Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

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. In 2018 the teams have been ranked based on their recent performances. Group 1 consists of what are regarded as the "strongest" teams. All six of these teams qualified for the knock-out stage in 2017. 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. 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. 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. == Teams ==

2025 teams The 12 teams competing in the 2025 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship are: ==Sponsorship==

Between 2016 and 2018 the Limerick County Championship was sponsored by the Credit Union. The championship was previously sponsored by the Limerick Motor Centre. Between 2019 and 2024 the Bon Secours Hospital were the primary sponsors. Property development company Whitebox Developments agreed to a three-year sponsorship deal in July 2025. ==Qualification for subsequent competitions==

The Limerick Senior Hurling Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship. This place is reserved for club teams only as divisional and amalgamated teams are not allowed in the provincial championship. ==Venues==

Group stage Fixtures in the group stage of the championship are usually played at a neutral venue that is deemed halfway between the participating teams. Some of the more common venues include Fr. Hayes Memorial Park and FitzGerald Park, while the Gaelic Grounds also hosts a number of double-headers. Quarter-finals and semi-finals are also held at the Gaelic Grounds. Final The final has been played at the Gaelic Grounds since it opened in the late 1920s. Prior to this the Markets Field regularly hosted the county final. ==Trophy==

The winning team is presented with the John Daly Cup. A native of Limerick, John Daly (1845-1916) was a leading member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. In 1928, Madge Daly who was a niece of John Daly, presented the Limerick County Board with a cup for the county senior hurling championship. The first captain to accept the cup was Bob McConkey. ==Managers==

Managers in the Limerick Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the individual club committees. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and a backroom team consisting of various coaches. ==List of finals==

Legend • – Munster senior club champions • – Munster senior club runners-up List of Limerick SHC finals No championship was held in the following years: 1892, 1894, 1901, 1903, 1906, 1913, 1921, 1923. ==Roll of honour==

By club By division Roll of honour summary ==Records and statistics==

Team By decade The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Limerick Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows: • 1880s: 2 for South Liberties (1888-89) • 1890s: 2 for Kilfinane (1897-99) • 1900s: 2 for Caherline (1905-07) • 1910s: 4 for Claughaun (1914-15-16-18) • 1920s: 3 for Young Irelands (1920-22-28) • 1930s: 8 for Ahane (1931-33-34-35-36-37-38-39) • 1940s: 7 for Ahane (1942-43-44-45-46-47-48) • 1950s: 3 each for Treaty Sarsfields (1951-52-53) and Cappamore (1954-56-59) • 1960s: 3 for Patrickswell (1965-66-69) • 1970s: 3 each for Patrickswell (1970-77-79), South Liberties (1972-76-78) and Kilmallock (1973-74-75) • 1980s: 5 for Patrickswell (1982-83-84-87-88) • 1990s: 5 for Patrickswell (1990-93-95-96-97) • 2000s: 5 for Adare (2001-02-07-08-09) • 2010s: 5 for Na Piarsaigh (2011-13-15-17-18) • 2020s: 3 for Na Piarsaigh (2020-22-23) Gaps Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles: • 113 years: Bruree (1893-2006) • 82 years: South Liberties (1890-1972) • 50 years: Cappamore (1904-1954) • 43 years: Ahane (1955-1998) • 31 years: Claughaun (1926-1957) • 16 years: Kilmallock (1994-2010) • 15 years: Claughaun (1971-1986) • 13 years: Patrickswell (2003-2016) • 11 years: Croom (1908-1919) • 11 years: Croom (1929-1940) Top scorers Finals ==See also==