Louth Senior Hurling Championship

The Louth Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Louth GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Louth, Ireland. The winner qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.

Louth Senior Hurling Championship
Current season or competition: 2025 Louth Senior Hurling Championship
Code	Hurling
Region	Louth (GAA)
Trophy	Paddy Kelly Cup[1]
No. of teams	3
Title holders	Naomh Moninne (23rd title)
Most titles	Naomh Moninne (23 titles)

St Fechin's are the title holders, defeating Knockbridge by 1–17 to 1–10 in the 2024 final.^[1]

History

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 deceased Drogheda gael, was presented for the first time that year to the Naomh Moninne captain Brian Brady.^[2]

Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship.

Teams

2025 teams

The 3 teams competing in the 2025 Louth Senior Hurling Championship are:

Team	Location	Colours	Position in 2024	Championship titles	Last championship title
Knockbridge	Knockbridge	Red and white	Group Stage	12	2020
Naomh Moninne	Dundalk	Black and amber	Champions	23	2025
St Fechin's	Termonfeckin	Green and white	Runners-Up	6	2024

Roll of honour

By club

#	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

List of finals

Legend

• Gold – Leinster junior club champions
• Silver – Leinster junior club runners-up

(R) = Replay

List of Louth SHC finals

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

See also

• Louth Senior Football Championship
• Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship