Kildare Senior Hurling Championship

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Kildare Senior Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2026 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship
Irish Craobh Iomáint Shinsir Chill Dara
Code Hurling
Founded1888;138 years ago (1888)
Region Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare (GAA)
TrophyTony Carew Memorial Perpetual Cup
No. of teams8
Title holders Colours-of-Cavan.png Naas (14th title)
Most titles Colours of Kildare.svg Clane (16 titles)
SponsorsUPMC
Official website Kildare GAA

The Kildare Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the UPMC Kildare Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kildare SHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs in the county of Kildare in Ireland, deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format. It is the most prestigious competition in Kildare hurling.

Contents

The winner of the Kildare Senior Championship qualifies for the subsequent Leinster Club Championship. From 1971 until 2012, the winning team received the Seán Carey Cup, however, a new trophy in honour of the late Tony Carew (Coill Dubh) was donated by the Carew family in 2013.

The competition has been won by 25 teams, 19 of which have won it more than once. Clane is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 16 times. Naas are the reigning champions, having beaten Maynooth GAA by 3-13 to 0-11 in the 2026 final.

Format

Group stage

The 8 club teams are divided into two groups of four. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three group games. [1] Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in both groups qualify for the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals: The two semi-finals feature the top 2 teams. Two teams qualify for the next round.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Relegation

The bottom 2 teams of each group face in a semi-final. The 2 losers face in a relegation play-off with the loser being relegated to the Intermediate Championship

Teams

2026 teams

The 8 teams competing in the 2026 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship are:

TeamLocationColoursPosition in 2025 In championship sinceChampionship titlesLast championship title
Flag of Germany.svg Ardclough Ardclough —Group stage?132017
Colours of Laois.svg Celbridge Celbridge Blue and whiteQuarter-finals?82018
Colours of Cork.svg Coill Dubh Coill Dubh Red and whiteSemi-finals?112015
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Confey Leixlip White and greenGroup stage?32012
Colours of Kildare.svg Clane Clane WhiteSenior B champion2026161922
Jersey Maroon Yellow Maroon.svg Éire Óg-Corrachoill Caragh Maroon and yellowSemi-finals?101984
Colours of Sligo.svg Maynooth Maynooth Black and whiteRunners-up?61939
Colours of Laois.svg Naas Naas Blue and whiteChampions?11 2024

2026 Hurling Grades

In 2026 the Hurling grades were majorly reformed. The former Senior B Championship was discontinued and its team transferred to the Intermediate Championship. 2nd teams are removed from the Junior Championship and play a separate Reserve league. [2]

ChampionshipTeam
Senior
Senior Flag of Germany.svg Ardclough
Colours of Laois.svg Celbridge
Colours of Kildare.svg Clane
Colours of Cork.svg Coill Dubh
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Confey
Jersey Maroon Yellow Maroon.svg Éire Óg-Corrachoill
Colours of Sligo.svg Maynooth
Colours of Laois.svg Naas
Intermediate
Intermediate Colours of Galway.svg Broadford
Colours of Galway.svg Leixlip
Colours of Sligo.svg Maynooth (2nd team)
Colours of Limerick.svg Moorefield
Colours of Laois.svg Naas (2nd team)
Flag of Naples.svg St Laurence's
Junior
JuniorAthy
Colours of Cork.svg Cappagh
Colours of Kerry.svg Kilcock
Rathagan
Ros glas
Round Towers
Sarsfields
Wolfe Tones

Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship.

Roll of honour

By club

#ClubTitlesRunners-upChampionships wonChampionships runner-up
1 Colours of Kildare.svg Clane 1611903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 19221913
2 Colours of Laois.svg Naas 1491951, 1952, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 1908, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2016, 2017
3 Flag of Germany.svg Ardclough 13171968, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 2004, 2006, 20171962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2015, 2018
4 Colours of Cork.svg Coill Dubh 11131987, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2014, 20151988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2023
5 Jersey Maroon Yellow Maroon.svg Éire Óg-Corrachoill 1091964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 19841968, 1973, 1982, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2013
6 Colours of Laois.svg Celbridge 861921, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 20181906, 1919, 1924, 2012, 2014, 2021
7 Curragh Camp 711938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1948, 19551949
8Gough / McDonagh Barracks611925, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934, 19351959
Colours of Sligo.svg Maynooth 691891, 1896, 1913, 1924, 1937, 19391888, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1938, 1943, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026
10Killinthomas401946, 1947, 1949, 1950—
11 Colours of Cork.svg Athy 361928, 1936, 19591909, 1929, 1937, 1945, 1961, 1964
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Confey 332007, 2008, 20122006, 2011, 2020
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Moorefield 321943, 1963, 19911890, 1896
Colours of Laois.svg Castledermot 321988, 1989, 19921983, 1985
Military College 311957, 1958, 19621960
Colours of Laois.svg Monasterevin 301888, 1889, 1890—
17 Colours of Galway.svg Broadford 2101960, 19611925, 1936, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1984, 1989
St Conleth's251901, 19021910, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1921
St Barbara's201954, 1955—
20 Colours of Kilkenny.svg St Brigid's 1319781976, 1980, 1981
Colours of Galway.svg Leixlip 1219861931, 1979
Colours of Mayo.svg Suncroft 1119741975
Colours of Sligo.svg Newbridge College 101900—
Eoghan Ruadh101945—
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Rathangan/Killina 101953—
26 Colours of Galway.svg Clongorey 01—1891
Colours of Dublin.svg Eyrefield 01—1916
Colours of Laois.svg Johnstownbridge 01—1928
Colours of Laois.svg Rathcoffey 01—1934
Artillery01—1950

Notes

List of finals

Legend

List of Kildare SHC finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
ClubScoreClubScore
2026 Naas 3-13 Maynooth 0-11
2025 Naas 3-15 Maynooth 0-16
2024 Naas 3-20 Maynooth 0-12
2023 Naas 3-13 Coill Dubh 0-11
2022 [3] Naas 0-20 Maynooth 0-12
2021 [4] Naas 1-16 Celbridge 1-13
2020 Naas 2-20 Confey 1-09
2019 [5] Naas 0-15 Coill Dubh 0-12
2018 [6] Celbridge 2-16 Ardclough 1-15
2017 [7] [8] Ardclough 1-15 Naas 1-12
2016 [9] Celbridge 0-17 Naas 1-08
2015 Coill Dubh 0-15 Ardclough 1-10
2014 [10] Coill Dubh 3-11 Celbridge 0-16
2013 [11] Celbridge 0-23 Éire Óg-Corrachoill 2-11
2012 [12] Confey 1-16 Celbridge 0-14
2011 Celbridge 2-16 Confey 0-15
2010 [13] Celbridge 0-12 Coill Dubh 1-08
2009 [14] Celbridge 0-18 Coill Dubh 0-16
2008 [15] Confey 3-13 Ardclough 1-15
2007 Confey 3-08 Coill Dubh 0-10
2006 [16] Ardclough 3-09 Confey 0-14
2005 Celbridge 1-14 Coill Dubh 0-09
2004 Ardclough 2-12 Coill Dubh 0-11
2003 Coill Dubh 0-16 Ardclough 1-09
2002 Naas (0-08) 4-12 Coill Dubh (0-08) 3-13
2001 Naas 0-13 Coill Dubh 1-05
2000 Coill Dubh 1-11 Naas 1-07
1999 Coill Dubh 1-14 Éire Óg-Corrachoill 1-06
1998 Coill Dubh 1-17 Ardclough 2-13
1997 Naas 3-10 Coill Dubh 1-08
1996 Coill Dubh 2-09 Naas 1-09
1995 Coill Dubh (2-10) 1-07 Naas (1-13) 1-06
1994 Naas (2-06) 2-14 Coill Dubh (2-06) 1-12
1993 Coill Dubh 0 -13 Éire Óg 1-08
1992 Castledermot 4-11 Éire Óg 0-12
1991 Moorefield (2-06) 2-11 Coill Dubh (2-06) 2-08
1990 Coill Dubh 3-10 Éire Óg 2-07
1989 Castledermot 5-06 Broadford 1-15
1988 Castledermot 3-06 Coill Dubh 1-06
1987 Coill Dubh 0-16 Éire Óg 1-08
1986 St Mary's, Leixlip 3-07 Ardclough 1-08
1985 Ardclough 1-09 Castledermot 1-07
1984 Éire Óg 1-09 Broadford 0-06
1983 Ardclough 1-10 Castledermot 0-06
1982 Ardclough 1-09 Éire Óg 1-06
1981 Ardclough 1-11 St Brigid's 0-07
1980 Ardclough 4-09 St Brigid's 0-03
1979 Ardclough 1-10 St Mary's, Leixlip 3-01
1978 St Brigid's 3-10 Ardclough 2-09
1977 Éire Óg 3-09 Ardclough 1-12
1976 Ardclough 2-11 St Brigid's 2-09
1975 Ardclough 7-18 Suncroft 0-07
1974 Suncroft 4-05 Ardclough 0-11
1973 Ardclough 3-09 Éire Óg 1-06
1972 Éire Óg 1-10 Ardclough 0-09
1971 Éire Óg 2-09 Ardclough 1-09
1970 Éire Óg 3-11 Ardclough 1-04
1969 Éire Óg 5-11 Ardclough 1-05
1968 Ardclough 2-12 Éire Óg 3-03
1967 Éire Óg 3-10 Ardclough 2-07
1966 Éire Óg 1-07 Ardclough 0-03
1965 Éire Óg 4-04 Ardclough 2-04
1964 Éire Óg 5-09 Athy 2-06
1963 Moorefield Broadford
1962Military College Ardclough
1961 Broadford Athy
1960 Broadford Military College
1959 Athy McDonagh(walk-over)
1958Military College Broadford
1957Military College Broadford
1956 Curragh
1955St Barbara's
1954St Barbara's
1953Rathangan/Killin
1952 Naas
1951 Naas
1950KillinthomasArtillery
1949Killinthomas Curragh
1948 Curragh Naas
1947Killinthomas Naas
1946Killinthomas Naas
1945Eoghan Ruadh Athy
1944 Curragh Broadford
1943 Moorefield Maynooth
1942 Curragh Broadford
1941 Curragh
1940 Curragh
1939 Maynooth Broadford
1938 Curragh Maynooth
1937 Maynooth Athy
1936 Athy Broadford
1935McDonaghs
1934McDonaghs Rathcoffey
1933Championship unfinished
1932McDonagh
1931McDonagh Leixlip
1930No Competition
1929McDonaghs Athy
1928 Athy Johnstownbridge
1927No Competition
1926No Competition
1925Gough Barracks Broadford
1924 Maynooth Celbridge
1923Championship unfinished
1922 Clane
1921 Celbridge St Conleth's
1920Championship unfinished
1919 Clane Celbridge
1918 Clane
1917 Clane St Conleth's
1916 Clane Eyrefield
1915 Clane St Conleth's
1914 Clane St Conleth's
1913 Maynooth Clane
1912Championship unfinished
1911 Clane
1910 Clane St Conleth's
1909 Clane Athy
1908 Clane Naas
1907 Clane
1906 Clane Celbridge
1905 Clane Maynooth
1904 Clane Maynooth
1903 Clane Maynooth
1902 St Conleth's
1901 St Conleth's
1900St Thomas
1899No Competition
1898No Competition
1897No Competition
1896 Maynooth Moorefield
1895No Competition
1894No Competition
1893No Competition
1892No Competition
1891 Maynooth Clongorey
1890 Monasterevin Moorefield
1889 Monasterevin
1888 Monasterevin Maynooth

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2026 UPMC Hurling Championship Draws". Kildare GAA. 8 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Major Kildare club championship changes in football and hurling approved". Kildare Now. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Burke hits 0-10 as Naas make it four Kildare SHC titles in-a-row". Hogan Stand . 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Kildare GAA: Naas hurlers make it three-in-row".
  5. ↑ "Kildare SHC final: Naas complete the clean sweep". Hogan Stand . 6 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Conway goal helps Celbridge secure title after tense tussle". Irish Independent . 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Fitzgeralds inspire Ardclough triumph". Irish Independent . 2 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Kildare SHC final: Ardclough bridge 11 year gap". Hogan Stand . 1 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Celbridge deny Naas to claim Kildare hurling title". Irish Times . 2 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Kildare SHC final: Coill Dubh unseat the holders". Hogan Stand . 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Clinical Keegan fires Celbridge to glory". Irish Examiner . 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  12. ↑ "Kildare SHC final: Confey upset the odds". Hogan Stand . 8 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  13. ↑ "Kildare SHC: Moloney on fire for holders". Hogan Stand . 11 October 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  14. ↑ "Celbridge crowned senior hurling champions". Leinster Leader . 10 October 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ↑ "Confey claim SHC title". Leinster Leader . Retrieved 25 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. ↑ "Goals do the trick!". Leinster Leader .{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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