2015 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 4 April – 25 October 2015 | ||
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| Teams | 16 | ||
| Sponsor | Clean Ireland Recycling | ||
| Champions | Thurles Sarsfields (34th title) Pádraic Maher (captain) Tommy Maher (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | Nenagh Éire Óg Noel Maloney (captain) Paddy Murphy (captain) Liam Heffernan (manager) | ||
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The 2015 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 125th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.[1] The championship ran from 4 April to 25 October 2015.
Thurles Sarsfields enetered the championship as the defending champions.[2][3][4]
The final was played on 25 October 2015 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Thurles Sarsfields and Nenagh Éire Óg, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Thurles Sarsfields won the match by 1–18 to 3–11 to claim their 34th championship title overall and a second title in succession.[5][6]
Knockout stage
Preliminary quarter-finals
| 13 September 2025 Pre quarter-final | Nenagh Éire Óg | 1-21 - 0-10 | Roscrea | St Flannan's Park |
| D Quinn 0-9, P Murphy 1-1, S Hennessy 0-4, A Coffey 0-3, P Morris 0-1, T Heffernan 0-1, M Heffernan 0-1, J Mackey 0-1. | J Fitzpatrick 0-7, D Flynn 0-1, M O'Meara 0-1, G Ryan 0-1. |
| 13 September 2025 Pre quarter-final | Éire Óg Annacarty | 2-18 - 2-14 | Lorrha | The Ragg |
| P O'Dwyer 0-9, C O'Brien 1-5, R O'Brien 1-3, K Fox 0-1. | P Maher 0-9, W Maher 1-2, E McIntyre 1-1, C Duggan 0-2. |
| 13 September 2025 Pre quarter-final | Thurles Sarsfields | 3-25 - 2-18 | Mullinahone | Leahy Park |
| P Bourke 1-8, A McCormack 0-8, C Lanigan 1-2, L Corbett 1-1, D Maher 0-2, S Cahill 0-2, J Maher 0-1, B McCarthy 0-1. | S Curran 1-8, J Shelly 1-1, E Kelly 0-4, A Curran 0-2, E Keane 0-1, E Fennelly 0-1, C Horan 0-1. |
| 13 September 2025 Pre quarter-final | Kiladangan | 2-16 - 1-10 | Upperchurch–Drombane | St Michael's Park |
| D Egan 0-6, P Flynn 1-2, W Connors 1-0, A Flynn 0-2, J Loughnane 0-2, M Ryan 0-2, T Gallagher 0-2. | P Ryan 1-4, P Shortt 0-3, J Barry 0-2, P Shanahan 0-1. |
| 13 September 2025 Pre quarter-final | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 1-21 - 1-09 | J. K. Brackens | St Michael's Park |
| B O'Meara 1-4, K Cahill 0-4, C Darcy 0-4, T Cleary 0-3, S Hennessy 0-3, J Cahill 0-2, K Ryan 0-1. | L Fairbrother 0-5, S Bourke 1-1, J Moloney 0-1, L Egan 0-1, C Scully 0-1. |
| 13 September 2015 Pre quarter-final | Portroe | 2-26 - 1-20 (aet) | Killenaule | The Ragg |
| J Sheedy 0-10, M Gennery 1-1, R Mulrooney 1-1, K O'Halloran 0-4, J Ryan 0-4, J Creamer 0-2, C Leo 0-1, D Gleeson 0-1, M Creamer 0-1, C Gleeson 0-1. | J O'Dwyer 0-9, T Doyle 0-7, D Blake 1-0, N O'Dwyer 0-2, M Doyle 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1. |
- Drom-Inch and Clonoulty–Rossmore received byes in this round.
Quarter-finals
| 26 September 2015 Quarter-final | Éire Óg Annacarty | 1-14 - 1-22 | Kilruane MacDonaghs | Semple Stadium |
| Paidi O’Dwyer (0-7, 0-6 frees), Kevin Fox (0-1), Conor O’Brien (0-2), Ronan O’Brien (0-3), Dinny Crosse (0-1), Seanie Ryan (1-0) | Report | Eoin Hogan (0-1), Justin Cahill (0-3), Seamus Hennessy (0-3 frees), Kevin Quinlan (0-2), Kieran Cahill (0-8, 0-7 frees), Thomas Cleary (0-1), Brian O’Meara (0-1), Cian Darcy (1-3) | Referee: Johnny Ryan (Boherlahan-Dualla) |
| 26 September 2015 Quarter-final | Kildangan | 1-15 - 5-13 | Drom-Inch | Semple Stadium |
| Darragh Egan (0-8, 0-5 frees, 0-1 65m), Tadhg Gallagher (0-1), Paul Flynn (0-2), Micheal Ryan (1-2), Ruairi Gleeson (0-2) | Report | Johnny Ryan (0-1), Michael Everard (1-1), David Collins (0-3), David Butler (1-0), Seamus Butler (1-2), Seamus Callanan (2-5, 1-0 65m, 0-2 frees), Paul Kennedy (0-1) | Referee: Fergal Horgan (Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams) |
| 27 September 2015 Quarter-final | Nenagh Éire Óg | 0-27 - 1-12 | Portroe | Semple Stadium |
| Daire Quinn (0-1), Michael Heffernan (0-6, 0-4 frees); Andrew Coffey (0-4), Paddy Murphy (0-2), Tommy Heffernan (0-5), Shane Hennessy (0-1), James Mackey (0-8, 0-6 frees) | Report | Jimmy Creamer (1-1), Mark Gennery (0-1), Ruadhan Mulrooney (0-1), Kevin O’Halloran (0-2 sideline cuts), John Sheedy (0-4 frees), James Ryan (0-2), Michael Sheedy (0-1) | Referee: Paddy Ivors (Ballingarry) |
| 27 September 2015 Quarter-final | Clonoulty-Rossmore | 1-14 - 1-23 | Thurles Sarsfields | Semple Stadium |
| Conor Hammersley (0-1), Sean Maher (0-1), Paudie White, John O’Neill (1-1), Timmy Hammersley (0-10, 0-8 frees), Padraig Heffernan (0-1) | Report | Stephen Cahill (0-2), Billy McCarthy (0-1), Lar Corbett (0-2), Aidan McCormack (0-3), Denis Maher (0-1), Conor Lanigan (1-0), Pa Bourke (0-11, 0-3 frees), John Maher (0-3) | Referee: Philip Kelly (Ballinahinch) |
Semi-finals
| 11 October 2015 Semi-final | Thurles Sarsfields | 2-20 - 1-17 | Kilruane MacDonaghs | Semple Stadium |
| Pa Bourke 1-8 (0-5f), Aidan McCormack 1-6, Denis Maher 0-3, Stephen Cahill 0-2, Lar Corbett 0-1. | Report | Kieran Cahill 0-7 (4f), Cian Darcy 1-0, Seamus Hennessy 0-3 (1f), Ray McLoughney (1f) & Niall O’Meara 0-2 each, Brian O’Meara, Kevin Quinlan & Thomas Cleary 0-1 each. | Referee: John O’Brien (Arravale Rovers) |
| 11 October 2015 Semi-final | Drom-Inch | 2-16 - 1-20 | Nenagh Éire Óg | Semple Stadium |
| Seamus Callanan 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-3f), David Butler 1-2, Johnny Ryan 0-3 (1f), Seamus Butler 0-2, Kevin Butler, Eamonn Buckley, Enda Walsh, James Woodlock, David Collins & Tommy Nolan 0-1 each. | Report | Mikey Heffernan 0-7 (6f), Andrew Coffey 1-1, Tommy Heffernan 0-4, Daire Quinn, Killian Gleeson & James Mackey (2f) 0-2 each, Barry Heffernan & Paddy Murphy 0-1 each. | Referee: John McCormack (Kickhams) |
Final
| 25 October 2015 Final | Thurles Sarsfields | 1-18 - 3-11 | Nenagh Éire Óg | Semple Stadium |
| C Lanigan (1-2); P Bourke (0-4, 3 frees, 1 65); Denis Maher (0-4); A McCormack (0-3); L Corbett (0-2); B McCarthy, J Maher, S Cahill (0-1 each). | Report | M Heffernan (1-4, 0-2 frees); A Coffey (1-1); Barry Heffernan (1-0, pen); P Morris, J Mackey (0-2 each); T Heffernan, D Quinn (0-1 each). | Referee: F Horgan (Knockavilla Kickhams) |
References
- ^ "Club titles - Tipperary". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Speedy start puts Sars on road to 33rd title triumph". Irish Examiner. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Maher shines as Thurles Sarsfields win". RTÉ sport. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (3 November 2014). "Early surge the key as classy Sarsfields seize glory". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Thurles Sarsfields pushed all the way but they remain Tipperary hurling champions". The 42. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Sarsfields withstand Nenagh fightback to claim honours". Irish Independent. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.