2026 Kehoe Cup

2026 Kehoe Cup

Tournament details
Province	Leinster and Ulster
Year	2026
Date	4–18 January 2026
Teams	3
Defending champions	Kildare
Winners
Champions	Wicklow (7th win)
Manager	Jonathan 'Bosco' O'Neill
Captain	Pádraig Doran
Runners-up
Runners-up	Down
Manager	Ronan Sheehan
Other
Matches played	3
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The 2026 Kehoe Cup , known for sponsorship reasons as the Dioralyte Kehoe Cup, ^[1] was an inter-county hurling competition in the province of Leinster, played by three county teams: two from Leinster and one (Down) from Ulster. ^[2] It was the second level of Leinster/Ulster hurling pre-season competitions, below the 2026 Walsh Cup. ^[3] Wicklow were the winners. ^[4]

Format

Each team plays each other team in the competition once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The first-placed team wins the tournament.

Kehoe Cup

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Wicklow	2	2	0	0	35	32	+3	4
2	Down	2	1	0	1	35	35	0	2
3	Meath	2	0	0	2	31	34	−3	0

Source: Leinster GAA

References

1. "Dioralyte Partnership Renewed". December 8, 2025.
2. "Fixtures & Results".
3. "Dioralyte Kehoe Cup 2026".
4. "Wicklow claim Kehoe Cup for first time since 2003 with one-point win over Meath". www.independent.ie. January 18, 2026.