2026 Laois Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 10 July – October 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 10 | ||
| Sponsor | Laois Shopping Centre | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 53 (2.65 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 772 (38.6 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  P. J. Scully (1-37) | ||
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The 2026 Laois Senior Hurling Championship is the 133rd staging of the Laois Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Laois County Board in 1888. The championship runs from 10 July to October 2026.
Clough–Ballacolla entered the championship as the defending champions.[1][2]
Format change
2026 is the second year with ten teams taking part which was adopted by clubs at a County Committee meeting in November 2023.[3][4] Teams are drawn into two groups of five but play against the teams in the other group.
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the Laois Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
From Championship
Relegated to Laois Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Group stage
The draw for the group stage placings took place on 26 February 2026.[7][8]
Group A table
Semi-finals Quarter-finals Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
 Camross |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 115 | 10 | 6 |
 Rosenallis |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 78 | -6 | 4 |
| Portlaoise |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 92 | -27 | 3 |
 Abbeyleix |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 102 | -25 | 2 |
 Ballinakill |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 103 | -11 | 2 |
Group B table
Semi-finals Quarter-finals Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Clough–Ballacolla |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 73 | 23 | 8 |
 The Harps |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 79 | 33 | 6 |
| Borris–Kilcotton |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 94 | 17 | 5 |
| Rathdowney–Errill |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 85 | 20 | 4 |
| Ballyfin |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 100 | -34 | 0 |
Round 1
| 10 July 2026 Round 1 | Portlaoise | 2-15 - 1-15 | Ballyfin | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| C Duggan 0-7 (0-5 frees), L Conroy 2-1, D Delaney 0-3, D O’Mahoney 0-2, C Taylor and C Rigney 0-1 each. | Report | G Dunphy (0-3 frees, 0-1 65) and E Duff 0-5 each, C Dunne 1-0, G Hofmeister 0-2, C Quinn, D Connolly and A Connolly 0-1 each. |
| 11 July 2026 Round 1 | Camross | 2-31 - 5-16 | The Harps | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| T Keyes 0-8, E Gaughan 0-6 (0-3 frees), Z Keenan 0-5 (0-4 frees), M Dowling and C Collier 1-1 each, J Cuddy, T Cuddy, O Phelan, and G Burke 0-2 each, D Delaney and D Drennan 0-1 each. | Report | Justin Duggan 3-1, Ciarán Comerford 0-7 (0-3 frees), E Murphy 0-5 (0-1 free), M Monaghan 1-1, P Delaney 1-0 (peno), E Delaney and Cody Comerford 0-1 each. |
| 11 July 2026 Round 1 | Ballinakill | 2-18 - 1-24 | Rathdowney–Errill | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| B Duggan 1-5 (0-3fs, 1-0 pen), B O'Mara 0-5, E Dwyer 1-1, C Dwyer 0-3, S Fitzpatrick, C O'Shaughnessy, P Simms (f) and P Lawlor 0-1 each. | Report | M Kavanagh (0-3fs), J Kelly and T Dowling 0-5 each, J Ryan 1-2, E Bracken and M Cleary 0-2 each, P McCane 0-1 (f), P Purcell and S Bracken 0-1 each. |
| 12 July 2026 Round 1 | Borris–Kilcotton | 1-29 - 2-14 | Abbeyleix | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| PJ Scully 0-9 (0-5fs, 0-1 65), J Quinlan 1-3, E Fitzpatrick 0-5, A Dunphy 0-4, S Dunphy 0-3, N Foyle and J Campion 0-2, C Kilbane 0-1. | Report | E Fennelly 0-5 (fs), E Reilly 1-2, Cormac Byrne 1-1, Colin Byrne 0-2, K Byrne 0-2, E Quinn and L Delaney 0-1. |
| 12 July 2026 Round 1 | Clough–Ballacolla | 0-17 - 1-11 | Rosenallis | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| S Maher 0-4 (frees), C Dunne and S Bergin (frees) 0-3 each, A Corby 0-2, B Corby, J Corby, J Walshe, L Cleere and R Phelan 0-1 each. | Report | C Cosgrove 0-8 (0-6 frees), P Keating 1-0, J Hyland, J Lennon and D Dooley 0-1 each. |
Round 2
| 16 July 2026 Round 2 | Ballyfin | 0-16 - 3-16 | Rosenallis | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| E Duff 0-5 (fs), S Connolly 0-4, R Carroll 0-2, E Lyons, C Quinn, G Hofmeister, D Connolly and C Dunne (f) 0-1 each. | Report | C Cosgrove 0-9 (0-4fs, 0-1 65), D Dooley 1-0, P Keating 1-0, C Friel 1-0, J Lennon 0-2, FC Fennell 0-2, J Friel, J Hyland and S Kelly 0-1 each. |
| 17 July 2026 Round 2 | Ballinakill | 0-21 - 1-23 | Clough–Ballacolla | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| B Duggan 0-7 (frees), C Dwyer 0-4 (0-1 free), E Dwyer, P Lawlor and G Lynch 0-2 each, R Quinlan 0-1, E Drury and P Simms 0-1 each. | Report | S Bergin 1-5 (0-4 frees), J Walshe and W Dunphy 0-4 each, J Corby 0-3, R Broderick 0-2, R Phelan, B Corby, C Hogan, M Hennessy and S Maher (free) 0-1 each. |
| 18 July 2026 Round 2 | The Harps | 3-22 - 0-13 | Abbeyleix | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| Ciarán Comerford 0-9 (0-7fs), Justin Duggan 2-1, James Duggan 1-2, E Delaney and P Delaney 0-2 each, T Mahony, E Murphy (f), M Monahan, J Kennedy, R Edwards and J Brophy 0-1 each. | Report | E Fennelly 0-7 (0-6fs), E Reilly (0-1f) and Cormac Byrne 0-2 each, K Byrne and J Finlay 0-1 each. |
| 18 July 2026 Round 2 | Portlaoise | 1-14 - 0-17 | Borris–Kilcotton | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| C Duggan 0-4 (fs), R Denny 0-4 (0-2fs), C Taylor 1-1, C Rigney 0-3 (f), L Conroy and B O'Reilly (f) 0-1 each. | Report | PJ Scully 0-7 (0-4fs, 0-1 65), A Dunphy 0-5 (0-4fs) J Quinlan 0-2, C Stapleton, P Tynan and S Dunphy 0-1 each. |
| 18 July 2026 Round 2 | Rathdowney–Errill | 1-23 - 2-24 | Camross | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| M Kavanagh 0-11 (0-10fs, 0-1 65), P Purcell 1-1, T Dowling 0-3, J Kelly 0-4, M Cleary 0-2, J Ryan and R Bowe 0-1 each. | Report | Z Keenan 0-8 (0-7fs), M Keyes 1-4 (0-1f), C Collier 1-2, E Gaughan 0-3 (0-2fs), T Cuddy, J Cuddy and L Delaney 0-2 each, M Dowling 0-1. |
Round 3
| 31 July 2026 Round 3 | Camross | 1-19 - 1-22 | Clough–Ballacolla | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| T Keyes 1-5 (0-4 frees), E Gaughan 0-5 (0-2 frees), Z Keenan (frees), M Dowling and J Cuddy 0-2 each, L Delaney, D Delaney and C Collier 0-1 each | Report | S Maher 0-13 (0-8 frees), W Dunphy (one sideline) and J Walshe 0-3 each, M Hennessy 1-0, C Dunne 0-2, J Corby 0-1. |
| 1 August 2026 Round 3 | Ballinakill | 0-21 - 2-23 | Borris–Kilcotton | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| B Duggan (frees) and C Dwyer (0-1 free) 0-4 each, S Fitzpatrick 0-3, R Quinlan and B O’Mara 0-2 each, D Doyle, E Drury, L McDonald, D Bergin, E Dwyer, and G Lynch 0-1 each. | Report | PJ Scully 1-14 (0-12 frees), A Dunphy 1-3, J Quinlan 0-3, S Dunphy 0-2, J Campion 0-1. |
| 1 August 2026 Round 3 | Rathdowney–Errill | 1-18 - 1-19 | Rosenallis | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| J Kelly 0-9 (0-7 frees, 0-1 sideline), P Purcell 1-1, T Fitzpatrick 0-3 (0-2 frees), M Cleary and M Kavanagh (frees) 0-2 each, S Bracken 0-1, | Report | C Cosgrove 0-12 (0-11 frees), B Fitzpatrick 1-1, D Dooley 0-3, C Friel, J Friel and M Bennett 0-1 each. |
| 2 August 2026 Round 3 | The Harps | 1-23 - 1-15 | Portlaoise | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| Ciaran Comerford 0-9 (0-7fs), E Murphy 0-3 (0-1, 0-1 65), Justin Duggan 0-4, James Duggan 1-1, J Brophy 0-3, H Whelan, R Edwards and Cody Comerford 0-1 each. | Report | C Duggan 0-8 (0-6fs), D O'Mahoney 1-1, R Denny 0-3 (0-1f), L Conroy, D Delaney and C Rigney (f) 0-1 each. |
| 2 August 2026 Round 3 | Ballyfin | 0-11 - 2-22 | Abbeyleix | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| S Connolly 0-6 (0-4fs), E Lyons and E Duff 0-2 each, D Connolly 0-1. | Report | E Fennelly 0-5 (0-4fs), E Rowland 1-2 (fs), K Byrne 1-1, Cormac Byrne 0-4 (0-1f), E Reilly 0-3, S O'Donnell and J Finlay 0-2 each, C Walsh, R Coffey and L Delaney 0-1 each. |
Round 4
| 14 August 2026 Round 4 | The Harps | 0-24 - 0-11 | Rosenallis | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| Ciaran Comerford 0-10 (seven frees), E Murphy 0-4 (two frees, one 65), R Deegan 0-3, James Duggan, Justin Duggan and E Delaney 0-2 each, P Dunne 0-1. | Report | C Cosgrove 0-6 (five frees), FC Fennell 0-2, D Dooley, C Friel and D McEvoy 0-1 each. |
| 15 August 2026 Round 4 | Ballyfin | 0-21 - 2-20 | Ballinakill | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| S Connolly 0-8 (0-6fs), E Lyons 0-4 (0-2fs), R Carroll 0-4, E Duff, C Quinn, A Connolly, D Connolly and C Dunne 0-1 each | Report | B Duggan 0-7 (0-5fs), S Fitzpatrick 1-4, E Dwyer 1-1, G Lynch 0-2, I Shanahan 0-2, E Drury, J Drury, C McDonagh and C Dwyer (f) 0-1 each |
| 15 August 2026 Round 4 | Borris–Kilcotton | 2-27 - 5-21 | Camross | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| A Dunphy 0-10 (0-4fs), PJ Scully 0-7 (0-3fs, 0-1 65, 0-1 sideline), J Campion 1-2, J Quinlan and E Fitzpatrick 0-3 each, E Fleming 1-0 (penalty), S Dunphy and N Foyle 0-1 each | Report | T Keyes 2-4 (0-2fs, 0-1 65), J Cuddy 1-1, E Gaughan and Z Keenan (0-1f) 0-4 each, O Phelan 0-3, D Delaney 1-1, C Collier, C Cuddy, E Cuddy and T Cuddy 0-1 each. |
| 16 August 2026 Round 4 | Rathdowney–Errill | 4-19 - 0-09 | Portlaoise | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| J Kelly 0-9 (0-7fs), P Purcell 2-1, T Dowling 1-3, P McCane 1-1, T Fitzpatrick and J Ryan 0-2 each, R Bowe 0-1 | Report | DJ White 0-3 (0-2fs), C Rigney 0-2 (0-1 65), C McEvoy, G Bergin, C Duggan and C Taylor 0-1 each |
| 16 August 2026 Round 4 | Clough–Ballacolla | 2-22 - 0-16 | Abbeyleix | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| C Dunne 2-4, S Maher 0-10 (0-6fs, 0-1 65), M Hennessy, W Dunphy, and C Brennan 0-2 each, S Bergin and J Corby 0-1 each | Report | Cormac Byrne 0-9 (0-6fs), E Reilly 0-3, Colin Byrne, C Walsh, A Lynch and E Rowland (f) 0-1 each |
Round 5
| 6 September 2026 Round 5 | Camross | v | Ballyfin | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| 6 September 2026 Round 5 | Borris–Kilcotton | v | Rosenallis | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| 6 September 2026 Round 5 | Rathdowney–Errill | v | Abbeyleix | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| 6 September 2026 Round 5 | Ballinakill | v | The Harps | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| 6 September 2026 Round 5 | Clough–Ballacolla | v | Portlaoise | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
Relegation stage
Relegation playoff
| Playoff | v | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
| Quarter-final | v | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| Quarter-final | v | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
Semi-finals
| Semi-final | v | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
| Semi-final | v | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
Final
| Final | v | Laois Hire O'Moore Park |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. J. Scully | Borris–Kilcotton | 1-37 | 40 | 4 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Conor Cosgrove | Rosenallis | 0-35 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
| Ciarán Comerford | The Harps | 0-35 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 | |
| 4 | Tomás Keyes | Camross | 4-21 | 33 | 4 | 8.25 |
| 5 | Stephen Maher | Clough–Ballacolla | 0-28 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 |
| 6 | Jack Kelly | Rathdowney–Errill | 0-27 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 |
| 7 | Brian Duggan | Ballinakill | 1-23 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
| 8 | Aaron Dunphy | Borris–Kilcotton | 1-22 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 |
| 9 | Justin Duggan | The Harps | 5-08 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| 10 | Cathal Duggan | Portlaoise | 0-20 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
References
- ↑ "Laois SHC Final: Clough/Ballacolla make it five titles in six years". GAA website. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ↑ "Bergin inspires Clough/Ballacolla to fifth Laois SHC title in six years". Hogan Stand. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ↑ "Laois Senior hurling championship structure set to change for 2025 following vote". Laois Today. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Proposal finalised for how Laois hurling championships will be run in 2025 as senior grade set to extend to ten teams". Laois Today. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ Hartnett, Alan (19 October 2025). "In Pictures: Great celebrations as Ballyfin capture Premier Intermediate crown". Laois Today. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "Portlaoise retain their status, and Castletown hold out hope of retaining theirs - Homepage - Laois Nationalist". laois-nationalist.ie. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "Draws made for 2026 Laois club hurling championships at all grades bar Junior 'C'". Laois Today. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "Fixtures & Results". Laois GAA. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2026.