History
Carlow's last appearance in a Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) semi-final was in 1993, a game which Kilkenny won by 18 points. To date, this is Carlow's most recent appearance at that stage of the competition.
Carlow has won the Christy Ring Cup on three occasions. After losing the 2006 final to Antrim at Croke Park, the team defeated Westmeath by a scoreline of 3–22 to 4–16 (after extra time) in a classic 2008 final. This was Carlow's first "Division 2" win since 1992 – and a first in the re-arranged All-Ireland SHC structure, which saw four divisions in hurling from 2009.
Carlow repeated the feat the following year, defeating Down at Croke Park to win a second consecutive title and earn automatic promotion to tier one for the 2010 championship. Carlow played at that level until 2016, a year when the team was relegated from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship. Carlow, however, won the 2017 Christy Ring Cup for a record-equalling third time, gaining promotion to a new competition, the 2018 Joe McDonagh Cup, which Carlow duly won, gaining promotion back to hurling's top tier and a chance to compete in the 2019 Leinster SHC, from which Carlow underwent relegation to the 2020 Joe McDonagh Cup, staying there until the 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup, which Carlow won, gaining promotion back to hurling's top tier and a chance to compete in the 2024 Leinster SHC.
On 11 May 2024, Carlow achieved an historic 1–20 – 1–20 draw with Kilkenny in the third round of the Leinster SHC. [2] However, defeats in Rounds 1, 2, 4 and 5 brought relegation to the 2025 Joe McDonagh Cup.
On 2 February 2025, Carlow recorded a first ever senior hurling competitive victory over Waterford during their NHL 1B second round meeting at Dr Cullen Park. [3]
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