2025 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Tournament details
Province	Munster
Year	2025
Trophy	The Mick Mackey Cup[1]
Date	19 April - 7 June 2025
Teams	5
Winners
Qualify for	Munster SHC Final All-Ireland SHC
Other
Matches played	0
Website	https://munster.gaa.ie/

The 2025 Munster Senior Hurling Championship will be the 138th edition of the Munster Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Munster Council in 1888 and is the highest-tier of Hurling for senior county teams in Munster. It is contested by five Munster GAA county teams ranked 1–5 in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

The competition began on 19 April with the final on 7 June.

Format

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.

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.

Teams

General information

Five counties contested the 2025 Munster Senior Hurling Championship:

County	Last Championship Title	Last All-Ireland Title	Position in 2025 Championship
Clare	1998	2024
Cork	2018	2005
Limerick	2024	2023
Tipperary	2016	2019
Waterford	2010	1959

Personnel and kits

County	Manager	Captain(s)	Sponsor
Clare	Brian Lohan	Tony Kelly	Pat O'Donnell
Cork	Pat Ryan	Rob Downey	Sports Direct
Limerick	John Kiely	Cian Lynch	JP McManus
Tipperary	Liam Cahill	Noel McGrath	Fiserv
Waterford	Peter Queally	Dessie Hutchinson	Suir Engineering

Group stage

Table

Source:^[2][3]

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

Round 1

Clare v Cork

20 April 2025 Round 1	Clare	v	Cork	Ennis
2pm				Stadium: Cusack Park

Tipperary v Limerick

20 April 2025 Round 1	Tipperary	v	Limerick	Thurles
4pm				Stadium: Semple Stadium

Round 2

Waterford v Clare

27 April 2025 Round 2	Waterford	v	Clare	Waterford
2pm				Stadium: Walsh Park

Cork v Tipperary

27 April 2025 Round 2	Cork	v	Tipperary	Cork
4pm				Stadium: Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Round 3

Waterford v Limerick

3 May 2025 Round 3	Waterford	v	Limerick	Waterford
6pm				Stadium: Walsh Park

Clare v Tipperary

10 May 2025 Round 3	Clare	v	Tipperary	Ennis
6pm				Stadium: Cusack Park

Round 4

Tipperary v Waterford

18 May 2025 Round 4	Tipperary	v	Waterford	Thurles
2pm				Stadium: Semple Stadium

Limerick v Cork

18 May 2025 Round 4	Limerick	v	Cork	Limerick
4pm				Stadium: Gaelic Grounds

Round 5

Cork v Waterford

25 May 2025 Round 5	Cork	v	Waterford	Cork
4pm				Stadium: Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Limerick v Clare

25 May 2025 Round 5	Limerick	v	Clare	Limerick
4pm				Stadium: Gaelic Grounds

Munster Final

Main article: 2025 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

7 June 2025

6pm

Munster Final

1st	v	2nd

TBC

Referee:
Man of the match:

Stadia and locations

Clare

Cork

Limerick

Tipperary

Waterford

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Locations of the 2025 Munster SHC teams

County	Location	Province	Stadium	Capacity
Clare	Ennis	Munster	Cusack Park	19,000
Cork	Cork	Munster	Páirc Uí Chaoimh	45,000
Limerick	Limerick	Munster	Gaelic Grounds	44,023
Tipperary	Thurles	Munster	Semple Stadium	45,690
Waterford	Waterford	Munster	Walsh Park	11,046

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
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5
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7
8
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10

In a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Scoring events

• Widest winning margin:
• Most goals in a match:
• Most points in a match:
• Most goals by one team in a match:
• Most points by one team in a match:
• Highest aggregate score:
• Lowest aggregate score:

Miscellaneous

See also

• 2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
• 2025 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
• 2025 Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2)
• 2025 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3)
• 2025 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4)
• 2025 Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5)

References

1. "MUNSTER GAA PRESS RELEASE – MICK MACKEY CUP LAUNCHED". Limerick GAA. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
2. "Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
3. "2025 Munster GAA Hurling Championship". www.munster.gaa.ie/. Retrieved 2025-01-09.