2025 Leinster Senior Football Championship
Gaelic football tournament
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The 2025 Leinster Senior Football Championship was the 2025 iteration of the annual Leinster Senior Football Championship organised by Leinster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winning team received the Delaney Cup.[3] The draw for the championship was made on 12 October 2024.[4]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province |  Leinster |
| Year | 2025 |
| Trophy | Delaney Cup |
| Date | April – May 2025 |
| Defending champions |  Dublin |
| Winners | |
| Champions |  Louth (9th win) |
| Manager | Ger Brennan |
| Captain | Sam Mulroy[1] |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up |  Meath |
| Manager | Robbie Brennan |
| Captain | Eoghan Frayne[2] |
The defending champion was Dublin; however, Dublin could not retain the title after losing to Meath in the semi-final. This was Dublin's first loss in the Leinster SFC in 15 years and broke a run of 14 consecutive championship wins.[5]
Louth defeated Meath by 3–14 to 1–18 in the final to win a first Leinster SFC title for 68 years.[6][7]
Teams
General Information
Eleven counties competed in the Leinster Senior Football Championship:
| County | Last Championship Title | Last All-Ireland Title | Position in 2024 Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
 Carlow |
1944 | N/a | Preliminary round |
 Kildare |
2000 | 1928 | Semi-finals |
| Dublin |
2024 | 2023 | Champions |
 Laois |
2003 | N/a | Quarter-finals |
 Longford |
1968 | N/a | Preliminary round |
| Louth |
1957 | 1957 | Runners-up |
| Meath |
2010 | 1999 | Quarter-finals |
 Offaly |
1997 | 1982 | Semi-finals |
 Westmeath |
2004 | N/a | Preliminary round |
 Wexford |
1945 | 1918 | Quarter-finals |
 Wicklow |
N/a | N/a | Quarter-finals |
Draw
Pot 1
- Dublin
- Kildare
- Louth
- Offaly
Pot 2
- Carlow
- Longford
- Meath
- Offaly
- Westmeath
- Wexford
- Wicklow
Bracket
| Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 12 April, Newbridge | ||||||||||||||
| Kildare | 2-17 | |||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 0-21 | |||||||||||||
| 27 April, Tullamore | ||||||||||||||
| Kildare | 0-18 | |||||||||||||
| 5 April, Wexford | ||||||||||||||
| Louth | 1-18 | |||||||||||||
| Wexford | 2-11 | |||||||||||||
| 13 April, Newbridge | ||||||||||||||
| Laois | 2-21 | |||||||||||||
| Louth | 2-16 | |||||||||||||
| Laois | 1-17 | |||||||||||||
| 11 May, Dublin | ||||||||||||||
| Louth | 3-14 | |||||||||||||
| 6 April, Longford | ||||||||||||||
| Meath | 1-18 | |||||||||||||
| Longford | 1-20 | |||||||||||||
| 13 April, Newbridge | ||||||||||||||
| Wicklow | 2-23 | |||||||||||||
| Dublin | 2-21 | |||||||||||||
| Wicklow | 0-18 | |||||||||||||
| 27 April, Portlaoise | ||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 1-16 | |||||||||||||
| 6 April, Navan | ||||||||||||||
| Meath | 0-23 | |||||||||||||
| Meath | 1-30 | |||||||||||||
| 13 April, Navan | ||||||||||||||
| Carlow | 0-19 | |||||||||||||
| Offaly | 0-21 | |||||||||||||
| Meath | 1-25 | |||||||||||||
Preliminary round
Matches
| 5 April 2025 Preliminary round | Wexford |
2-11 – 2-21 | Laois |
Wexford | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.00pm | Venue: Wexford Park | ||||
| Gls: Michael Kinsella 1, Seán Ryan 1 Pts: Darragh Brooks 2 (1tpf), Eoin Porter 1, Niall Hughes 1, Mark Rossiter 5 (3f), Kevin O’Grady 2 |
Report | Gls: Patrick O’Sullivan 1, Daniel O’Reilly 1 Pts: Killian Roche 1 (45'), Trevor Collins 1, Pa Kirwan 3, Mark Barry 7 (2f), Daniel O’Reilly 1, Ronan Coffey 6 (1tp,1tpf), Brian Byrne 1, Jonah Kelly 1 |
Referee: David Murnane (Cork)
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| 6 April 2025 Preliminary round | Meath |
1-30 – 0-19 | Carlow |
Navan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.00pm | Venue: Pairc Tailteann | ||||
| Gls: Ruairi Kinsella 1 Pts: Ciaran Caulfield 1, Jack Flynn 3 (1tp), Bryan Menton 1, Conor Duke 2, Ruairi Kinsella 5 (1tp), Jack Kinlough 2, Keith Curtis 2 (1tp), Mathew Costello 4 (2f), Eoghan Frayne 7 (1tp, 1tpf, 2f), Diarmuid Moriarty 2, Jason Scully 1 |
Report | Pts: Ciaran Moran 2 (1tp), Paddy McDonnell 1, Ross Dunphy 1, Conor Doyle 5 (1tp, 1tpf, 1 '45), Kevin Murphy 4 (1tpf, 1f), Conor Crowley 3 (1f, 1m), Niall Hickey 3 (1tp) |
Referee: Paul Faloon (Down)
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| 6 April 2025 Preliminary round | Longford |
1-20 – 2-23 | Wicklow |
Longford | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.30pm | Venue: Pearse Park | ||||
| Gls: Padraig O’Toole 1, Kevin Quinn 1 Pts: Joe Prendergast 1, Patrick Keane 2, Dean Healy 3 (1tp), Liam O’Neill 1, John Paul Nolan 1 ('45), Padraig O’Toole 1, Oisin McGraynor 7 (1tp, 1f), Kevin Quinn 5 (4f), Christopher O’Brien 1, Mark Jackson 1 (‘45) |
Report | Gls: Dessie Reynolds 1 Pts: James Moran 1, Jayson Matthews 4 (2f), Dylan Farrell 3 (1tpf), Aaron Farrell 1, Matthew Carey 7 (1tpf, 1tp, 2f), Cathal McCabe 1m, Oran Kenny 3 (1tp) |
Referee: Liam Devenney (Mayo)
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Quarter-finals
Matches
| 12 April 2025 Quarter-final | Kildare |
2-17 – 0-21 | Westmeath |
Newbridge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue: St Conleth's Park | |||||
| Gls: David Hyland 1, Alex Beirne 1 Pts: David Hyland 2 (1tp), Colm Dalton 1, Alex Beirne 5 (3fs), Ben McCormack 2, Ryan Sinkey 2, Darragh Kirwan 1, Brian McLoughlin 2 (1tp) |
Report | Pts: Jamie Gonoud 1, Sam McCartan 1, Ray Connellan 1, Kevin O'Sullivan 1, Danny McCartan 3, Robbie Forde 2, Luke Loughlin 11 (1tp, 1tpf, 1f) |
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
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| 13 April 2025 Quarter-final | Dublin |
2-21 – 0-18 | Wicklow |
Aughrim | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue: Aughrim Park | |||||
| Gls: Niall Scully 1, Con O’Callaghan 1 Pts: Greg McEneaney 1, Tom Lahiff 3 (1tp), Niall Scully 1, Sean Bugler 2, Ciaran Kilkenny 3, Con O’Callaghan 7 (1tp, 1f), Colm Basquel 2 |
Report | Pts: Joe Prendergast 1, Patrick O’Keane 1, Dean Healy 4 (1tp), Pádraig O’Toole 1, Darragh Fee 1, Oisin McGraynor 5 (1tp, 1f), Kevin Quinn 3 (1tp), Mark Kenny 2 (1tp) |
Referee: Seamus Mulhare (Laois)
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| 13 April 2025 Quarter-final | Offaly |
0-21 – 1-25 | Meath |
Navan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.30pm | Venue: Pairc Tailteann | ||||
Pts: Paddy Dunican 5 (1 '45, 2tpf), Cormac Egan 1, Kyle Higgins 2 (1tp), Keith O’Neill 6 (2tp, 1f); Dylan Hyland 4 (3fs), Jack Bryant 1, Shane Tierney 2 |
Report | Gls: James Conlon 1 Pts: Billy Hogan 2 (1tpf), Seán Coffey 1, Jack Flynn 2 (1tp), Bryan Menton 1, Conor Duke 4 (2tp), Mathew Costello 9 (2fs, 1tp, 1tpf), Eoghan Frayne 3 (1f, 1tpf), Aaron Lynch 1, James Conlon 2 |
Referee: Seán Lonergan (Tipperary)
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| 13 April 2025 Quarter-final | Louth |
2-16 – 0-17 | Laois |
Newbridge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.00pm | Venue: St Conleth's Park | ||||
| Gls: Ciaran Byrne 1, Ryan Burns 1 (pen) Pts: Peter Lynch 1, Andy McDonnell 1, Ciaran Downey 3, Conor Grimes; Kieran McArdle 1, Ciaran Byrne 3, Ryan Burns 4 (1 ’45, 1f), Tommy Durnin 1, Craig Lennon 1, Dylan McKeown 1 |
Report | Pts: Damon Larkin 2, Daniel O’Reilly 1, Ronan Coffey 3 (1f), Kevin Swayne 1, Mark Barry 8 (4fs), Niall Corbet 1, Brian Byrne 1 |
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
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Semi-finals
Colm O'Rourke wrote before the semi-finals: "Meath's chance is determined by how far the mighty have fallen. Dublin can disimprove by 10 points and still beat everyone in Leinster... it is still a stretch to think that Meath might beat a vulnerable Dublin team who survived quite easily in Division 1". On the other game he wrote: "Kildare should be able for an understrength Louth".[8]
Matches
The first semi-final was preceded by a 2025 Ulster SFC semi-final at St Tiernach's Park, carried live by the BBC. Former Dublin player Philly McMahon was working on that broadcast. When the Ulster SFC semi-final had concluded, presenter Mark Sidebottom informed McMahon live on air what was happening in Dublin's Leinster SFC semi-final: "Philly", said Mark Sidebottom. "I want to bring you some really big breaking news from Portlaoise. Half-time: Meath 17 points, Dublin five." McMahon said, "Jesus", and he looked at Oisín McConville and Conor McManus, who were also in the studio. "April Fool's?" hen wondered.[9]
As the hooter sounded Meath had a three-point lead and a free in front of the Dublin goal. The only way for Dublin to stay in the Leinster SFC was if Eoghan Frayne struck the post, the ball had come back into play, a Dublin player had retrieved the ball and then scored a goal that would have brought about extra-time. This did not happen.[10]
| 27 April 2025 Semi-final | Meath |
0-23 – 1-16 | Dublin |
Portlaoise | |
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| 4.00pm | Venue: O'Moore Park | ||||
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| 27 April 2025 Semi-final | Kildare |
0-18 – 1-18 | Louth |
Tullamore | |
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| 2.00pm | Venue: O'Connor Park | ||||
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Final
Leinster final
| 11 May 2025[11] Final | Meath |
1-18 – 3-14 | Louth |
Dublin | |
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| 4.15pm | Venue: Croke Park | ||||
| Gls: M. Costello 1-0 Pts: E. Frayne 0-4 (2f), B. Hogan 0-4 (2 2pf), R. Kinsella 0-4 (1 2p), S. Coffey, J. Conlon, M. Costello, K. Curtis, D. Keogan, J. Morris 0-1 each |
Report | Gls: R. Burns, C. Lennon, S. Mulroy (pen) 1-0 each Pts: S. Mulroy 0-7 (2f, 1 2pf, 1 '45), R. Burns 0-3 (1 2p), C. Downey, B. Duffy, C. Grimes, C. Lennon 0-1 each |
Referee: Martin NcNally (Monaghan) Attendance: 65,786
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