2025 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

2025 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	9 August 2025 - 26 October 2025
Teams	16
Sponsor	FBD Insurance
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The 2025 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship is the 135th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling 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 Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Cashel King Cormacs ^[3]

From Championship

Relegated to the Tipperary Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Templederry Kenyons ^[4]

Divisional championship finals

Division	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Score	Ref
Mid	JK Brackens	1-22	Moycarkey–Borris	2-18	[5]
North	Kiladangan	0-20	Borris–Ileigh	0-19	[6]
South	Carrick Swans	1-17	Killenaule	0-15	[7]
West	Clonoulty–Rossmore	2-17	Cashel King Cormacs	1-16	[8]

Group stage

The draw for the group stage took place on 27 March 2025. ^[9]

  Advance to quarter-finals
  Advance to preliminary-quarter-finals
  Advance to relegation semi-final
  Advance to preliminary-quarter-final and relegation semi-final

Group 1

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Holycross–Ballycahill	2	2	0	0	6-44	2-46	+10	4
Toomevara	2	1	0	1	1-55	3-41	+8	2
Kiladangan	2	1	0	1	4-38	4-40	-2	2
Clonoulty–Rossmore	2	0	0	2	1-37	3-47	-16	0

Results

Toomevara v Holycross–Ballycahill

9 August 2025Round 1	Toomevara	0-28 – 2-25	Holycross–Ballycahill	Borrisoleigh
19:00	Darragh McCarthy 0-16 (15f), Kevin McCarthy, Jack Delaney and Conor O'Meara 0-3 each, Conor O'Farrell, Adam Hall and Mark McCarthy 0-1 each	Report	Darragh Woods 0-11 (7f), David Fogarty 1-1, Mikey Nally 0-4, Joe Caesar 1-0 (p), Robbie Ryan 0-3, Eoin Craddock and James Doyle 0-2 each, Ewan Bourke (f) and Liam Doyle 0-1 each	Referee: Fergal Horgan

Kiladangan v Clonoulty–Rossmore

10 August 2025Round 1	Kiladangan	2-20 – 0-21	Clonoulty–Rossmore	Templemore
13:00	Willie Connors 0-6 (3f), Conor Byrne 0-5 (4f, 1 65'), Tadhg Gallagher 1-2, Conor Culhane 1-0, Billy Seymour 0-3, Paul Flynn 0-2, Bryan McLoughney and Dara O'Dwyer 0-1 each	Report	Stephen Ferncombe 0-10 (9f), Enda Heffernan 0-4, Cathal Bourke 0-3, Jack Ryan 0-2, Danny Slattery and Robert Doyle 0-1 each	Referee: Joe Leahy

Holycross–Ballycahill v Kiladangan

23 August 2025Round 2	Holycross–Ballycahill	4-19 – 2-18	Kiladangan	Templemore
18:15	Darragh Woods 1-6 (0-4f), Mikey Nally 2-0, Tiarnan Ryan 1-2, Cathal O'Reilly, David Fogarty and Robbie Ryan 0-2 each, Cathal Barrett, Joe Caesar, Tadhg Gould, Eoin Craddock and Paraic Russell 0-1 each	Report	Conor Byrne 0-7 (5f), Seán Hayes 1-2, Dan O'Meara 1-1, Billy Seymour and Paul Flynn 0-2 each, Willie Connors, Alan Flynn, Joe Gallagher and Tadhg Gallagher 0-1 each	Referee: John McCormack

Clonoulty–Rossmore v Toomevara

24 August 2025Round 2	Clonoulty–Rossmore	1-16 – 1-27	Toomevara	The Ragg
14:30	Stephen Ferncombe 1-8 (1-8f), Michael Ryan Winnie 0-3, Cathal Bourke, Enda Heffernan, Ronan Heffernan, John O'Keeffe and Danny Slattery 0-1 each	Report	Darragh McCarthy 1-8 (0-8f), Adam Hall 0-5, Kevin McCarthy 0-4, Jack Delaney 0-3, Jake Hackett 0-2, Darren Delaney, Austin Duff, Josh McCarthy, Conor O'Farrell and Paul Ryan 0-1 each	Referee: John Dooley

Kiladangan v Toomevara

7 September 2025Round 3	Kiladangan	v	Toomevara	Dolla
17:00

Clonoulty–Rossmore v Holycross–Ballycahill

7 September 2025Round 3	Clonoulty–Rossmore	v	Holycross–Ballycahill	Boherlahan
17:00

Group 2

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Nenagh Éire Óg	3	2	0	1	6-62	5-47	+18	4
Cashel King Cormacs	3	2	0	1	3-64	2-62	+5	4
Thurles Sarsfields	3	2	0	1	4-63	4-60	+3	4
Mullinahone	3	0	0	3	4-50	6-70	-26	0

Results

Thurles Sarsfields v Nenagh Éire Óg

9 August 2025Round 1	Thurles Sarsfields	3-15 – 1-26	Nenagh Éire Óg	The Ragg
16:30	Conor Stakelum 0-6 (4f), Darragh Stakelum 2-0, Ronan Maher 1-1, Paddy Creedon 0-3, Liam McCormack 0-2, Robbie Stapleton, Seanie Butler and Cathal Moloney 0-1 each	Report	Mikey Heffernan 0-10 (6f), Sam O'Farrell 0-5, Jake Morris 0-4, James Mackey 1-0, Philip Hickey 0-2, Adam Healy, Ben West, Mason Cawley, Josh Keller and Conor Ryan 0-1 each	Referee: John McCormack

Cashel King Cormacs v Mullinahone

10 August 2025Round 1	Cashel King Cormacs	2-24 – 0-24	Mullinahone	Littleton
13:00	Eoghan Connolly 1-5 (1-0p, 0-1 65', 0-1 sl), Devon Ryan 1-3 (0-2f), Ronan Connolly 0-4, Ger Browne and Ross Bonnar 0-3 each, Conor O'Dwyer and David McGrath 0-2 each, Cathal Quinn and Oisín O'Donoghue 0-1 each	Report	Seán Curran 0-13 (10f), Enda Keane 0-3, Conor Whelan (1f) and Sam Rowan 0-2 each, Martin Kehoe, Eoin O'Dwyer, Mikey O'Shea and Graham Horan 0-1 each	Referee: Sean Everard

Mullinahone v Thurles Sarsfields

23 August 2025Round 2	Mullinahone	2-15 – 1-23	Thurles Sarsfields	Cashel
16:15	Seán Curran 0-11 (7f), Martin Kehoe and Eoin O'Dwyer 1-0 each, Mikey O'Shea, Conor Whelan (1f), Enda Keane and Sam Rowan 0-1 each	Report	Darragh Stakelum 1-10 (0-10f), Conor Stakelum (1f) and Liam McCormack 0-3 each, Eoin Purcell and Paddy Creedon 0-2 each, Denis Maher, Stephen Cahill and Billy McCarthy 0-1 each	Referee: Alan Tierney

Cashel King Cormacs v Nenagh Éire Óg

24 August 2025Round 2	Cashel King Cormacs	0-21 – 2-13	Nenagh Éire Óg	Borrisoleigh
16:00	Devon Ryan 0-7 (6f, 1 65'), Ger Browne, Ross Bonnar, Oisín O'Donoghue and Eoghan Connolly (2f) 0-3 each, Conor O'Dwyer and Paddy Fahey 0-1 each	Report	Mikey Heffernan 0-8 (7f), Jake Morris 1-1 (1-0p), Adam Carey 1-0, James Mackey, Ben West, Barry Heffernan and Paddy Murphy 0-1 each	Referee: Conor Doyle

Mullinahone v Nenagh Éire Óg

6 September 2025Round 3	Mullinahone	2-11 – 3-23	Nenagh Éire Óg	Templetuohy
16:30				Referee: Joe Leahy

Cashel King Cormacs v Thurles Sarsfields

6 September 2025Round 3	Cashel King Cormacs	1-19 – 0-25	Thurles Sarsfields	Holycross
16:30				Referee: Shane O'Neill

Group 3

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Loughmore–Castleiney	3	3	0	0	7-76	4-57	+28	6
Drom & Inch	3	2	0	1	7-62	6-55	+10	4
JK Brackens	3	1	0	2	5-65	7-68	-9	2
Lorrha–Dorrha	3	0	0	3	6-55	8-78	-29	0

Results

Drom & Inch v Loughmore–Castleiney

9 August 2025Round 1	Drom & Inch	1-20 – 2-18	Loughmore–Castleiney	Templemore
19:00	Séamus Callanan 1-10 (1-8f), Lorcan Campion 0-4, Cormac Fitzpatrick 0-3, John Campion 0-2, Fintan Purcell 0-1	Report	John McGrath 2-9 (0-6f), Ciaran Connolly and Liam McGrath 0-2 each, Noel McGrath, Tommy Maher, Ed Connolly, John Ryan and Aidan McGrath 0-1 each	Referee: Conor Doyle

JK Brackens v Lorrha–Dorrha

10 August 2025Round 1	JK Brackens	2-28 – 2-18	Lorrha–Dorrha	MacDonagh Park
18:00	Shane Doyle 1-7 (1-4f, 0-1 sl), Andrew Ormond 0-7, Jamie Ormond 0-6, Stephen Cahill 1-0, Conor Cadell, Ned Delaney, Eanna McBride and Lyndon Fairbrother 0-2 each		Colm Fogarty 0-7 (6f), Patrick Maher and Alan O'Meara 1-1 each, Niall McIntyre 0-3, Conor Kennedy 0-2, Eoin McIntyre, Donnacha O'Meara, Cian Hogan and Michael Dolan (f) 0-1 each	Referee: Peter Carroll

Drom & Inch v Lorrha–Dorrha

23 August 2025Round 2	Drom & Inch	3-24 – 3-20	Lorrha–Dorrha	Cloughjordan
18:30	Séamus Callanan 1-5 (0-4f), Cormac Fitzpatrick 1-4, David Collins 0-6, Cormac Cahill 1-0, Lorcan Campion 0-2, David Butler, John Ryan, Johnny Ryan, Robbie Long, Podge Campion, Tony Cahill and John Campion 0-1 each	Report	Colm Fogarty 0-7 (5f, 1 65'), Cian Hogan 1-4, Donnacha O'Meara and Patrick Maher 1-1 each, Conor Kennedy 0-4, Eoin McIntyre 0-2, Christopher Fogarty 0-1	Referee: Kevin Jordan

JK Brackens v Loughmore–Castleiney

24 August 2025Round 2	JK Brackens	2-20 – 2-32	Loughmore–Castleiney	Templetuohy
14:30	Shane Doyle 0-10 (10f), Andrew Ormond 2-2, Ned Walshe, Jamie Ormond, Lyndon Fairbrother, Paddy Cadell, Eanna McBride, Ciaran O'Shea, Ned Delaney and Michael Cahill 0-1 each	Report	John McGrath 0-12 (10f), Noel McGrath 0-6, Tomas McGrath and Paul McCahey 1-1 each, Brian McGrath, Liam McGrath and Ed Connolly 0-2 each, Ciaran Connolly, John Ryan, Willie Eviston, Ciaran McGrath, Philip O'Connell and Aidan McGrath 0-1 each	Referee: Ciaran O'Donovan
Note: Live on TG4

Lorrha–Dorrha v Loughmore–Castleiney

6 September 2025Round 3	Lorrha–Dorrha	1-17 – 3-26	Loughmore–Castleiney	Cloughjordan
17:30				Referee: Conor Doyle

Drom & Inch v JK Brackens

6 September 2025Round 3	Drom & Inch	3-18 – 1-17	JK Brackens	Borrisoleigh
17:30				Referee: Alan Tierney

Group 4

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Moycarkey–Borris	2	2	0	0	5-44	1-44	+12	4
Kilruane MacDonaghs	2	1	0	1	1-48	5-35	+1	2
Roscrea	2	0	1	1	2-34	1-43	-6	1
Borris–Ileigh	2	0	1	1	1-34	2-38	-7	1

Results

Roscrea v Moycarkey–Borris

9 August 2025Round 1	Roscrea	1-18 – 1-24	Moycarkey–Borris	Templemore
17:00	Shane Fletcher 0-6 (5f), Kenny Lee 1-0, Darragh Tynan 0-3, Alan Tynan and Evan Fitzpatrick 0-2 each, Michael Campion, Conor Phelan, Jason Gilmartin, Leigh Loughnane and Jack Lee 0-1 each		Kieran Morris 0-9 (7f), Jack Hayes 0-5, Bill Flanagan 1-0, Kieran Cummins and Joe Maher 0-2 each, Jack Fallon, Rory Darmody, Max Hackett, David Costigan, Kyle Shelly (f) and Joe Egan 0-1 each	Referee: Kevin Jordan

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Borris–Ileigh

10 August 2025Round 1	Kilruane MacDonaghs	1-22 – 1-15	Borris–Ileigh	Dolla
15:30	Willie Cleary 0-8 (7f), Kian O'Kelly 1-2, Jerome Cahill 0-4, Niall O'Meara and Thomas Cleary 0-2 each, Craig Morgan (f), Michael Cleary, Shane Cleary and Eoin Hogan 0-1 each		James Devaney 1-2, Patrick Ryan 0-5 (5f), Jerry Kelly 0-3, Eddie Ryan 0-2 (2f), Sean McCormack, Conor Kenny and Paddy McCormack 0-1 each	Referee: Alan Tierney

Borris–Ileigh v Roscrea

23 August 2025Round 2	Borris–Ileigh	0-19 – 1-16	Roscrea	Templemore
16:30	Patrick Ryan 0-8 (8f), James Devaney 0-5, Jerry Kelly 0-2, Colm Boyle, Dan McCormack, Tom Delaney (1f) and Paddy McCormack 0-1 each	Report	Shane Fletcher 0-5 (5f), Jason Gilmartin 1-0, Darragh Tynan, Alan Tynan and Evan Fitzpatrick 0-2 each, Enda Moloney (1f), Michael Campion, Conor Sheedy, Dan Ryan and Leigh Loughnane 0-1 each	Referee: Sean Everard

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Moycarkey–Borris

24 August 2025Round 2	Kilruane MacDonaghs	0-26 – 4-20	Moycarkey–Borris	Templederry
18:30	Willie Cleary 0-9 (9f), Shane Cleary 0-4, Kian O'Kelly and Michael Cleary (1f) 0-3 each, Niall O'Meara (1f) and Cian Darcy 0-2 each, Jerome Cahill, Eoin Hogan and Craig Morgan 0-1 each	Report	Kieran Morris 2-8 (0-7f), Joe Maher 1-2, Jack Hayes 1-1, Max Hackett 0-3, Kyle Shelly 0-2, Rhys Shelly (1f), Kieran Cummins, Jack Fallon and Joe Egan 0-1 each	Referee: Fergal Horgan

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Roscrea

7 September 2025Round 3	Kilruane MacDonaghs	v	Roscrea	MacDonagh Park
16:00

Borris–Ileigh v Moycarkey–Borris

7 September 2025Round 3	Borris–Ileigh	v	Moycarkey–Borris	The Ragg
16:00

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	John McGrath	Loughmore–Castleiney	2-21	27	2	13.5
	Darragh McCarthy	Toomevara	1-24
3	Seán Curran	Mullinahone	0-24	24		12
4	Kieran Morris	Moycarkey–Borris	2-17	23		11.5
5	Séamus Callanan	Drom & Inch	2-15	21		10.5
	Stephen Ferncombe	Clonoulty–Rossmore	1-18
7	Shane Doyle	JK Brackens	1-17	10		10
	Darragh Woods	Holycross–Ballycahill
9	Darragh Stakelum	Thurles Sarsfields	3-10	19		9.5
10	Mikey Heffernan	Nenagh Éire Óg	0-18	18		9

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Darragh McCarthy	Toomevara	0-16	16	Holycross–Ballycahill
2	John McGrath	Loughmore–Castleiney	2-9	15	Drom & Inch
3	Kieran Morris	Moycarkey–Borris	2-8	14	Kilruane MacDonaghs
4	Séamus Callanan	Drom & Inch	1-10	13	Loughmore–Castleiney
	Darragh Stakelum	Thurles Sarsfields			Mullinahone
	Seán Curran	Mullinahone	0-13		Cashel King Cormacs
7	John McGrath	Loughmore–Castleiney	0-12	12	JK Brackens GAA
8	Darragh McCarthy	Toomevara	1-8	11	Clonoulty–Rossmore
	Stephen Ferncombe	Clonoulty–Rossmore			Toomevara
	Darragh Woods	Holycross–Ballycahill	0-11
	Seán Curran	Mullinahone			Thurles Sarsfields

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