The 2025 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 131st staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 12 September to 26 October 2025.
Thomastown entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Balyhale Shamrocks in the quarter-finals.
The final was played on 26 October 2025 at UPMC Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Ballyhale Shamrocks and O'Loughlin Gaels, in what was their fourth meeting in the final overall. Ballyhale Shamrocks won the match by 1-18 to 0-12 to claim a record 21st championship title overall and a first title in three years.
T. J. Reid was the championship's top scorer with 0-40.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship Lisdowney
From Championship
Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship James Stephens
Fixtures/results First round
Relegation playoff
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1T. J. ReidBallyhale Shamrocks0-4040410.002John WalshMullinavat2-2127213.503Shane StapletonDicksboro2-152137.00James BerginClara0-2121210.505James HughesBennettsbridge1-161929.50Mark BerginO'Loughlin Gaels0-191936.337Brian KavanaghLisdowney1-141728.508Eoin CodyBallyhale Shamrocks1-101343.259Liam MooreDicksboro GAA2-061234.00Timmy CliffordDicksboro1-091234.00Fionán MackessyO'Loughlin Gaels1-091234.00
References
External links Kilkenny GAA website