2025 Christy Ring Cup

The 2025 Christy Ring Cup was the twenty-first edition of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005 and was the third-tier of Hurling for senior county teams. It was contested by six GAA county teams ranked 18–23 in the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The competition ran from 12 April to 1 June 2025.
Kildare, winner of the 2024 final, were promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup, replaced by Meath who were relegated back to this competition. Donegal were promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup.
The top 2 teams from the round robin stage played off in the final to decide the winner. The [|Christy Ring Cup final] was played on 1 June 2025 at Croke Park in Dublin. London defeated Derry by 1–27 to 1–24.
The bottom team was relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup

Meath

Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup

Donegal

From Championship

Promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup

Kildare

Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Sligo

Format

Cup format

Initially each of the six teams played the other five teams in single round-robin matches. The top two teams after the round robin games competed in the Christy Ring Cup Final.

Promotion

The winner of the Christy Ring Cup was automatically promoted to the following year's Joe McDonagh Cup and replaced by the bottom-placed team in the Joe McDonagh Cup.

Relegation

The bottom-placed team in the Christy Ring Cup was automatically relegated to the following year's Nicky Rackard Cup and replaced by the Nicky Rackard Cup champions.

Teams by province

The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2025 National Hurling League before the championship were:
Britain

London

Connacht None participated
Leinster

Munster None participated
Ulster

Knockout stage

Final

win the Christy Ring Cup.

Stadia and locations

County	Location	Province	Stadium	Capacity
Neutral	Dublin	Leinster	Croke Park	82,300
Derry	Derry	Ulster	Celtic Park	22,000
Donegal	Letterkenny	Ulster	O'Donnell Park	8,200
London	South Ruislip	Britain	McGovern Park	3,000
Meath	Trim	Leinster	St. Loman's Park
Tyrone	Carrickmore	Ulster	Páirc Colmcille
Wicklow	Aughrim	Leinster	Echelon Park Aughrim	7,000

Statistics

Top scorers

; Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jack Regan	Meath	1-45	48	5	9.60
2	Cormac O'Doherty	Derry	3-36	45	5	9.00
3	Pádraig Doyle	Wicklow	4-25	37	5	7.40
4	David Devine	London	1-27	30	5	6.00
5	Seán Duffin	Tyrone	1-23	26	4	6.50
6	Jack Morrissey	London	4-11	23	4	5.67
6	Liam McKinney	Donegal	0-23	23	5	4.60
8	Gerry Gilmore	Donegal	0-20	20	4	5.00
8	Christy McNaughton	Derry	1-17	20	4	5.00
10	Conor O'Carroll	London	4-06	18	4	4.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Cormac O'Doherty	Derry	1-13	16	Wicklow
1	Liam McKinney	Donegal	0-16	16	Meath
3	Jack Regan	Meath	0-13	13	Tyrone
4	Christy McNaughton	Derry	1-09	12	Donegal
4	Cormac O'Doherty	Derry	0-12	12	Meath
6	Jack Morrissey	London	2-05	11	Meath
6	Jack Regan	Meath	0-11	11	London
6	Seán Duffin	Tyrone	1-08	11	Meath
6	Josh Connolly McGee	Donegal	3-02	11	Tyrone
10	Pádraig Doyle	Wicklow	1-07	10	Tyrone
10	Aidan Kelly	Tyrone	1-07	10	Wicklow
10	David Devine	London	0-10	10	Derry
10	Pádraig Doyle	Wicklow	1-07	10	Meath
10	Jack Regan	Meath	1-07	10	Donegal

Scoring events

Widest winning margin: 23 points
*Tyrone 0-10 - 5-18 Donegal
Most goals in a match: 5
*Meath 0-21 - 5-18 London
*Tyrone 0-10 - 5-18 Donegal
*London 4-20 - 1-13 Tyrone
Most points in a match: 44
*Meath 2-29 - 2-15 Tyrone
Most goals by one team in a match: 5
*Meath 0-21 - 5-18 London
*Tyrone 0-10 - 5-18 Donegal
Most points by one team in a match: 30
*Tyrone 0-11 - 1-30 Derry
*Derry 2-30 - 1-13 Wicklow
Highest aggregate score: 56 points
*Meath 2-29 - 2-15 Tyrone
Lowest aggregate score: 27 points
*Donegal 1-10 - 1-11 Wicklow
Hat-trick Heros:
* Josh Connolly McGee 3-02 v Tyrone