2025 Down Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 9 August - 26 October 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Sponsor | Morgan Fuels | ||
| Champions | Portaferry (25th title) Matthew Conlan (captain) Gerard McGrattan (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | Ballygalget John McManus (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 18 | ||
| Goals scored | 59 (3.28 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 615 (34.17 per match) | ||
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The 2025 Down Senior Hurling Championship was the 117th staging of the Down Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Down County Board in 1903. The championship is scheduled to run from 9 August to 26 October 2025.
Portaferry entered the championship as the defending champions.[1][2]
The final was played on 26 October 2025 at Páirc Esler in Newry, between Portaferry and Ballygalget, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final. Portaferry won the match by 2–24 to 2–13 to claim their 25th championship title overall and a fourrth consecutive title.[3][4]
Group stage
Group stage table
Knockout stage
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Portaferry | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 74 | 86 | 10 |
| Ballygalget | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 75 | 48 | 8 |
| Ballycran | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 119 | -35 | 5 |
| Bredagh | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 104 | -2 | 4 |
| Liatroim | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 143 | -48 | 2 |
| Carryduff | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 86 | 135 | -49 | 1 |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| 12 October 2025 Semi-final | Portaferry | 1-31 - 1-10 | Bredagh | St Patrick's Park |
| 12 October 2025 Semi-final | Ballygalget | 3-18 - 2-13 | Ballycran | Mitchel Park |
Final
| 26 October 2025 Final | Portaferry | 2-24 - 2-13 | Ballygalget | Páirc Esler |
| C Coleman (1-8, pen,4f), E Sands (1-0), N Fitzsimmons (0-5), F Turpin (0-4), D Sands (0-2), B Trainor (0-1), S Conlon (0-1), N Milligan (0-1), C Fay (0-1), N Rogers (0-1). | Report | E Pucci (2-6,4f), M Fisher (0-4, 3f), M Og Dorian (0-2), O Coulter (0-1) | Referee: T Masterson |
References
- ^ "Red-hot McGrattan helps Portaferry power to third Down championship in a row". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Portaferry weather Ballygalget storm to seal title hat-trick - and earn another crack at UIster". The Irish News. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Portaferry win fourth consecutive Down SHC title with an 11-point win over Ballygalget". Irish Examiner. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ "Down SHC Final: Portaferry defeat Ballygalget". GAA website. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.