2025 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Tournament details
ProvinceMunster
Year2025
TrophyThe Mick Mackey Cup[1]
Date19 April - 7 June 2025
Teams5
Defending champions Limerick
Winners
Champions Cork (55th win)
ManagerPat Ryan
CaptainRob Downey
Qualify forMunster SHC Final
All-Ireland SHC
Runners-up
Runners-up Limerick
ManagerJohn Kiely
CaptainCian Lynch
Other
Matches played11
Total scored33-459 (55.80 per game)
Top Scorer Stephen Bennett (3-26)
Websitehttps://munster.gaa.ie/

The 2025 Munster Senior Hurling Championship was the 138th edition of the Munster Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Munster Council in 1888 and is the highest-tier of Hurling for senior county teams in Munster. It was contested by five Munster GAA county teams ranked 1–5 in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

The competition began on 19 April with the final on 7 June.

The game was level at full time and after extra time (Cork 1-30 Limerick 2-27) and history was made with the first-ever penalty shootout in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, with Cork prevailing 3-2 on penalties.[2]

Format

Group stage (10 matches)

Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Munster final and the 3rd placed team advances to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals. All other teams are eliminated from the championship.

Final (1 match)

The top 2 teams in the group stage contest this game. The Munster champions advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the Munster runners-up advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Wk]

Winner: Cork

Teams

General information

Five counties contested the 2025 Munster Senior Hurling Championship:

County Last Championship Title Last All-Ireland Title Position in 2024 Championship
Clare 1998 2024 Runners-up
Cork 2018 2005 3rd
Limerick 2024 2023 Champions
Tipperary 2016 2019 5th
Waterford 2010 1959 4th

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Clare Brian Lohan Tony Kelly Pat O'Donnell
Cork Pat Ryan Rob Downey Sports Direct
Limerick John Kiely Cian Lynch JP McManus
Tipperary Liam Cahill Ronan Maher Fiserv
Waterford Peter Queally Dessie Hutchinson Suir Engineering

Group stage

Table

Source:[3][4]

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Limerick 4 2 1 1 5-101 6-81 +17 5 Advance to Munster Final
2 Cork 4 2 1 1 9-92 7-93 +5 5
3 Tipperary 4 2 1 1 7-95 9-92 –3 5 Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
4 Clare (E) 4 1 1 2 8-83 8-89 –6 3
5 Waterford (E) 4 1 0 3 4-88 3-104 –13 2
  • (E) eliminated from All-Ireland championship

Fixtures

Round 1

20 April 2025 Round 1 Clare 3-21 (30) - (30) 2-24 Cork Ennis
14:00 Aidan McCarthy 1-7 (6f); Tony Kelly 0-5 (2f); David Reidy 1-2 (2f); Peter Duggan 1-1; Mark Rodgers (2f), Ian Galvin 0-2 each; David Fitzgerald, Cathal Malone 0-1 each Report Patrick Horgan 0-9 (6f, 1’65); Brian Hayes 2-2; Darragh Fitzgibbon, Alan Connolly 0-3 each; Shane Barrett, Tim O’Mahony 0-2 each; Seamus Harnedy, Brian Roche, Declan Dalton (f) 0-1 each Stadium: Cusack Park
Attendance: 20,778
Referee: Liam Gordon (Galway)
20 April 2025 Round 1 Tipperary 2-23 (29) - (29) 2-23 Limerick Thurles
16:00 Darragh McCarthy 0-8 (5f), John McGrath 2-1, Jake Morris 0-4, Eoghan Connolly 0-4 (all frees), Craig Morgan, Alan Tynan, Jason Forde, Bryan O’Mara, Séamus Kennedy, Noel McGrath all 0-1. Report Shane O’Brien 1-4, Aaron Gillane 0-7 (4f), Adam English 1-2, Diarmaid Byrnes 0-3 (2f), Kyle Hayes 0-2, Barry Nash, Colin Coughlan, Cian Lynch, Tom Morrissey, Gearoid Hegarty all 0-1. Stadium: Semple Stadium
Attendance: 32,295
Referee: Thomas Walsh (Waterford)

Round 2

27 April 2025 Round 2 Waterford 2-23 (29) - (21) 0-21 Clare Waterford
14:00 Stephen Bennett 2-8 (4fs, 1-0 penalty), Jamie Barron 0-4, Darragh Lyons 0-3, Dessie Hutchinson, Patrick Curran 0-2 each, Michael Kiely, Patrick Fitzgerald, Billy Nolan, Mark Fitzgerald 0-1 each Report David Reidy 0-6 (2fs), Ryan Taylor, Peter Duggan (1 sideline) Shane Meehan 0-4 each, Cathal Malone 0-2, Mark Rodgers 0-1 Stadium: Walsh Park
Attendance: 12,078
Referee: Chris Mooney (Dublin)
27 April 2025 Round 2 Cork 4-27 (39) - (24) 0-24 Tipperary Cork
16:00 Patrick Horgan 1-9 (6fs), Declan Dalton 1-6 (2fs), Séamus Harnedy 0-5, Tim O’Mahony, Alan Connolly 1-0 each, Darragh Fitzgibbon, Brian Hayes, Robbie O’Flynn 0-2 each, Tommy O’Connell 0-1 Report Jason Forde 0-15 (12fs), Jake Morris 0-3, Willie Connors 0-2, Eoghan Connolly, Craig Morgan, Darragh Stakelum, Andrew Ormond 0-1 each Stadium: Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Attendance: 42,231
Referee: Johnny Murphy (Limerick)

Round 3

3 May 2025 Round 3 Waterford 0-22 (22) - (28) 0-28 Limerick Waterford
18:00 Stephen Bennett (0-9, 6 frees, 2 65s); B. Nolan (frees), M. Fitzgerald, J. Barron (0-2 each); P. Fitzgerald, J. Prendergast, D Hutchinson, K. Mahony, M. Kiely, Shane Bennett, G. Fives (0-1 each) Report A. Gillane (0-9, 6 frees); S O’Brien (0-4); T. Morrissey, A. English, C. Lynch (0-3 each); B. Nash (0-2); D. Byrnes, G. Hegarty, A. O’Connor, C. O’Neill (0-1 each) Stadium: Walsh Park
Attendance: 12,101
Referee: Colm Lyons (Cork)
10 May 2025 Round 3 Clare 2-21 (27) - (30) 4-18 Tipperary Ennis
18:00 M Rodgers 1-13 (13f); T Kelly 1-1 (0-1 pen, 1f); S Rynne 0-3; R Taylor 0-2; C Malone, P Duggan 0-1 each Report J McGrath 2-3; J Forde 0-8 (6fs, 65); A Ormond 2-1; E Connolly 0-3 (2f); J Morris 0-2; S Kenneally 0-1 Stadium: Cusack Park
Attendance: 20,685
Referee: James Owens (Wexford)

Round 4

18 May 2025 Round 4 Tipperary 1-30 (33) - (24) 1-21 Waterford Thurles
14:10 D McCarthy (0-11, 0-11 frees); J Morris (0-4); J Forde (0-2 sc), E Connolly (0-2 frees), A Ormond (0-3 each); O O’Donoghue (1-1); J McGrath (0-2); S O’Farrell, N McGrath, S Kenneally (0-1 each) Report Stephen Bennett (1-9, 0-7 frees); J Barron (0-4); M Kiely (0-2); P Leavey, D Lyons (0-1 sc); K Mahony, D Hutchinson, P Fitzgerald, S Walsh (0-1) Stadium: Semple Stadium
Attendance: 28,758
Referee: Seán Stack (Dublin)
18 May 2025 Round 4 Limerick 3-26 (35) - (19) 1-16 Cork Limerick
16:00 A. Gillane (2-7, 1-0 pen, 0-6 frees); A. English (1-2); T. Morrissey (0-5); G. Hegarty (0-3); C. O’Neill, P. Casey (0-2 each); M. Casey, S. O’Brien, C. Lynch, D. Reidy, D. Byrnes (0-1 each) Report P. Horgan (1-9, 1-8 frees); S. Harnedy (0-2); M. Coleman, R. Downey, B. Hayes, S. Barrett, B. Roche (0-1 each) Stadium: Gaelic Grounds
Attendance: 42,477
Referee: Liam Gordon (Galway)

Round 5

25 May 2025 Round 5 Cork 2-25 (31) - (25) 1-22 Waterford Cork
16:00 Patrick Horgan 1-8 (8fs), Brian Hayes 1-1, Shane Barrett, Séamus Harnedy, Alan Connolly 0-3 each, Darragh Fitzgibbon 0-2 (1f), Mark Coleman, Shane Kingston, Cormac O’Brien 0-1 each. Report Stephen Bennett 1-7 (6fs, 1 sideline), Seán Walsh, Patrick Fitzgerald 0-3 each, Jack Prendergast, Michael Kiely 0-2 each, Billy Nolan (f), Mark Fitzgerald, Dessie Hutchinson, Jamie Barron, Kieran Bennett 0-1 each. Stadium: Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Attendance: 42,181
Referee: Johnny Murphy (Limerick)
25 May 2025 Round 5 Limerick 0-24 (24) - (29) 3-20 Clare Limerick
16:00 Tom Morrissey 0-7 (5fs), Diarmaid Byrnes 0-4 (2fs), Cathal O’Neill 0-3, Seamus Flanagan, Gearoid Hegarty, Peter Casey 0-2 each, Adam English, Barry Nash, Aidan O’Connor, Donnacha Ó Dálaigh 0-1 each. Report Mark Rodgers 1-8 (7fs), Ryan Taylor 2-1, Tony Kelly 0-3, Peter Duggan (0-2 s/l), David Reidy, Cathal Malone 0-2 each, Rory Hayes, Shane Meehan 0-1 each. Stadium: Gaelic Grounds
Attendance: 32,133
Referee: Thomas Walsh (Waterford)

Munster Final

Main article: 2025 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final
Munster Final
Limerick2-27 (33)–(33) 1-30 (a.e.t.) Cork
Report[5]
Penalties
2–3
Attendance: 43,580
Referee: Thomas Walsh (Waterford)
James Owens (Wexford)
Man of the match: Darragh Fitzgibbon (Cork)

Stadia and Locations

Locations of the 2025 Munster SHC teams
See also: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums
County Location Province Stadium Capacity
Clare Ennis Munster Cusack Park 19,000
Cork Cork Munster Páirc Uí Chaoimh 45,000
Limerick Limerick Munster Gaelic Grounds 44,023
Tipperary Thurles Munster Semple Stadium 45,690
Waterford Waterford Munster Walsh Park 11,046

Attendance

Attendances
Matches 11
Total attendance 329,297
Average attendance 29,936
Highest attendance 43,580
Limerick 2-27 (33) - (33) 1-30 Cork
7 June 2025

Championship Statistics

Top Scorers

Top Scorer Overall

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Stephen Bennett Waterford 4-33 45 4 11.25
2 Patrick Horgan Cork 3-35 44 4 11.00
3 Mark Rodgers Clare 2-24 30 4 7.50
4 Aaron Gillane Limerick 2-23 29 3 9.67
5 Jason Forde Tipperary 0-27 27 4 6.75
6 Darragh McCarthy Tipperary 0-19 19 3 6.33
7 John McGrath Tipperary 4-06 18 4 4.50
8 Tom Morrissey Limerick 0-16 16 4 4.00
9 Brian Hayes Cork 3-06 15 4 3.75
10 Adam English Limerick 2-08 14 4 3.50

In A Single Game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Mark Rodgers Clare 1-13 16 Tipperary
2 Jason Forde Tipperary 0-15 15 Cork
3 Stephen Bennett Waterford 2-08 14 Clare
4 Aaron Gillane Limerick 2-07 13 Cork
5 Patrick Horgan Cork 1-09 12 Tipperary
Stephen Bennett Waterford 1-09 12 Tipperary
Patrick Horgan Cork 1-09 12 Limerick
8 Darragh McCarthy Tipperary 0-11 11 Waterford
Mark Rodgers Clare 1-08 11 Limerick
Patrick Horgan Cork 1-08 11 Waterford

Scoring events

  • Widest winning margin: 16 points
    • Limerick 3-26 - 1-16 Cork (Round 4)
  • Most goals in a match: 6
    • Clare 2-21 - 4-18 Tipperary (Round 3)
  • Most points in a match: 51
    • Cork 4-27 - 0-24 Tipperary (Round 2)
    • Tipperary 1-30 - 1-21 Waterford (Round 4)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 4
    • Cork 4-27 - 0-24 Tipperary (Round 2)
    • Clare 2-21 - 4-18 Tipperary (Round 3)
  • Most points by one team in a match: 30
    • Tipperary 1-30 - 1-21 Waterford (Round 4)
  • Highest aggregate score: 66 points
    • Limerick 2-27 - 1-30 Cork (Final)
  • Lowest aggregate score: 50 points
    • Waterford 2-23 - 0-21 Clare (Round 2)
    • Waterford 0-22 - 0-28 Limerick (Round 3)

Miscellaneous

See also

References

  1. ^ "MUNSTER GAA PRESS RELEASE – MICK MACKEY CUP LAUNCHED". Limerick GAA. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "2025 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final – Cork 1-30 Limerick 2-27 (Cork won 3-2 on penalties)". Munster GAA. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  4. ^ "2025 Munster GAA Hurling Championship". www.munster.gaa.ie/. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  5. ^ "Cork seize Munster hurling crown from Limerick after historic penalty-shootout triumph". RTE. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
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