2025 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

2025 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Dates11 July – October 2025
Teams10[1]
SponsorMolloy Environmental Systems
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored27 (2.25 per match)
Points scored422 (35.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Luke Carey (1-26)
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The 2025 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship is the 128th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. The draw for the group stage placings was made on 13 February 2025.[2][3] The championship is scheduled to run from 11 July to October 2025.

Kilcormac–Killoughey entered the championship as the defending champions.[4][5] Tullamore were due to be relegated, however, they earned a reprieve after Kilcormac–Killoughey decided not to field their second team, in spite of earning their right to promotion after winning the 2024 Offaly SBHC.[6]

Participating teams

Team Location Colours Manager(s) Captain
Ballinamere Ballykilmurry Black, green and yellow Niall Rigney
Michael Duignan
Ciarán Burke
Belmont Ferbane Green and white Paul Murphy Ciarán Cahill
Birr Birr Green and red Barry Whelahan Morgan Watkins
Coolderry Coolderry Green and white Brian Carroll Eoghan Parlon
Kilcormac–Killoughey Kilcormac Green and yellow Declan Laffen Conor Slevin
Kinnitty Kinnitty Green and white Michael Bergin
Seir Kieran Clareen Black and amber Enda Mulhare
Shinrone Shinrone Red and white Mark Morkan Killian Sampson
St Rynagh's Banagher Blue and yellow Arien Delaney
Tullamore Tullamore Blue and white Shane Hand

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Semi-finalists   Quarter-finalists   Relegation playoff

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Border Birr 2 2 0 0 55 33 22 4
Border Coolderry 3 2 0 1 71 64 7 4
Ballinamere 2 1 0 1 50 52 -2 2
Border Tullamore 2 1 0 1 42 46 -4 2
Border Seir Kieran 3 0 0 3 52 75 -23 0

Group 1 fixtures and results

11 July 2025 Round 1 Seir Kieran 0-16 - 0-31 Birr Páirc Naoimh Ciaráin
L Carey 0-7 (6f), K Dunne 0-4, D Guinan 0-2, M Gilligan, E Murphy, A Hynes 0-1 each. Report E Cahill 0-14 (4f), L Nolan and L Quinn 0-3 each, S Thompson (2f), C Kenny, B Miller and B Harding 0-2 each, S Ryan, B Murphy, A Watkins 0-1 each.
12 July 2025 Round 1 Ballinamere 2-14 - 2-22 Coolderry Ballinamere Grounds
B Duignan (6frees, 1 65) 0-7, D Bourke 1-3, A Maher 1-2, D Wyer and S Doran 0-1 each. Report E Burke (9frees) 0-11, D Miller 2-2, S Ryan and K Connolly 0-2 each, E Ryan, E Parlon, G McCormack, S Connolly and A Connolly 0-1 each.
24 July 2025 Round 2 Tullamore 2-18 - 4-18 Ballinamere O'Brien Park
S Dooley 1-8 (7f), J Houlihan 1-5, C Egan 0-2, C Bourke, M Fox and M Keogh 0-1 each. Report A Maher 2-2, B Duignan 0-7 (5f), M O'Brien 2-0, S Bourke, D Bourke, J Maher and J Scully 0-2 each, S Doran 0-1.
26 July 2025 Round 2 Coolderry 2-20 - 2-14 Seir Kieran Coolderry Grounds
E Burke (0-7, 0-3 frees), S Corcoran (0-4, frees), G McCormack (0-3), E Parlon, S Connolly (1-0 each), C Burke (0-2), S Connolly, K Connolly, A Connolly, E Ryan (0-1 each). Report L Carey (1-10, 1-0 penalty, 0-8 frees), A Hynes (1-1), T Dooley (free), D Guinan, E Murphy (0-1 each).
8 August 2025 Round 3 Birr 2-18 - 1-14 Coolderry Shinrone Grounds
E Cahill 1-9 (6f and one sideline), L Quinn 1-2, M Watkins and L Nolan 0-2 each, S Ryan, A Watkins, B Miller 0-1 each. Report E Burke 0-7 (5f and 1 '65'), S Connolly 1-0, S Corcoran (2f), K Connolly and D Miller 0-2 each, G McCormack 0-1.
8 August 2025 Round 3 Seir Kieran 1-13 - 0-18 Tullamore Kinnitty Grounds
L Carey 0-9 (0-3f, 0-1 65), O Guinan 0-3, K Dunne 1-0, T Dooley 0-1. Report S Dooley 0-10 (0-7f), C Bourke 0-3, C Egan 0-1, D Fox 0-1, M Keogh 0-1, L Egan 0-1, M Fox 0-1.
22 August 2005 Round 4 v

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Semi-finalists   Quarter-finalists   Relegation playoff

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Border Belmont 3 2 1 0 51 43 8 5
Border Shinrone 2 2 0 0 52 35 17 4
Border Kilcormac–Killoughey 2 1 1 0 49 36 13 3
Border Kinnitty 2 0 0 2 32 49 -17 0
Border St Rynagh's 3 0 0 3 52 73 -21 0

Group 2 fixtures and results

12 July 2025 Round 1 Belmont 0-15 - 0-15 Kilcormac–Killoughey Moystown Grounds
D Nally 0-6 (5f), A Egan and D Corbett 0-3 each, J Nally, R Flynn and C Dunican 0-1 each. Report P Geraghty 0-5, M Murooney 0-4 (1f), C Slevin (2f) and D Hand 0-2 each, C Spain and J Gorman 0-1 each.
13 July 2025 Round 1 Shinrone 0-19 - 0-17 St Rynagh's St Mary's Field
DJ McLoughlin and D Morkan (3f) 0-4 each, P Cleary 0-3, E Cleary (2f), K Sampson and E Bailey-O'Brien 0-2 each, A Landy and S Cleary 0-1 each. Report S Quirke 0-5 (4f), A Treacy (3f) and S Rigney 0-3 each, M Maloney (1 '65') and A Kenny 0-2 each, J O'Connor and A Molloy 0-1 each.
25 July 2025 Round 2 St Rynagh's 0-14 - 0-20 Belmont St Rynagh's Park
A Treacy (1f) and S Quirke (3f) 0-3 each, S Rigney, A Molloy and A Kenny 0-2 each, J O'Connor and D Scully 0-1 each. Report D Nally 0-13 (7f and 1 '65'), A Egan 0-3, C Egan 0-2, A Nugent and C Dunican 0-1 each.
26 July 2025 Round 2 Kinnitty 3-09 - 4-21 Shinrone Kinnitty Grounds
J Dempsey 1-3 (goal from a penalty and 3f), D Flanagan 2-0, J Armstrong and C Hardiman 0-2 each, C Robinson and E Callaghan 0-1 each. Report J Sampson 1-4, S Cleary 1-2, A Landy 1-1, DJ McLoughlin, D Morkan (2 '65' and 1f) and P Cleary 0-3 each, E Bailey-O'Brien 1-0, A Cleary 0-2, E Cleary (f), C Cleary and D Cleary 0-1 each.
9 August 2025 Round 3 Belmont 1-13 - 0-14 Kinnitty Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
D Nally 0-6 (4f), B Carroll 1-0, D Egan (2f) and A Egan 0-2 each, J Nally, A McCabe and R McEvoy 0-1 each. Report J Dempsey 0-4 (4f), E Callaghan 0-4 (1 sideline), C Robinson 0-2, D Flanagan, C Hardiman, C Meaney, O Kealey 0-1 each.
9 August 2025 Round 3 Kilcormac–Killoughey 1-31 - 1-18 St Rynagh's Grant Heating St Brendan's Park
A Screeney 1-13 (10f and 1 '65')), J Gorman 0-7, A Kavanagh 0-4, J Screeney 0-2, C Slevin (f), M Mulrooney, B Kavanagh, P Geraghty, T Geraghty 0-1 each. Report S Quirke 0-5 (3f and 1 '65'), S Rigney 1-1, M Maloney, D Scully, A Kenny 0-2 each, B Conneely, A Treacy (f), C Daly, A Molloy, P Cannon, E Woods 0-1 each.
23 August 2025 Round 4 v

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Luke Carey Seir Kieran 1-26 29 3 9.66
2 Eoghan Cahill Birr 1-23 26 2 13.00
3 Eoin Burke Coolderry 0-25 25 3 8.33
David Nally Belmont 0-25 25 3 8.33
5 Shane Dooley Tullamore 1-18 21 2 10.50
6 Adam Screeney Kilcormac–Killoughey 1-13 16 1 16.00
7 Brian Duignan Ballinamere 0-14 14 2 7.00
8 Aaron Maher Ballinamere 3-04 13 2 6.50
Stephen Quirke St Rynagh's 0-13 13 3 4.33
10 Daniel Miller Coolderry 2-04 10 3 3.33
James Dempsey Kinnitty 1-07 10 2 5.00
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Adam Screeney Kilcormac–Killoughey 1-13 16 St Rynagh's
2 Eoghan Cahill Birr 0-14 14 Seir Kieran
3 Luke Carey Seir Kieran 1-10 13 Coolderry
David Nally Belmont 0-13 13 St Rynagh's
5 Eoghan Cahill Birr 1-09 12 Coolderry
6 Shane Dooley Tullamore 1-08 11 Ballinamere
Eoin Burke Coolderry 0-11 11 Ballinamere
8 Shane Dooley Tullamore 0-10 10 Seir Kieran
9 Luke Carey Seir Kieran 0-09 9 Tullamore
10 Daniel Miller Coolderry 2-02 8 Ballinamere
Aaron Maher Ballinamere 2-02 8 Tullamore
James Houlihan Tullamore 1-05 8 Ballinamere

References

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  2. ^ "Draws made for Offaly hurling and football championships". Offaly Live. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Club Championship And League Draws Finalised". Offaly GAA website. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Offaly SHC: Kilcormac-Killoughey edge out Ballinamere". GAA website. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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