2025 Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship
| Dates | 12 July - 5 October 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Sponsor | Molloy Environmental Systems | ||
| Champions |  Lusmagh (1st title)Graham Lynch (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  Carrig & Riverstown | ||
| Relegated |  Coolderry | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 19 | ||
| Goals scored | 46 (2.42 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 666 (35.05 per match) | ||
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The 2025 Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship was the eighth staging of the Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 2018. The draw for the group stage placings was made on 13 February 2025.[1][2] The championship ran from 12 July to 5 October 2025.
Kilcormac–Killoughey entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Lusmagh in the semi-finals.[3][4]
The final was played on 5 October 2025 at Grant Heating St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Lusmagh and Carrig & Riverstown, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[5] Lusmagh won the match by 1–19 to 0–19 to claim their first ever championship title.[6]
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship
From Championship
Relegated to the Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship
Group stage
Group stage table
Knockout stage Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Carrig & Riverstown | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 85 | 43 | 9 |
| Lusmagh | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 113 | 85 | 28 | 8 |
 Kilcormac–Killoughey | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 90 | 13 | 6 |
 Clara | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 101 | -17 | 5 |
 Clodiagh Gaels | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 82 | -19 | 0 |
| Coolderry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 118 | -48 | 0 |
Group stage results
| 12 July 2025Round 1 | Clodiagh Gaels | 0-16 - 2-18 | Carrig & Riverstown | Clodiagh Gaels Grounds |
| L Langton 0-11 (4f and 1 '65'), A Gorman and C Langton 0-2 each, R Dunne 0-1. | Report | A Coakley 2-3, W Gleeson 0-4 (2f), C King, P Bergin, C Freeman and D Egan 0-2 each, T Hogan, C Larkin, J Hoctor 0-1 each. |
| 13 July 2025Round 1 | Coolderry | 0-16 - 2-15 | Clara | Coolderry Grounds |
| Report |
| 13 July 2025Round 1 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | 0-15 - 2-20 | Lusmagh | Kilcormac GAA Grounds |
| Report |
| 24 July 2025Round 2 | Lusmagh | 3-21 - 1-18 | Coolderry | Lusmagh Grounds |
| Report |
| 25 July 2025Round 2 | Clara | 1-16 - 0-18 | Clodiagh Gaels | Clara Grounds |
| Report |
| 26 July 2025Round 2 | Carrig & Riverstown | 2-18 - 1-15 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | Páirc na Carraige & Baile Uí Lachnáin |
| Report |
| 8 August 2025Round 3 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | 1-12 - 0-13 | Clodiagh Gaels | Glenisk O'Connor Park |
| 9 August 2025Round 3 | Lusmagh | 1-13 - 1-13 | Clara | St Rynagh's Park |
| 9 August 2025Round 3 | Carrig & Riverstown | 2-29 - 0-19 | Coolderry | Shinrone Grounds |
| 22 August 2025Round 4 | Clodiagh Gaels | 0-16 - 2-18 | Lusmagh | Kilcormac GAA Grounds |
| 23 August 2025Round 4 | Clara | 0-15 - 1-25 | Carrig & Riverstown | Grant Heating St Brendan's Park |
| 25 August 2025Round 4 | Coolderry | 1-11 - 3-23 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | Clareen Grounds |
| 6 September 2025Round 5 | Carrig & Riverstown | 0-17 - 0-17 | Lusmagh | Grant Heating St Brendan's Park |
| 6 September 2025Round 5 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | 1-20 - 0-13 | Clara | St Rynagh's Park |
Relegation stage
Relegation playoff
| 5 September 2025Playoff | Clodiagh Gaels | 4-26 - 2-13 | Coolderry | Faithful Fields |
| Report |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| 20 September 2025Semi-final | Carrig & Riverstown | 1-21 - 2-15 | Clara | Grant Heating St Brendan's Park |
| W Gleeson 0-6f, C Freeman 1-2, L Hogan 0-3 (0-1f), D Egan 0-2, B Hoctor 0-2 (0-1f, 0-1 65), P King 0-1, P Bergin 0-1, M O’Brien 0-1, C King 0-1, L Hoare 0-1f, J Hoctor 0-1. | Report | R Brady 2-0, C Delaney 0-4f, J Fleming 0-3, C Doyle 0-3 (0-2f), M Dalton 0-2, J Ledwith 0-1, C Egan 0-1, B Egan 0-1. |
| 21 September 2025Semi-final | Lusmagh | 3-18 - 0-16 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | St Rynagh's Park |
| E Quinlan 0-6, P Kinsella (5frees) 1-7, L Bowe and G Lynch 1-0, A Kelly 0-2, S Lanigan, D Healy and R Kelly 0-1 each. | Report | L Kavanagh (6frees) 0-7, D Hand (3frees) 0-4, L Kavanagh (1free) 0-3, S Guinan 0-2. |
Final
| 5 October 2025Final | Carrig & Riverstown | 0-19 - 1-19 | Lusmagh | Grant Heating St Brendan's Park |
| W Gleeson 0-9 (9f), M O'Brien 0-4 (1f), C King and D Egan 0-2 each, C Freeman and L Hogan 0-1 each. | Report | P Kinsella 1-10 (5f), D Healy 0-4, E Kelly and S Lanigan 0-2 each, G Lynch 0-1. |
References
- ^"Draws made for Offaly hurling and football championships". Offaly Live. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^"2025 Club Championship And League Draws Finalised". Offaly GAA website. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^"Dominant Kilcormac-Killoughey retain title as Clodiagh Gaels fail to hit double figures for second year". Offaly Live. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^"Lusmagh book Senior B final spot to dethrone Kilcormac Killoughey". Offaly Live. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^"Greatly improved Lusmagh have the form to delay Carrig-Riverstown dreams". Offaly Live. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^"Jubilant Lusmagh hold out for great win as brave Carrig-Riverstown fall away in second half". Offaly Live. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^"Stronger Coolderry grind resistance out of Drumcullen to claim intermediate honours". Offaly Live. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^"Relieved Clara retain senior 'B' status as Birr relegated". Offaly Live. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
