2025 Laois Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 11 July - 19 October 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 10 | ||
| Sponsor | Laois Shopping Centre | ||
| Champions | Clough–Ballacolla (13th title) Aidan Corby (captain) Willie Hyland (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | Camross Dwane Palmer (captain) David Cuddy (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 31 | ||
| Goals scored | 87 (2.81 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 1185 (38.23 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Zane Keenan (7-68) | ||
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The 2025 Laois Senior Hurling Championship was the 132nd staging of the Laois Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Laois County Board in 1888. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 27 February 2025.[1][2] The championship ran from 11 July to 19 October 2025.
Clough–Ballacolla entered the championship as the defending champions.[3]
The final was played on 19 October 2025 at Laois Hire O'Moore Park in Port Laoise, between Clough–Ballacolla and Camross, in what was their fourth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in three years. Clough–Ballacolla won the match by 2–21 to 2–15 to claim their 13th championship title overall and a second consecutive title.[4][5]
Zane Keenan was the championship's Top scorer with 7-68.
Format change
A change to the format of the competition was adopted by clubs at a County Committee meeting in November 2025.[6] One of the main changes was an increase in the number of participating clubs from eight to ten.[7] The new format saw the teams drawn into two groups of five but playing against the teams in the other group.
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the Laois Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship[8]
Group stage
Group A table
Semi-finals Quarter-finals Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Clough–Ballacolla | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 102 | 5 | 6 |
| Rosenallis | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 107 | 3 | 6 |
| Ballinakill | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 126 | -15 | 4 |
| Abbeyleix | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 111 | 118 | -7 | 3 |
| Portlaoise | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 115 | 131 | -16 | 3 |
Group B table
Semi-finals Quarter-finals Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Rathdowney–Errill | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 104 | 30 | 8 |
| Camross | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 107 | 21 | 7 |
| Borris–Kilcotton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 112 | 0 | 6 |
| The Harps | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 111 | 1 | 4 |
| Castletown | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 120 | -22 | 3 |
Group stage results
| 11 July 2025 Round 1 | Abbeyleix | 2-17 - 2-20 | The Harps | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| C Byrne 1-8, F Mahony 1-1, E Rowland 0-3, Ciaran Byrne 0-2, Colin Byrne 0-1, S Quinn 0-1, E Fennelly 0-1. | Report | C Comerford 0-11, J O'Connor 1-1, M Lanigan 1-0, P Delaney 0-2, H Whelan 0-1, C Flynn 0-1, M Monahan 0-1, R Deegan 0-1, E Doheny 0-1, R Edwards 0-1. |
| 12 July 2025 Round 1 | Rosenallis | 2-12 - 5-18 | Rathdowney–Errill | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| P Keating 1-2, D Dooley 0-5, J Keating 1-0, J Hyland 0-2, B McCormack 0-1, J Friel 0-1, J Lennon 0-1. | Report | M Kavanagh 0-9, E Bracken 2-1, B McGinley 1-2, P Purcell 1-2, J Kelly 1-2, E Bourke 0-2. |
| 12 July 2025 Round 1 | Ballinakill | 0-22 - 1-20 | Borris–Kilcotton | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| B Duggan 0-7, C Dwyer 0-6, B O'Mara 0-3, E Dwyer 0-2, S Fitzpatrick 0-2, D Bergin 0-1, G Lynch 0-1. | Report | A Dunphy 0-6, N Coss 0-4, PJ Scully 0-4, E Fleming 1-0, J Quinlan 0-2, M Whelan 0-2, E Coss 0-2. |
| 13 July 2025 Round 1 | Clough–Ballacolla | 1-24 - 1-14 | Castletown | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| S Bergin 1-9, A Corby 0-5, C Dunne 0-3, M Hennessy 0-2, J Corby 0-2, C Hogan 0-1, K Mulhall 0-1, W Dunphy 0-1. | Report | S Óg Byrne 1-3, C McKelvey 0-4, M Phelan 0-3, R Mullaney 0-2, C Doran 0-1, J Conroy 0-1. |
| 13 July 2025 Round 1 | Portlaoise | 2-22 - 5-13 | Camross | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| S Culliton 0-11 (five frees, two 65s), JM Foley 2-1, C Raggett and C Duggan 0-3 each, B Brennan 0-2, C Rigney (free) and J Keenan 0-1 each | Report | Z Keenan 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-2 frees, one 65), J Cuddy 1-3, L Delaney and C Collier 1-2 each, A Keenan 1-0, D Delaney 0-1 (free) |
| 17 July 2025 Round 2 | Ballinakill | 1-16 - 1-20 | Rathdowney–Errill | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| B Duggan 0-9, B O'Mara 1-1, G Lynch 0-2, C Dwyer 0-2, E Dwyer 0-1, D Byrne-Gray 0-1. | Report | M Kavanagh 1-8, J Kelly 0-5, J Ryan 0-2, P Rafter 0-1, P Purcell 0-1, P McCane 0-1, E Bracken 0-1, E Bourke 0-1. |
| 18 July 2025 Round 2 | Portlaoise | 2-19 - 1-19 | The Harps | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| S Culleton 0-5, E Critchley 1-1, B O'Reilly 1-0, B Brennan 0-3, C Rigney 0-2, M Dempsey 0-2, JM Foley 0-2, E O'Connor 0-2, C McEvoy 0-1, C Raggett 0-1. | Report | Ciaran Comerford 0-8, Cody Comerford 1-0, H Whelan 0-3, P Delaney 0-2, R Deegan 0-1, J Duggan 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, E Doheny 0-1, M Monahan 0-1, C Brophy 0-1. |
| 19 July 2025 Round 2 | Abbeyleix | 0-17 - 1-14 | Castletown | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| Cormac Byrne 0-12, Colin Byrne 0-2, E Fennelly 0-1, Ciarán Byrne 0-1, S Quinn 0-1. | Report | C Peters 1-2, J Breen 0-3, C McKelvey 0-3, M Phelan 0-2, C Doran 0-1, J Conroy 0-1, S Óg Byrne 0-1, K Cuddy 0-1. |
| 19 July 2025 Round 2 | Rosenallis | 2-19 - 1-17 | Camross | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| D Dooley 0-6, B Fitzpatrick 1-2, J Lennon 0-4, S Kelly 1-0, P Keating 0-3, C Cosgrove 0-2, J Hyland 0-1, J Friel 0-1. | Report | Z Keenan 1-12, C Collier 0-2, B Deegan 0-1, O Phelan 0-1, A Keenan 0-1. |
| 21 July 2025 Round 2 | Clough–Ballacolla | 0-21 - 0-16 | Borris–Kilcotton | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| S Bergin 0-5 (fs), C Dunne 0-4, A Corby 0-3, B Corby 0-2, K Hyland 0-2, M Hennessy 0-2, J Corby, L Conway and J Pearson 0-1 each. | Report | A Dunphy 0-12 (0-10fs), N Foyle 0-4. |
| 1 August 2025 Round 3 | Abbeyleix | 2-23 - 2-19 | Rathdowney–Errill | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| C Byrne 0-9 (four frees, one '65), L Kavanagh 1-4, C Byrne 1-2, E Quinn, E Rowland (frees), and C Byrne 0-2 each, C Walsh and K Byrne 0-1 each. | Report | M Kavanagh 0-11 (nine frees), B McGinley and T Dowling 1-0 each, P Purcell 0-2, R Bowe, P Rafter, J Ryan, J Kelly, E Bourke and E Bracken 0-1 each. |
| 2 August 2025 Round 3 | Rosenallis | 2-23 - 0-16 | Castletown | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| D Dooley 0-10 (five frees, one ’65), C Cosgrove 0-4, P Keating 1-1, S Kelly 1-0 (penalty), J Hyland 0-2, J Friel, B Fitzpatrick, J Lennon, FC Fennell, S Somers and C Friel 0-1 each. | Report | M Phelan 0-4, K Cuddy 0-3 (all frees), T Cuddy, S Phelan and R Mullaney 0-2 each, J Phelan, C Doran and S Og Byrne 0-1 each |
| 2 August 2025 Round 3 | Ballinakill | 2-19 - 0-23 | The Harps | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| C Dwyer 1-7 (1-2 frees), B O’Mara 1-4, B Duggan 0-5 (three frees), S Fitzpatrick 0-2, P Simms 0-1 (free). | Report | C Comerford 0-13 (eight frees), P Delaney 0-4 (two frees), Justin Duggan and James Duggan 0-2 each, R Deegan and H Whelan 0-1 each. |
| 3 August 2025 Round 3 | Portlaoise | 3-11 - 1-24 | Borris–Kilcotton | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| C Duggan 1-5, B O'Reilly 1-1, E Critchley 1-0, JM Foley 0-1, J Keenan 0-1, B Brennan 0-1, S Culleton 0-1, D Lynch 0-1. | Report | A Dunphy 0-9, S Dunphy 1-2, J Quinlan 0-5, N Foyle 0-3, E Quinlan 0-2, N Coss 0-2, C Kilbane 0-1. |
| 3 August 2025 Round 3 | Clough–Ballacolla | 0-18 - 2-19 | Camross | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| S Bergin 0-10 (0-5 frees), C Dunne 0-4, M Hennessy 0-2, P Brennan and W Dunphy 0-1 each | Report | T Keyes 1-6, Z Keenan 0-8 (0-6 frees, 0-2 65’s), M Dowling 1-1, J Cuddy and T Cuddy 0-2 each. |
| 15 August 2025 Round 4 | Portlaoise | 2-16 - 2-18 | Castletown | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| A Bergin 1-10 (0-7 frees, 0-1 65), J Conroy 1-0, S Culleton 0-2, J Keenan, D O'Mahoney, C Duggan and E Critchley 0-1 each. | Report | C Doran 1-3, K Cuddy 0-6 (two frees), B Reddin 0-4, M Phelan 1-0, R Peters 0-2, S Og Byrne (free), J Breen and J Phelan 0-1 each. |
| 16 August 2025 Round 4 | Abbeyleix | 1-23 - 2-22 | Borris–Kilcotton | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| Cormac Byrne 0-6 (four frees), Colin Byrne 0-5, Ciaran Byrne 0-3, K Byrne 0-2, S Quinn 1-0, E Rowland 0-2 (frees), C Walsh 0-2, E Fennelly 0-2, A Carroll 0-1. | Report | A Dunphy 1-16 (1-11 frees), N Foyle 1-0, J Quinlan 0-1, N Coss 0-1, S Dunphy 0-1, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, C Kilbane 0-1, M Whelan 0-1. |
| 16 August 2025 Round 4 | Clough–Ballacolla | 1-15 - 1-20 | Rathdowney–Errill | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| S Bergin 0-6 (four frees), W Dunphy 1-2, M Hennessy 0-2, J Corby, L Conway, C Hogan, C Dunne and A Corby 0-1 each. | Report | M Kavanagh 0-10 (six frees, two sidelines), P Purcell 1-1, J Kelly 0-4, T Dowling 0-2, B McGinley, J Ryan and E Bracken 0-1 each. |
| 17 August 2025 Round 4 | Rosenallis | 0-15 - 0-20 | The Harps | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| D Dooley 0-6 (frees), J Lennon 0-4, B Fitzpatrick, C Cosgrove, J Hyland, J Keating and C Friel 0-1 each. | Report | C Comerford 0-13 (nine frees, two 65s), J Duggan, J Brophy, P Delaney, J Duggan, R Edwardds, E Murphy and M Monahan 0-1 each. |
| 17 August 2025 Round 4 | Ballinakill | 0-20 - 3-24 | Camross | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| B Duggan 0-7 (four frees, two 65s), C Dwyer 0-6 (one sideline), E Drury 0-3, S Fitzpatrick and G Lynch 0-2 each. | Report | Z Keenan 1-12 (1-6 frees, 0-4 65s), M Keyes 1-3, T Cuddy 1-0, M Dowling 0-3, C Collier and J Cuddy 0-2 each, D Delaney and E Dowling 0-1 each. |
| 5 September 2025 Round 5 | Clough–Ballacolla | 1-20 - 3-12 | The Harps | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| S Bergin 0-13 (0-12fs), A Corby 1-1, M Hennessy and C Dunne 0-2 each, K Mulhall and W Dunphy 0-1 each. | Report | P Delaney (1-0 pen, 0-2fs) and J Duggan 1-2 each, M Downey 1-1, C Comerford 0-4 (0-3fs), J Brophy, R Edwards and E Murphy 0-1 each. |
| 6 September 2025 Round 5 | Abbeyleix | 0-16 - 1-19 | Camross | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| Cormac Byrne 0-9, E Rowland 0-2, Colin Byrne 0-2, C Walsh 0-1, E Fennelly 0-1, E Reilly 0-1. | Z Keenan 1-10, J Cuddy 1-1, M Keyes 0-2, E Cuddy 0-2, A Keenan 0-1, O Phelan 0-1, E Dowling 0-1, E Gaughan 0-1. |
| 6 September 2025 Round 5 | Portlaoise | 3-11 - 1-27 | Rathdowney–Errill | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| A Bergin 2-6, C Raggett 1-0, DJ White 0-2, JM Foley 0-1, J Conroy 0-1, B O'Reilly 0-1. | M Kavanagh 0-15, T Dowling 1-2, B McGinley 0-4, J Kelly 0-3, P Purcell 0-2, J Ryan 0-1. |
| 7 September 2025 Round 5 | Rosenallis | 2-17 - 1-15 | Borris–Kilcotton | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| D Dooley 0-9, J Keating 2-2, J Lennon 0-4, B Fitzpatrick 0-1, FC Fennell 0-1. | A Dunphy 0-5, S Phelan 1-0, PJ Scully 0-3, S Dunphy 0-2, E Quinlan 0-2, J Quinlan 0-1, D Carey 0-1, N Coss 0-1. |
| 7 September 2025 Round 5 | Ballinakill | 2-19 - 2-18 | Castletown | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| C Dwyer 0-5, B O'Mara 1-1, B Duggan 0-4, G Lynch 0-3, S Fitzpatrick 0-3, E Dwyer 0-2, R Quinlan 0-1. | C Doran 1-5, K Cuddy 0-6, B Reddin 1-2, C McKelvey 0-1, T Cuddy 0-1, J Breen 0-1, R Mullaney 0-1, M Phelan 0-1. |
Relegation stage
Relegation playoff
| 4 October 2025 Playoff | Castletown | 2-13 - 2-18 | Portlaoise | Páirc Shéain Uí hUidhrín |
| K Cuddy 0-5 (0-4fs, 0-1 65), M Phelan 1-1, J Phelan 1-0, C McKelvey 0-2 (0-1f), B Reddin, C Peters, T Cuddy, J Breen and R Mullaney 0-1 each. | Report | A Bergin 1-11 (1-0 pen, 0-10fs), DJ White 1-1, D Lynch 0-2, C Duggan, C Raggett, JM Foley and E Critchley 0-1 each. |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
| 21 September 2025 Quarter-final | Camross | 3-14 - 1-22 | Borris–Kilcotton | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| Z Keenan 1-8 (0-5fs, 1-0 pen, 0-1 sideline), M Keyes 1-3, M Dowling 1-1, A Keenan and J Cuddy 0-1 each. | Report | PJ Scully 0-10 (0-7fs, 0-1 65), A Dunphy and D Carey 0-3 each, N Foyle and S Dunphy 0-2 each, C Stapleton and E Fleming (f) 0-1 each. |
| 21 September 2025 Quarter-final | Rosenallis | 0-19 - 0-22 | Ballinakill | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| D Dooley 0-8 (0-7fs), C Friel 0-3, J Lennon 0-2, B Fitzpatrick, P Keating, S Kelly (f), D Hartnett and J Friel 0-1 each. | Report | C Dwyer 0-12 (0-4fs, 0-1 sideline, 0-1 65), E Drury 0-5, E Dwyer and S Fitzpatrick 0-2 each, B Duggan 0-1. |
Semi-finals
| 5 October 2025 Semi-final | Rathdowney–Errill | 0-15 - 2-21 | Camross | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| M Kavanagh 0-5 (frees), J Kelly 0-4, P Purcell and T Fitzpatrick 0-2, P Rafter and R King 0-1 each | Report | T Keyes 0-6, C Collier 1-2, E Gaughan 0-4 (three frees), Z Keenan (frees) and L Delaney 0-3 each, D Drennan 1-0, O Phelan, M Dowling and J Cuddy 0-1 each. |
| 5 October 2025 Semi-final | Clough–Ballacolla | 3-23 - 0-23 (aet) | Ballinakill | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| S Bergin 1-10 (0-7fs, 0-1 65), C Dunne 1-8 (0-3fs), W Dunphy 1-1, K Mulhall, A Corby, J Walshe and D Conway 0-1 each. | Report | C Dwyer 0-11 (0-10fs), B Duggan 0-3, S Fitzpatrick, B O’Mara, and S Downey 0-2 each, R Quinlan, E Drury, and G Lynch 0-1 each. |
Final
| 19 October 2025 Final | Camross | 2-15 - 2-21 | Clough–Ballacolla | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| Z Keenan 2-10 (1-9 frees, 0-1 65), J Cuddy, E Gaughan, E Cuddy, T Keyes and J Cuddy 0-1 each. | Report | S Bergin 1-13 (0-9 frees), J Walshe 0-3, W Dunphy 1-0, P Maher 0-2 (0-1 free), C Dunne, A Corby and J Corby 0-1 each. |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zane Keenan | Camross | 7-68 | 89 | 8 | 11.12 |
| 2 | Stephen Bergin | Clough–Ballacolla | 2-69 | 75 | 7 | 10.71 |
| 3 | Mark Kavanagh | Rathdowney–Errill | 1-58 | 61 | 6 | 10.16 |
| 4 | Aaron Dunphy | Borris–Kilcotton | 1-51 | 54 | 6 | 9.00 |
| 5 | Cha Dwyer | Ballinakill | 1-49 | 52 | 7 | 7.42 |
| 6 | Ciarán Comerford | The Harps | 0-49 | 49 | 5 | 9.80 |
| 7 | Cormac Byrne | Abbeyleix | 1-44 | 47 | 5 | 9.60 |
| 8 | Diarmuid Dooley | Rosenallis | 0-44 | 44 | 6 | 7.33 |
| 9 | Aaron Bergin | Portlaoise | 4-27 | 39 | 3 | 13.00 |
| 10 | Brian Duggan | Ballinakill | 0-36 | 36 | 7 | 5.14 |
- In a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Dunphy | Borris–Kilcotton | 1-16 | 19 | Abbeyleix |
| 2 | Zane Keenan | Camross | 2-10 | 16 | Clough–Ballacolla |
| Stephen Bergin | Clough–Ballacolla | 1-13 | 16 | Camross | |
| 4 | Zane Keenan | Camross | 1-12 | 15 | Ballinakill |
| Zane Keenan | Camross | 1-12 | 15 | Rosenallis | |
| Mark Kavanagh | Rathdowney–Errill | 0-15 | 15 | Portlaoise | |
| 7 | Aaron Bergin | Portlaoise | 1-11 | 14 | Castletown |
| 8 | Aaron Bergin | Portlaoise | 1-10 | 13 | Castletown |
| Stephen Bergin | Clough–Ballacolla | 1-10 | 13 | Ballinakill | |
| Zane Keenan | Camross | 1-10 | 13 | Abbeyleix | |
| Ciarán Comerford | The Harps | 0-13 | 13 | Ballinakill | |
| Ciarán Comerford | The Harps | 0-13 | 13 | Rosenallis | |
| Stephen Bergin | Clough–Ballacolla | 0-13 | 13 | The Harps |
Miscellaneous
- The round 1 game between Portlaoise and Camross ended in confusion regarding the score line.[9] The referee had Portlaoise winning by a point, 2-22 to 5-12, however, following a review it was subsequently clarified that the game actually ended in a draw, 2-22 to 5-13.[10]
- The round 2 game between Clough–Ballacolla and Borris–Kilcotton was abandoned following a serious injury to Clough–Ballacolla player Tommy Brennan.[11]
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