Kildare Senior Hurling Championship

Kildare Senior Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2026 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomáint Shinsir Chill Dara
CodeHurling
Founded1888 (1888)
Region Kildare (GAA)
TrophyTony Carew Memorial Perpetual Cup
No. of teams8
Title holders Naas (13th title)
Most titles Clane (16 titles)
SponsorsUPMC
Official websiteKildare GAA

The Kildare Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the UPMC Kildare Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kildare SHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Kildare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs in the county of Kildare in Ireland, deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format. It is the most prestigious competition in Kildare hurling.

The winner of the Kildare Senior Championship qualifies for the subsequent Leinster Club Championship. From 1971 until 2012, the winning team received the Seán Carey Cup, however, a new trophy in honour of the late Tony Carew (Coill Dubh) was donated by the Carew family in 2013.

The competition has been won by 25 teams, 19 of which have won it more than once. Clane is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 16 times. Naas are the reigning champions, having beaten Maynooth GAA by 3-15 to 0-16 in the 2025 final.

Format

Group stage

The 8 club teams are divided into two groups of four. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three group games.[1] Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in both groups qualify for the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals: The two semi-finals feature the top 2 teams. Two teams qualify for the next round.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Relegation

The bottom 2 teams of each group face in a semi-final. The 2 losers face in a relegation play-off with the loser being relegated to the Intermediate Championship

Teams

2026 teams

The 8 teams competing in the 2026 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship are:

Team Location Colours Position in 2025 In championship since Championship titles Last championship title
Ardclough Ardclough — Group stage ? 13 2017
Celbridge Celbridge Blue and white Quarter-finals ? 8 2018
Coill Dubh Coill Dubh Red and white Semi-finals ? 11 2015
Confey Leixlip White and green Group stage ? 3 2012
Clane Clane White Senior B champion 2026 16 1922
Éire Óg-Corrachoill Caragh Maroon and yellow Semi-finals ? 10 1984
Maynooth Maynooth Black and white Runners-up ? 6 1939
Naas Naas Blue and white Champions ? 11 2024

2026 Hurling Grades

In 2026 the Hurling grades were majorly reformed. The former Senior B Championship was discontinued and its team transferred to the Intermediate Championship. 2nd teams are removed from the Junior Championship and play a separate Reserve league.[2]

Championship Team
Senior
Senior Ardclough
Celbridge
Clane
Coill Dubh
Confey
Éire Óg-Corrachoill
Maynooth
Naas
Intermediate
Intermediate Broadford
Leixlip
Maynooth (2nd team)
Moorefield
Naas (2nd team)
St Laurence's
Junior
Junior Athy
Cappagh
Kilcock
Rathagan
Ros glas
Round Towers
Sarsfields
Wolfe Tones

Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship.

Roll of honour

By club

# Club Titles Runners-up Championships won Championships runner-up
1 Clane 16 1 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1922 1913
2 Ardclough 13 17 1968, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 2004, 2006, 2017 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2015, 2018
2 Naas 13 9 1951, 1952, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 1908, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2016, 2017
4 Coill Dubh 11 13 1987, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2014, 2015 1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2023
5 Éire Óg-Corrachoill 10 9 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1984 1968, 1973, 1982, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2013
6 Celbridge 8 6 1921, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018 1906, 1919, 1924, 2012, 2014, 2021
7 Curragh Camp 7 1 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1955 1949
8 Gough / McDonagh Barracks 6 1 1925, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935 1959
Maynooth 6 9 1891, 1896, 1913, 1924, 1937, 1939 1888, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1938, 1943, 2022, 2024, 2025
10 Killinthomas 4 0 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950 —
11 Athy 3 6 1928, 1936, 1959 1909, 1929, 1937, 1945, 1961, 1964
Confey 3 3 2007, 2008, 2012 2006, 2011, 2020
Moorefield 3 2 1943, 1963, 1991 1890, 1896
Castledermot 3 2 1988, 1989, 1992 1983, 1985
Military College 3 1 1957, 1958, 1962 1960
Monasterevin 3 0 1888, 1889, 1890 —
17 Broadford 2 10 1960, 1961 1925, 1936, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1984, 1989
St Conleth's 2 5 1901, 1902 1910, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1921
St Barbara's 2 0 1954, 1955 —
20 St Brigid's 1 3 1978 1976, 1980, 1981
Leixlip 1 2 1986 1931, 1979
Suncroft 1 1 1974 1975
Newbridge College 1 0 1900 —
Eoghan Ruadh 1 0 1945 —
Rathangan/Killina 1 0 1953 —
26 Clongorey 0 1 — 1891
Eyrefield 0 1 — 1916
Johnstownbridge 0 1 — 1928
Rathcoffey 0 1 — 1934
Artillery 0 1 — 1950

Notes

  • Runners-up unknown: 1889–1902, 1907, 1911, 1918, 1922, 1932, 1935, 1940–41, 1951–56.

List of finals

Legend

List of Kildare SHC finals

Year Winners Runners-up
Club Score Club Score
2025 Naas 3-15 Maynooth 0-16
2024 Naas 3-20 Maynooth 0-12
2023 Naas 3-13 Coill Dubh 0-11
2022[3] Naas 0-20 Maynooth 0-12
2021[4] Naas 1-16 Celbridge 1-13
2020 Naas 2-20 Confey 1-09
2019[5] Naas 0-15 Coill Dubh 0-12
2018[6] Celbridge 2-16 Ardclough 1-15
2017[7][8] Ardclough 1-15 Naas 1-12
2016[9] Celbridge 0-17 Naas 1-08
2015 Coill Dubh 0-15 Ardclough 1-10
2014[10] Coill Dubh 3-11 Celbridge 0-16
2013[11] Celbridge 0-23 Éire Óg-Corrachoill 2-11
2012[12] Confey 1-16 Celbridge 0-14
2011 Celbridge 2-16 Confey 0-15
2010[13] Celbridge 0-12 Coill Dubh 1-08
2009[14] Celbridge 0-18 Coill Dubh 0-16
2008[15] Confey 3-13 Ardclough 1-15
2007 Confey 3-08 Coill Dubh 0-10
2006[16] Ardclough 3-09 Confey 0-14
2005 Celbridge 1-14 Coill Dubh 0-09
2004 Ardclough 2-12 Coill Dubh 0-11
2003 Coill Dubh 0-16 Ardclough 1-09
2002 Naas (0-08) 4-12 Coill Dubh (0-08) 3-13
2001 Naas 0-13 Coill Dubh 1-05
2000 Coill Dubh 1-11 Naas 1-07
1999 Coill Dubh 1-14 Éire Óg-Corrachoill 1-06
1998 Coill Dubh 1-17 Ardclough 2-13
1997 Naas 3-10 Coill Dubh 1-08
1996 Coill Dubh 2-09 Naas 1-09
1995 Coill Dubh (2-10) 1-07 Naas (1-13) 1-06
1994 Naas (2-06) 2-14 Coill Dubh (2-06) 1-12
1993 Coill Dubh 0 -13 Éire Óg 1-08
1992 Castledermot 4-11 Éire Óg 0-12
1991 Moorefield (2-06) 2-11 Coill Dubh (2-06) 2-08
1990 Coill Dubh 3-10 Éire Óg 2-07
1989 Castledermot 5-06 Broadford 1-15
1988 Castledermot 3-06 Coill Dubh 1-06
1987 Coill Dubh 0-16 Éire Óg 1-08
1986 St Mary's, Leixlip 3-07 Ardclough 1-08
1985 Ardclough 1-09 Castledermot 1-07
1984 Éire Óg 1-09 Broadford 0-06
1983 Ardclough 1-10 Castledermot 0-06
1982 Ardclough 1-09 Éire Óg 1-06
1981 Ardclough 1-11 St Brigid's 0-07
1980 Ardclough 4-09 St Brigid's 0-03
1979 Ardclough 1-10 St Mary's, Leixlip 3-01
1978 St Brigid's 3-10 Ardclough 2-09
1977 Éire Óg 3-09 Ardclough 1-12
1976 Ardclough 2-11 St Brigid's 2-09
1975 Ardclough 7-18 Suncroft 0-07
1974 Suncroft 4-05 Ardclough 0-11
1973 Ardclough 3-09 Éire Óg 1-06
1972 Éire Óg 1-10 Ardclough 0-09
1971 Éire Óg 2-09 Ardclough 1-09
1970 Éire Óg 3-11 Ardclough 1-04
1969 Éire Óg 5-11 Ardclough 1-05
1968 Ardclough 2-12 Éire Óg 3-03
1967 Éire Óg 3-10 Ardclough 2-07
1966 Éire Óg 1-07 Ardclough 0-03
1965 Éire Óg 4-04 Ardclough 2-04
1964 Éire Óg 5-09 Athy 2-06
1963 Moorefield Broadford
1962 Military College Ardclough
1961 Broadford Athy
1960 Broadford Military College
1959 Athy McDonagh (walk-over)
1958 Military College Broadford
1957 Military College Broadford
1956 Curragh
1955 St Barbara's
1954 St Barbara's
1953 Rathangan/Killin
1952 Naas
1951 Naas
1950 Killinthomas Artillery
1949 Killinthomas Curragh
1948 Curragh Naas
1947 Killinthomas Naas
1946 Killinthomas Naas
1945 Eoghan Ruadh Athy
1944 Curragh Broadford
1943 Moorefield Maynooth
1942 Curragh Broadford
1941 Curragh
1940 Curragh
1939 Maynooth Broadford
1938 Curragh Maynooth
1937 Maynooth Athy
1936 Athy Broadford
1935 McDonaghs
1934 McDonaghs Rathcoffey
1933 Championship unfinished
1932 McDonagh
1931 McDonagh Leixlip
1930 No Competition
1929 McDonaghs Athy
1928 Athy Johnstownbridge
1927 No Competition
1926 No Competition
1925 Gough Barracks Broadford
1924 Maynooth Celbridge
1923 Championship unfinished
1922 Clane
1921 Celbridge St Conleth's
1920 Championship unfinished
1919 Clane Celbridge
1918 Clane
1917 Clane St Conleth's
1916 Clane Eyrefield
1915 Clane St Conleth's
1914 Clane St Conleth's
1913 Maynooth Clane
1912 Championship unfinished
1911 Clane
1910 Clane St Conleth's
1909 Clane Athy
1908 Clane Naas
1907 Clane
1906 Clane Celbridge
1905 Clane Maynooth
1904 Clane Maynooth
1903 Clane Maynooth
1902 St Conleth's
1901 St Conleth's
1900 St Thomas
1899 No Competition
1898 No Competition
1897 No Competition
1896 Maynooth Moorefield
1895 No Competition
1894 No Competition
1893 No Competition
1892 No Competition
1891 Maynooth Clongorey
1890 Monasterevin Moorefield
1889 Monasterevin
1888 Monasterevin Maynooth

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2026 UPMC Hurling Championship Draws". Kildare GAA. 8 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Major Kildare club championship changes in football and hurling approved". Kildare Now. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Burke hits 0-10 as Naas make it four Kildare SHC titles in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Kildare GAA: Naas hurlers make it three-in-row".
  5. ↑ "Kildare SHC final: Naas complete the clean sweep". Hogan Stand. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Conway goal helps Celbridge secure title after tense tussle". Irish Independent. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Fitzgeralds inspire Ardclough triumph". Irish Independent. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Kildare SHC final: Ardclough bridge 11 year gap". Hogan Stand. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Celbridge deny Naas to claim Kildare hurling title". Irish Times. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Kildare SHC final: Coill Dubh unseat the holders". Hogan Stand. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Clinical Keegan fires Celbridge to glory". Irish Examiner. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  12. ↑ "Kildare SHC final: Confey upset the odds". Hogan Stand. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  13. ↑ "Kildare SHC: Moloney on fire for holders". Hogan Stand. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  14. ↑ "Celbridge crowned senior hurling champions". Leinster Leader. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ↑ "Confey claim SHC title". Leinster Leader. Retrieved 25 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. ↑ "Goals do the trick!". Leinster Leader.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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