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04 Nov 2025

Kildare's mount-watering games in Leinster SHC

Leinster Championship fixtures for 2026 confirmed

Kildare's mount-watering games in Leinster SHC

Brian Dowling, Kildare Senior Hurling Manager

Following a magnificent season this year in which Kildare hurlers won the Joe McDonagh Cup along with being promoted to Division 1B of the Allianz Hurling League, the draw for the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 2026 has just been annoounced looking at the fixtures it certain confirms that The Lilies will be rubbing shoulders with some of the elite counties in the province.

Big ask for manager Brian Dowling and his management but brilliant games for the players and fans to look forward to.,

While the dates of the games will be finalised later the following are the fixtures:

Date
Round 1
18th/19th April
Galway
v
Kilkenny
Pearse Stadium
Kildare
v
Wexford
Cedral St Conleths Park
Offaly
v
Dublin
Glenisk O'Connor Park
Round 2
25th/26th April
Kilkenny 
v
Wexford
UPMC Nowlan Park
Galway
v
Offaly
Pearse Stadium
Dublin
v
Kildare
Parnell Park
2nd/3rd May
Break Week
Round 3
9th/10th May
Offaly
Kilkenny
Glenisk O'Connor Park
Kildare
Galway
Cedral St Conleths Park
Wexford
Dublin
Chadwicks Wexford Park
Round 4
16ht/17th May
Kilkenny 
Kildare
UPMC Nowlan Park
Offaly
Wexford
Glenisk O'Connor Park
Galway
Dublin
Pearse Stadium
Round 5
23rd/24th May
Dublin
Kilkenny
Parnell Park
Wexford 
Galway
Chadwicks Wexford Park
Kildare
Offaly
Cedral St Conleths Park
6th June
Leinster GAA Senior Hurling & Joe McDonagh Final

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