# 2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is due to be the 138th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament, since its establishment in 1887. The championship is planned to begin in 19 April 2025 and end on 20 July 2025.
Clare enter the championship as defending champions having won their first All Ireland since 2013.
The 2025 All-Ireland final is scheduled to be played on 20 July at Croke Park in Dublin.

## Format
### Leinster Championship
#### Participating counties (6)

Antrim, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Offaly, Wexford

#### Group stage (15 matches)

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 may face relegation to next years Joe McDonagh Cup.

#### Final (1 match)

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.

### Munster Championship
#### Participating counties (5)

Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford

#### Group stage (10 matches)

Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Munster 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 may face relegation to next years Joe McDonagh Cup.

#### Final (1 match)

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

### Joe McDonagh Cup
#### Participating counties (6)

Carlow, Down, Kerry, Kildare, Laois, Westmeath

#### Group stage (15 matches)

Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Joe McDonagh Cup final. All other teams are eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team are relegated to next years Christy Ring Cup.

#### Final (1 match)

The top 2 teams in the group stage contest this game. The Joe McDonagh Cup champions and runners-up advance to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals.

### All-Ireland Championship
#### Preliminary quarter-finals (2 matches)

The 3rd placed teams from the Leinster and Munster championships play the Joe McDonagh Cup champions and runners-up. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the quarter-finals.

#### Quarter-finals (2 matches)

The winners of the preliminary quarter-finals join the Leinster and Munster runners-up to make up the quarter-final pairings. Teams who may have already met in the provincial championships are kept apart in separate quarter-finals. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

#### Semi-finals (2 matches)

The winners of the quarter-finals join the Leinster and Munster champions to make up the semi-final pairings. Teams who may have already met in the provincial championships are kept apart in separate semi-finals where possible. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

#### Final (1 match)

The two winners of the semi-finals contest this game.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup
* Kildare

### From Championship

Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup
* Meath

## Teams
### General information

Seventeen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: six teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and six teams in the Joe McDonagh Cup.
| County | Last provincial title | Last championship title | Position in 2024 Championship | Current championship |
| Antrim | 2017 | — | 5th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) | Leinster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Carlow | — | — | 6th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) | Joe McDonagh Cup |
| Clare | 1998 | 2024 | Champions | Munster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Cork | 2018 | 2005 | Runners-up | Munster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Down | — | — | 5th (Joe McDonagh Cup) | Joe McDonagh Cup |
| Dublin | 2013 | 1938 | Quarter-finals | Leinster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Galway | 2018 | 2017 | 4th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) | Leinster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Kerry | 1891 | 1891 | 3rd (Joe McDonagh Cup) | Joe McDonagh Cup |
| Kildare | — | — | 1st (Christy Ring Cup) | Joe McDonagh Cup |
| Kilkenny | 2024 | 2015 | Semi-finals | Leinster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Laois | 1949 | 1915 | Preliminary quarter-finals | Joe McDonagh Cup |
| Limerick | 2024 | 2023 | Semi-finals | Munster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Offaly | 1995 | 1998 | Preliminary quarter-finals | Leinster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Tipperary | 2016 | 2019 | 5th (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) | Munster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Waterford | 2010 | 1959 | 4th (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) | Munster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Westmeath | — | — | 3rd (Joe McDonagh Cup) | Joe McDonagh Cup |
| Wexford | 2019 | 1996 | Quarter-finals | Leinster Senior Hurling Championship |

### Personnel and kits

| County | Manager | Captain(s) | Sponsor |
| Antrim | Davy Fitzgerald | Conor McCann | Fibrus |
| Carlow | Tom Mullally | Kevin McDonald | SETU |
| Clare | Brian Lohan | Tony Kelly | Pat O'Donnell |
| Cork | Pat Ryan | Rob Downey | Sports Direct |
| Down | Ronan Sheehan | TBD | EOS IT Solutions |
| Dublin | Niall Ó Ceallacháin | Paddy Smyth | Staycity |
| Galway | Micheál Donoghue | Conor Whelan | Supermac's |
| Kerry | John Griffin | Tomás O'Connor | Kerry Group |
| Kildare | Brian Dowling | Paddy McKenna | Brady Family Ham |
| Kilkenny | Derek Lyng | Richie Reid and Eoin Cody | Avonmore |
| Laois | Tommy Fitzgerald | Enda Rowland | Laois Hire |
| Limerick | John Kiely | Declan Hannon | JP McManus |
| Offaly | Johnny Kelly | Jason Sampson | Glenisk |
| Tipperary | Liam Cahill | Noel McGrath | Fiserv |
| Waterford | Peter Queally | Dessie Hutchinson | Suir Engineering |
| Westmeath | Seoirse Bulfin | Aonghus Clarke and Killian Doyle | Renault |
| Wexford | Darragh Egan | Lee Chin and Kevin Foley | Zurich Insurance Group |

### Teams by province

The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2025 National Hurling League before the championship were:
Connacht (1)
* Galway
Leinster (8)
* Carlow
* Dublin
* Kildare
* Kilkenny
* Laois
* Offaly
* Westmeath
* Wexford
Munster (6)
* Clare
* Cork
* Kerry
* Limerick
* Tipperary
* Waterford
Ulster (2)
* Antrim
* Down

## Summary
### Championships

| Competition | Year | Level on pyramid |
| All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | 2025 | 1 |
| Leinster Senior Hurling Championship | 2025 | 1 |
| Munster Senior Hurling Championship | 2025 | 1 |
| Joe McDonagh Cup | 2023 | 2 |
| Christy Ring Cup | 2025 | 3 |
| Nicky Rackard Cup | 2025 | 4 |
| Lory Meagher Cup | 2025 | 5 |

## Provincial championships
### Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
#### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Antrim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | Advance to Leinster Final |
| 2 | Dublin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | Advance to Leinster Final |
| 3 | Galway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals |
| 4 | Kilkenny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Offaly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Wexford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | Relegated to Joe McDonagh Cup |

### Munster Senior Hurling Championship
#### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Clare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | Advance to Munster Final |
| 2 | Cork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | Advance to Munster Final |
| 3 | Limerick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals |
| 4 | Tipperary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Waterford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | Potentially relegated to Joe McDonagh Cup |

### Final
## Cup competitions
### Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2)
#### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Carlow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Down | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | Advance to Final |
| 3 | Kerry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Kildare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Laois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Westmeath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | Relegated to Christy Ring Cup |

#### Final
### Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3)
#### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Derry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Donegal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | Advance to Final |
| 3 | London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Meath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Tyrone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Wicklow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | Relegated to Nicky Rackard Cup |

#### Final
### Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4)
#### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Armagh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Fermanagh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | Advance to Final |
| 3 | Louth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Mayo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Roscommon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Sligo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | Relegated to Lory Meagher Cup |

#### Final
### Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5)
#### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cavan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Lancashire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | Advance to Final |
| 3 | Leitrim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Longford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Monaghan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | |
| 6 | New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Warwickshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-00 | 0-00 | +0 | 0 | |

#### Final
## All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
### Bracket

| Preliminary Quarter-Finals | Preliminary Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | All-Ireland Final | All-Ireland Final |
| | | | | Leinster champions | Leinster champions | | |
| | | | | Quarter-Final Winner | Quarter-Final Winner | | |
| | | Munster runners-up | Munster runners-up | | | | |
| Joe McDonagh Cup runners-up | Joe McDonagh Cup runners-up | Preliminary Quarter-Final Winner | Preliminary Quarter-Final Winner | | | | |
| Leinster 3rd Place | Leinster 3rd Place | | | | | Semi-Final Winner | Semi-Final Winner |
| | | | | | | Semi-Final Winner | Semi-Final Winner |
| | | | | Munster champions | Munster champions | | |
| | | | | Quarter-Final Winner | Quarter-Final Winner | | |
| | | Leinster runners-up | Leinster runners-up | | | | |
| Joe McDonagh Cup champions | Joe McDonagh Cup champions | Preliminary Quarter-Final Winner | Preliminary Quarter-Final Winner | | | | |
| Munster 3rd Place | Munster 3rd Place | | | | | | |

### All-Ireland Final

* 20 July 2025 (2025-07-20) TBC Final
| Semi-Final Winners 1 | v | Semi-Final Winners 2 |
* Croke Park, Dublin

## Stadia and locations

| County | Location | Province | Stadium | Capacity |
| Antrim | Belfast | Ulster | Corrigan Park | 3,700 |
| Carlow | Carlow | Leinster | Dr Cullen Park | 11,000 |
| Clare | Ennis | Munster | Cusack Park | 19,000 |
| Cork | Cork | Munster | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | 45,000 |
| Down | Rubane | Ulster | McKenna Park | 5,000 |
| Dublin | Dublin | Leinster | Croke Park (neutral) | 82,300 |
| Dublin | Donnycarney | Leinster | Parnell Park (official home venue) | 8,500 |
| Galway | Galway | Connacht | Pearse Stadium | 26,197 |
| Kerry | Tralee | Munster | Austin Stack Park | 12,000 |
| Kildare | Newbridge | Leinster | Hawkfield Centre of Excellence | 1,300 |
| Kilkenny | Kilkenny | Leinster | Nowlan Park | 27,000 |
| Laois | Portlaoise | Leinster | O'Moore Park | 22,000 |
| Limerick | Limerick | Munster | Gaelic Grounds | 44,023 |
| Offaly | Tullamore | Leinster | O'Connor Park | 18,000 |
| Tipperary | Thurles | Munster | Semple Stadium | 45,690 |
| Waterford | Thurles | Munster | Walsh Park | 11,046 |
| Westmeath | Mullingar | Leinster | Cusack Park | 11,500 |
| Wexford | Wexford | Leinster | Chadwicks Wexford Park | 18,000 |