James O'Mahoney 1-3, Eoghan Power 0-4 (2f), Thomas Shanahan 1-0, Charlie King and Ben King 0-3 each, Cathal O'Donnell 0-2, Conor Power and JP Mbokha 0-1 each	Report	Mark O'Meara 0-5 (1f), Paidi O'Shea 0-4 (2f), Sean O'Meara, James O'Meara, Thomas Regan and Manus McFadden 0-1 each	Referee: Joe Leahy

Ardfinnan v Clonmel Commercials

16 August 2025Round 1	Ardfinnan	0-7 – 4-20	Clonmel Commercials	Cahir
19:00	Michael Barlow 0-4 (4f), Andrew Browne 0-2, Gerry Cronin 0-1	Report	Rory O'Dowd 2-0, Michael Quinlivan 1-3, Cian Smith 0-5 (2f), Sean O'Connor 1-1 (1-0p), Peter McGarry 0-4 (1tps), Séamus Kennedy and Jack Kennedy (1tps) 0-2 each, Tadhg Condon, Kevin Fahey and Ryan Lambe 0-1 each	Referee: Willie Fitzharris

Ardfinnan v Grangemockler–Ballyneale

30 August 2025Round 2	Ardfinnan	0-11 – 1-11	Grangemockler–Ballyneale	Monroe
18:30	Michael Barlow 0-4 (1tpf, 1f), Andrew Browne 0-3 (1tpf), Shane Ryan 0-2, Billy Hewitt and Gavin Whelan 0-1 each		Ben Comerford 1-0, Jamie Walsh 0-3 (2f), Mark O'Meara and David Power (1tpf) 0-2 each, Manus McFadden, Paudie O'Shea, Joey Lyons and Sean O'Meara 0-1 each	Referee: Seanie Peters

Ballina v Clonmel Commercials

30 August 2025Round 2	Ballina	0-7 – 2-16	Clonmel Commercials	Drombane
18:30	Teddy Doyle 0-5 (2tpf, 1f), Ben King and Cathal Power 0-1 each	Report	Sean O'Connor 2-5 (0-1f), Peter McGarry 0-5, Jack Kennedy and Michael Quinlivan 0-2 each, Séamus Kennedy and Kevin Fahey 0-1 each	Referee: Paddy Russell

Clonmel Commercials v Grangemockler–Ballyneale

14 September 2025Round 3	Clonmel Commercials	1-13 – 0-6	Grangemockler–Ballyneale	Monroe
17:30	Michael Quinlivan 1-3, Séamus Kennedy (1tps), Cian Smith and Sean O'Connor (1f) 0-2 each, Tadhg Condon, Jack Kennedy (1f), Ryan Lambe and Peter McGarry 0-1 each	Report	Ben Comerford (1tps) and Mark O'Meara 0-2 each, David Power (1f) and Leon Kennedy 0-1 each	Referee: Paddy Russell

Ardfinnan v Ballina

14 September 2025Round 3	Ardfinnan	0-13 – 0-10	Ballina	Annacarty
17:30	Michael Barlow 0-6 (1tpf, 2f), Andrew Browne 0-4 (4f), Gerry Cronin (1 45'), Gavin Whelan and Billy Hewitt 0-1 each	Report	Steven O'Brien 0-5 (1tpf, 2f, 1 45'), Ben King 0-3 (1f), Eoghan Power 0-2	Referee: David Grogan

Group 3

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Loughmore–Castleiney	3	3	0	0	8-36	2-35	+19	6
Upperchurch–Drombane	3	2	0	1	6-35	4-27	+14	4
Moyle Rovers	3	2	0	1	6-42	5-38	+7	4
JK Brackens	3	2	0	1	2-43	6-30	+1	4
Arravale Rovers	3	0	0	3	2-29	5-39	-19	0
Killenaule	3	0	0	3	3-26	5-42	-22	0

Results

Loughmore–Castleiney v Killenaule

15 August 2025Round 1	Loughmore–Castleiney	2-14 – 0-9	Killenaule	Littleton
19:00	Eamonn Connolly 2-0, Philip O'Connell 0-4, Liam McGrath 0-3 (3f), Noel McGrath and Conor Ryan 0-2 each, John McGrath, Ciaran Connolly and Eoin O'Connell 0-1 each	Report	Tom Keaveney 0-3, Michael Doyle and Fionn Fitzgerald 0-2 each, Gus Browne and Paudie Feehan 0-1 each	Referee: Seanie Peters

Moyle Rovers v Upperchurch–Drombane

17 August 2025Round 1	Moyle Rovers	3-13 – 1-14	Upperchurch–Drombane	Bansha
12:00	Ger O'Sullivan 1-4 (1tps, 1f), Dean English and Cathal McKeown 1-0 each, Liam Boland 0-3 (2f), Sean Cotter, Riain Quigley and Cian O'Sullivan (1tps) 0-2 each	Report	Luke Shanahan 0-7 (4f, 1tps), Michael Quinlan 1-0, Sean Ryan (1tps) and Conor Fahy (1tps) 0-3 each, Paul Shanahan 0-1	Referee: Donie Horan

Arravale Rovers v JK Brackens

17 August 2025Round 1	Arravale Rovers	0-14 – 2-13	JK Brackens	Cashel
15:30	Ciaran Kelly 0-4 (2f), Evan Ryan (3f) and Orrin Jones 0-3 each, Shane Leahy, Shane Maher, Johnny Ryan and Adam Ryan 0-1 each	Report	Jack Kennedy 0-9 (9f), Dean McEnroe 0-3, Stephen Cahill and Michael Cahill 1-0 each, Ned Delaney 0-1	Referee: Sean Lonergan

Moyle Rovers v Arravale Rovers

30 August 2025Round 2	Moyle Rovers	1-16 – 1-11	Arravale Rovers	Cahir
18:30	Riain Quigley 0-6, Dean English 1-2, Ger O'Sullivan 0-3 (2f), Liam Boland 0-2, Rory Collins, Sean Cotter and Cathal McKeown 0-1 each		Orrin Jones 0-5 (3f, 1tps), Matthew Moroney 1-0, Evan Ryan 0-3 (1tpf, 1 45'), Ciaran Kelly 0-2 (2f), Niall Sharpe 0-1	Referee: David Grogan

Loughmore–Castleiney v JK Brackens

31 August 2025Round 2	Loughmore–Castleiney	3-9 – 0-13	JK Brackens	Templetuohy
14:00	Liam McGrath 0-5 (1tps, 3f), Eamonn Connolly, Philip O'Connell and Liam Treacy 1-0 each, Eoin O'Connell 0-2 (1tps), John McGrath (1 45') and Ciaran McGrath 0-1 each	Report	Jack Kennedy 0-7 (1tpf, 5f), Cathal Scully (1tps) and Shane Doyle (1tps) 0-2 each, Conor Cadell and Jack Nevin 0-1 each	Referee: Derek O'Mahoney

Upperchurch–Drombane v Killenaule

31 August 2025Round 2	Upperchurch–Drombane	3-11 – 0-10	Killenaule	Cashel
15:30	Luke Shanahan 0-5 (3f), Conor Fahey (0-1f), Paul Shanahan (1-0p, 0-1f) and Keith Ryan 1-1 each, Sean Ryan, Ger Grant and Aaron Ryan 0-1 each	Report	Michael Doyle 0-3 (1tps), Fionn Fitzgerald (1f) and Tom Keaveney (1tps) 0-2 each, Luke Ryan, Gus Browne and Eoin Shaw 0-1 each	Referee: Brian Tyrell

JK Brackens v Killenaule

13 September 2025Round 3	JK Brackens	0-17 – 3-7	Killenaule	Gortnahoe
15:30	Jack Kennedy 0-9 (8f), Dean McEnroe 0-5, Conor Cadell, Jack Nevin and Andrew Ormond 0-1 each		Paudie Feehan 2-0, Joe O'Dwyer 0-4 (4f), Luke Ryan 1-0, Michael Doyle 0-2 (1f), Tom Keaveney 0-1	Referee: Joe Leahy

Arravale Rovers v Upperchurch–Drombane

13 September 2025Round 3	Arravale Rovers	1-4 – 2-10	Upperchurch–Drombane	Dundrum
15:30	Adam Ryan 1-0, Ciaran Kelly 0-2, John Paul Lohan and Shane Leahy 0-1 each		Luke Shanahan 1-4 (0-3f), Conor Fahey 1-1, Paul Shanahan 0-2 (2f), Pat Ryan, Paddy Phelan and Jim O'Dwyer 0-1 each	Referee: Tom McGlinchey

Moyle Rovers v Loughmore–Castleiney

13 September 2025Round 3	Moyle Rovers	2-13 – 3-13	Loughmore–Castleiney	Littleton
15:30	Liam Boland 0-8 (3f, 1tpf), Paddy O'Keefe and Riain Quigley 1-1 each, Luke Boland 0-2, Sean Cotter 0-1	Report	Philip O'Connell 1-3, Liam McGrath 0-6 (3f, 1tps), Ed Connolly 1-1, John McGrath 1-0, Brian McGrath 0-2, Conor Ryan 0-1	Referee: Shane O'Neill

Relegation

Relegation semi-finals

Arravale Rovers v Grangemockler–Ballyneale

4 October 2025Relegation semi-final	Arravale Rovers	v	Grangemockler–Ballyneale	Clonmel
15:30

Killenaule v Cahir

5 October 2025Relegation semi-final	Killenaule	v	Cahir	New Inn
14:00

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	4 October, Cashel
	Kilsheelan–Kilcash
	JK Brackens
	4 October, Golden
	Upperchurch–Drombane
	Aherlow
	5 October, Fethard
	Clonmel Commercials
	Moyle Rovers
	5 October, Roscrea
	Loughmore–Castleiney
	Ballina

Quarter-finals

Kilsheelan–Kilcash v JK Brackens

4 October 2025Quarter-final	Kilsheelan–Kilcash	v	JK Brackens	Cashel
15:30

Upperchurch–Drombane v Aherlow

4 October 2025Quarter-final	Upperchurch–Drombane	v	Aherlow	Golden
16:30

Clonmel Commercials v Moyle Rovers

5 October 2025Quarter-final	Clonmel Commercials	v	Moyle Rovers	Fethard
14:30

Loughmore–Castleiney v Ballina

5 October 2025Quarter-final	Loughmore–Castleiney	v	Ballina	Roscrea
14:30

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Liam Carew	Aherlow	1-25	28	3	9.33
2	Jack Kennedy	JK Brackens	0-25	25		8.33
3	Luke Shanahan	Upperchurch–Drombane	1-16	19		6.33
4	Sean O'Connor	Clonmel Commercials	3-8	17		5.67
5	Jamie Roche	Kilsheelan–Kilcash	2-8	14	2	7
	Michael Quinlivan	Clonmel Commercials			3	4.67
	Liam McGrath	Loughmore–Castleiney	0-14
	Michael Barlow	Ardfinnan
9	Philip O'Connell	Loughmore–Castleiney	2-7	13		4.33
	Micheal Freaney	Kilsheelan–Kilcash
	Liam Boland	Moyle Rovers	0-13
	Conor Sweeney	Ballyporeen

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Liam Carew	Aherlow	1-9	12	Ballyporeen
2	Sean O'Connor	Clonmel Commercials	2-5	11	Ballina
3	Jack Kennedy	JK Brackens	0-9	9	Arravale Rovers
					Killenaule
	Liam Carew	Aherlow			Cahir
6	Micheal Freaney	Kilsheelan–Kilcash	2-2	8	Aherlow
	Liam Boland	Moyle Rovers	0-8		Loughmore–Castleiney

References

1. "Tipperary SFC: Loughmore-Castleiney complete double". GAA.ie. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
2. "Liam McGrath points way to seal Loughmore-Castleiney double". Irish Independent. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
3. "Aherlow crowned Tipperary intermediate football champions". Tipp FM. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
4. "Tipperary Club Championship draw for 2025 made as senior hurling throws up intriguing groups". Tipperary Live. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.