2024 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship


The 2024 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 130th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 14 September to 27 October 2024.
O'Loughlin Gaels were the defending champions. Nine-time champions James Stephens's relegation brought an end to 59 years of top tier hurling for the club.
The [|final] was played on 27 October 2024 at UPMC Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between O'Loughlin Gaels and Thomastown, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Thomastown won the match by 0-18 to 0-07 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 78 years.
Thomastown's Robbie Donnelly was the championship's [|top scorer] with 0-29.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Robbie DonnellyThomastown0-292939.66
2Jack BuggyErin's Own2-1622211.00
3T. J. ReidBallyhale Shamrocks2-1420210.00
4Cian KennyJames Stephens0-191929.50
4Nicky CleereBennettsbridge0-191936.33
6Fionán MackessyO'Loughlin Gaels2-111735.66
6Harry ShineDicksboro0-171728.50
6John WalshMullinavat0-171728.50
9Alan MurphyGlenmore0-161628.00
10Seán MorrisseyBennettsbridge0-101033.33

;Single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Cian KennyJames Stephens0-1313Ballyhale Shamrocks
2Jack BuggyErin's Own2-0612Glenmore
3Robbie DonnellyThomastown0-1111Ballyhale Shamrocks
4T. J. ReidBallyhale Shamrocks2-0410James Stephens
4Fionán MackessyO'Loughlin Gaels1-0710Bennettsbridge
4T. J. ReidBallyhale Shamrocks0-1010Thomastown
4Robbie DonnellyThomastown0-1010Mullinavat
4John WalshMullinavat0-1010Erin's Own
4Jack BuggyErin's Own0-1010Mullinavat
4Nicky CleereBennettsbridge0-1010Tullaroan
4Harry ShineDicksboro0-1010O'Loughlin Gaels