The 2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) was the 138th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament, since its establishment in 1887.
Clare entered the competition as the defending champion, having won a first All-Ireland SHC title since 2013. However, they were eliminated in the Munster championship where they finished fourth, thus failing to defend their title.
were widely considered the favourites; the team finished as runner-up in the previous edition of the competition and won the 2025 National Hurling League, but have not won an All-Ireland SHC title since 2005. (last winner in 2015) were also considered a serious contender. (winners in 2018 and in 2020–23) were also considered major contenders, until they were eliminated by Dublin in the quarter finals.
The final was played on 20 July at Croke Park in Dublin with Cork facing off against Tipperary, Tipperary came out as winners on a scoreline of 3–27 to 1–18, to earn their first title since 2019.
Format
Leinster Championship
Participating counties (6) Antrim, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Offaly, Wexford
Group stage (15 matches) Each team played each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advanced to the Leinster SHC final and the 3rd placed team advanced to the All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-finals. All other teams were eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team risked facing relegation to the following year's Joe McDonagh Cup.
Final (1 match) The top 2 teams in the group stage contested this game. The Leinster champions advanced to the All-Ireland SHC semi-finals and the Leinster runners-up advanced to the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals.
Munster Championship
Participating counties (5) Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford
Group stage (10 matches) Each team played each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advanced to the Munster SHC final and the 3rd placed team advanced to the All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-finals. All other teams were eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team risked facing relegation to the following year's Joe McDonagh Cup.
Final (1 match) The top 2 teams in the group stage contested this game. The Munster champions advanced to the All-Ireland SHC semi-finals and the Munster runners-up advanced to the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals.
Joe McDonagh Cup Participating counties (6) Carlow, Down, Kerry, Kildare, Laois, Westmeath
Group stage (15 matches) Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Joe McDonagh Cup final. All other teams are eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team are relegated to next years Christy Ring Cup.
Final (1 match) The top 2 teams in the group stage contest this game. The Joe McDonagh Cup champions and runners-up advance to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals.
All-Ireland Championship Preliminary quarter-finals (2 matches) The 3rd placed teams from the Leinster and Munster championships played the Joe McDonagh Cup champions and runners-up. Two teams were eliminated at this stage, while the winners advanced to the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals (2 matches) The winners of the preliminary quarter-finals join the Leinster and Munster runners-up to make up the quarter-final pairings. Teams who may have already met in the provincial championships are kept apart in separate quarter-finals. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals (2 matches) The winners of the quarter-finals join the Leinster and Munster champions to make up the semi-final pairings. Teams who may have already met in the provincial championships are kept apart in separate semi-finals where possible. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.
Final (1 match) The two winners of the semi-finals contest this game.
Team changes
To Championship Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup
Kildare
From Championship Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup
Meath
Teams General information Seventeen counties competed in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: six teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and six teams in the Joe McDonagh Cup. CountyLast provincial titleLast championship titlePosition in 2024 ChampionshipCurrent championship Antrim 2017 —5th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Carlow — —6th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)Joe McDonagh Cup Clare19982024ChampionsMunster Senior Hurling Championship Cork20182005Runners-upMunster Senior Hurling Championship Down 1997 —5th (Joe McDonagh Cup)Joe McDonagh Cup Dublin20131938Quarter-finalsLeinster Senior Hurling Championship Galway201820174th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Kerry189118913rd (Joe McDonagh Cup)Joe McDonagh Cup Kildare — —1st (Christy Ring Cup)Joe McDonagh Cup Kilkenny20242015Semi-finalsLeinster Senior Hurling Championship Laois19491915Preliminary quarter-finalsJoe McDonagh Cup Limerick20242023Semi-finalsMunster Senior Hurling Championship Offaly19951998Preliminary quarter-finalsLeinster Senior Hurling Championship Tipperary201620195th (Munster Senior Hurling Championship)Munster Senior Hurling Championship Waterford201019594th (Munster Senior Hurling Championship)Munster Senior Hurling Championship Westmeath — —3rd (Joe McDonagh Cup)Joe McDonagh Cup Wexford20191996Quarter-finalsLeinster Senior Hurling Championship
Personnel and kits CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsor AntrimDavy FitzgeraldConor McCannFibrus CarlowTom MullallyKevin McDonaldSETU ClareBrian LohanTony KellyPat O'Donnell CorkPat RyanRob DowneySports Direct DownRonan SheehanCaolan Taggart and Eoghan Sands EOS IT Solutions DublinNiall Ó CeallacháinPaddy Smyth Staycity GalwayMicheál DonoghueConor Whelan Supermac's KerryJohn GriffinTomás O'ConnorKerry Group KildareBrian DowlingRian BoranBrady Family Ham KilkennyDerek LyngRichie Reid and Eoin CodyAvonmore LaoisTommy FitzgeraldEnda RowlandLaois Hire LimerickJohn KielyCian LynchJP McManus OffalyJohnny KellyJason SampsonGlenisk TipperaryLiam CahillRonan MaherFiserv WaterfordPeter QueallyDessie HutchinsonSuir Engineering WestmeathSeoirse BulfinAonghus Clarke and Killian DoyleRenault WexfordKeith RossiterLee Chin and Kevin FoleyZurich Insurance Group
Teams by Province The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2025 National Hurling League (after promotion and relegation are applied and after finals are played) before the championship were:
Connacht (1)
Galway
Leinster (8)
Carlow Dublin Kildare Kilkenny Laois Offaly Westmeath Wexford
Munster (6)
Clare Cork Kerry Limerick Tipperary Waterford
Ulster (2)
Antrim Down
Summary
Championships CompetitionYearChampionsTitleRunners-upLevel on pyramidAll-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship2025 Tipperary29th Cork1Leinster Senior Hurling Championship2025 Kilkenny77th GalwayMunster Senior Hurling Championship2025 Cork55th LimerickJoe McDonagh Cup2025 Kildare1st Laois2Christy Ring Cup2025 London2nd Derry3Nicky Rackard Cup2025 Roscommon3rd Mayo4Lory Meagher Cup2025 New York1st Cavan5
Provincial Championships
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Group Stage Source: TeamQualification1 Kilkenny 540115–1139–89 +428Advance to Leinster Final2 Galway 54019–13110–83 +4583 Dublin530213–11211–105 +136Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals4 Wexford 530212–956–106 +765 Offaly 51049–8110–108 −3026 Antrim (R)50054–8016–121–770Relegation to Joe McDonagh Cup
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Leinster final
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Group Stage Sources: TeamQualification1 Limerick42115–1016–81 +175Advance to Munster Final2 Cork42119–92 7–93 +553 Tipperary42117–959–92 −35Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals4 Clare 41128–838–89 −635 Waterford 41034–883–104 −132
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Munster final
Cup competitions
Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2)
Group Stage Source: TeamQualification1 Kildare540110–1126–90 +348Advance to Final and All-Ireland Preliminary Quarter-Finals2 Laois531116–1279–92 +5673 Carlow531119–1107–102 +4474 Westmeath520311–11714–106 +245 Down51044–9217–128 −7526 Kerry51045–8812–128 −612Relegated to Christy Ring Cup
Final
Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3)
Group Stage TeamQualification1 Derry54017–1226–76 +498Advance to Final2 London (C)531114–926–85 +3173 Wicklow53118–827–89 −474 Donegal52038–887–75 +1645 Meath52038–9711–100 −1246 Tyrone50055–6513–121 −800Relegated to Nicky Rackard Cup
Final
won the Christy Ring Cup.
Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4)
Group Stage TeamQualification1 Mayo54108–1235–82 +509Advance to Final2 Roscommon (C)531111–871–95 +2273 Armagh53023–775–91 −2064 Sligo521211–874–102 +655 Louth51045–928–92 −926 Fermanagh50143–9318–96 −481Potentially Relegated to Lory Meagher Cup
Final won the Nicky Rackard Cup.
Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5)
Group Stage TeamQualification1 Cavan540113–1159–71 +568Advance to Final2 Monaghan531113–848–79 +207Advance to Semi-Final3 Longford522111–866–95 +664 Leitrim52124–697–66 −655 Lancashire51045–8316–86 −3626 Warwickshire51049–729–112 −402
Semi-final
Final won the Lory Meagher Cup. As a result, retained their status in the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2026.
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Bracket
Preliminary quarter-finals
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Incidents On 6 July, the GAA released a statement after the scoreboard at Croke Park misled Kilkenny and Tipperary towards the end of the All-Ireland SHC semi-final. Kilkenny believed a goal was necessary and spent the conclusion of the game trying to score one. The GAA later launched an investigation into the incident.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin was questioned at the Oireachtas Committee on Finance over whether he had returned early from his visit to Japan to watch the other semi-final between Cork and Dublin. When asked about "having "booked the flight home through Toronto at a cost to the taxpayer", he denied this was why he had returned four hours early and not flown through Dubai as originally expected.
Stadia and locations
CountyLocationProvinceStadiumCapacity AntrimBelfastUlsterCorrigan Park3,700 CarlowCarlowLeinsterDr Cullen Park11,000 ClareEnnisMunsterCusack Park19,000 CorkCorkMunsterPáirc Uí Chaoimh45,000 DownRubaneUlsterMcKenna Park5,000 DublinDublinLeinsterCroke Park (neutral)82,300 DublinDonnycarneyLeinsterParnell Park (official home venue)8,500 GalwayGalwayConnachtPearse Stadium26,197 KerryTraleeMunsterAustin Stack Park12,000 KildareNewbridgeLeinsterSt Conleth's Park15,000 KilkennyKilkennyLeinsterNowlan Park27,000 LaoisPortlaoiseLeinsterO'Moore Park22,000 LimerickLimerickMunsterGaelic Grounds44,023 OffalyTullamoreLeinsterO'Connor Park18,000 TipperaryThurlesMunsterSemple Stadium45,690 WaterfordWaterfordMunsterWalsh Park11,046 WestmeathMullingarLeinsterCusack Park11,500 WexfordWexfordLeinsterChadwicks Wexford Park18,000
Statistics
Top scorers
Overall
One theme of the 2025 championship was the ongoing individual battle for the top championship scorer of all time between Patrick Horgan and T. J. Reid. At the end of the season, Horgan retired from the game, leaving as the current all time top scorer having brought his career tally to 779, compared to Reid's tally of 758. Reid continues to play.