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| Dates | 30 July – October 2026 | ||
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| Teams | 12 | ||
| Sponsor | Whitebox Developments | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 12 | ||
| Goals scored | 39 (3.25 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 460 (38.33 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Aidan O'Connor (2–20) | ||
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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
[edit]To Championship
[edit]Promoted from the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
From Championship
[edit]Relegated to the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Format
[edit]Overview
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Group 1 table
[edit]Semi-finalists Quarter-finalists Relegated
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Kilmallock |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 44 | 13 | 4 |
 Na Piarsaigh |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 49 | 12 | 2 |
| Ballybrown |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 2 |
 Ahane |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 50 | -2 | 2 |
 Doon |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 54 | -7 | 2 |
| Monaleen |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 63 | -15 | 0 |
Group 1 results
[edit]| 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 | v | Ahane |
| 27 August 2026 Round 3 | Kilmallock | v | Ballybrown |
| 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 |
Group 2
[edit]Group 2 table
[edit]Promoted, quarter-finalists Quarter-finalists Relegated
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
 Adare |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 35 | 23 | 4 |
| Mungret/St Paul's |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 40 | 8 | 4 |
 Patrickswell |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 2 |
 Garryspillane |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 57 | -16 | 2 |
 Kildimo-Pallaskenry |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 43 | -6 | 0 |
 Newcastle West |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 0 |
Group 2 results
[edit]| 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 | Garryspillane | v | Patrickswell |
| 27 August 2026 Round 3 | Newcastle West | v | Kildimo-Pallaskenry |
| 27 August 2026 Round 3 | Adare | v | Mungret/St Paul's |
| 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
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]| 2026 Quarter-final | v |
| 2026 Quarter-final | v |
Semi-finals
[edit]| 2026 Semi-final | v |
| 2026 Semi-final | v |
Final
[edit]| 2026 Final | v |
Championship statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aidan O'Connor | Ballybrown | 2–20 | 26 | 2 | 13.00 |
| 2 | Jason Gillane | Patrickswell | 1–21 | 24 | 2 | 12.00 |
| 3 | Tom Morrissey | Ahane | 1–18 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 |
| Adam English | Doon | 0–21 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 | |
| 5 | John Fitzgibbon | Adare | 2–14 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 |
| Liam Lynch | Mungret/St Paul's | 1–17 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 | |
| 7 | Micheál Houlihan | Kilmallock | 1–16 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
| 8 | Keith Dempsey | Na Piarsaigh | 0–16 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| 9 | Hugh Flanagan | Garryspillane | 0–14 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 10 | Robert O'Farrell | Kildimo–Pallaskenry | 1–10 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
- In a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aidan O'Connor | Ballybrown | 2–09 | 15 | Doon |
| 2 | Micheál Houlihan | Kilmallock | 1–09 | 12 | Doon |
| Jason Gillane | Patrickswell | 1–09 | 12 | Newcastle West | |
| Jason Gillane | Patrickswell | 0–12 | 12 | Mungret/St Paul's | |
| 5 | John Fitzgibbon | Adare | 2–05 | 11 | Garryspillane |
| Aidan O'Connor | Ballybrown | 0–11 | 11 | Ahane | |
| Tom Morrissey | Ahane | 0–1 | 11 | Ballybrown | |
| Adam English | Doon | 0–11 | 11 | Ballybrown | |
| 9 | Tom Morrissey | Ahane | 1–07 | 10 | Monaleen |
| Liam Lynch | Mungret/St Paul's | 1–07 | 10 | Patrickswell | |
| Keith Dempsey | Na Piarsaigh | 0–10 | 10 | Kilmallock | |
| Liam Lynch | Mungret/St Paul's | 0–10 | 10 | Kildimo–Pallaskenry | |
| Adam English | Doon | 0–10 | 10 | Kilmallock |
References
[edit]- ↑ "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.