2025 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

2025 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Dates9 August 2025 - 26 October 2025
Teams16
SponsorFBD Insurance
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The 2025 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship is the 135th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.

The defending champions are Loughmore–Castleiney.[1][2]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Tipperary Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the Tipperary Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Divisional championship finals

Division Winner Score Runner-up Score Ref
Mid JK Brackens 1-22 Moycarkey–Borris 2-18 [5]
North Kiladangan 0-20 Borris–Ileigh 0-19 [6]
South Carrick Swans 1-17 Killenaule 0-15 [7]
West Clonoulty–Rossmore 2-17 Cashel King Cormacs 1-16 [8]

Group stage

The draw for the group stage took place on 27 March 2025.[9]

  Advance to quarter-finals   Advance to relegation semi-final

Group 1

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Kiladangan 1 1 0 0 2-20 0-21 +5 2
Holycross–Ballycahill 1 1 0 0 2-25 0-28 +3 2
Toomevara 1 0 0 1 0-28 2-25 -3 0
Clonoulty–Rossmore 1 0 0 1 0-21 2-20 -5 0

Results

9 August 2025 Round 1 Toomevara 0-28 – 2-25 Holycross–Ballycahill Borrisoleigh
19:00 Darragh McCarthy 0-16 (15f), Kevin McCarthy, Jack Delaney and Conor O'Meara 0-3 each, Conor O'Farrell, Adam Hall and Mark McCarthy 0-1 each Report Darragh Woods 0-11 (7f), David Fogarty 1-1, Mikie Nally 0-4, Joe Caesar 1-0 (p), Robbie Ryan 0-3, Eoin Craddock and James Doyle 0-2 each, Ewan Bourke (f) and Liam Doyle 0-1 each Referee: Fergal Horgan
10 August 2025 Round 1 Kiladangan 2-20 – 0-21 Clonoulty–Rossmore Templemore
13:00 Willie Connors 0-6 (3f), Conor Byrne 0-5 (4f, 1 65'), Tadhg Gallagher 1-2, Conor Culhane 1-0, Billy Seymour 0-3, Paul Flynn 0-2, Bryan McLoughney and Dara O'Dwyer 0-1 each Report Stephen Ferncombe 0-10 (9f), Enda Heffernan 0-4, Cathal Bourke 0-3, Jack Ryan 0-2, Danny Slattery and Robert Doyle 0-1 each Referee: Joe Leahy

Group 2

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Cashel King Cormacs 1 1 0 0 2-24 0-24 +6 2
Nenagh Éire Óg 1 1 0 0 1-26 3-15 +5 2
Thurles Sarsfields 1 0 0 1 3-15 1-26 -5 0
Mullinahone 1 0 0 1 0-24 2-24 -6 0

Results

9 August 2025 Round 1 Thurles Sarsfields 3-15 – 1-26 Nenagh Éire Óg The Ragg
16:30 Conor Stakelum 0-6 (4f), Darragh Stakelum 2-0, Ronan Maher 1-1, Paddy Creedon 0-3, Liam McCormack 0-2, Robbie Stapleton, Seanie Butler and Cathal Moloney 0-1 each Report Mikey Heffernan 0-10 (6f), Sam O'Farrell 0-5, Jake Morris 0-4, James Mackey 1-0, Philip Hickey 0-2, Adam Healy, Ben West, Mason Cawley, Josh Keller and Conor Ryan 0-1 each Referee: John McCormack
10 August 2025 Round 1 Cashel King Cormacs 2-24 – 0-24 Mullinahone Littleton
13:00 Eoghan Connolly 1-5 (1-0p, 0-1 65', 0-1 sl), Devon Ryan 1-3 (0-2f), Ronan Connolly 0-4, Ger Browne and Ross Bonnar 0-3 each, Conor O'Dwyer and David McGrath 0-2 each, Cathal Quinn and Oisín O'Donoghue 0-1 each Report Seán Curran 0-13 (10f), Enda Keane 0-3, Conor Whelan (1f) and Sam Rowan 0-2 each, Martin Keogh, Eoin O'Dwyer, Mikey O'Shea and Graham Horan 0-1 each Referee: Sean Everard

Group 3

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
JK Brackens 1 1 0 0 2-28 2-18 +10 2
Loughmore–Castleiney 1 1 0 0 2-18 1-20 +1 2
Drom & Inch 1 0 0 1 1-20 2-18 -1 0
Lorrha–Dorrha 1 0 0 1 2-18 2-28 -10 0

Results

9 August 2025 Round 1 Drom & Inch 1-20 – 2-18 Loughmore–Castleiney Templemore
19:00 Séamus Callanan 1-10 (1-8f), Lorcan Campion 0-4, Cormac Fitzpatrick 0-3, John Campion 0-2, Fintan Purcell 0-1 Report John McGrath 2-9 (0-6f), Ciaran Connolly and Liam McGrath 0-2 each, Noel McGrath, Tommy Maher, Ed Connolly, John Ryan and Aidan McGrath 0-1 each Referee: Conor Doyle
10 August 2025 Round 1 JK Brackens 2-28 – 2-18 Lorrha–Dorrha MacDonagh Park
18:00 Shane Doyle 1-7 (1-4f, 0-1 sl), Andrew Ormond 0-7, Jamie Ormond 0-6, Stephen Cahill 1-0, Conor Cadell, Ned Delaney, Eanna McBride and Lyndon Fairbrother 0-2 each Conor Fogarty 0-7 (6f), Patrick Maher and Alan O'Meara 1-1 each, Niall McIntyre 0-3, Conor Kennedy 0-2, Eoin McIntyre, Donnacha O'Meara, Cian Hogan and Michael Dolan (f) 0-1 each Referee: Peter Carroll

Group 4

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Kilruane MacDonaghs 1 1 0 0 1-22 1-15 +7 2
Moycarkey–Borris 1 1 0 0 1-24 1-18 +6 2
Roscrea 1 0 0 1 1-18 1-24 -6 0
Borris–Ileigh 1 0 0 1 1-15 1-22 -7 0

Results

9 August 2025 Round 1 Roscrea 1-18 – 1-24 Moycarkey–Borris Templemore
17:00 Shane Fletcher 0-6 (5f), Kenny Lee 1-0, Darragh Tynan 0-3, Alan Tynan and Evan Fitzpatrick 0-2 each, Michael Campion, Conor Phelan, Jason Gilmartin, Leigh Loughnane and Jack Lee 0-1 each Kieran Morris 0-9 (7f), Jack Hayes 0-5, Bill Flanagan 1-0, Kieran Cummins and Joe Maher 0-2 each, Jack Fallon, Rory Darmody, Max Hackett, David Costigan, Kyle Shelly (f) and Joe Egan 0-1 each Referee: Kevin Jordan
10 August 2025 Round 1 Kilruane MacDonaghs 1-22 – 1-15 Borris–Ileigh Dolla
15:30 Willie Cleary 0-8 (7f), Kian O'Kelly 1-2, Jerome Cahill 0-4, Niall O'Meara and Thomas Cleary 0-2 each, Craig Morgan (f), Michael Cleary, Shane Cleary and Eoin Hogan 0-1 each James Devaney 1-2, Patrick Ryan 0-5 (5f), Jerry Kelly 0-3, Eddie Ryan 0-2 (2f), Sean McCormack, Conor Kenny and Paddy McCormack 0-1 each Referee: Alan Tierney
23 August 2025 Round 2 Borris–Ileigh v Roscrea Templemore
16:30

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Darragh McCarthy Toomevara 0-16 16 1 16
2 John McGrath Loughmore–Castleiney 2-9 15 15
3 Séamus Callanan Drom & Inch 1-10 13 13
Seán Curran Mullinahone 0-13
5 Darragh Woods Holycross–Ballycahill 0-11 11 11
6 Shane Doyle JK Brackens 1-7 10 10
Mikey Heffernan Nenagh Éire Óg 0-10
Stephen Ferncombe Clonoulty–Rossmore
9 Kieran Morris Moycarkey–Borris 0-9 9 9
10 Eoghan Connolly Cashel King Cormacs 1-5 8 8
Willie Cleary Kilruane MacDonaghs 0-8

References

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  2. ^ "McGrath leads Loughmore-Castleiney to Tipp county crown". RTE Sport. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Cashel King Cormacs return to senior ranks after narrow county final win over Carrick Swans". Tipperary Live. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Lorrha survive as Templederry go down with honour". Nenagh Guardian. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Pulsating Mid final produces grandstand finish as JK Brackens bring home their second title". Tipperary Live. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Late drama in Nenagh sees Kiladangan sneak past Borris-Ileigh who fall short in North final". Tipperary Live. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Super Carrick Swan retain their senior hurling crown in south Tipperary". Tipperary Live. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Clonoulty/Rossmore make it nine in a row in west Tipperary senior hurling final". Tipperary Live. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Tipperary Club Championship draw for 2025 made as senior hurling throws up intriguing groups". Tipperary Live. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.