2023 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

2023 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates23 September - 29 October 2023
Teams12
SponsorSt. Canice's Credit Union
Champions O'Loughlin Gaels (5th title)
Mark Bergin (captain)
Brian Hogan (manager)
Runners-up Ballyhale Shamrocks
Evan Shefflin (captain)
Pat Hoban (manager)
Relegated Danesfort
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored33 (2.75 per match)
Points scored380 (31.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) T. J. Reid (3-30)
2022 (Previous) (Next) 2024

The 2023 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 129th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The opening-round fixtures were confirmed on 9 September 2023.[1] The championship ran from 23 September to 29 October 2023.

Ballyhale Shamrocks entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a record sixth consecutive title.[2] Danesfort were relegated after just one year of top flight hurling.

The final was played on 29 October 2023 at UPMC Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Ballyhale Shamrocks and O'Loughlin Gaels, in what was their fourth meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in two years.[3] O'Loughlin Gaels won the match by 0-20 to 0-19 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in seven years.[4]

T. J. Reid was the championship's top scorer with 3-30.

  1. ^ "Relegation semi-final, Championship first round and league and shield final fixtures confirmed for Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship". Score Line. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ "TJ Reid leads 14-man Ballyhale Shamrocks to historic Kilkenny five-in-a-row". Irish Independent. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ^ Keys, Colm (7 November 2021). "Quickfire goals send Ballyhale on their way to pulsating victory over O'Loughlin Gaels". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. ^ O'Brien, Brendan (29 October 2023). "O'Loughlin Gaels end Ballyhale's dominance in epic Kilkenny final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 October 2023.