The 2026 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship is the 135th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.
The defending champions were Loughmore–Castleiney but they were defeated by Holycross–Ballycahill at the preliminary quarter-final stage.
Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Tipperary Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Upperchurch–Drombane
From Championship Relegated to the Tipperary Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Lorrha–Dorrha
Divisional championships Mid Bracket
Final
North Bracket
Final
South Bracket
Final
West Final
Group stage The draw for the group stage took place on 2 April 2026.
Group 1 TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Thurles Sarsfields33004-737-47+176 Holycross–Ballycahill32014-664-56+104 Kilruane MacDonaghs31025-564-68-92 Upperchurch–Drombane30034-522-76-180 Results
Group 2 TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Moycarkey–Borris33006-543-51+126 Borris–Ileigh31026-606-62-22 Loughmore–Castleiney31023-606-58-72 Clonoulty–Rossmore31027-567-59-32 Results
Tiebreaker TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Borris–Ileigh21015-424-44+12 Loughmore–Castleiney21013-455-3902 Clonoulty–Rossmore21015-384-42-12
Group 3 TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Cashel King Cormacs33004-856-71+86 Kiladangan32017-684-67+104 Drom & Inch31022-743-77-62 Roscrea30034-644-76-120 Results
Group 4 TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff JK Brackens33007-691-67+206 Nenagh Éire Óg32016-646-52+124 Toomevara30122-533-65-151 Mullinahone30121-666-68-171 Results
Relegation Relegation semi-finals
Relegation final
Knockout stage Bracket
Preliminary quarter-finals
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers Overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Eddie RyanBorris–Ileigh2-4955413.252Darragh WoodsHolycross–Ballycahill2-4753510.63John McGrathLoughmore–Castleiney3-35444114Mikey HeffernanNenagh Éire Óg0-4242675Aidan McCormackThurles Sarsfields1-363957.86Billy SeymourKiladangan1-343749.257Stephen FerncombeClonoulty–Rossmore2-303698Jamie OrmondJK Brackens3-253456.8Micheal DunneMullinahone0-34311.339Lyndon FairbrotherJK Brackens1-293210.67Devon RyanCashel King Cormacs0-3248
In a single game Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Eddie RyanBorris–Ileigh1-1619Loughmore–Castleiney2John McGrathLoughmore–Castleiney2-814Holycross–BallycahillWillie ClearyKilruane MacDonaghs1-11Thurles Sarsfields4Séamus CallananDrom & Inch1-1013KiladanganEddie RyanBorris–IleighThurles Sarsfields0-13Moycarkey–Borris7Jamie OrmondJK Brackens2-612MullinahoneBilly SeymourKiladangan1-9Cashel King CormacsMicheal DunneMullinahone0-12ToomevaraDarragh WoodsHolycross–BallycahillJK BrackensMikey HeffernanNenagh Éire ÓgCashel King CormacsThurles Sarsfields
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