2023 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship

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.

2023 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	30 June – 15 October 2023
Teams	8
Sponsor	UPMC
Champions	Naas (11th title) Brian Byrne (captain) Tom Mullally (manager)
Runners-up	Coill Dubh Johnny Byrne (captain) Paddy Kelly (manager)
Relegated	Clane
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	55 (2.75 per match)
Points scored	601 (30.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jack Sheridan (8-62)
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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.

Qualifying stage

Preliminary round

Celbridge v Naas

30 June 2023 Preliminary round	Celbridge	0-13 - 1-22	Naas	Manguard Park
	L Quinn 0-5, P Leahy 0-3, G Keegan 0-2, C Kirwan 0-1, S Gleeson 0-1, A Goss 0-1.		J Sheridan 0-16, J Burke 1-2, C Sheridan 0-2, S Leacy 0-2.

Confey v Ardclough

2 July 2023 Preliminary round	Confey	1-09 - 5-16	Ardclough	Manguard Park
	B O'Boyle 1-2, F Bass 0-3, P Divilly 0-2, A Ryan 0-1, N Ryan 0-1.		E Walsh 3-2, S Whelan 0-8, M Small 2-0, M Fitzgerald 0-1, N Devane 0-1, J Reeves 0-1, P O'Malley 0-1, T Spain 0-1, C Burke 0-1.

Coill Dubh v Clane

2 July 2023 Preliminary round	Coill Dubh	1-18 - 1-12	Clane	Manguard Park
	M Delaney 1-9, D Brereton 0-3, J Byrne 0-3, O O'Sullivan 0-1, C Carew 0-1, K Brereton 0-1.		P McKenna 1-6, E Gillman 0-2, S Christanseen 0-1, S Donovan 0-1, S Healy 0-1, B Muldoon 0-1.

Maynooth v Éire Óg-Corrachoill

2 July 2023 Preliminary round	Maynooth	0-15 - 2-17	Éire Óg-Corrachoill	Manguard Park
	D Qualter 0-8, C McCabe 0-2, C Nolan 0-2, C Flanagan 0-2, R Dunne 0-1.		P Dolan 0-8, K Conor 1-1, S Cramer 1-0, R O'Neill 0-3, C Kielty 0-2, P Cribbin 0-1, G Johnson 0-1, C O'Reilly 0-1.

Group A

Group A table

  Semi-finalists   Quarter-finalists

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Naas	3	3	0	0	103	45	58	6
Coill Dubh	3	2	0	1	55	60	-5	4
Éire Óg-Corrachoill	3	1	0	2	55	64	-9	2
Ardclough	3	0	0	3	51	95	-44	0

Group A results

Coill Dubh v Naas

21 July 2023 Round 1	Coill Dubh	1-11 - 0-24	Naas	Manguard Park
	M Delaney 0-8, J Byrne 1-1, E O'Neill 0-1, D Bereton 0-1.		J Sheridan 0-11, J Burke 0-4, C Sheridan 0-3, B Byrne 0-2, C Dowling 0-1, K Whelan 0-1, S Leacy 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1.

Ardclough v Éire Óg-Corrachoill

22 July 2023 Round 1	Ardclough	2-11 - 2-16	Éire Óg-Corrachoill	Manguard Park
	M Small 1-1, E Walsh 1-1, S Whelan 0-4, P O'Malley 0-2, T Spain 0-2, M Fitzgerald 0-1.		P Dolan 0-9, S O'Neill 0-5, S Cramer 1-0, C O'Reilly 1-0, R O'Neill 0-1, K Connor 0-1.

Éire Óg-Corrachoill v Coill Dubh

12 August 2023 Round 2	Éire Óg-Corrachoill	2-11 - 1-15	Coill Dubh	Manguard Park
	R O'Neill 0-5, C O'Reilly 1-1, S O'Neill 1-0, G Johnson 0-2, M Begley 0-1, P Freeman 0-1, P Dolan 0-1.		M Delaney 0-8, J Kenny 1-0, D Bereton 0-2, C Carew 0-2, J Byrne 0-2, D Flaherty 0-1.

ARdclough v Naas

12 August 2023 Round 2	ARdclough	0-15 - 6-32	Naas	Manguard Park
	S Whelan 0-11, D Costello 0-2, T Spain 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1.		J Sheridan 4-13, J Burke 1-5, F O'Sullivan 0-4, K Aherne 1-0, K Whelan 0-3, B Byrne 0-2, Cian Boran 0-2, Conan Boran 0-1, C Sheridan 0-1, H Carroll 0-1.

Naas v Éire Óg-Corrachoill

1 September 2023 Round 3	Naas	4-17 - 0-16	Éire Óg-Corrachoill	Manguard Park
	J Sheridan 2-8, J Burke 1-1, K Aherne 1-1, R Boran 0-1, K Whelan 0-1, S Leacy 0-1, C Sheridan 0-1, C Boran 0-1, C Tobin 0-1, B Byrne 0-1.		P Dolan 0-12, C Byrne 0-1, N Cramer 0-1, R O'Neill 0-1, G Johnson 0-1.

Ardclough v Coill Dubh

1 September 2023 Round 3	Ardclough	1-16 - 3-14	Coill Dubh	Manguard Park
	S Whelan 0-11, T Spain 1-1, D Costello 0-1, P O'Malley 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, J Reeves 0-1.		M Delaney 2-5, C Carew 0-5, R Casey 1-1, J Byrne 0-2, D Brereton 0-1.

Group B

Group B table

  Semi-finalists   Quarter-finalists   Relegated

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Celbridge	3	3	0	0	53	41	12	6
Maynooth	3	2	0	1	73	37	36	4
Confey	3	1	0	2	37	70	-33	2
Clane	3	0	0	3	45	60	-15	0

Group B results

Clane v Celbridge

22 July 2023 Round 1	Clane	1-10 - 2-12	Celbridge	Manguard Park
	P McKenna 1-4, K Ahern 0-3, C Ryan 0-1, H Muldoon 0-1, E Gillman 0-1.		C Kirwan 1-2, G Keegan 0-4, P Leahy 1-0, J Dolan 0-3, L Quinn 0-1, A Shanagher 0-1, P Hogan 0-1.

Confey v Maynooth

22 July 2023 Round 1	Confey	0-05 - 5-20	Maynooth	Manguard Park
	F Bass 0-2, N Ryan 0-1, P Divilly 0-1, S Leamy 0-1.		D Qualter 0-10, C McCabe 2-2, A Jordan 2-2, D O'Meara 1-1, K Dunne 0-3, G Kenny 0-1, C Flanagan 0-1.

Confey v Celbridge

13 August 2023 Round 2	Confey	1-11 - 0-19	Celbridge	Manguard Park
	F Bass 0-6, S Lawless 1-0, P Divilly 0-3, P Quigley 0-1, E Lynch 0-1.		G Keegan 0-9, A Goss 0-2, A Shanagher 0-2, P Leahy 0-2, O Lynam 0-1, J Dolan 0-1, J Connolly 0-1, M Moloney 0-1.

Clane v Maynooth

13 August 2023 Round 2	Clane	1-13 - 3-15	Maynooth	Manguard Park
	P McKenna 0-7, S Healy 1-0, E Gillman 0-2, S Donovan 0-1, H Muldoon 0-1, C Bonus 0-1, S Christanseen 0-1.		D Qualter 3-8, C McCabe 0-2, K Dunne 0-1, C Flanagan 0-1, C Nolan 0-1, F Lohan 0-1, E Kelliher 0-1.

Confey v Clane

31 August 2023 Round 3	Confey	0-18 - 2-10	Clane	Manguard Park
	F Bass 0-10, E Lynch 0-2, P Divilly 0-2, A Ryan 0-1, C Chan 0-1, S Lawless 0-1, M Waldron 0-1.		P McKenna 1-7, S Healy 1-0, S Donovan 0-2, H Muldoon 0-1.

Celbridge v Maynooth

31 August 2023 Round 3	Celbridge	1-13 - 0-14	Maynooth	Manguard Park
	G Keegan 0-5, J Dolan 1-0, P Leahy 0-2, C Kirwan 0-2, L Quinn 0-1, S Gleeson 0-1, B White 0-1, A Doran 0-1.		D Qualter 0-8, C McCabe 0-2, A Jordan 0-2, D O'Meara 0-1, C Flanagan 0-1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-final

Maynooth v Éire Óg-Corrachoill

16 September 2023 Quarter-final	Maynooth	1-20 - 2-16	Éire Óg-Corrachoill	Manguard Park
	D Qualter 0-13, C Nolan 1-0, D O'Meara 0-3, C McCabe 0-2, K Dunne 0-1, C Forde 0-1.		P Dolan 2-12, R O'Neill 0-1, C Kielty 0-1, K Connor 0-1, P Cribbin 0-1.

Semi-finals

Celbridge v Coill Dubh

30 September 2023 Semi-final	Celbridge	0-10 - 0-15	Coill Dubh	Manguard Park
	L Quinn 0-3, G Keegan 0-2, A Goss 0-1, P Leahy 0-1, A Shanagher 0-1, O Lynam 0-1, J Dolan 0-1.		M Delaney 0-6, R Casey 0-3, E O'Neill 0-2, C Gordon 0-1, D Flaherty 0-1, C Carew 0-1, J Byrne 0-1.

Naas v Maynooth

1 October 2023 Semi-final	Naas	0-21 - 0-15	Maynooth	Manguard Park
	J Sheridan 0-6, C Boran 0-4, B Byrne 0-3, J Burke 0-3, S Leacy 0-1, K Aherne 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1, C Dowling 0-1, C Boran 0-1.		D Qualter 0-12, A Jordan 0-2, H Dunne 0-1.

Final

Coill Dubh v Naas

15 October 2023 Final	Coill Dubh	0-11 - 3-13	Naas	Manguard Park
	M Delaney 0-4 (2fs, 1’65), C Carew 0-2 (1f), J Byrne 0-2 (1f), D Flaherty 0-2fs, E O’Neill 0-1.	Report	J Sheridan 2-8 (8fs), B Byrne 1-2, K Whelan 0-1, H Carroll 0-1, Cian Boran 0-1.	Referee: M Redmond

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jack Sheridan	Naas	8-62	86	6	14.33
2	David Qualter	Maynooth	3-59	68	6	11.33
3	Mark Delaney	Coill Dubh	3-40	49	6	8.16
4	Paul Dolan	Éire Óg-Corrachoill	2-42	48	5	9.60
5	Seán Whelan	Ardclough	0-34	34	4	8.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Jack Sheridan	Naas	4-13	25	Ardsclough
2	Paul Dolan	Éire Óg-Corrachoill	2-12	18	Maynooth
3	David Qualter	Maynooth	3-08	17	Clane
4	Jack Sheridan	Naas	0-16	16	Celbridge
5	Jack Sheridan	Naas	2-08	14	Éire Óg-Corrachoill
	Jack Sheridan	Naas	2-08	14	Coill Dubh
7	David Qualter	Maynooth	0-13	13	Éire Óg-Corrachoill
8	Mark Delaney	Coill Dubh	1-09	12	Clane
	Paul Dolan	Éire Óg-Corrachoill	0-12	12	Naas
	David Qualter	Maynooth	0-12	12	Naas

Miscellaneous

• Naas win the clubs first five in a row.
• Naas are the first club to win five in a row since Ardclough between 1979 and 1983.

References

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.