The Donegal Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Donegal GAA clubs. The County Final is usually played at O'Donnell Park in Letterkenny.

St Eunan's are the reigning champion by defeating Setanta by 1-18 to 1-17.

Teams 2026 Teams

The 6 teams competing in the 2026 season are: Team Location Colours Position in 2025 Titles won Most recent title BuncranaBuncranaGreen, white and goldGroup stage0 BurtBurtPrimrose and blueSemi-final402024 CarndonaghCarndonaghRed and greenGroup stage31959 Seán MacCumhaillsBallybofey and StranorlarGreen and whiteSemi-final22016 SetantaKillygordonGreen and blackChampions192025 St Eunan'sLetterkennyAmber and blackRunners-up22021

2026 grades

Championship TeamSeniorSenior Buncrana Burt Carndonagh Seán MacCumhaills Setanta St Eunan'sIntermediate / JuniorIntermediate An Clochán Liath Aodh Ruadh Burt (2nd team) Four Masters Letterkenny Gaels St Eunan's (2nd team)

History Burt hold the most SHC titles of any club in the country (40), having passed out Waterford Senior Hurling Championship club Mount Sion's total of 35 with the 36th title win of 2013.

Format Group stage The six teams play each team once, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least five games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top four teams qualify for the knockout stage.

There is currently no direct relegation to the Donegal Intermediate Hurling Championship.

Knockout stage Semi-finals: The top four teams from the group stage contest this round. The winning teams from these two games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Trophy The trophy presented to the winners is the Munster Cup.

Qualification for subsequent competitions The Donegal SHC winner qualifies for the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship.

Winners and finalists Results by team +Results by team # Team Title wins Runners-up Years won Years runner-up1Burt40141952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969,1970, 1971, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994,1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 20241947, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1983,1986, 1987, 1990,2007, 2008, 2016, 20222Setanta19161973, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988,1990, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 20251979, 1982, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005,2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2021, 2024, 20263Letterkenny611926, 1932, 1933, 1938, 1945, 195319244Aodh Ruadh541924, 1925, 1929, 1975, 19771943, 1971, 1976, 19895Carrowmore401934, 1935, 1936, 19376St Eunan's361972, 2021, 20262002, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2025Carndonagh41944, 1954, 19591974, 1984, 1985, 19888Seán MacCumhaills252010, 20161998, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015Erin's Hope01943, 1947Lifford1958, 1960Erne Valley1964, 196612Finner Camp11927Glenswilly196314Naomh Mura061991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997Na Cealla Beaga11970Roger Casement's1977Four Masters2001

Notes Runners-up unknown: 1925–1927, 1929, 1932–1938, 1943–1945, 1947, 1952–1969

Finals listed by year Legend – Ulster intermediate club champions – Ulster intermediate club runners-up

Donegal SHC finals (r) = replay (aet) = after extra time Year Winner Opponent Winning captain Notes Team Score Team Score 1924 Aodh Ruadh 5-8 Letterkenny 0-1 1925 Aodh Ruadh 1926 Letterkenny 1927 Finner Camp 1928 1929 Aodh Ruadh 1930 1931 1932 Letterkenny 1933 Letterkenny 1934 Carrowmore 1935 Carrowmore 1936 Carrowmore 1937 Carrowmore 1938 Letterkenny 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 Erin's Hope (Ballybofey and Stranorlar) Aodh Ruadh 1944 Carndonagh 1945 Letterkenny 1946 1947 Erin's Hope (Ballybofey and Stranorlar) Burt 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 Burt 1953 Letterkenny 1954 Carndonagh 1955 Burt 1956 Burt 1957 Burt 1958 Lifford 1959 Carndonagh 1960 Lifford 1961 Burt 1962 Burt 1963 Glenswilly 1964 Erne Valley (Gleann-Eirne) 1965 Burt 1966 Erne Valley (Gleann-Eirne) 1967 Burt 1968 Burt 1969 Burt 1970 Burt 3-12 Na Cealla Beaga 1-3 1971 Burt 9-11 Aodh Ruadh 3-2 1972 St Eunan's 3-3 Burt 2-1 1973 Setanta Burt 1974 Setanta Carndonagh 1975 Aodh Ruadh 4-3 Burt 2-4 1976 Burt 3-7 Aodh Ruadh 2-6 1977 Aodh Ruadh 6-8 Roger Casement's 1-1 1978Robert Emmet's& Burt 1-82-5 The 1978 final ended in a draw.It was never replayed. 1979 Burt 3-9 Setanta 1-5 1980 Setanta 2-8 Burt 0-8 1981 Setanta 2-7 Burt 1-3 1982 Burt 1-8 Setanta 1-6 1983 Setanta 2-14 Burt 2-8 1984 Setanta 3-14 Carndonagh 1-5 1985Donegal News 1903-current, Saturday, 24 August 1985; Page: 12. Setanta 3-7 Carndonagh 4-3 1986 Setanta 2-2 Burt 1-4 1987 Setanta 5-8 Burt 2-9 1988 Setanta Carndonagh 1989 Burt 4-6 Aodh Ruadh 1-11 1990 Setanta 3-8 Burt 0-16 1991 Burt 2-12 Naomh Mura 1-9 1992 Burt 2-12 Naomh Mura 2-8 Liam Burns 1993 Burt 2-11 Setanta 3-7 Andy Wallace (C) 8 pts 1994 Burt 4-7 Naomh Mura 1-4 1995 Burt 0-16 Naomh Mura 2-5 1996Donegal News 1903-current, Friday, 4 October 1996; Page: 19. Burt 1-16 Naomh Mura 1-6 Andrew Wallace (C) 11 pts Played in Burt 1997 Burt 3-17 Naomh Mura 3-9 1998 Burt 3-13 Seán MacCumhaills 0-3 Ciaran Dowds 1999 Burt 1-12 Setanta 1-8 Fergal Grant 2000Donegal News 1903-current, Friday, 4 August 2000; Page: 27. Burt 5-17 Setanta 0-6 2001 Burt 5-19 Four Masters 1-3 2002 Burt 3-21 St Eunan's 2-9 2003 Burt 4-11 Setanta 2-14 2004 Burt Burt W/O Setanta disqualified Setanta 2005Donegal News 1903-current, Friday, 7 October 2005; Section: Front Page. Burt 3-8 Setanta 0-11 2006 Burt 0-17 Setanta 0-15 Andy Wallace (C)13 pts 16 in a row 2007 Setanta 3-8 Burt 0-7 2008 Setanta 4-7 Burt 1-7 2009 Burt 3-13 Seán MacCumhaills 2-12 2010 Seán MacCumhaills 0-15 Setanta 0-12 2011 Burt 3-11 Setanta 2-7 2012 Burt 3-14 Seán MacCumhaills 1-12 2013 Burt 3-13 Setanta 2-14 2014 Burt 6-9 Seán MacCumhaills 1-9 Ardal McDermott was in charge of the winning team. 2015 Burt 2-7 Seán MacCumhaills 0-12 2016 Seán MacCumhaills 2-13 Burt 2-9 Lee Henderson This result ended Burt's attempt at a six-in-a-row. 2017 Setanta 1-16 St Eunan's 1-8 2018 Burt 3-14 Setanta 1-14 Stephen Gillespie 2019 Setanta 3-13 St Eunan's 0-13 2020 Setanta 2-19 St Eunan's 2-13 2021 St Eunan's 2-9 Setanta 0-14 Conor O'Grady 2022 Setanta 1-20 Burt 0-18 Liam McKinney was man of the match. 2023 Setanta 4-13 St Eunan's 0-14 Mark Callaghan 2024 Burt 3-16 Setanta 1-18 Liam McKinney 2025 Setanta 2-12 St Eunan's 0-132026St Eunan's1-18 (a.e.t)Setanta1-17

See also Donegal Intermediate Hurling Championship (Tier 2) Donegal Junior Hurling Championship (Tier 3) Donegal Senior Football Championship Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

References

External links Official Donegal Website Donegal on Hoganstand Donegal Club GAA