2025 Cavan Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 7 Jul - 3 Aug 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 3 | ||
| Sponsor | Gilsenan Floors and Doors | ||
| Champions | Cootehill Celtic (9th title) | ||
| Runners-up | East Cavan Gaels | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 3 | ||
| Goals scored | 12 (4 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 129 (43 per match) | ||
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The 2025 Cavan Senior Hurling Championship was the 66th staging of the Cavan Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cavan County Board in 1908.
Three teams contested the championship. East Cavan Gaels entered the championship as the defending champions.[1][2] Cootehill Celtic and Mullahoran St Joseph's round out the field.
The final was played on 3 August 2024 at Kingspan Breffni Park in Cavan, between East Cavan Gaels and Cootehill Celtic, in what was their third consecutive meeting in the decider. Cootehill Celtic won the match by 0-17 - 0–13 to win their ninth championship.[3][4][5]
Teams
The 3 teams who contested the championship were:
| Club | Location | Championship titles | Last championship title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cootehill Celtic | Cootehill | 9 | 2025 |
| East Cavan Gaels | Bailieborough, Kingscourt, Shercock, Mullagh, Virginia | 1 | 2024 |
| Mullahoran | Mullahoran | 27 | 2020 |
Group stage
Group stage table
Finalists
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Cootehill Celtic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4 |
| East Cavan Gaels | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 37 | 25 | 2 |
| Mullahoran St Joseph's | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 39 | -26 | 0 |
Group stage results
| 7 Jul Round 1 | East Cavan Gaels | 3-14 - 2-18 | Cootehill Celtic | Cavan 3G Pitch |
| 14 Jul Round 2 | Mullahoran St Joseph's | 1-10 - 6-21 | East Cavan Gaels | Our Lady of Lourdes Park |
| 21 Jul Round 3 | Cootehill Celtic | w/o - scr. | Mullahoran St Joseph's | Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Final | |||
| 3 August | |||
| 1 | Cootehill Celtic | 0-17 | |
| 2 | East Cavan Gaels | 0-13 | |
Final
| 3 Aug 2025 Final | Cootehill Celtic | 0-17 - 0-13 | East Cavan Gaels | Kingspan Breffni Park |
| Mark Moffett (0-7), Dylan McKeever (0-3), Rian Delaney (0-2), Thomas Leonard (0-2), Conor Shalvey (0-2), Diarmaid Carney (0-1) | Report | Nicky Kenny (0-12), Jack McGuinness (0-1) | Referee: John Emo |
References
- ^ "East Cavan Gaels storm to first Cavan senior hurling title". Irish Independent. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Historic hurling success for East Cavan Gaels". Hogan Stand. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Cootehill dethrone ECG to claim ninth Cavan SHC crown - HoganStand".
- ^ "Cootehill crowned Cavan Senior hurling champions".
- ^ "Celts regain senior hurling crown from East Cavan Gaels". 5 August 2025.