2025 Laois Senior Hurling Championship

2025 Laois Senior Hurling Championship
Dates11 July - October 2025
Teams10
SponsorLaois Shopping Centre
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored54 (2.7 per match)
Points scored785 (39.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Cormac Byrne (1-29)
Border Ciarán Comerford (0-32)
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The 2025 Laois Senior Hurling Championship is the 132nd staging of the Laois Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Laois County Board in 1888. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 27 February 2025.[1][2] The championship is scheduled to run from 11 July to October 2025.

Format change

A change to the format of the competition was adopted by clubs at a County Committee meeting in November 2025.[3] One of the main changes was an increase in the number of participating clubs from eight to ten.[4] The new format saw the teams drawn into two groups of five but playing against the teams in the other group.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Laois Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship[5]

Group stage

Group A table

  Semi-finals   Quarter-finals   Relegation playoff

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Border Clough–Ballacolla 4 2 0 2 84 81 3 4
Border Rosenallis 4 2 0 2 87 89 -2 4
Border Abbeyleix 4 1 1 2 95 96 -1 3
Border Portlaoise 4 1 1 2 95 101 -6 3
Border Ballinakill 4 1 0 3 86 102 -16 2

Group B table

  Semi-finals   Quarter-finals   Relegation playoff

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Rathdowney–Errill 4 3 0 1 104 84 20 6
Borris–Kilcotton 4 3 0 1 94 89 5 6
Border Camross 4 2 1 1 106 91 15 5
Border The Harps 4 2 0 2 91 88 3 4
Border Castletown 4 1 1 2 74 95 -21 3

Group stage fixtures and results

11 July 2025 Round 1 Abbeyleix 2-17 - 2-20 The Harps Laois Hire O'Moore Park
C Byrne 1-8, F Mahony 1-1, E Rowland 0-3, Ciaran Byrne 0-2, Colin Byrne 0-1, S Quinn 0-1, E Fennelly 0-1. Report C Comerford 0-11, J O'Connor 1-1, M Lanigan 1-0, P Delaney 0-2, H Whelan 0-1, C Flynn 0-1, M Monahan 0-1, R Deegan 0-1, E Doheny 0-1, R Edwards 0-1.
12 July 2025 Round 1 Rosenallis 2-12 - 5-18 Rathdowney–Errill Laois Hire O'Moore Park
P Keating 1-2, D Dooley 0-5, J Keating 1-0, J Hyland 0-2, B McCormack 0-1, J Friel 0-1, J Lennon 0-1. Report M Kavanagh 0-9, E Bracken 2-1, B McGinley 1-2, P Purcell 1-2, J Kelly 1-2, E Bourke 0-2.
12 July 2025 Round 1 Ballinakill 0-22 - 1-20 Borris–Kilcotton Laois Hire O'Moore Park
B Duggan 0-7, C Dwyer 0-6, B O'Mara 0-3, E Dwyer 0-2, S Fitzpatrick 0-2, D Bergin 0-1, G Lynch 0-1. Report A Dunphy 0-6, N Coss 0-4, PJ Scully 0-4, E Fleming 1-0, J Quinlan 0-2, M Whelan 0-2, E Coss 0-2.
13 July 2025 Round 1 Clough–Ballacolla 1-24 - 1-14 Castletown Laois Hire O'Moore Park
S Bergin 1-9, A Corby 0-5, C Dunne 0-3, M Hennessy 0-2, J Corby 0-2, C Hogan 0-1, K Mulhall 0-1, W Dunphy 0-1. Report S Óg Byrne 1-3, C McKelvey 0-4, M Phelan 0-3, R Mullaney 0-2, C Doran 0-1, J Conroy 0-1.
13 July 2025 Round 1 Portlaoise 2-22 - 5-13 Camross Laois Hire O'Moore Park
S Culliton 0-11 (five frees, two 65s), JM Foley 2-1, C Raggett and C Duggan 0-3 each, B Brennan 0-2, C Rigney (free) and J Keenan 0-1 each Report Z Keenan 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-2 frees, one 65), J Cuddy 1-3, L Delaney and C Collier 1-2 each, A Keenan 1-0, D Delaney 0-1 (free)
17 July 2025 Round 2 Ballinakill 1-16 - 1-20 Rathdowney–Errill Laois Hire O'Moore Park
B Duggan 0-9, B O'Mara 1-1, G Lynch 0-2, C Dwyer 0-2, E Dwyer 0-1, D Byrne-Gray 0-1. Report M Kavanagh 1-8, J Kelly 0-5, J Ryan 0-2, P Rafter 0-1, P Purcell 0-1, P McCane 0-1, E Bracken 0-1, E Bourke 0-1.
18 July 2025 Round 2 Portlaoise 2-19 - 1-19 The Harps Laois Hire O'Moore Park
S Culleton 0-5, E Critchley 1-1, B O'Reilly 1-0, B Brennan 0-3, C Rigney 0-2, M Dempsey 0-2, JM Foley 0-2, E O'Connor 0-2, C McEvoy 0-1, C Raggett 0-1. Report Ciaran Comerford 0-8, Cody Comerford 1-0, H Whelan 0-3, P Delaney 0-2, R Deegan 0-1, J Duggan 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, E Doheny 0-1, M Monahan 0-1, C Brophy 0-1.
19 July 2025 Round 2 Abbeyleix 0-17 - 1-14 Castletown Laois Hire O'Moore Park
Cormac Byrne 0-12, Colin Byrne 0-2, E Fennelly 0-1, Ciarán Byrne 0-1, S Quinn 0-1. Report C Peters 1-2, J Breen 0-3, C McKelvey 0-3, M Phelan 0-2, C Doran 0-1, J Conroy 0-1, S Óg Byrne 0-1, K Cuddy 0-1.
19 July 2025 Round 2 Rosenallis 2-19 - 1-17 Camross Laois Hire O'Moore Park
D Dooley 0-6, B Fitzpatrick 1-2, J Lennon 0-4, S Kelly 1-0, P Keating 0-3, C Cosgrove 0-2, J Hyland 0-1, J Friel 0-1. Report Z Keenan 1-12, C Collier 0-2, B Deegan 0-1, O Phelan 0-1, A Keenan 0-1.
21 July 2025 Round 2 Clough–Ballacolla 0-21 - 0-16 Borris–Kilcotton Laois Hire O'Moore Park
S Bergin 0-5 (fs), C Dunne 0-4, A Corby 0-3, B Corby 0-2, K Hyland 0-2, M Hennessy 0-2, J Corby, L Conway and J Pearson 0-1 each. Report A Dunphy 0-12 (0-10fs), N Foyle 0-4.
1 August 2025 Round 3 Abbeyleix 2-23 - 2-19 Rathdowney–Errill Laois Hire O'Moore Park
C Byrne 0-9 (four frees, one '65), L Kavanagh 1-4, C Byrne 1-2, E Quinn, E Rowland (frees), and C Byrne 0-2 each, C Walsh and K Byrne 0-1 each. Report M Kavanagh 0-11 (nine frees), B McGinley and T Dowling 1-0 each, P Purcell 0-2, R Bowe, P Rafter, J Ryan, J Kelly, E Bourke and E Bracken 0-1 each.
2 August 2025 Round 3 Rosenallis 2-23 - 0-16 Castletown Laois Hire O'Moore Park
D Dooley 0-10 (five frees, one ’65), C Cosgrove 0-4, P Keating 1-1, S Kelly 1-0 (penalty), J Hyland 0-2, J Friel, B Fitzpatrick, J Lennon, FC Fennell, S Somers and C Friel 0-1 each. Report M Phelan 0-4, K Cuddy 0-3 (all frees), T Cuddy, S Phelan and R Mullaney 0-2 each, J Phelan, C Doran and S Og Byrne 0-1 each
2 August 2025 Round 3 Ballinakill 2-19 - 0-23 The Harps Laois Hire O'Moore Park
C Dwyer 1-7 (1-2 frees), B O’Mara 1-4, B Duggan 0-5 (three frees), S Fitzpatrick 0-2, P Simms 0-1 (free). Report C Comerford 0-13 (eight frees), P Delaney 0-4 (two frees), Justin Duggan and James Duggan 0-2 each, R Deegan and H Whelan 0-1 each.
3 August 2025 Round 3 Portlaoise 3-11 - 1-24 Borris–Kilcotton Laois Hire O'Moore Park
C Duggan 1-5, B O'Reilly 1-1, E Critchley 1-0, JM Foley 0-1, J Keenan 0-1, B Brennan 0-1, S Culleton 0-1, D Lynch 0-1. Report A Dunphy 0-9, S Dunphy 1-2, J Quinlan 0-5, N Foyle 0-3, E Quinlan 0-2, N Coss 0-2, C Kilbane 0-1.
3 August 2025 Round 3 Clough–Ballacolla 0-18 - 2-19 Camross Laois Hire O'Moore Park
S Bergin 0-10 (0-5 frees), C Dunne 0-4, M Hennessy 0-2, P Brennan and W Dunphy 0-1 each Report T Keyes 1-6, Z Keenan 0-8 (0-6 frees, 0-2 65’s), M Dowling 1-1, J Cuddy and T Cuddy 0-2 each.
15 August 2025 Round 4 Portlaoise 2-16 - 2-18 Castletown Laois Hire O'Moore Park
16 August 2025 Round 4 Abbeyleix 1-23 - 2-22 Borris–Kilcotton Laois Hire O'Moore Park
16 August 2025 Round 4 Clough–Ballacolla 1-15 - 1-20 Rathdowney–Errill Laois Hire O'Moore Park
17 August 2025 Round 4 Rosenallis 0-15 - 0-20 The Harps Laois Hire O'Moore Park
17 August 2025 Round 4 Ballinakill 0-20 - 3-24 Camross Laois Hire O'Moore Park
5 September 2025 Round 5 v

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Cormac Byrne Abbeyleix 1-29 32 3 10.66
Ciarán Comerford The Harps 0-32 32 3 10.66
3 Zane Keenan Camross 2-25 31 3 10.33
Mark Kavanagh Rathdowney–Errill 1-28 31 3 10.33
5 Aaron Dunphy Borris–Kilcotton 0-27 27 3 9.00
Stephen Bergin Clough–Ballacolla 0-27 27 3 9.00
7 Diarmuid Dooley Rosenallis 0-21 21 3 7.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Zane Keenan Camross 1-12 15 Rosenallis
2 Ciarán Comerford The Harps 0-13 13 Ballinakill
3 Stephen Bergin Clough–Ballacolla 1-09 12 Castletown
Aaron Dunphy Borris–Kilcotton 0-12 12 Clough–Ballacolla
Cormac Byrne Abbeyleix 0-12 12 Castletown
6 Mark Kavanagh Rathdowney–Errill 1-08 11 Ballinakill
Cormac Byrne Abbeyleix 1-08 11 The Harps
Ciarán Comerford The Harps 0-11 11 Abbeyleix
Seán Culleton Portlaoise 0-11 11 Camross
Mark Kavanagh Rathdowney–Errill 0-11 11 Abbeyleix

Miscellaneous

  • The round 1 game between Portlaoise and Camross ended in confusion regarding the score line.[6] The referee had Portlaoise winning by a point, 2-22 to 5-12, however, following a review it was subsequently clarified that the game actually ended in a draw, 2-22 to 5-13.[7]
  • The round 2 game between Clough–Ballacolla and Borris–Kilcotton was abandoned following a serious injury to Clough–Ballacolla player Tommy Brennan.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Draws made for 2025 Laois club hurling championships with new senior format". Laois Today. 27 February 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Draws made for 2025 Laois GAA Club Hurling Championships". Laois Live. 27 February 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Laois Senior hurling championship structure set to change for 2025 following vote". Laois Today. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Proposal finalised for how Laois hurling championships will be run in 2025 as senior grade set to extend to ten teams". Laois Today. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Scully on the double as Borris-Kilcotton crowned Laois PIHC champions over Ballinakill". Laois Live. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Another score controversy erupts in Laois". Hogan Stand. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  7. ^ "CONFIRMED: Laois GAA announce that SHC clash between Portlaoise and Camross is a draw". Laois Today. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Laois GAA senior hurling championship match abandoned in Portlaoise after serious injury". Laois Live. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
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