The 2024 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 130th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 14 September to 27 October 2024.
O'Loughlin Gaels were the defending champions. Nine-time champions James Stephens's relegation brought an end to 59 years of top tier hurling for the club.
The final was played on 27 October 2024 at UPMC Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between O'Loughlin Gaels and Thomastown, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Thomastown won the match by 0-18 to 0-07 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 78 years.
Thomastown's Robbie Donnelly was the championship's top scorer with 0-29.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship Thomastown
From Championship
Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship Danesfort
Results First round
Relegation playoff
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Robbie DonnellyThomastown0-292939.662Jack BuggyErin's Own2-1622211.003T. J. ReidBallyhale Shamrocks2-1420210.004Cian KennyJames Stephens0-191929.50Nicky CleereBennettsbridge0-191936.336Fionán MackessyO'Loughlin Gaels2-111735.66Harry ShineDicksboro0-171728.50John WalshMullinavat0-171728.509Alan MurphyGlenmore0-161628.0010Seán MorrisseyBennettsbridge0-101033.33
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Cian KennyJames Stephens0-1313Ballyhale Shamrocks2Jack BuggyErin's Own2-0612Glenmore3Robbie DonnellyThomastown0-1111Ballyhale Shamrocks4T. J. ReidBallyhale Shamrocks2-0410James StephensFionán MackessyO'Loughlin Gaels1-0710BennettsbridgeT. J. ReidBallyhale Shamrocks0-1010ThomastownRobbie DonnellyThomastown0-1010MullinavatJohn WalshMullinavat0-1010Erin's OwnJack BuggyErin's Own0-1010MullinavatNicky CleereBennettsbridge0-1010TullaroanHarry ShineDicksboro0-1010O'Loughlin Gaels
References
External links Kilkenny GAA website