| Louth Senior Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Current season or competition: | |
| Code | Hurling |
| Region | |
| Trophy | Paddy Kelly Cup[1] |
| No. of teams | 3 |
| Title holders | |
| Most titles | |
TheLouth Senior Hurling Championship is an annualGaelic Athletic Association competition organised byLouth GAA among the tophurling clubs inCounty Louth, Ireland. The winner qualifies to represent the county in theLeinster Junior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to theAll-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.
St Fechin's are the title holders, defeatingKnockbridge by 1–17 to 1–10 in the 2024 final.[1]
The competition was run as a Junior Championship between 1902 and 1986, and became a senior championship in 1987. The Paddy Kelly Cup, named in honour of a deceasedDrogheda gael, was presented for the first time that year to theNaomh Moninne captain Brian Brady.[2]
At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequentLeinster Junior Club Hurling Championship.
The 3 teams competing in the 2025 Louth Senior Hurling Championship are:
| Team | Location | Colours | Position in 2025 | Championship titles | Last championship title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockbridge | Red and white | Group Stage | 12 | 2020 | |
| Dundalk | Black and amber | Champions | 23 | 2025 | |
| Termonfeckin | Green and white | Runners-Up | 6 | 2024 |
| # | Club | Titles | Championship wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naomh Moninne | 23 | 1964, 1965, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2025 |
| 2 | Knockbridge | 12 | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2020 |
| 3 | Naomh Colmcille (Ardee) | 8 | 1955, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1971, 1975 |
| 4 | Wolfe Tones (Drogheda) | 7 | 1954, 1959, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996 |
| 5 | St Fechin's | 6 | 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 6 | Pearse Óg | 4 | 2002, 2004, 2012, 2013 |
| 7 | Erin's Own (Dundalk) | 3 | 1951, 1952, 1953 |
| Clan na Gael | 3 | 1967, 1970, 1972 | |
| 9 | Cúchulainns (Dundalk) | 2 | 1956, 1957 |
| Na Piarsaigh (Drogheda) | 2 | 1968, 1969 |
(R) = Replay
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Score | Club | Score | |
| 2025[3] | Naomh Moninne | 3-15 | St Fechin's | 3-14 |
| 2024[1] | St Fechin's | 1-17 | Knockbridge | 1-10 |
| 2023[4] | St Fechin's | 3-20 | Naomh Moninne | 1-14 |
| 2022[5] | St Fechin's | 2-16 | Knockbridge | 2-09 |
| 2021 | St Fechin's | 0-18 | Knockbridge | 1-12 |
| 2020[6] | Knockbridge | 3-16 | St Fechin's | 2-14 |
| 2019[7] | Naomh Moninne | 1-13 | St Fechin's | 0-14 |
| 2018 | Knockbridge | 4-12 | St Fechin's | 1-09 |
| 2017 | Naomh Moninne | 0-16 | St Fechin's | 0-14 |
| 2016[8] | St Fechin's | 4-14 | Knockbridge | 0-12 |
| 2015[9] | St Fechin's | 2-20 | Pearse Óg | 3-11 |
| 2014[10] | Knockbridge | 1-15 | Pearse Óg | 1-08 |
| 2013 | Pearse Óg | 2-09 | Knockbridge | 1-07 |
| 2012[11] | Pearse Óg | 2-14 | Knockbridge | 2-07 |
| 2011 | Knockbridge | 3-16 | Mattock Rangers | 0-10 |
| 2010 | Naomh Moninne | 1-11 | Knockbridge | 0-11 |
| 2009 | Knockbridge | 2-13 | Pearse Óg | 0-09 |
| 2008 | Knockbridge | 2-12 | Pearse Óg | 0-09 |
| 2007 | Knockbridge | 1-13 | Pearse Óg | 0-15 |
| 2006 | Knockbridge | 1-14 | Pearse Óg | 2-08 |
| 2005 | Knockbridge | 2-09 | Pearse Óg | 0-08 |
| 2004 | Pearse Óg | 1-11 | Naomh Moninne | 1-06 |
| 2003 | Knockbridge | 0-11 | Wolfe Tones | 0-05 |
| 2002 | Pearse Óg | 3-11 | Knockbridge | 1-09 |
| 2001 | Knockbridge | 0-17 | Wolfe Tones | 2-06 |
| 2000 | Knockbridge | 0-16 | Wolfe Tones | 1-06 |
| 1999 | Naomh Moninne | 0-13 | Wolfe Tones | 0-10 |
| 1998 | Naomh Moninne | 3-15 | Wolfe Tones | 1-14 |
| 1997[12] | Naomh Moninne | 1-18 | Pearse Óg | 1-07 |
| 1996[13] | Naomh Moninne | 2-13 | Wolfe Tones | 2-07 |
| 1995[14] | Naomh Moninne | 2-10 | Wolfe Tones | 0-10 |
| 1994[15] | Wolfe Tones | 1-11 | Pearse Óg | 0-07 |
| 1993[16] | Naomh Moninne | 3-08 (R) | Wolfe Tones | 2-08 (R) |
| 1992[17] | Naomh Moninne | 1-14 | Wolfe Tones | 2-04 |
| 1991 | Wolfe Tones | 3-09 | Naomh Moninne | 0-09 |
| 1990 | Wolfe Tones | 4-11 | Naomh Moninne | 2-07 |
| 1989[18] | Naomh Moninne | 4-08 | Wolfe Tones | 2-08 |
| 1988[19] | Wolfe Tones | 3-08 | Naomh Moninne | 3-04 |
| 1987 | Naomh Moninne | 3-10 (R) | Wolfe Tones | 3-01 (R) |
| 1986 | Naomh Moninne | |||
| 1985 | Naomh Moninne | |||
| 1984 | Naomh Moninne | |||
| 1983 | Naomh Moninne | |||
| 1982 | Naomh Moninne | |||
| 1979–1981 | No Championship | |||
| 1978 | Naomh Moninne | |||
| 1977 | Null & Void | |||
| 1976 | Naomh Moninne | |||
| 1975 | Naomh Colmcille (Ardee) | |||
| 1974 | Naomh Moninne | |||
| 1973 | Naomh Moninne | |||
| 1972 | Clan na Gael | |||
| 1971 | Naomh Colmcille (Ardee) | |||
| 1970 | Clan na Gael | |||
| 1969 | Na Piarsaigh (Drogheda) | |||
| 1968 | Na Piarsaigh (Drogheda) | |||
| 1967 | Clan na Gael | |||
| 1966 | Naomh Colmcille (Ardee) | |||
| 1965 | Naomh Moninne | |||
| 1964 | Naomh Moninne | |||
| 1963 | Naomh Colmcille (Ardee) | |||
| 1962 | Naomh Colmcille (Ardee) | |||
| 1961 | Wolfe Tones | Erin's Own (Dundalk) | ||
| 1960 | Naomh Colmcille (Ardee) | |||
| 1959 | Wolfe Tones | |||
| 1958 | Naomh Colmcille (Ardee) | |||
| 1957 | Cúchulainns (Dundalk) | Erin's Own (Dundalk) | ||
| 1956 | Cúchulainns (Dundalk) | |||
| 1955 | Naomh Colmcille (Ardee) | |||
| 1954 | Wolfe Tones | |||
| 1953 | Erin's Own (Dundalk) | |||
| 1952 | Erin's Own (Dundalk) | |||
| 1951 | Erin's Own (Dundalk) | |||
| 1941–1950 | No Championship | |||