2025 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

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The 2025 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 124th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the group stage pairings took place on 12 May 2025.[1] The championship ran from 13 June to 3 August 2025.

Dates13 June – 3 August 2025
Teams9
SponsorGarvey's SuperValu
Champions Abbeydorney (6th title)
James O'Connor (captain)
Francis O'Halloran (manager)
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2025 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates13 June – 3 August 2025
Teams9
SponsorGarvey's SuperValu
Champions Abbeydorney (6th title)
James O'Connor (captain)
Francis O'Halloran (manager)
Runners-up Ballyduff
Jack O'Sullivan (captain)
Pádraig Harrington (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored40 (2.86 per match)
Points scored474 (33.86 per match)
Top scorer(s) Pádraig Boyle (1–33)
2024 (Previous) (Next) 2026
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Abbeydorney entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]

The final was played on 3 August 2025 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Abbeydorney and Ballyduff, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final.[3] Abbeydorney won the match by 0–23 to 0–17 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a second title in succession.[4]

Ballyduff's Pádraig Boyle was the championship's top scorer with 1–33.

Group A

Group A table

  Knockout stage

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Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Border St Brendan's 2200443774
Border Ballyduff 21013639-32
Border Crotta O'Neill's 20024549-40
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Group A results

15 June 2025 Round 1 St Brendan's 1-23 - 3-15 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
F Egan (0-8, 6fs, 1x65’), S Brosnan (1-2), N O’Driscoll (0-4), L Og O’Connor (0-3), G O’Riordan and S O’Halloran (0-2 each), E O’Flaherty and J Egan (0-1 each). Report S Nolan (1-10, 1-0 pen, 8fs, 1x’65), J Conway (2-0), B Mahony and E O’Sullivan (0-2 each), S McElligott (0-1).
22 June 2025 Round 2 Crotta O'Neill's 1-18 - 1-20 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
S Nolan (1-8, 1-5fs), J Conway (0-3), B Mahony, C Trant and S McElligott (0-2 each), O Heaton (0-1) Report P Boyle (1-11, 1-10fs), E Boyle and J Enright (0-2 each), A Segal, A Kavanagh, D Moriarty, L Rochford and S Carrig (0-1 each)
28 June 2025 Round 3 Ballyduff 0-13 - 3-09 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
P Boyle (0-7, 4fs), A Kavanagh and K Boyle (1f) (0-2 each), L Rochford and D Moriarty (0-1 each) Report F Egan (2-4, 1-2fs), L Óg O’Connor (1-2), E O’Flaherty (0-2), S Brosnan (0-1).

Group B

Group B table

  Knockout stage

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Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Border Kilmoyley 2200443954
Ballyheigue 2101393722
Border Lixnaw 20023239-70
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Group B results

15 June 2025 Round 1 Kilmoyley 1-20 - 1-18 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
R Collins ( 1-13, 8fs, 2x65’s), J Brick and D Collins ( 0-2 each), B O’Connor, D McCarthy and P O’Connor ( 0-1 each). Report P Lucid (0-9, 6fs), C Casey (1-2), N Guerin (0-3), C Walsh (0-2), F O’Sullivan and P Kenny (0-1 each).
22 June 2025 Round 2 Lixnaw 0-18 - 2-15 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
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27 June 2025 Round 3 Ballyheigue 0-18 - 0-14 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
P Lucid (0-8, 5fs), D O’Sullivan and F O’Sullivan (0-3 each), C Casey, N Guerin, M Leane and R O’Halloran (0-1 each). Report S Conway (0-7, 5fs), I Conway and E Stack (0-2 each), G O’Keeffe, R Heffernan (f) and K Molloy (0-1 each).

Group C

Group C table

  Knockout stage

More information Team, Matches ...
Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Border Abbeydorney 22005933264
Border Causeway 20113949-101
Border Tralee Parnells 20113854-161
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Group C results

13 June 2025 Round 1 Abbeydorney 1-24 - 1-14 Causeway Austin Stack Park
J Sheehan 1-5, M Slattery 0-8, D Egan 0-2, M O'Leary 0-2, N O'Mahony 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1, M Clifford 0-1, K Sheehan 0-1. Report B Barrett 0-4, K Carmody 0-4, C Harty 1-0, P McGrath 0-1, M Murphy 0-2, G Dooley 0-1.
22 June 2025 Round 2 Causeway 1-19 - 4-10 Tralee Parnells Austin Stack Park
K Carmody (0-8, 4fs, ’45), M Murphy (1-1), C Harty (0-4), B Barrett (0-2), B Lyons, J Leahy, D Legg, and G Dooley (0-1 each) Report E Costello (1-6, 5fs), O O’Brien (1-1), D Quirke and S Healy (1-0 each), C Litchfield (0-2), E Sheehy (0-1)
28 June 2025 Round 3 Tralee Parnells 1-13 - 5-17 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
E Costello (1-9, 6fs), D Moloney (0-2 fs), S Healy and O O’Brien (0-1 each). Report J Sheehan (3-1), M Slattery (1-4, 2fs), M O’Leary (0-7, 6fs), K Varian (1-0), C O’Sullivan and B O’Leary (0-2 each), O Maunsell (0-1).

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Quarter-finals

13 July 2025 Quarter-final Ballyduff 0-22 - 1-18 Causeway Austin Stack Park
D Moriarty (0-8, 7fs), K O’Connor and K Boyle (0-3 each), E Boyle and J Enright (0-2 each), A Segal, D O’Carroll, L Rochford and P Boyle (0-1 each). Report K Carmody (0-10, 5 65’s, 4fs), B Barrett (1-0), G Dooley (0-3), C Harty and B Lyons (0-2 each), B Barrett (0-1),
13 July 2025 Quarter-final St Brendan's 0-20 - 3-16 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
F Egan (0-8, 5fs), L Og O’Connor (0-3, 1f), H Lenihan and S Brosnan (0-3 each), G O’Riordan ( 0-2), E O’Flaherty (0-1). Report P Lucid (1-5, 1-0 pen, 2fs), M Leane (1-3), P Kenny (1-1), T Gaynor and F O’Sullivan (f) (0-2 each), S Foran, C Casey and S Foran (0-1 each)

Semi-finals

19 July 2025 Semi-final Abbeydorney 4-15 - 1-15 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
19:00 M Slattery (4-2), M O’Leary (0-9,9fs), J Sheehan (0-2), O Maunsell and K Varian (0-1 each). Report R Collins (0-7, 6fs, 1 '65), M O’Connor (1-1), R Walsh and D Collins (0-3 each), D McCarthy (0-1). Referee: Simon Stokes (Limerick)
19 July 2025 Semi-final Ballyduff 2-18 - 3-12 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
17:00 P Boyle (0-6, 2fs), A O’Connor (1-1), K Boyle (1-0), D Moriarty (0-4, 3fs), S Carrig (0-2), E Boyle, A Segal, J Enright, L Rochford, K O’Carroll (0-1 each). Report F O’Sullivan (0-7, 3fs), C Walsh (1-2), E Walsh, S Foran (1-0 each), T Gaynor (0-2), P Lucid (0-1). Referee: Patrick O'Mahony (Cork)

Final

3 August 2025 Final Abbeydorney 0-23 - 0-17 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
M O’Leary ( 0-11, 10fs, 1x65), O Maunsell ( 0-5), M Slattery ( 0-3), J O’Connor, C O’Sullivan, K Varian and , R Ó hAiniféin ( 0-1 each). Report P Boyle (0-8, 7’s), J Enright (0-3), D Moriarty and L Rochford (0-2 each), E Boyle and K Goulding (0-1 each). Referee: J Bugler (Clare)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 1-33 36 5 7.20
1 Michael Slattery Abbeydorney 5-17 32 4 8.00
3 Michael O'Leary Abbeydorney 0-29 29 4 7.25
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Miscellaneous

  • The final was notable as it was the first time Abbeydorney reatined the title, having reached consecutive finals for the first time in their history. Ballyduff lost consecutive finals for the first time in their history.

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