| Dates | 6 August - October 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Sponsor | Morgan Fuels | ||
| Champions |  Portaferry (23rd title)Matt Conlan (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  BallycranStephen Keith (captain) Liam Savage (captain) Michael Ennis (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 18 | ||
| Goals scored | 53 (2.94 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 586 (32.56 per match) | ||
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The 2023 Down Senior Hurling Championship was the 115th staging of the Down Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Down County Board in 1903. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 28 June 2023.[1][2] The championship ran from 6 August to October 2023.[3]
Portaferry entered the championship as the defending champions.[4]
The final was played on 22 October 2023 at Páirc Esler in Newry, between Portaferry and Ballycran, in what was their sixth consecutive meeting in the final. Portaferry won the match by 0–20 to 0–16 to claim their 23rd championship title overall and a second title in succession.[5]
- ^ "Championship Draws 2023: JHC, IHC and SHC". Down GAA website. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Down Club Championship draws 2023: Holders Kilcoo pitted against Carryduff". Belfast Live. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Madden, Jack (4 August 2023). "Ballycran quietly confident as Down SHC gets underway". The Irish News. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Down SHC Final: Portaferry claim win". GAA website. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Ingram, Elaine (22 October 2023). "Portaferry reclaim Down hurling crown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 October 2023.