2023 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship

2023 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship
Dates30 June – 15 October 2023
Teams8
SponsorUPMC
ChampionsBorder Naas (11th title)
Brian Byrne (captain)
Tom Mullally (manager)
Runners-upBorder Coill Dubh
Johnny Byrne (captain)
Paddy Kelly (manager)
RelegatedBorder Clane
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored55 (2.75 per match)
Points scored601 (30.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Jack Sheridan (8-62)
2022 (Previous) (Next) 2024

The 2023 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship was the 126th staging of the Kildare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kildare County Board in 1888. The group stage placings were confirmed on 3 July 2023.[1][2] The championship ran from 30 June to 15 October 2023.

Naas entered the championship as the defending champions.[3]

The final was played on 15 October 2023 at Manguard Park in Hawkfield, between Naas and Coill Dubh, in what was their first meeting in the final in four years. Naas won the match by 3–13 to 0–11 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a fifth title in succession.[4]

Jack Sheridan was the championship's top scorer with 8-62.

  1. ^ "Kildare GAA Senior Club Football And Hurling Championship Fixtures 2023". balls.ie. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  2. ^ "UPMC Senior Hurling Championship Round Robin Fixtures". Kildare GAA website. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Burke hits 0-10 as Naas make it four Kildare SHC titles in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Naas hurlers do five in-a-row with a strong performance against Coill Dubh". Irish Independent. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.