The 2015 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 30 April to 11 October 2015.
Kilmallock entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Na Piarsaigh in the semi-finals. Croom and Effin were relegated.
The final was played on 11 October 2015 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Na Piarsaigh and Patrickswell, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Na Piarsaigh won the match by 1–22 to 4–12 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in two years.
Adare's Willie Griffin was the championship's top scorer with 3–50.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Bruff Croom
From Championship
Relegated to the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Granagh-Ballingarry Knockainey
Group 1 Group 1 table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffPatrickswell5500128695910Kilmallock540111376378Ahane5203888804South Liberties511373103−303Murroe/Boher511387111−43Effin502373115−422
Group 1 results
Group 2 Group 2 table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffNa Piarsaigh541013688488Adare523011083277Doon530211977426Ballybrown5212939305Bruff510461128−672Croom501468118−501
Group 2 results
Knockout stage Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Willie GriffinAdare3–505987.372Tommy QuaidEffin4–374959.803Seán TobinMurroe/Boher0–474759.404Alan O'ConnorBallybrown2–3541410.25Shane DowlingNa Piarsaigh1–384166.836Jack KelleherPatrickswell0–373775.287John MeskellAhane1–333675.148Lar ConsidinePatrickswell4–213374.719Kevin O'BrienPatrickswell8–073165.1610Brian RyanSouth Liberties3–213056.00John FitzgibbonAdare2–243074.28
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Tommy QuaidEffin2–1117South Liberties2Alan O'ConnorBallybrown1–1114Croom3Kevin O'BrienPatrickswell3–0312EffinWillie GriffinAdare1–0912Na PiarsaighAlan O'ConnorBallybrown0–1212Bruff6John MeskellAhane1–0811KilmallockJohn MeskellAhane0–1111AdareTommy QuaidEffin0–1111Murroe/BoherSeán TobinMurroe/Boher0–1111Patrickswell10Thomas O'BrienPatrickswell2–0410Murroe/BoherBrian RyanSouth Liberties2–0410Murroe/BoherShane DowlingNa Piarsaigh0–1010AdareConor AllisCroom0–1010Na PiarsaighSeán TobinMurroe/Boher0–1010South LibertiesSeán TobinMurroe/Boher0–1010AhaneEoin RyanKilmallock0–1010Ahane
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