2025 Christy Ring Cup

2025 Christy Ring Cup
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Tournament details
Level3
Year2025
TrophyChristy Ring Cup
Dates12 April - 1 June 2025
Teams6
Winners
Champions London (2nd win)
ManagerNeil Rogers
CaptainSean Glynn
Qualify forChristy Ring Cup Final
Runners-up
Runners-up Derry
ManagerJohnny McGarvey
CaptainCormac O'Doherty
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s) London
Relegated team(s) Tyrone
Other
Matches played16
Total scored50-546 (46.40 per game)
Top Scorer Jack Regan (1-45)

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[1] and is the third-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is 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.[2] Donegal were promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup.[3]

The top 2 teams from the round robin stage will play 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 will be relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup

Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup

From Championship

Promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup

Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Format

Cup format

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

Promotion

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

Relegation

The bottom-placed team in the Christy Ring Cup are automatically relegated to the following year's Nicky Rackard Cup and are 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 (1)

Connacht (0)

  • None participated

Leinster (2)

Munster (0)

  • None participated

Ulster (3)

Teams

General information

County team Last Cup title Last Provincial title Last All-Ireland title Position in 2024 Championship Appearance
Derry — 2001 — 2nd 19th
Donegal — 1932 — Champions (Nicky Rackard Cup) 2nd
London 2012 — 1901 3rd 13th
Meath 2023 — — 6th (Joe McDonagh Cup) 15th
Tyrone — — — 4th 3rd
Wicklow — — — 5h 20th

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Derry Johnny McGarvey[6] Cormac O'Doherty[6] Errigal Group
Donegal Mickey McCann Conor Gartland Circet
London Neil Rogers Sean Glynn Clayton Hotels
Meath Johnny Greville Simon Ennis and Nicky Potterton Glenveagh Homes
Tyrone Stephen McGarry Oran McKee McAleer & Rushe
Wicklow Jonathan O'Neill Davy Maloney Yuasa Battery

Group Stage

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Derry 5 4 0 1 7-122 6-76 +49 8 Advance to Final
2 London 5 3 1 1 14-92 6-85 +31 7
3 Wicklow 5 3 1 1 8-82 7-89 -4 7
4 Donegal 5 2 0 3 8-88 7-75 +16 4
5 Meath 5 2 0 3 8-97 11-100 -12 4
6 Tyrone (R) 5 0 0 5 5-65 13-121 -80 0 Relegated to Nicky Rackard Cup

Round 1

12 April 2025 Round 1 Wicklow 1-24 (27) - (22) 2-16 Tyrone Aughrim
13:00 Pádraig Doyle 1-7 (0-5f), Pádraig Doran 0-5 (0-1 '65), Jack Doyle, Ronan McMahon, Seánie Germaine 0-3 each, Luke Evans, Dan Redmond, Warren Kavanagh 0-1 each Report Aidan Kelly 1-7 (0-7f), Sean Duffin 0-5 (0-2f), Kiefer Morgan 1-0, Tiernan Morgan, Michael Little, Aidan Woods, Fionn Devlin 0-1 each Stadium: Echelon Park
12 April 2025 Round 1 Meath 0-21 (21) - (33) 5-18 London Trim
13:00 Jack Regan (0-11 six frees, two 65's), Lorcan Byrne (0-3), James Toher (0-2), Kyle Donnelly, James Cooke, Kris Gorman, Sean Quigley, James Kelly (0-1 each) Report Jack Morrissey (2-5), David Devine (0-7 four frees), Paul Kennedy (2-0), Conor O'Carroll (1-1), Enda Egan (0-2 one free), Sean Glynn (0-2), Dylan Dawson (0-1) Stadium: St Loman's Park
12 April 2025 Round 1 Derry 1-21 (24) - (20) 1-17 Donegal Derry
15:00 Christy McNaughton 1-9, 5f, 2 65; John Mullan 0-6; G Bradley 0-3; Thomas Brady, Cahal Murray and Michael McGrath 0-1 Report Gerry Gilmore 0-5, 4f; Declan Coulter and Sean McVeigh 0-3; Luke White 1-1, 1-0 pen, 0-1f; Liam Óg McKinney 0-2 and Josh Cronolly McGee 0-2; Conor Gartland 0-1 Stadium: Celtic Park

Round 2

19 April 2025 Round 2 Donegal 1-10 (13) - (14) 1-11 Wicklow Letterkenny
14:00 Gerry Gilmore 0-4, 1f; Luke White 1-0 penalty; Declan Coulter and Ruairi Campbell 0-2; Liam Og McKinney and Ronan McDermott 0-1 Report Pádraig Doyle 1-5, 2f; Padraig Doran 0-2, 2f; Marc Lennon 0-2; Luke Evans and Jack Phelan 0-1 Stadium: O'Donnell Park
19 April 2025 Round 2 Meath 2-29 (35) - (21) 2-15 Tyrone Trim
15:00 Jack Regan (0-13 0-10 frees), James Kelly (0-4), Damien Healy (1-1), Darren O'Higgins (1-0), Daire Shine, Cian Rogers, Mikey Cole (0-2 each), Darragh Kelly, James Toher, Lorcan Byrne, Nicky Potterton, Kris Gorman (0-1 each) Report Sean Duffin (1-8 one penalty, five frees, one 65), Rory Weir (1-1), Ciaran Magill (0-3), Aidan Kelly (0-2 one free), Fionn Devlin (0-1) Stadium: St Loman's Park
20 April 2025 Round 2 London 1-18 (21) - (25) 2-19 Derry Ruislip
12:30 David Devine 0-10 (0-8f, 0-2 '65), Sean Glynn 1-1, Paul Kennedy, Conor O'Carroll 0-2 each, Rory Lodge, Enda Egan (0-1f), Jack Morrissey (0-1f) 0-1 each Report Cormac O'Doherty 2-3, Christy McNaughton 0-6 (0-4f), Decky Foley 0-5, Eamon Conway 0-4, Ruairi Ó Mianáin 0-1 Stadium: McGovern Park

Round 3

26 May 2025 Round 3 Tyrone 0-10 (10) - (33) 5-18 Donegal Carrickmore
12:30 S Duffin 0-6 (5f), R Weir 0-3, L Devlin, M Little (f) 0-1 each Report J Connolly McGee 3-2, D Coulter 1-4, L White 1-1 (1-0 pen), G Gilmore 0-5 (2f), L McKinney 0-2, R McDermott, B McIntyre, S McVeigh, R Hilferty 0-1 each Stadium: Páirc Colmcille
Referee: C O’Regan (Cork)
26 April 2025 Round 3 Wicklow 2-17 (23) - (23) 2-17 London Aughrim
13:00 L. Evans 2-1; P. Dorian (3 65) 0-3; R McMahon, J. Phelan 0-2 each; J. Doyle, M. Lennon, C. McNally (1f), P. Doyle, J. Toomey S. Germaine, T. Collins, S. O'Dowd and W. Kavanagh 0-1 each Report D. Devine (1f, 1 65), 1-4; S. Glynn 0-4; J. Morrissey 1-0; E. Egan (2f), P. Kennedy, D Dawson, D. Leahy 0-2 each C. McCormack 0-1 Stadium: Echelon Park
26 April 2025 Round 3 Derry 1-22 (25) - (26) 3-17 Meath Derry
13:00 C O’Doherty 0-12 (9f, 1 65); Shéa Cassidy 1-1; E Conway 0-3; R Ó Mianáin; M McGrath; R McGill; D Foley; C Murray and C McNaughton 0-1 each Report J Regan 0-7 (6f); M Cole 2-0; N Potterton 0-3; D Healy 1-0); J Toher; L Byrne 0-2 each; K Gorman; C Rogers and S Quigley 0-1 each Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)

Round 4

10 May 2025 Round 4 Donegal 1-15 (18) - (25) 2-19 London Letterkenny
12:30 Gerard Gilmore (0-6,4f), Danny Cullen (1-2), Liam McKinney (0-2), Conor O’Grady (0-1), Declan Coulter (0-1), Conor Gartland (0-1), Peter Kelly (0-1), Sean Ward (0-1) Report Jack Morrisey (1-5, pen,f), Dylan Dawson (0-5), Sean Glynn (0-4,2f), Conor O’Carroll (1-0), Adam Cunney (0-1), Owen Sheil (0-1), Rory Lodge (0-1), David Devine (0-1), Donnachadha Leahy (0-1) Stadium: O'Donnell Park
Referee: Ciarán McCloskey (Antrim)
10 May 2025 Round 4 Tyrone 0-11 (11) - (33) 1-30 Derry Eoghan Ruadh, Dungannon
13:00 S Duffin 0-4 (3f); L Devlin 0-3; A Woods 0-2; F Corry, T Morgan 0-1 each Report R McGill 1-1; C O’Doherty 0-8 (4f); S Cassidy 0-5; C O’Kane 0-4; J Mullan 0-3; M McGrath, J Friel, D Cartin 0-2 each; R Ó Mianáin, E Cassidy, R Mullan 0-1 each Stadium: Donaghmore Road
Referee: Peter Owens (Down)
10 May 2025 Round 4 Wicklow 3-17 (26) - (16) 0-16 Meath Aughrim
14:00 Padraig Doyle (1-7, 6f), John Toomey (2-0), Marc Lennon (0-2), Ronan McMahon (0-2), Seanie Germaine (0-2), Pádraig Doran (0-1, 1 65), Jack Phelan (0-1), Jack Doyle (0-1), Davey Maloney (0-1) Report Jack Regan (0-7, 2f, 3 65), Nicky Potterton (0-3), Dean Healy (0-2), Joey Cole (0-1), Kris Gorman (0-1), Lorcan Byrne (0-1), James Murray (0-1) Stadium: Echelon Park
Referee: Pádraig Dunne (Laois)

Round 5

17 May 2025 Round 5 Derry 2-30 (36) - (16) 1-13 Wicklow Derry
13:30 C O'Doherty 1-13 (9f, 2 '65'); E Conway 0-4; R Ó Mianáin 0-3; A Duffin 1-0; R Mullan, S Cassidy, J Mullan 0-2 each; C McNaughton, J Friel, D Cartin, T Brady 0-1 each Report P Doyle 1-5 (5f, 1 '65'); P Doran 0-3 (4f); S Germaine 0-2; J Phelan, L Evans, R McMahon 0-1 each Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: M Farrell (Roscommon)
17 May 2025 Round 5 Meath 3-14 (23) - (28) 0-28 Donegal Trim
13:30 J Regan 1-7 (0-6f,1-0p); C Rogers & N Potterton 1-0 each; P Hanrahan 0-2; J Kelly, S Quigley; D Healy, M Burke & J Toher 0-1 each Report L McKinney 0-16 (0-13f); P Kelly, C Gartland, & K Kealy 0-2 each; C O’Grady, B MacIntyre, S Ward, J McGee/Cronolly, R Forde & J Kealy 0-1 Stadium: St Loman's Park
Referee: Conor Doyle (Tipperary)
17 May 2025 Round 5 London 4-20 (32) - (16) 1-13 Tyrone Ruislip
13:30 C O'Carroll 2-3, S Glynn 1-4, D Dawson 1-2, 2f, D Devine 0-5, E Egan 0-3, 3f, O Shiel, D Reale, C McCormack 0-1 Report Stadium: McGovern Park
Referee: Kevin Parke (Antrim)

Knockout stage

Final

31 May 2025 Final Derry 1-24 – 1-27 London Dublin  
17:00 Venue: Croke Park

Pts: Cormac O'Doherty 0-9 (8fs), Thomas Brady 1-1, Eamon Conway 0-4, Christy McNaughton 0-3, Ruairi O Mianain 0-2, Richie Mullan 0-2, Cahal Murray 0-1, Shea Cassidy 0-1, Ryan McGill 0-1.
Pts: David Devine 1-12 (9fs), Enda Egan 0-4 (3fs, 1 65), Dylan Dawson 0-3, Sean Glynn 0-2, Conor O'Carroll 0-2, Paul Kennedy 0-1, Conor McCormack 0-1, Tom Millerick 0-1, Jack Morrissey 0-1. 		Referee: Padraig Dunne, Laois
TV: Spórt TG4


London win the Christy Ring Cup.[7][8]

Stadia and locations

See also: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums
Locations of the 2025 Christy Ring Cup counties.
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
Liam McKinney Donegal 0-23 23 5 4.60
8 Gerry Gilmore Donegal 0-20 20 4 5.00
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
Liam McKinney Donegal 0-16 16 Meath
3 Jack Regan Meath 0-13 13 Tyrone
4 Christy McNaughton Derry 1-09 12 Donegal
Cormac O'Doherty Derry 0-12 12 Meath
6 Jack Morrissey London 2-05 11 Meath
Jack Regan Meath 0-11 11 London
Seán Duffin Tyrone 1-08 11 Meath
Josh Connolly McGee Donegal 3-02 11 Tyrone
10 Pádraig Doyle Wicklow 1-07 10 Tyrone
Aidan Kelly Tyrone 1-07 10 Wicklow
David Devine London 0-10 10 Derry
Pádraig Doyle Wicklow 1-07 10 Meath
Jack Regan Meath 1-07 10 Donegal

Scoring events

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

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b Buckley, Gerry (2024-05-18). "Westmeath find form as Meath relegated to Christy Ring". www.rte.ie.
  3. ^ a b Lochlainn, Rónan Mac (2024-06-02). "Donegal rally to seal Nicky Rackard Cup". www.rte.ie.
  4. ^ Gaa.ie (2024-06-02). "Christy Ring Cup Final: Four goal Kildare overpower Derry". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  5. ^ Sport (2024-05-18). "Sligo hurlers relegated from Christy Ring Cup". OceanFM. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  6. ^ a b "Derry hurlers will meet London in Christy Ring Cup as Wicklow miss out on score difference". Wicklow People. 17 May 2025.
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  8. ^ "Christy Ring Cup". RTE.ie. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
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