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Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year2025
TrophyBob O'Keeffe Cup
Date19 April – 8 June 2025[1]
Teams6
Defending champions Kilkenny
Qualify forAll-Ireland SHC
Other
Matches played0
WebsiteLeinster GAA
← 2024
2026 →

The 2025 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship will be the 2025 installment of the annual Leinster Senior Hurling Championship organised by Leinster GAA.[2] Kilkenny were the defending champions having defeated Dublin in the 2024 final.[3]

Format

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Group stage (15 matches)

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Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Leinster final and the 3rd placed team advances to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals. All other teams are eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team will be relegated to next years Joe McDonagh Cup.[4]

Final (1 match)

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The top 2 teams in the group stage contest this game. The Leinster champions advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the Leinster runners-up advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.[5]

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Joe McDonagh Cup

From Championship

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Relegated to the Joe McDonagh Cup

Teams

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General Information

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Six counties will compete in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship:

County Last Championship Title Last All-Ireland Title Position in 2024 Championship
Antrim — — 5th
Dublin 2013 1938 Runners-up
Galway 2018 2017 4th
Kilkenny 2024 2015 Champions
Offaly — — Champions (Joe McDonagh Cup)
Wexford 2019 1996 3rd

Personnel and kits

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County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Antrim Davy Fitzgerald Conor McCann Fibrus
Dublin Niall Ó Ceallacháin Paddy Smyth Staycity
Galway Micheál Donoghue Conor Whelan Supermac's
Kilkenny Derek Lyng Richie Reid and Eoin Cody Avonmore
Offaly Johnny Kelly Jason Sampson Glenisk
Wexford Darragh Egan Lee Chin and Kevin Foley Zurich Insurance Group

Group stage

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Table[6][7]

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Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Antrim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Leinster Final
2 Dublin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Galway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
4 Kilkenny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Offaly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Wexford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Joe McDonagh Cup

Matches

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Round 1

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19 April 2025 Round 1 Wexford v Antrim Wexford
2pm Stadium: Wexford Park
19 April 2025 Round 1 Kilkenny v Galway Kilkenny
3:45pm Stadium: Nowlan Park
19 April 2025 Round 1 Dublin v Offaly Dublin
6pm Stadium: Parnell Park

Round 2

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26 April 2025 Round 2 Dublin v Wexford Dublin
4:30pm Stadium: Parnell Park
26 April 2025 Round 2 Offaly v Galway Tullamore
6:30pm Stadium: Glenisk O'Connor Park
27 April 2025 Round 2 Antrim v Kilkenny Belfast
2pm Stadium: Corrigan Park

Round 3

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10 May 2025 Round 3 Galway v Wexford Galway
3:15pm Stadium: Pearse Stadium
10 May 2025 Round 3 Antrim v Dublin Belfast
4:30pm Stadium: Corrigan Park
10 May 2025 Round 3 Kilkenny v Offaly Kilkenny
6pm Stadium: Nowlan Park

Round 4

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17 May 2025 Round 4 Galway v Antrim Galway
1:30pm Stadium: Pearse Stadium
17 May 2025 Round 4 Wexford v Offaly Wexford
5pm Stadium: Wexford Park
18 May 2025 Round 4 Kilkenny v Dublin Kilkenny
3pm Stadium: Nowlan Park

Round 5

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25 May 2025 Round 5 Wexford v Kilkenny Wexford
2pm Stadium: Wexford Park
25 May 2025 Round 5 Dublin v Galway Dublin
2pm Stadium: Parnell Park
25 May 2025 Round 5 Offaly v Antrim Tullamore
2pm Stadium: Glenisk O'Connor Park

Leinster Final

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Main article: 2025 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final
Leinster Final
1stv2nd
Referee:
Man of the match:

Stadia and locations

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See also: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums
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Locations of the 2025 Leinster SHC teams.
County Location Province Stadium Capacity
Neutral venue Dublin Leinster Croke Park 82,300
Antrim Belfast Ulster Corrigan Park 3,700
Dublin Donnycarney Leinster Parnell Park 8,500
Galway Galway Connacht Pearse Stadium 26,197
Kilkenny Kilkenny Leinster Nowlan Park 27,000
Offaly Tullamore Leinster Glenisk O'Connor Park 20,000
Wexford Wexford Leinster Chadwicks Wexford Park 18,000

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top scorer overall

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Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
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In a single game

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Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
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Scoring events

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  • Widest winning margin:
  • Most goals in a match:
  • Most points in a match:
  • Most goals by one team in a match:
  • Most points by one team in a match:
  • Highest aggregate score:
  • Lowest aggregate score:

Miscellaneous

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ O'Connell, Cian (5 December 2024). "GAA Master Fixtures for 2025 published". www.gaa.ie. p. 5. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship 2025". Leinster GAA. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  3. ^ Fogarty, John (8 June 2024). "Kilkenny destroy Dublin to seal fifth consecutive Leinster SHC title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  4. ^ O'Connell, Cian (5 December 2024). "GAA Master Fixtures for 2025 published". www.gaa.ie. p. 4. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  5. ^ O'Connell, Cian (5 December 2024). "GAA Master Fixtures for 2025 published". www.gaa.ie. p. 4. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship 2025". www.leinstergaa.ie. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
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