2026 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

2026 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	30 July – October 2026
Teams	12
Sponsor	Whitebox Developments
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	64 (3.56 per match)
Points scored	673 (37.39 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jason Gillane (4–23)
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The 2026 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship is the 132nd staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887.^[1] The draws for the group stage placings took place on 21 January 2026.^[2] The championship is scheduled to run from 30 July to October 2026.^[3]

Na Piarsaigh are the defending champion.^[4]^[5]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Garryspillane^[6]

From Championship

Relegated to the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Dromin/Athlacca^[7]

Format

Overview

The Limerick County Championship features a group stage followed by a knock-out stage. Each team in the championship is guaranteed at least five games. Relegation also takes place with the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship.

Group stage

For the group stage there are two groups of six teams. Group 1 consists of what are regarded as the "strongest" teams. Group 2 is the "weaker" teams. Teams play the other five teams in the group once, and match points are awarded depending on the result of each game, with teams receiving two points for a win, and one for a draw.^[8]

Following the completion of the group stage, the top four-ranking teams in Group 1 and the top two-ranking teams in Group 2 qualify for the knock-out stage of the championship.^[8]

Knockout stage

The two quarter-finals consist of the third and fourth-ranked teams from Group 1 and the top two-ranked teams from Group 2. The winners of the quarter-finals advance to the semi-finals where they join the top two-ranked teams from Group 1 who received a bye to this stage.^[8]

Group 1

Group 1 table

Semi-finalists Quarter-finalists Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilmallock	3	3	0	0	89	63	26	6
Na Piarsaigh	3	2	0	1	87	59	28	4
Doon	3	1	0	2	73	81	-8	2
Ballybrown	3	1	0	2	67	81	-14	2
Monaleen	3	1	0	2	75	89	-14	2
Ahane	3	1	0	2	58	76	-18	2

Group 1 results

30 July 2026 Round 1	Na Piarsaigh	0-24 - 1-22	Kilmallock	TUS Gaelic Grounds
	K Dempsey 0-10 (7f), R Lynch 0-4 (3f), P Casey 0-3, C Boylan 0-2, D Dempsey, E Brosnan, JJ Carey, E McEvoy and K Downes 0-1 each	Report	M Houlihan 0-7 (7f), P Connery 0-5, S O’Brien 1-1, C Hanley Clarke 0-2 (2f), S Quirke, M O’Loughlin, O Enright, G Mulcahy, P O’Reilly and O O’Reilly 0-1 each.

31 July 2026 Round 1	Doon	2-21 - 2-16	Ballybrown	Childers Road
	A English 0-11 (8f; 2 ’65s); D Coughlan 2-2; D Coleman 0-2; E Richardson, C O’Donovan, D O’Donovan (s/l), P Ryan, C Thomas, G Thomas 0-1 each;	Report	A O’Connor 2-9 (5f); K Gavin 0-3; B Adams 0-2; L O’Connor 0-1.

1 August 2026 Round 1	Ahane	1-23 - 2-18	Monaleen	TUS Gaelic Grounds
	T Morrissey 1-7 (6f); M Donnellan 0-4; C Ryan 0-3; J Cosgrove, J O’Connor and C Barry (1f) 0-2 each; R Fox, G Rowsome and K Morrissey 0-1 each.	Report	S Hassett 0-5 (3f); D Ferland 1-1; E O’Driscoll 1-0; A La Touche Cosgrave 0-3; L McHale and L Lyons (f) 0-2 each; D O Dalaigh, R Lyons, M Fitzgerald and E Maher 0-1 each.

6 August 2026 Round 2	Kilmallock	3-23 - 1-17	Doon	TUS Gaelic Grounds
	M Houlihan 1-9 (1-0 pen, 0-4 f, 0-2 65); S O’Brien 1-4; P Connery 0-4; O O’Reilly 1-1; G Enright 0-2; C Hanley Clarke 0-2 f; C O’Connor, G Mulcahy 0-1 each.	Report	A English 0-10 (0-7 f); C O’Donovan 0-4; Donal Coughlan 1-0; P Ryan 0-2; D Coleman 0-1.

8 August 2026 Round 2	Ballybrown	0-26 - 0-22	Ahane	TUS Gaelic Grounds
	A O’Connor 0-11 (6f); M Gavin 0-5; L O’Connor 0-4; D Hall 0-2; B Adams, R Kenny, J Adams, K Gavin 0-1 each;	Report	T Morrissey 0-11 (8f); R Fox 0-4; C O’Mara, J Cosgrove 0-2 each; G Rowsome, C Ryan, J O’Connor 0-1 each.

8 August 2026 Round 2	Monaleen	2-18 - 4-25	Na Piarsaigh	TUS Gaelic Grounds
	M O’Dwyer 1-2 (1f, 1 ’65); S Hassett 0-5 (4f, 1 ‘65); B Hayes 1-0; D Ferland, D Ó Dálaigh 0-3 each; J Fitzgerald 0-2; L McHale, A La Touche Cosgrave, E O’Driscoll 0-1 each.	Report	E Brosnan 2-2; W Henn 0-8; D Dempsey 1-3; K Dempsey 0-6 (4f); JJ Carey 1-0; R Lynch, E McEvoy, P Casey, J Finn, D Lynch, K Downes 0-1 each;

27 August 2026 Round 3	Na Piarsaigh	3-17 - 0-10	Ahane	Childers Road
	P Casey 0-5; D Dempsey 1-2; R Lynch 0-4 (4f); D Lynch 1-1; K Dempsey 0-3 (2f) E Brosnan 1-0; JJ Carey and J Finn 0-1 each;	Report	T Morrissey 0-4 (2f ‘65); M Donnellan 0-2; C Ryan, J Cosgrave, K Morrissey and J O'Connor (‘65) 0-1 each.

27 August 2026 Round 3	Monaleen	1-24 - 3-17	Doon	Cappamore Grounds
	S Hassett 1-9 (7f, 1 65); L Lyons (1f), D Ferland, D Ó Dálaigh 0-3 each; D Langan 0-2; M O’Dwyer, J Fitzgerald, L McHale, E Maher 0-1 each;	Report	A English 1-5 (4f); D Coleman 1-2; Own goal 1-0; B Murphy 0-3; D Coughlan, P Ryan 0-2 each; J Ryan, D O’Donovan (free), E Richardson 0-1 each.

29 August 2026 Round 3	Kilmallock	5-17 - 0-19	Ballybrown	Newcastle West Grounds
	G Enright 2-1; P O’Reilly 1-3; P Connery 1-2; S O’Brien 1-1; M Houlihan 0-3 (2f); O O’Reilly 0-2; S Quirke, G Mulcahy, C O’Connor, C Staunton and J Dwan 0-1 each;	Report	K Gavin 0-7 (5f); B Adams 0-3 (f, sl); M Kiely and M Gavin 0-2 each; L O’Connor, R Kenny, L Doolan and C Coughlan 0-1 each.

3 September 2026 Round 4

Ballybrown

v

Monaleen

3 September 2026 Round 4

Doon

v

Na Piarsaigh

3 September 2026 Round 4

Ahane

v

Kilmallock

17 September 2026 Round 5

Monaleen

v

Kilmallock

17 September 2026 Round 5

Na Piarsaigh

v

Ballybrown

17 September 2026 Round 5

Ahane

v

Doon

Group 2

Group 2 table

Promoted, quarter-finalists Quarter-finalists Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Mungret/St Paul's	3	3	0	0	74	62	12	6
Adare	3	2	0	1	80	61	19	4
Patrickswell	3	2	0	1	80	69	11	4
Garryspillane	3	1	0	2	65	92	-27	2
Newcastle West	3	1	0	2	63	65	-2	2
Kildimo-Pallaskenry	3	0	0	3	54	67	-13	0

Group 2 results

30 July 2026 Round 1	Patrickswell	1-21 - 0-20	Newcastle West	FitzGerald Park
	J Gillane 1-9 (7f); C Lynch and J Kirby 0-3 each; P Kirby and D Byrnes 0-2 each; A Gillane and H Maher 0-1 each.	Report	Ethan Hurley 0-8 (5f); Con Hayes 0-4; Cathal Hayes 0-3 (3f); M Dee 0-2; B Nix, M McMahon and Eoin Hurley 0-1 each.

31 July 2026 Round 1	Kildimo-Pallaskenry	4-07 - 0-23	Mungret/St Paul's	Bog Garden
	J O’Keeffe 2-0, R O’Farrell 0-5 (1f, 1 s/l), D Fitzgerald and P Hartigan 1-0 each, C McMahon and C Downes 0-1 each.	Report	L Lynch 0-10 (6f), F Fitzgerald and C Moloney 0-3 each, P O’Brien 0-2, B Duff, K Begley, M O’Brien (1f), R O’Callaghan and N Mulcahy 0-1 each;

1 August 2026 Round 1	Garryspillane	1-14 - 5-23	Adare	TUS Gaelic Grounds
	H Flanagan 0-9 (9f); C Ryan 1-0; B Heavey 0-3; J English 0-2.	Report	J Fitzgibbon 2-5 (1-0 pen, 2f); P Kearney 2-3; W Griffin 0-6 (3f); B O’Connor 1-2; R Connolly and D Gleeson 0-2 each; S Connolly and S Gleeson 0-1 each.

7 August 2026 Round 2	Newcastle West	2-13 - 4-12	Garryspillane	FitzGerald Park
	Con Hayes 1-4, Cathal Hayes 0-4 (2f), B Nix 1-0, Ethan Hurley 0-2 (1f), M Dee, B Foley and B Hurley 0-1 each.	Report	J English 2-0, C Ryan 1-2, H Flanagan 0-5 (2f), P Morrissey 1-1, C Sheehan 0-2, T Ryan and J Morrissey 0-1 each;

7 August 2026 Round 2	Adare	0-20 - 2-12	Kildimo-Pallaskenry	Mick Neville Park
	J Fitzgibbon 0-9 (4f, 3 ‘65s), W Griffin 0-6 (4f), B O’Connor 0-3, D O’Mahoney and W McNamara 0-1 each.	Report	R O’Farrell 1-5 (3f), J O’Keeffe 1-2, P Hartigan 0-2, D Fitzgerald, C McMahon and C McMahon 0-1 each.

8 August 2026 Round 2	Mungret/St Paul's	2-19 - 0-21	Patrickswell	Childers Road
	L Lynch 1-7 (6f, 1 ‘65), P O’Brien 1-1, F Fitzgerald 0-3, R Gleeson and B Duff 0-2 each, R O’Callaghan, M O’Brien, B O’Meara and K Begley 0-1 each;	Report	J Gillane 0-12 (9f), J Kirby 0-4, A Gillane 0-2, P Kirby, C Lynch and H Maher 0-1 each.

27 August 2026 Round 3	Newcastle West	1-21 - 2-11	Kildimo-Pallaskenry	Mick Neville Park
	Cathal Hayes 1-7 (0-7 frees), Con Hayes 0-5, M Dee 0-3, B Nix (1 sideline cut), E Hurley (1 free) 0-2 each, D Lyons, M Quilligan (free) 0-1 each;	Report	S Barry 1-7 (0-6 frees, 1-0 penalty), P Hartigan 1-1, J O'Keeffe 0-3.

28 August 2026 Round 3	Garryspillane	2-18 - 4-23	Patrickswell	Fedamore Grounds
	H Flanagan 1-11 (1-0 penalty, 0-8 frees), D O'Shea 1-1, C Ryan 0-2, J English, C Sheehan, P Morrissey, B Heavey 0-1 each.	Report	J Gillane 3-2 (0-1 free), P Kirby 1-3, A Gillane 0-5, D Byrnes 0-4 (1 '65'), C Lynch 0-3, E Fitzgerald, A Carroll 0-2 each, L Fitzgerald, J Kirby 0-1 each;

28 August 2026 Round 3	Adare	2-16 - 2-20	Mungret/St Paul's	Páirc Uí Riain
	W Griffin 1-5 (0-3f); J Fitzgibbon 1-2 (0-2f); P Kearney 0-3; C Ryan, S Connolly, D Gleeson, S Hickey, D O’Mahoney, S Gleeson 0-1 each.	Report	L Lynch 1-6 (0-1 ‘65, 0-1f); M O’Brien 1-3 (1-0 s/l); F Fitzgerald 0-3; B O’Meara, B Duff 0-2 each; K Begley, N Mulcahy, R Duff, C O’Halloran 0-1 each.

3 September 2026 Round 4

Mungret/St Paul's

v

Newcastle West

3 September 2026 Round 4

Kildimo-Pallaskenry

v

Garryspillane

3 September 2026 Round 4

Patrickswell

v

Adare

17 September 2026 Round 5

Newcastle West

v

Adare

17 September 2026 Round 5

Garryspillane

v

Mungret/St Paul's

17 September 2026 Round 5

Patrickswell

v

Kildimo-Pallaskenry

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

2026 Quarter-final

v

2026 Quarter-final

v

Semi-finals

2026 Semi-final

v

2026 Semi-final

v

Final

2026 Final

v

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jason Gillane	Patrickswell	4–23	35	3	11.66
2	Liam Lynch	Mungret/St Paul's	2–23	29	3	9.66
2	Adam English	Doon	1–26	29	3	9.66
4	Hugh Flanagan	Garryspillane	1–25	28	3	9.33
5	Aidan O'Connor	Ballybrown	2–20	26	2	13.00
6	John Fitzgibbon	Adare	3–16	25	3	8.33
6	Tom Morrissey	Ahane	1–22	25	3	8.33
8	Micheál Houlihan	Kilmallock	1–19	22	3	7.33
8	Shane Hassett	Monaleen	1–19	22	3	7.33
10	Willie Griffin	Adare	1–17	20	3	6.66

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Aidan O'Connor	Ballybrown	2–09	15	Doon
2	Hugh Flanagan	Garryspillane	1–11	14	Patrickswell
3	Micheál Houlihan	Kilmallock	1–09	12	Doon
	Shane Hassett	Monaleen	1–09	12	Doon
	Jason Gillane	Patrickswell	1–09	12	Newcastle West
	Jason Gillane	Patrickswell	0–12	12	Mungret/St Paul's
7	Jason Gillane	Patrickswell	3–02	11	Garryspillane
	John Fitzgibbon	Adare	2–05	11	Garryspillane
	Aidan O'Connor	Ballybrown	0–11	11	Ahane
	Tom Morrissey	Ahane	0–11	11	Ballybrown
	Adam English	Doon	0–11	11	Ballybrown

References

↑ "Club titles – Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
↑ "Limerick Club Hurling Championship draws unveiled for 2026". Limerick Live. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
↑ PRO (5 February 2019). "Senior Hurling Fixtures | Limerick GAA | Official Website". Retrieved 7 July 2026.
↑ Fogarty, John (19 October 2025). "Na Piarsaigh go extra mile to reclaim Limerick hurling title from Doon". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
↑ Byrne, David (19 October 2025). "Na Piarsaigh edge Doon to claim ninth Limerick Senior Hurling Championship title". RTÉ. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
↑ "Garryspillane crowned Limerick premier intermediate hurling champions after dramatic shoot-out win over Effin". Limerick Live. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
↑ Clancy, Tom (13 September 2025). "Limerick SHC: Adare strike late to advance as Dromin Athlacca are relegated". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
1 2 3 O'Toole, Fintan (22 November 2017). "Munster club kingpins to face new 'Super Six' format in 2018 Limerick hurling championship". The 42. Retrieved 7 July 2026.

[1] "Club titles – Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

[2] "Limerick Club Hurling Championship draws unveiled for 2026". Limerick Live. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.

[3] PRO (5 February 2019). "Senior Hurling Fixtures | Limerick GAA | Official Website". Retrieved 7 July 2026.

[4] Fogarty, John (19 October 2025). "Na Piarsaigh go extra mile to reclaim Limerick hurling title from Doon". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 October 2025.

[5] Byrne, David (19 October 2025). "Na Piarsaigh edge Doon to claim ninth Limerick Senior Hurling Championship title". RTÉ. Retrieved 7 July 2026.

[6] "Garryspillane crowned Limerick premier intermediate hurling champions after dramatic shoot-out win over Effin". Limerick Live. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2026.

[7] Clancy, Tom (13 September 2025). "Limerick SHC: Adare strike late to advance as Dromin Athlacca are relegated". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 July 2026.

[:0-8] 1 2 3 O'Toole, Fintan (22 November 2017). "Munster club kingpins to face new 'Super Six' format in 2018 Limerick hurling championship". The 42. Retrieved 7 July 2026.

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