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Senior Hurling Championship 25

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Replying To hurlingcowboy101: "Who wins, Kiltale or Kilmessan?" Im going to go for Kilmessan. I think the defeat to Kildalkey will have refocused the management and team. Kiltale have been brilliant this year, but Kilmessan to win by 5 points. Hopefully a great final. Blueyellowandwhite (Meath) - Posts: 31 - 06/10/2026 10:07:29 2696359 Link
Replying To royalsof99: "ill tell ye on Sunday around half 3 if ye can wait that long Cowboy" I can't! Kiltale a good bit older and have experience, but Kilmessan's younger brigade have great quality. If they handle the occasion and perform, I can see them get over the line. Kiltale won't fear them at all though and will feel that they threw away the earlier championhip encounter. If they were to have a good scoring return rate this time round, it could be there for the taking. Kilmessan by 3 after a good game hurlingcowboy101 (Meath) - Posts: 53 - 06/10/2026 13:45:17 2696405 Link
i hope Trim put on a good show in final hosting, what has been the story in the last few years with the pre patch parade and band playing before the county hurling final? it was always a fixture going back to the 80s, 90s and early 00s. dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 995 - 09/10/2026 13:39:50 2696689 Link
Replying To dickie10: "i hope Trim put on a good show in final hosting, what has been the story in the last few years with the pre patch parade and band playing before the county hurling final? it was always a fixture going back to the 80s, 90s and early 00s." hasn't happened since Covid. Nor has there been a decent crowd at a final since either. Remember being at a Kiltale Kildalkey final and the terrace being busy with the stand full. Last few finals hardly filled the stand alone. You would think given the rivalry and the relative novelty of Killmessan in the final, then the crowd should be large. How we will all see it is another story. Few severe blind sports behind the dugouts on the hill and I'd imagine you'll need to be there earlier to get to the fence on the clubhouse side. It's the one major opportunity we have to promote the game so hopefully they put on something around it hurlingcowboy101 (Meath) - Posts: 53 - 09/10/2026 15:33:32 2696698 Link
Predictions? Think Clann na nGael get by Rathmolyon in the IHC. Slow start in group but are really motoring now. CnG by 5 Kilskyre will take care of Dunderry, probably not as easily as the group game but they have a serious amount of talent and even more coming through behind them. Kilskyre by 7. Senior final should be an absolute belter, just hope both teams show up on the day and the weather holds. Kilmessan by the minimum but it's a complete coin toss RR (Meath) - Posts: 197 - 09/10/2026 16:21:10 2696701 Link
a little bit disapointing that no band or pagentry was done in trim yesterday prematch parade would have looked great, but definitley brilliant spectacle with the crowd on banks, the 8 points in a row from kilmessan and one greeted with a bigger roar than the one before was fantastic, i think theres genuine call to have the hurling finals back in trim from now on, atmosphere was great compared to navan. would temperoary seating scaffold like they use at golf events , maybe 5 seats back along the dressing room side? probabaly not enough room really could be done down at the end towards aura. dickie10 (UK) - Posts: 995 - 12/10/2026 11:38:29 2696967 Link
Replying To dickie10: "a little bit disapointing that no band or pagentry was done in trim yesterday prematch parade would have looked great, but definitley brilliant spectacle with the crowd on banks, the 8 points in a row from kilmessan and one greeted with a bigger roar than the one before was fantastic, i think theres genuine call to have the hurling finals back in trim from now on, atmosphere was great compared to navan. would temperoary seating scaffold like they use at golf events , maybe 5 seats back along the dressing room side? probabaly not enough room really could be done down at the end towards aura." It'd be nice to see more finals in Trim but once PT reopens I think it's safe to say the County Board will have every conceivable match either there or Dunganny to maximise revenue. Those debts won't pay themselves.... CastleBravo (Meath) - Posts: 1763 - 12/10/2026 12:45:20 2696993 Link
Replying To CastleBravo: "It'd be nice to see more finals in Trim but once PT reopens I think it's safe to say the County Board will have every conceivable match either there or Dunganny to maximise revenue. Those debts won't pay themselves...." It's always right to do the right thing. Great atmosphere in Trim yesterday. Wouldn't the extra thousand in Trim also bring in revenue and Trim still get a cut? MillerX (Meath) - Posts: 1136 - 12/10/2026 21:20:33 2697075 Link
Congrats to both teams for a great occasion yesterday. As a non hurling person the localness of the teams grabbed my attention. Not a dirty act seen in the game either. The organisation of the Trim club was to be commended. Stewards in all the carparks throughout the town and very little delay to entry and exit from the town. Kilmessan pulled away in the end and deserved their victory. From what i gather all the players on both teams were Meath born and bred. Lets hope for a similar occasion this Sunday for the football showpiece. urizen (Meath) - Posts: 121 - 12/10/2026 22:55:17 2697081 Link
well done to Kilmessan on a very well deserved win. They've been building slowly over the past few years, couple of u21s wins helped. But their rise to the top this year is a huge step in comparison to their standing last year. Very young team so potentially more in them if the group stays together. hurlingcowboy101 (Meath) - Posts: 53 - 15/10/2026 15:21:14 2697434 Link