The 2025 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 131st staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The draws for the group stage placings took place on 21 January 2025. The championship ran from 31 July to 19 October 2025.
Doon entered the championship as the defending champions. Newcastle West returned to the top tier for the first time since 1990. Dromin/Athlacca's relegation brought an end to two years of top tier hurling for the club.
The final was played on 19 October 2025 at the TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Na Piarsaigh and Doon, in what was their fourth meeting overall in the final and a second consecutive meeting in the final. Na Piarsaigh won the match by 2–25 to 2–18 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a first title in two years.
Kilmallock's Shane O'Brien (4–59 and Ballybrown's Aidan O'Connor (2–65) were the championship's top scorers.
New sponsorship
Property development company Whitebox Developments became the new sponsor of the competition.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Newcastle West
From Championship
Relegated to the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship South Liberties
Group 1 Group 1 table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Na Piarsaigh541013588479 Doon5320125104218 Ballybrown5302124110146 Kilmallock5122102119−174 Ahane5113105125−203 Patrickswell500587132−450
Group 1 results
Group 2 Group 2 table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Monaleen541011899199 Adare5311112102107 Mungret/St Paul's5221111101106 Kildimo-Pallaskenry511294100−64 Newcastle West503296100−43 Dromin/Athlacca501487116−291
Group 2 results
Knockout stage Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Shane O'BrienKilmallock4–5971710.14Aidan O'ConnorBallybrown2–6571710.143Tom MorrisseyAhane1–5659511.804Adam EnglishDoon1–555878.285David ReidyDromin/Athlacca3–404959.806Kevin DownesNa Piarsaigh1–434667.667Willie GriffinAdare1–293256.338Adrian BreenNa Piarsaigh5–163174.42Patrick KearneyAdare2–253165.1610Matthew FitzgeraldMonaleen0–262664.33
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Shane O'BrienKilmallock2–1420Monaleen2Tom MorrisseyAhane1–1316Doon3David ReidyDromin/Athlacca1–1013MonaleenAdam EnglishDoon0–1313KilmallockAidan O'ConnorBallybrown0–1313Doon6Aidan O'ConnorBallybrown1–0912Na PiarsaighAaron GillanePatrickswell0–1212KilmallockWillie GriffinAdare0–1212MonaleenTom MorrisseyAhane0–1212BallybrownDavid ReidyDromin/Athlacca0–1212Kildimo-Pallaskenry
Miscellaneous
Ballybrown beat Patrickswell in championship hurling for the first time since 1991.
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