Kerry Senior Hurling Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2024 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship | |
Irish | Craobh Sinsear Iomána Chiarraí |
Code | Hurling |
Founded | 1889 |
Region | Kerry (GAA) |
Trophy | Neilus Flynn Cup |
No. of teams | 10 |
Title holders | Abbeydorney (5th title) |
Most titles | Kilmoyley (26 titles) |
Sponsors | Garvey's SuperValu |
Official website | https://www.kerrygaa.ie/ |
The Kerry Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey's SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1889 for the top hurling teams in the county of Kerry in Ireland.
The series of games are played during the summer months, with the county final currently being played in Austin Stack Park in August. Initially played a knock-out competition, the championship currently uses a double elimination format whereby each team is guaranteed at least two games. The 2020 championship reverted to a straight knock-out format due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Kerry County Championship is an integral part of the wider Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Kerry county final join the intermediate champions of the other five counties to contest the provincial championship.
The title has been won at least once by 21 different teams. The all-time record-holders are Kilmoyley who have won 26 titles.
Abbeydorney are the current title-holders after defeating Ballyduff by 1-17 to 1-10 in the 2024 championship final played at Austin Stack Park in Tralee.