2025 Longford Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 3 Aug - 11 Oct 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 3 | ||
| Sponsor | Cablecomm | ||
| Champions | Longford Slashers (13th title) | ||
| Runners-up | Wolfe Tones | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 5 | ||
| Goals scored | 18 (3.6 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 203 (40.6 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Evan Tully (1-24) | ||
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The 2025 Longford Senior Hurling Championship was the 49th staging of the Longford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Longford County Board in 1904. The Championship will run from 3 August, and concludes on the 28th September.
Three teams contested the Longford Senior Hurling Championship. All three teams entered the round-robin stage stage, playing each other once home and away, guaranteeing at least two championship games. The top two teams after three rounds play in a lone final.[1] Wolfe Tones and Clonguish Gaels were drawn for the opening game, giving Longford Slashers a first round bye.
Wolfe Tones entered the championship as the defending champions,[2][3][4]
The final was be contested between Longford Slashers and Wolfe Tones[5] at Pearse Park in Longford. This was Longford's seventh straight appearance,[6][7] and a rematch of last year's final. Longford won the contest 1-16 - 0–15 in a replay, for their first championship since 2021, and their 13th overall.[8][9][10][11]
Participating teams
| Team | Location | Championships | Last Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clonguish Gaels | Newtownforbes | 7 | 2023 |
| Longford Slashers | Longford | 12 | 2021 |
| Wolfe Tones | Edgeworthstown | 21 | 2024 |
Group stage
Group stage table
Advance to final
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Longford Slashers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 21 | 45 | 4 |
| Wolfe Tones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 2 |
| Clonguish Gaels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 68 | -46 | 0 |
Fixtures
| 3 Aug Round 1 | Longford Slashers | 4-17 - 1-9 | Wolfe Tones | Allen Park |
| Michael Mulcahy (2-2), Reuben Murray (0-6), Sean Tiernan (1-2), Stephen Murray (1-0), David Buckley (0-3), Johnny Casey (0-2), Harry Mulvihill (0-2) | Report | Cillian Courtney (1-0), Dylan Hutchinson (0-3), Ronan Courtney (0-2), Evan Tully (0-2), James Connell (0-1), Martin Coyle (0-1) | Referee: TBC |
| 24 Aug Round 2 | Clonguish Gaels | 0-9 - 4-25 | Longford Slashers | C & D Devine Park |
| Dan Crossan (0-5), Paul Barden (0-2), Oisin Flanagan (0-1), Eamon Nertney (0-1) | Report | Sean Tiernan (3-9), Matthew Hawes (0-5), David Buckley (1-1), Darragh Caslin (0-3), Reuben Murray (0-3), Diarmuid Caslin (0-1), Niall Hawes (0-1), Stephen Murray (0-1), Karl Murray (0-1) | Referee: James McGrath |
| 7 Sep Round 3 | Wolfe Tones | 5-16 - 1-10 | Clonguish Gaels | Michael Fay Park |
| Ronan Courtney (2-2), Evan Tully (1-5), Maitiú O’ Donohoe (0-7), Liam Browne (1-0), Killian Courtney (0-1), Dylan Hutchinson (0-1) | Report | Dan Crossan (0-6), Declan Lee (1-0), Stephen Gregg (0-2), Paul Barden (0-1), Alan Sorohan (0-1), | Referee: James Judge |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Final | |||
| 1 | Longford Slashers | 2-13, 1-16 (R) | |
| 2 | Wolfe Tones | 0-19, 0-15 (R) | |
Fixtures
| 28 Sep Final | Longford Slashers | 2-13 - 0-19 | Wolfe Tones | Pearse Park, Longford |
| Niall Hawes (1-1), David Buckley, (0-4), Reuben Murray (0-4), Darragh Caslin (1-0), Micheal Mulcahy (0-2), Johnny Casey (0-1), Sean Tiernan (0-1) | Report | Evan Tully (0-14), Killian Courtney (0-2), Ronan Courtney (0-2), Liam Browne (0-1), | Referee: James Clarke |
| 11 Oct Replay | Longford Slashers | 1-16 - 0-15 | Wolfe Tones | Pearse Park, Longford |
| Report | Referee: James McGrath |
References
- ^ "Longford senior hurling championship set to start".
- ^ "Wolfe Tones capture 21st Longford SHC crown - HoganStand". www.hoganstand.com.
- ^ "Wolfe Tones claim Longford hurling title over Longford Slashers". Shannonside.ie.
- ^ O'Brien, Padraic (September 22, 2024). "Wolfe Tones Mostrim win the Longford Senior Hurling title for the 21st time". www.longfordleader.ie.
- ^ https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaa/1888687/longford-shc-wolfe-tones-through-to-the-county-final-with-easy-win-over-clonguish-gaels.html
- ^ https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaa/1903450/can-longford-slashers-beat-wolfe-tones-to-break-hurling-final-bogey.html
- ^ https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaa/1878650/longford-shc-sean-tiernan-the-slashers-tormentor-with-3-9-against-clonguish-gaels.html
- ^ https://hoganstand.com/Longford/Article/Index/338151
- ^ https://www.shannonside.ie/sport/longford-slashers-claim-longford-hurling-title-275092
- ^ https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2025/1011/1538078-gaa-wrap-cross-stunned-slashers-take-longford-crown/
- ^ https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaa/1916928/longford-slashers-withstand-wolfe-tones-comeback-to-win-the-county-senior-hurling-title-for-the-13th-time.html