The 2026 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship is the 129th staging of the Kildare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kildare County Board in 1888. The championship is due to run from 26 August to October 2026.
Naas entered the championship as the defending champions.
Record champion Clane return to the senior championship for the first time since 2023.
Team changes To championship
Promoted from the Kildare Senior B Hurling Championship: Clane
From championship
Relegated to the Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship: Moorefield
Format changes Compared to the previous format there is no more preliminary round. The 8 teams are split in 2 groups with 4 teams. Each team plays each other team in the group with 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. The top 2 teams of each group qualify for the semi-finals, while the bottom 2 teams play the relegation play-offs.
The team losing both games in the relegation play-offs is now relegated to the Intermediate championship since the Senior B championship is discontinued.
Group stage The draw of the groups took place on the 8th of June 2026.
Group A
Team Matches ScorePointsPldWDLForAgainstDiffMaynooth33009852466Éire Óg-Corrachoill3201575344Coill Dubh31025171-202Confey30034575-300
Group A results
Group B Group B table
TeamMatchesScorePointsPldWDL ForAgainstDiffNaas3300145271186Celbridge32016886-184Ardclough31026082-222Clane300349127-780
Group B results
Knockout stage Relegation Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
References