2025 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship
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Brian Byrne (captain)
Tom Mullally (manager)
| Dates | 27 June – 12 October 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Sponsor | UPMC | ||
| Champions | Brian Byrne (captain) Tom Mullally (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | |||
| Relegated | |||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 86 (4.3 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 735 (36.75 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | |||
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The 2025 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship was the 128th staging of the Kildare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kildare County Board in 1888. The championship ran from 27 June to 12 October 2025.[1]
Naas entered the championship as the defending champions.[2][3]
The final was played on 12 October 2025 at Cedral St Conleth's Park in Newbridge, between Naas and Maynooth, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a second consecutive meeting in the final. Naas won the match by 3–15 to 0–16 to claim their 13th championship title overall and a seventh consecutive title.[4][5]
Jack Sheridan was the championship's top scorer with 7-43.
To championship
Promoted from the Kildare Senior B Hurling Championship:
From championship
Relegated to the Kildare Senior B Hurling Championship:
Qualifying stage
Preliminary round
| 27 June 2025 Preliminary round | Naas | 0-22 - 1-10 | Coill Dubh | Manguard Park |
| J Sheridan 0-6 (3fs, 1’65), F O’Sullivan 0-3, MD Moore 0-3, K Harrington 0-3, C Carroll 0-2, C Boran 0-2, R Boran 0-1, E O’Brien 0-1, C Dowling 0-1. | Report | M Delaney 0-5 (3fs, 2s), D Flaherty 0-4 (1’65), E O’Neill 1-0, J Byrne 0-1. |
| 27 June 2025 Preliminary round | Celbridge | 3-23 - 4-16 | Maynooth | Conneff Park |
| G Keegan 0-9, C Tracey 2-2, M Owens 0-4, M Moloney 0-4, B Elliott 1-0, O Lynam 0-1, P Hogan 0-1, C Tracey 0-1, J Dolan 0-1. | D Qualter 2-6, C Nolan 1-2, C O'Grady 0-4, K Dunne 1-0, O Byrne 0-2, M Hogan 0-1, T Power 0-1. |
| 28 June 2025 Preliminary round | Moorefield | 1-14 - 1-18 | Confey | Conneff Park |
| R Gavin 0-8 (6fs); I McDonnell 1-0, A Bell 0-2, A Flood 0-1, C Kehoe 0-1, S Maher 0-1 (f), N Barry 0-1. | Report | F Bass 1-9 (8fs,1’65), B Keane 0-3, N Ryan 0-2, B Grimes 0-1, B O’Boyle 0-1, C Noctor 0-1, K Chan 0-1. |
| 28 June 2025 Preliminary round | Éire Óg-Corrachoill | 1-30 - 3-24 Penalties: 4-2 | Ardclough | Conneff Park |
| L Dempsey 0-15 (0-10 frees), P Dolan 1-3, S Cramer 0-5, G Johnson 0-3, J Higgins 0-2, A Delmer 0-1, S O'Neill 0-1. | Report | S Whelan 0-12 (0-7 frees, 0-2 '65), R O'Malley 2-0, T Ryan 1-2, E Walsh 0-4, P O'Malley 0-1, T Spain 0-1, K Kelly 0-1, M Sexton 0-1, C Burke 0-1, S Coulston 0-1. |
Group A
Group A table
Semi-finalists Quarter-finalists
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Naas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 40 | 72 | 6 |
| Éire Óg-Corrachoill | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 76 | -7 | 4 |
| Celbridge | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 64 | 6 | 2 |
| Confey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 109 | -71 | 0 |
Group A results
| 13 July 2025 Round 1 | Confey | 0-08 - 5-28 | Naas | Cedral St Conleth's Park |
| Frank Bass 0-5 (4 frees), Paul Divilly 0-1, Luke Quinn 0-1. | Report | J Sheridan 2-5 (4 frees, 65), C Boran 1-4, K Harrington 1-2, C Carroll 1-2, M Moore 0-3, E O'Brian 0-3, B Byrne 0-3, F O'Sullivan 0-2, C Dowling 0-2, H Carroll 0-2. |
| 13 July 2025 Round 1 | Celbridge | 1-14 - 1-21 | Éire Óg-Corrachoill | Cedral St Conleth's Park |
| J Dolan 1-6 (3 frees), P Hogan 0-2, C Tracey 0-2, A McNiffe 0-2, F Ó Dulaing 0-1, O Lynam 0-1 (free). | Report | L Dempsey 0-8 (5 frees, 65), S Cramer 1-1, J Higgins 0-4, P Dolan 0-2, G Johnson 0-2, S O'Neill 0-2, M Clohessy 0-1, J Dolan 0-1. |
| 25 July 2025 Round 2 | Naas | 3-18 - 1-15 | Celbridge | Manguard Park |
| J Sheridan 1-8 (two 65s, 5 frees), C Dowling 0-4, C Carroll 1-1, S Mac Donncha 1-0, K Whelan 0-1, B Byrne 0-1, R Kelly 0-1, R Boran 0-1, M Moore 0-1. | Report | G Keegan 0-7 (5 frees), C Tracey 0-3, A McNiffe 1-0, A Goss 0-2, M Owens 0-1, M Maloney 0-1, J Dolan 0-1. |
| 26 July 2025 Round 2 | Éire Óg-Corrachoill | 5-16 - 0-17 | Confey | Cedral St Conleth's Park |
| S O'Neill 2-4, D Fitzpatrick 2-2 (1 free), L Dempsey 1-2 (penalty, 2 frees), P Dolan 0-4, S Cramer 0-2, G Johnson 0-1, N Cramer 0-1 | Report | F Bass 0-12 (10 frees), N Ryan 0-2, C Chan 0-1, B Grimes 0-1, P Divilly 0-1 (free). |
| 27 August 2025 Round 3 | Éire Óg-Corrachoill | 0-14 - 7-21 | Naas | Cedral St Conleth's Park |
| L Dempsey 0-8, P Dolan 0-2, M Clohessy 0-1, F Manders 0-1, J Higgins 0-1, S Cramer 0-1. | J Sheridan 2-5, F Maher 2-2, B Byrne 1-2, R Boran 1-2, C Carroll 1-0, M Moore 0-3, F O'Sullivan 0-2, C Dowling 0-2, C Boran 0-1, K Whelan 0-1, E O'Brien 0-1. |
| 27 August 2025 Round 3 | Confey | 0-13 - 4-23 | Celbridge | Manguard Park |
| F Bass 0-6, N Ryan 0-2, B Grimes 0-2, B O'Boyle 0-1, A Crean 0-1, P Divilly 0-1. | G Keegan 0-12, J Dolan 2-3, A McNiffe 2-1, O Lynam 0-2, A Goss 0-2, M Owens 0-2, B Elliot 0-1. |
Group B
Group B table
Semi-finalists Quarter-finalists Relegated
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Maynooth | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 61 | 40 | 6 |
| Coill Dubh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 71 | -4 | 4 |
| Ardclough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 87 | 2 | 2 |
| Moorefield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 101 | -38 | 0 |
Group B results
| 13 July 2025 Round 1 | Maynooth | 3-25 - 0-14 | Moorefield | Manguard Park |
| D Qualter 2-10, C Flanagan 0-4, K Dunne 1-0, C Dunne 0-3, C Nolan 0-2, O Byrne 0-2, H Dunne 0-1, C Forde 0-1, R Dunne 0-1, C O'Grady 0-1. | R Gavin 0-9, S Maher 0-3, A Bell 0-1, M Curtin 0-1. |
| 13 July 2025 Round 1 | Coill Dublin | 4-14 - 1-13 | Ardclough | Manguard Park |
| J Byrne 1-4, E Keane 1-3, D Flaherty 1-3 (0-1 frees), M Delaney 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-1 sideline), J Dee 0-1, C Gordon 0-1. | Report | S Whelan 0-7 (0-6 frees), T Ryan 1-1, C Burke 0-2, P O'Malley 0-2, R O'Malley 0-1. |
| 25 July 2025 Round 2 | Moorefield | 1-23 - 1-24 | Coill Dubh | Cedral St Conleth's Park |
| R Gavin 0-10 (4 frees), A Bell 1-2 ( 1 penalty), C Kehoe 0-3, S Maher 0-3 (3 frees), A O'Brien 0-2, B Buckley 0-1, A Flood 0-1, T Walsh 0-1. | Report | M Delaney 1-7 (2 frees,1 penalty), J Byrne 0-7, D Flaherty 0-6 (2 frees), E Keane 0-2, J Dee 0-1, E O'Neill 0-1. |
| 26 July 2025 Round 2 | Ardclough | 4-22 - 4-25 | Maynooth | Cedral St Conleth's Park |
| S Whelan 0-10 (5 frees), C Burke 1-4, E Walsh 1-3, M Fitzgerald 1-1 (2 frees), T Spain 1-2, D Costello 0-1, T Ryan 0-1. | Report | T Power 0-10 (7 frees), K Dunne 1-3, C McCabe 1-2, O Byrne 1-1, K Carroll 1-1, C Forde 0-2, C Dunne 0-2, T Forde 0-1, M Eustace 0-1, L Murnane 0-1, M Hogan 0-1. |
| 28 August 2025 Round 3 | Coill Dubh | 2-08 - 2-23 | Maynooth | Cedral St Conleth's Park |
| C Carew 1-2, C Gordon 1-1, M Delaney 0-3, J Byrne 0-2. | T Power 1-10, T Forde 0-3, C McCabe 0-3, K Dunne 0-3, C Forde 0-2, C Dunne 0-1, O Byrne 0-1. |
| 28 August 2025 Round 3 | Moorefield | 1-21 - 4-28 | Ardclough | Manguard Park |
| R Gavin 0-10 (4 frees, 65), A O'Brien 1-1, C Kehoe 0-2, S Maher 0-3, D Callahan 0-3, M Curtin 0-2. | Report | R O'Malley 3-3, E Walsh 1-4, M Fitzgerald 0-6, S Whelan 0-4 (4 frees), T Ryan 0-4, H Mughan 0-3, P O'Malley 0-2, T Spain 0-2. |