The 2026 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 125th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the group stage pairings took place on 12 May 2026. The championship ran from 19 June to 2 August 2026.
Abbeydorney entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final was played on 2 August 2026 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Abbeydorney and St Brendan's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Abbeydorney won the match by 3–16 to 1–12 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a third title in succession.
Fionan Egan was the championship's top scorer with 3–42.
Group Stage Group 1 table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Ballyduff2200504824 St Brendan's20115152-11 Lixnaw20114344-11
Group 1 results
Group 2 table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Causeway2110473983 Ballyheigue2020393902 Kilmoyley10113645-91
Group 2 results
Group 3 table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Abbeydorney22004324194 Crotta O'Neill's2101413832 Tralee Parnells20022749-220
Group 3 results
Knockout stage Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Fionan EganSt Brendan's3-4251510.202Michael O'LearyAbbeydorney0-333356.603Shane ConwayLixnaw1-2326213.00Pádraig BoyleBallyduff1-232638.665Oisín MaunsellAbbeydorney3-122154.206Michael SlatteryAbbeydorney3-112054.007Evan O'SullivanCrotta O'Neill's1-131628.00Colin WalshBallyheigue1-131635.33Liam Óg O'ConnorSt Brendan's1-131653.2010Seán BrosnanSt Brendan's2-081452.80Jordan ConwayCrotta O'Neill's1-111434.66Paul McGrathCauseway0-141434.66Daire NolanKilmoyley0-141427.00
Miscellaneous Abbeydorney win three titles in a row for the first time in their history. They're the first side since Ballyduff between 2010-12 to do so. Abbeydorney and St Brendan's face each other in the final for the first time. Kilmoyley, current record champion with 26 wins, missed the Quarter-finals for the first time since 1999. Qualification for the Quarter-finals in group 1 was decided by points scored as St Brendan's and Lixnaw drew against each other and lost to Ballyduff by just 1 point.
References
External links Kerry GAA | Website