2025 Carlow Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 5 July – 24 August 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 5 | ||
| Sponsor | JJ Kavanagh & Sons | ||
| Champions | Mount Leinster Rangers (12th title) Kevin McDonald (captain) Paul O'Brien (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | St Mullin's Paul Doyle (captain) Tommy Buggy (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 13 | ||
| Goals scored | 47 (3.62 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 456 (35.08 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Chris Nolan (4–56) | ||
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The 2025 Carlow Senior Hurling Championship was the 96th staging of the Carlow Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Carlow County Board in 1927. The championship ran from 5 July to 24 August 2025.
St Mullin's entered the championship as the defending champions.[1][2]
The final was played on 24 August 2025 at Netwatch Cullen Park in Carlow, between Mount Leinster Rangers and St Mullin's, in what was their 12th meeting in the final overall and a third successive meeting. Mount Leinster Rangers won the match by 1–19 to 0–16 to claim their 12th championship title overall and a first title in two years.[3][4]
The championship's top scorer was Chris Nolan with 4–56
Group stage
Group stage table
Knockout stage
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| St Mullin's | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 86 | 26 | 6 |
| Mount Leinster Rangers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 73 | 52 | 6 |
| Ballinkillen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 92 | 4 | 4 |
| Naomh Eoin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 98 | −15 | 4 |
| Bagenalstown Gaels | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 120 | −67 | 0 |
Group stage results
| 5 July 2025 Round 1 | Ballinkillen | 2–13 – 0–26 | Mount Leinster Rangers | Netwatch Cullen Park |
| C Whelan 0–7 (6fs), J Treacy1-2, P Hynes 1–1, S Murphy 0–2, E English 0–1 | Report | C Nolan 0–16 (65, 13fs), D Murphy 0–3, E Byrne, T Brennan, C Fitzpatrick, E Byrne, T Lawler, J Dundon, F Fitzpatrick 0–1 each |
| 5 July 2025 Round 1 | Bagenalstown Gaels | 0–10 – 2–20 | Naomh Eoin | Netwatch Cullen Park |
| TJ Darcy (1f), JP Treacy, J Doyle (fs), D Nolan (fs) 0–2 each, S Wall, M McDonald 0–1 each. | Report | C Abbey 0–9 (65 5fs), JM Nolan 0–6, C Quirke 1–2, J Smithers 1–1, D Kavanagh (65), M Nolan 0–1 each |
| 11 July 2025 Round 2 | Ballinkillen | 0–18 – 7–17 | St Mullin's | Netwatch Cullen Park |
| C Whelan 0–8 (4fs), S Murphy 0–4, E English 0–3, K Kavanagh 0–2, C Wall 0–1. | Report | M Kavanagh 2–5 (1–0 pen 4fs), P Boland 3–2, C Kavanagh 1–1, John Doyle 0–4, O Ryan 1–1, L Brennan 0–2, James Doyle (Dranagh), E O’Shea 0–1 each |
| 11 July 2025 Round 2 | Mount Leinster Rangers | 6–19 – 0–19 | Naomh Eoin | Netwatch Cullen Park |
| C Nolan 2–6 (2fs), E Byrne 2–1, D Murphy 0–4, D Dundon 1–1, T Joyce 1–0, J Nolan, D Tobin, T Brennan 0–2 each, F Fitzpatrick 0–1. | Report | C Abbey 0–10 (2-65s, 8fs), A Jordan 0–2, P Doyle, JM Nolan, J Smithers, P Abbey, C Tracey, D Dunne, E Hosey 0–1 each. |
| 19 July 2025 Round 3 | St Mullin's | 1–20 – 3–13 | Bagenalstown Gaels | Netwatch Cullen Park |
| M Kavanagh 0–10 (9fs), J Doyle (Dranagh) 0–5, Mosie Murphy 1–0, P Boland, C Kehoe 0–2 each, J Doyle (Drummond) 0–1 | Report | J Doyle 2–7 (7fs), TJ Darcy 1–4, JP Treacy, J Clarke 0–1 each |
| 19 July 2025 Round 3 | Naomh Eoin | 0–13 – 1–26 | Ballinkillen | Netwatch Cullen Park |
| C Abbey 0–6 (fs), J Smithers 0–2, P Abbey, A Jordan, C Quirke, D Dunne, JM Nolan 0–1 each | Report | C Whelan 0–11 (8fs), S Murphy 1–3, J Treacy 0–5, E English 0–4, P Hynes 0–2, K Kavanagh 0–1 |
| 26 July 2025 Round 4 | Bagenalstown Gaels | 1–12 – 5–15 | Ballinkillen | Netwatch Cullen Park |
| J Doyle 1–5 (fs), D Nolan 0–3 (2fs), TJ Darcy 0–2, JP Treacy, C Doyle 0–1 each. | Report | J Treacy 3–2, C Wall 2–3, C Whelan (4fs), E English (1f) 0–5 each. |
| 26 July 2025 Round 4 | St Mullin's | 5–14 – 1–18 | Mount Leinster Rangers | Netwatch Cullen Park |
| M Kavanagh 2–7 (4fs), P Boland 2–1, James Doyle (Dranagh) 1–3, E O’Shea 0–1, G Coady 0–1, John Doyle 0–1. | Report | C Nolan 1–11 (6fs, 1’65), F Fitzpatrick 0–2, E Byrne 0–2, D Tobin 0–1, T Joyce 0–1, J Nolan 0–1. |
| 2 August 2025 Round 5 | Mount Leinster Rangers | 5–26 – 0–06 | Bagenalstown Gaels | Netwatch Cullen Park |
| T Joyce 2–4 (1f), J Nolan 1–4, R Murphy 1–4 (1f), C Nolan 0–4 (3fs), D Murphy 1–1, F Fitzpatrick 0–3, E Kealy 0–2, M Malone, J Dundon, E Doyle, K McDonald (f), 0–1 each | Report | J Doyle 0–4 (sl 3fs), JP Treacy, R O’Neill 0–1, JP Treacy 0–1 each |
| 2 August 2025 Round 5 | Naomh Eoin | 1–22 – 0–22 | St Mullin's | Netwatch Cullen Park |
| C Abbey 0–11 (8fs), C Quirke 1–2, J M Nolan, J Kelly, P Abbey 0–2, A Jordan, D Dunne, C Tracey 0–1 each | Report | O Ryan, James Doyle, C Kehoe 0–4 each, John Doyle 0–3, P Boland, C Connolly, C Kavanagh 0–2 each, O Boland 0–1. |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| 9 August 2025 Semi-final | Mount Leinster Rangers | 1–23 – 2–13 | Ballinkillen | Netwatch Cullen Park |
| C Nolan 0–9 (8fs), K McDonald 0–6 (4fs 2-65s), T Joyce 1–0, J Nolan, D Murphy 0–2 each, R Murphy, C Fitzpatrick, T Joyce, D Tobin 0–1 each | Report | C Whelan 0–7 (fs), J Treacy 0–3, C Wall, D Wall 1–0 each, E English 0–2, C Lomax 0–1. |
| 10 August 2025 Semi-final | St Mullin's | 3–23 – 0–13 | Naomh Eoin | Netwatch Cullen Park |
| M Kavanagh 2–10 (9fs), P Boland 1–3, C Kavanagh 0–4, John Doyle 0–2, James Doyle (Drummond), C Kehoe, O Boland, L Brennan 0–1 each | Report | C Abbey 0–5 (4fs 65), B Tracey(fs), JM Nolan 0–2 each, P Abbey, E Hosey, C Quirke, C Tracey 0–1 each |
Final
| 24 August 2025 Final | Mount Leinster Rangers | 1–19 – 0–16 | St Mullin's | Netwatch Cullen Park |
| C Nolan 1–10 (7fs 65), D Murphy 0–4, T Joyce 0–3, J Nolan 0–2. | M Kavanagh 0–7 (65 6fs), P Boland 0–3, P Doyle 0–2, John Doyle, J Kavanagh, C Kavanagh, J Doyle (Dranagh) 0–1 each. |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charis Nolan | Mount Leinster Rangers | 4–56 | 68 | 6 | 12.33 |
| 2 | Marty Kavanagh | St Mullin's | 6–39 | 57 | 5 | 11.40 |
| 3 | Ciarán Abbey | Naomh Eoin | 0–41 | 41 | 5 | 8.20 |
| 4 | Cairán Whelan | Ballinkillen | 0–38 | 38 | 5 | 7.60 |
| 5 | Paddy Boland | St Mullin's | 6–13 | 31 | 6 | 5.16 |
References
- ^ "St Mullins dethrone 14-man Mount Leinster Rangers to take Carlow hurling crown". Irish Independent. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Murphy, Kieran (18 August 2023). "St Mullin's regain Carlow crown in style". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "'Written off' Mount Leinster Rangers save best for last to stand tallest in Carlow again". Irish Independent. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "Rangers reign supreme in Carlow once again". Carlow Nationalist. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.