The 2026 TUS Clare Senior Hurling Championship is the 131st staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.
The draws for the group stage took place on 12 April 2026. The championship is contested by 16 teams. The group stage is in a round-robin format, with each team playing each team in their group once.
The quarter-finals are played between the winners of each group versus the runners up of each group. The relegation playoffs are played between the last-place teams of each group, with the losers of these entering a relegation final to determine the relegated team.
Éire Óg are the defending champion after defeating Clooney-Quin; it was Éire Óg's first senior hurling championship win in 35 years.
O'Callaghan's Mills returns to the championship after one year in the Clare Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship.
Group stage Four groups of four. Each team plays all the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. In cases where two or more teams are on equal points, only the matches between the relevant teams are used to calculate the score difference when determining placement in the group. The top two teams in each group advance to the Quarter-Finals The bottom-placed team from each group contest the Relegation Playoffs
Group 1
TeamPldWDLFADiffPts Inagh-Kilnamona32107451235 Clonlara3120625844 Ballyea31117980-13 St Joseph's Doora-Barefield30016187-260
Group 1 Results
Group 2
TeamPldWDLFADiffPts Éire Óg Inis33008865236 Scariff3102797362 Broadford31027277-52 Crusheen31026185-242
Group 2 Results
Group 3
TeamPldWDLFADiffPts Clooney-Quin32107446285 Cratloe3120727114 Feakle31026471-72 O'Callaghan's Mills30125779-221
Group 3 Results
Group 4
TeamPldWDLFADiffPts Kilmaley33007956236 Wolfe Tones, Shannon31026579-142 Sixmilebridge31027074-42 Newmarket-on-Fergus31026772-52 Note: Place 2 to 4 are determined without considering the games against Kilmaley. As all teams have a scoring difference of 0 the points were decided in favor of Wolfe Tones. TeamFADiff Wolfe Tones, Shannon50500 Sixmilebridge49490 Newmarket-on-Fergus47470
Group 4 Results
Knock-out stage
Relegation Playoffs Played by the four bottom-placed teams from Groups 1–4 The loser of each playoff enters the relegation final. The loser of the relegation final is relegated to the Premier Intermediate Championship for the 2026 season
Quarter-finals Played by the top 2 teams from Groups 1–4 The first-place team from each group is drawn to play a second-place team each group
Semi-finals
County Final
References
See also