Dublin Senior Hurling Championship 2026

Club hurling in Dublin has a pedigree stretching back to the very first championship in 1887, and the modern Senior 1 competition remains one of the sharpest club contests outside the traditional hurling counties. The championship runs from August through to a county final in October or November, giving you three months of top-quality weeknight and weekend fixtures across the city. If you have never been to a club GAA match, this is the one to try - the atmosphere at a competitive group game is intimate in a way that big inter-county occasions rarely are.

What to expect

Ten clubs contest Senior 1 in two groups of five, each side guaranteed four games before the knockouts. Cuala, the Dalkey club who built a genuine dynasty over the past decade, have been the headline act. Na Fianna claimed three successive county titles from 2023 to 2025, so the battle at the top is fierce. Kilmacud Crokes, Ballyboden St Enda’s, Faughs and Lucan Sarsfields all carry weight, and the group stages regularly throw up results that reshape the draw.

When Dublin’s inter-county players return to their clubs after the summer the standard rises noticeably. Parnell Park in Donnycarney hosts the bigger games - it holds around 7,300 people with a covered stand on the north side and terracing on the other three sides. The knockout evenings draw good local crowds; bring a jacket for October fixtures.

Getting there

Parnell Park is in Donnycarney on the northside, close to the Clontarf Road area. Killester DART station is about 750 metres to the east - a ten-minute walk along Malahide Road. Several Dublin Bus routes also serve the Malahide Road corridor. If driving from outside the city, the M1 and M50 give reasonable access to north Dublin; on-street parking fills on matchday, so the DART from the city centre is the easier option.

While you’re in Dublin

A club GAA match makes a fine reason to spend a day in the capital - the northside has its own character, and there is no shortage of places to eat near Clontarf before or after a game. There is more to see in Dublin and across Co. Dublin.

Good to know

• Championship runs August to November; county final typically in October or November
• Tickets from €10 at the gate
• Full fixtures at dublingaa.ie/fixtures
• Main venue: Parnell Park, Donnycarney, Dublin 5; group games also at club grounds across the county
• Nearest rail: Killester DART, roughly a 10-minute walk