Donegal Senior Hurling Championship

{{Short description|Annual hurling competition}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox GAA championship main |image= |name=Donegal Senior Hurling Championship |sponsors= None |irish=Craobh Iománaíocht Sinsear Co. Dhún na nGall |current= [[File:Colours_of_Clare.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Burt GAA|Burt]] |currentordinal=40 |most= [[File:Colours_of_Clare.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Burt GAA|Burt]] |mostordinal=40 |region=[[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]]|no. of teams=8|teams=8|code=[[Hurling]]|currentlyrunning=[[2024 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship]]|founded=1924}} The '''Donegal Senior Hurling Championship''' is an annual [[hurling]] competition contested by top-tier [[Donegal GAA]] clubs. The County Final is usually played at [[O'Donnell Park]] in [[Letterkenny]].

[[Burt GAA|Burt]] are the title holders, defeating [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] by 3-16 to 1-18 in the 2024 final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://donegalnews.com/brilliant-burt-defeat-setanta-to-win-shc-title/|title=Brilliant Burt defeat Setanta to win SHC title|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=31 August 2024|access-date=24 August 2024}}</ref>

==Teams== ===2025 Teams===

The 6 teams competing in the [[2025 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship]] were: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" ! style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Team ! style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Location ! style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Colours ! style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Position in [[2024 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship|2024]] ! style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Titles won ! style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Most recent title |- | style="text-align:left"|[[File:Colours_of_Offaly.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Buncrana GAA|Buncrana]] |[[Buncrana]] |Green, white and gold |Group stage |0 |{{N/A}} |- | style="text-align:left"|[[File:Colours_of_Clare.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Burt GAA|Burt]] |[[Burt, County Donegal|Burt]] |Primrose and blue |Champions |40 |[[2024 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship|2024]] |- | style="text-align:left"|[[File:Colours_of_Mayo.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Carndonagh GAA|Carndonagh]] |[[Carndonagh]] |Red and green |Group stage |3 |1959 |- | style="text-align:left"|[[File:Colours_of_Limerick.svg|border|20x20px]] Seán MacCumhaills |[[Ballybofey and Stranorlar]] |Green and white |Stage B group stage |2 |[[2016 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship|2016]] |- | style="text-align:left"| [[File:StFinbarrs.png|20px|border]] [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] |[[Killygordon]] |Green and black |Runners-up |19 |2025 |- | style="text-align:left"|[[File:Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg|border|20x20px]] [[St Eunan's GAA|St Eunan's]] |[[Letterkenny]] |Amber and black |Stage B group stage |2 |[[2021 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship|2021]] |- |}

===2025 grades===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" ! style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Championship ! style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Team |- ! colspan="2" |Senior |- | rowspan="6" |Senior |[[File:Colours_of_Offaly.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Buncrana GAA|Buncrana]] |- |[[File:Colours_of_Clare.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Burt GAA|Burt]] |- |[[File:Colours_of_Mayo.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Carndonagh GAA|Carndonagh]] |- |[[File:Colours_of_Limerick.svg|border|20x20px]] Seán MacCumhaills |- | [[File:StFinbarrs.png|20px|border]] [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] |- |[[File:Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg|border|20x20px]] [[St Eunan's GAA|St Eunan's]] |- ! colspan="2" |Intermediate / Junior |- | rowspan="7" |Intermediate |[[File:Colours_of_Cork.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Dungloe GAA|An Clochán Liath]] |- |[[File:Colours_of_Limerick.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Aodh Ruadh CLG|Aodh Ruadh]] |- |[[File:Colours_of_Clare.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Burt GAA|Burt]] (2nd team) |- |[[File:Colours_of_Laois.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Four Masters GAA|Four Masters]] |- |[[File:Colours_of_Galway.svg|border|20x20px]] Letterkenny Gaels |- |[[File:StFinbarrs.png|20px|border]] [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] (2nd team) |- |[[File:Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg|border|20x20px]] [[St Eunan's GAA|St Eunan's]] (2nd team) |}

==History== [[Burt GAA|Burt]] hold the most SHC titles of any club in the country (40), having passed out [[Waterford Senior Hurling Championship]] club [[Mount Sion GAA|Mount Sion]]'s total of 35 with the 36th title win of 2013.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

==Format== ===Group stage=== The eight teams are divided into two groups of four. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage.

There is currently no direct relegation to the [[Donegal Junior Hurling Championship]].

===Knockout stage=== '''Semi-finals:''' The two group winners and the two runners-up from the group stage contest this round. The winning teams from these two games advance to the final.

'''Final:''' The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

===Donegal IHC=== '''Semi-finals:''' The two group third-placed teams and the two group third-placed teams from the group stage contest the [[Donegal Intermediate Hurling Championship|Intermediate Championship]]. The two winning teams from these games advance to the Intermediate Championship final.

'''Final:''' The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared Intermediate champions.

==Trophy== The trophy presented to the winners is the Munster Cup.<ref>{{cite news|first=Gerry|last=McLaughlin|url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/hurlingandcamogie/2019/09/04/news/declan-coulter-setanta-focusing-on-ulster-and-keady-tussle-1702361/|title=Declan Coulter: Setanta focusing on Ulster and Keady tussle|work=[[The Irish News]]|date=4 September 2019|accessdate=4 September 2019|quote=On Saturday he picked up his second Donegal county hurling medal, fighting hard against a crippling injury to help his adopted club take its 15th Munster Cup.}}</ref>

==Qualification for subsequent competitions== The Donegal SHC winner qualifies for the [[Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship]].

==Winners and finalists== ===Results by team=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+Results by team ! style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | # ! style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Team ! style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Title wins ! style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Runners-up ! style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Years won ! style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Years runner-up |- |1 |[[Burt GAA|Burt]] |40 |14 |1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, [[2024 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship|2024]] |1947, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990,2007, 2008, [[2016 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship|2016]], 2022 |- |2 |[[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] |18 |15 |1973, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 |1979, 1982, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, [[2021 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship|2021]], [[2024 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship|2024]] |- |3 |Letterkenny |6 |1 |1926, 1932, 1933, 1938, 1945, 1953 |1924 |- |4 |[[Aodh Ruadh CLG|Aodh Ruadh]] |5 |4 |1924, 1925, 1929, 1975, 1977 |1943, 1971, 1976, 1989 |- |5 |Carrowmore |4 |0 |1934, 1935, 1936, 1937 |{{N/A}} |- |6 |[[Carndonagh GAA|Carndonagh]] |3 |4 |1944, 1954, 1959 |1974, 1984, 1985, 1988 |- | rowspan="5" |7 |Seán MacCumhaills | rowspan="5" |2 | rowspan="2" |5 |2010, [[2016 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship|2016]] |1998, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015 |- |[[St Eunan's GAA|St Eunan's]] |1972, [[2021 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship|2021]] |2002, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023 |- |Erin's Hope | rowspan="5" |0 |1943, 1947 |{{N/A}} |- |Lifford |1958, 1960 |{{N/A}} |- |Erne Valley |1964, 1966 |{{N/A}} |- | rowspan="2" |12 |Finner Camp | rowspan="2" |1 |1927 |{{N/A}} |- |[[Glenswilly GAA|Glenswilly]] |1963 |{{N/A}} |- | rowspan="4" |14 |Naomh Mura | rowspan="4" |0 |6 |{{N/A}} |1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |- |[[CLG Na Cealla Beaga|Na Cealla Beaga]] | rowspan="3" |1 |{{N/A}} |1970 |- |Roger Casement's |{{N/A}} |1977 |- |[[Four Masters GAA|Four Masters]] |{{N/A}} |2001 |- |}

====Notes==== * Runners-up unknown: 1925–1927, 1929, 1932–1938, 1943–1945, 1947, 1952–1969

===Finals listed by year=== ====Legend==== * {{bg|gold|Gold}} – [[Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship|Ulster intermediate club]] champions * {{bg|silver|Silver}} – Ulster intermediate club runners-up

====Donegal SHC finals==== (r) = [[Replay (sports)|replay]] {{Clear}} (aet) = [[Overtime (sports)|after extra time]] {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Year ! colspan="2" style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Winner ! colspan="2" style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Opponent ! rowspan="2" style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Winning captain ! rowspan="2" style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Notes |- ! style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Team ! style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Score ! style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Team ! style="background:#FCF75E;color:green;{{box-shadow border|a|green|1px}}" | Score

|- | 1924<ref>{{cite news|url=http://aodhruadh.org/hurling/match_report0172.php|title=Tirconaill Senior Hurling Final - Big Victory for Ballyshannon|newspaper=[[Donegal Democrat]]}}</ref> | [[Aodh Ruadh CLG|Aodh Ruadh]] | 5-8 | Letterkenny | 0-1 | | |- | 1925 | [[Aodh Ruadh CLG|Aodh Ruadh]] | | | | | |- | 1926 | Letterkenny | | | | | |- | 1927 | Finner Camp | | | | | |- | 1928 | | | | | | |- | 1929 | [[Aodh Ruadh CLG|Aodh Ruadh]] | | | | |  |- | 1930 | | | | | | |- | 1931 | | | | | | |- | 1932 | Letterkenny | | | | | |- | 1933 | Letterkenny | | | | | |- | 1934 | Carrowmore | | | | | |- | 1935 | Carrowmore | | | | | |- | 1936 | Carrowmore | | | | | |- | 1937 | Carrowmore | | | | | |- | 1938 | Letterkenny | | | | | |- | 1939 | | | | | |  |- | 1940 | | | | | | |- | 1941 | | | | | | |- | 1942 | | | | | | |- | 1943 | Erin's Hope (Ballybofey and Stranorlar) | | [[Aodh Ruadh CLG|Aodh Ruadh]] | | | |- | 1944 | Carndonagh | | | | | |- | 1945 | Letterkenny | | | | | |- | 1946 | | | | | | |- | 1947 | Erin's Hope (Ballybofey and Stranorlar) | | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | | | |- | 1948 | | | | | | |- | 1949 | | | | | |  |- | 1950 | | | | | | |- | 1951 | | | | | | |- | 1952 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | | | | | |- | 1953 | Letterkenny | | | | | |- | 1954 | Carndonagh | | | | | |- | 1955 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | | | | | |- | 1956 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | | | | | |- | 1957 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | | | | | |- | 1958 | Lifford | | | | | |- | 1959 | Carndonagh | | | | |  |- | 1960 | Lifford | | | | | |- | 1961 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | | | | | |- | 1962 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | | | | | |- | 1963 | [[Glenswilly GAA|Glenswilly]] | | | | | |- | 1964 | Erne Valley (Gleann-Eirne) | | | | | |- | 1965 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | | | | | |- | 1966 | Erne Valley (Gleann-Eirne) | | | | | |- | 1967 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | | | | | |- | 1968 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | | | | | |- | 1969 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | | | | |  |- | 1970 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 3-12 | [[CLG Na Cealla Beaga|Na Cealla Beaga]] | 1-3 | | |- | 1971 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 9-11 | [[Aodh Ruadh CLG|Aodh Ruadh]] | 3-2 | | |- | 1972 | [[St Eunan's GAA|St Eunan's]] | 3-3 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 2-1 | | |- | 1973 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | | | |- | 1974 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | | [[Carndonagh GAA|Carndonagh]] | | | |- | 1975 | [[Aodh Ruadh CLG|Aodh Ruadh]] | 4-3 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 2-4 | | |- | 1976 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 3-7 | [[Aodh Ruadh CLG|Aodh Ruadh]] | 2-6 | | |- | 1977 | [[Aodh Ruadh CLG|Aodh Ruadh]] | 6-8 | Roger Casement's | 1-1 | | |- | 1978 | colspan="3" |Robert Emmet's & [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 1-8 2-5 | | The 1978 final ended in a draw. It was never replayed. |- | 1979 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 3-9 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 1-5 | | |-

|- | 1980 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 2-8 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 0-8 | | |- | 1981 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 2-7 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 1-3 | | |- | 1982 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 1-8 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 1-6 | | |- | 1983 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 2-14 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 2-8 | | |- | 1984 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 3-14 | Carndonagh | 1-5 | | |- | 1985<ref>''Donegal News'' 1903-current, Saturday, 24 August 1985; Page: 12.</ref> | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 3-7 | Carndonagh | 4-3 | | |- | 1986 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 2-2 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 1-4 | | |- | 1987 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 5-8 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 2-9 | | |- | 1988 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | | Carndonagh | | | |- | 1989 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 4-6 | [[Aodh Ruadh CLG|Aodh Ruadh]] | 1-11 | |  |- | 1990 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 3-8 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 0-16 | | |- | 1991 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 2-12 | Naomh Mura | 1-9 | | |- | 1992 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 2-12 | Naomh Mura | 2-8 | Liam Burns | |- | 1993 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 2-11 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 3-7 | Andy Wallace (C) 8 pts | |- | 1994 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 4-7 | Naomh Mura | 1-4 | | |- | 1995 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 0-16 | Naomh Mura | 2-5 | | |- | 1996<ref>''Donegal News'' 1903-current, Friday, 4 October 1996; Page: 19.</ref> | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 1-16 | Naomh Mura | 1-6 | Andrew Wallace (C) 11 pts | Played in Burt |- | 1997 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 3-17 | Naomh Mura | 3-9 | | |- | 1998 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 3-13 | Seán MacCumhaills | 0-3 | Ciaran Dowds | |- | 1999 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 1-12 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 1-8 | Fergal Grant |  |- | 2000<ref>''Donegal News'' 1903-current, Friday, 4 August 2000; Page: 27.</ref> | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 5-17 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 0-6 | | |- | 2001 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 5-19 | [[Four Masters GAA|Four Masters]] | 1-3 | | |- | 2002 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 3-21 | [[St Eunan's GAA|St Eunan's]] | 2-9 | | |- | 2003 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 4-11 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 2-14 | | |- | 2004 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | Burt W/O Setanta disqualified | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | | | |- | 2005<ref>''Donegal News'' 1903-current, Friday, 7 October 2005; Section: Front Page.</ref> | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 3-8 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 0-11 | | |- | 2006 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 0-17 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 0-15 | Andy Wallace (C)13 pts | 16 in a row |- | 2007 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 3-8 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 0-7 | | |- | 2008 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 4-7 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 1-7 | | |- | 2009 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 3-13 | Seán MacCumhaills | 2-12 | |  |- | 2010 | Seán MacCumhaills | 0-15 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 0-12 | | |- | 2011 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 3-11 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 2-7 | | |- | 2012<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/mclaughlin-goal-seals-another-title-for-burt-207786.html|title=McLaughlin goal seals another title for Burt|newspaper=[[Irish Examiner]]|date=17 September 2012|access-date=17 September 2012}}</ref> | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 3-14 | Seán MacCumhaills | 1-12 | | |- | 2013<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/200936|title=Donegal SHC final: Burt do it again|work=[[Hogan Stand]]|date=15 September 2013|access-date=15 September 2013}}</ref> | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 3-13 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 2-14 | | |- | 2014<ref name=hs_29092014>{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/225165|title=Donegal SHC final: four-in-a-row for Burt|work=[[Hogan Stand]]|date=29 September 2014|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref> | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 6-9 | Seán MacCumhaills | 1-9 | | [[Ardal McDermott]] was in charge of the winning team.<ref name=hs_29092014/> |- | [[2015 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship|2015]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.donegaldaily.com/2015/09/12/five-in-a-row-joy-for-burt-as-they-win-thrilling-donegal-shc-final/|title=Donegal SHC final: Five-in-a-row for Burt|publisher=[[Donegal Daily]]|date=12 September 2015|accessdate=12 September 2015}}</ref> | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 2-7 | Seán MacCumhaills | 0-12 | | |- | [[2016 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship|2016]]<ref name=hs_11092016>{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/260719|title=Donegal SHC final: MacCumhaills end Burt's long reign|work=[[Hogan Stand]]|date=11 September 2016|access-date=11 September 2016}}</ref> | Seán MacCumhaills | 2-13 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 2-9 | [[Lee Henderson (hurler)|Lee Henderson]]<ref name=hs_11092016/> | This result ended Burt's attempt at a six-in-a-row.<ref name=hs_11092016/> |- | 2017<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2017/09/16/setanta-make-experience-count-to-see-off-st-eunans-and-become-champions-again/|title=Setanta make experience count to see off St Eunan's and become champions again|publisher=[[Donegal Daily]]|date=16 September 2017|access-date=16 September 2017}}</ref> | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 1-16 | [[St Eunan's GAA|St Eunan's]] | 1-8 | | |- | 2018<ref name=dsh_01092018>{{cite news|url=http://www.donegalsporthub.com/title-number-39-burt-hibernian-men-dethrone-setanta/|title=Donegal SHC final: Title number 39 for Burt|publisher=[[Donegal Sport Hub]]|date=1 September 2018|access-date=1 September 2018}}</ref> | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 3-14 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 1-14 | [[Stephen Gillespie]]<ref name=dsh_01092018/> | |- | 2019<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/303510|title=Donegal SHC final: Setanta goals sink St Eunan's|work=[[Hogan Stand]]|date=2 September 2019|access-date=4 September 2019}}</ref> | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 3-13 | [[St Eunan's GAA|St Eunan's]] | 0-13 | |  |- | 2020<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40059146.html|title=Donegal SHC: Setanta too good for St Eunan's|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|date=3 October 2020|access-date=5 October 2020}}</ref> | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 2-19 | [[St Eunan's GAA|St Eunan's]] | 2-13 | | |- | [[2021 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship|2021]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/article/index/320950|title=St Eunan's end 49-year wait for Donegal SHC crown|work=[[Hogan Stand]]|date=30 October 2021|access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref> | [[St Eunan's GAA|St Eunan's]] | 2-9 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 0-14 | Conor O'Grady<ref>{{cite news|first=Frank|last=Craig|title=Donegal's O'Grady optimistic ahead of the 2022 campaign|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=6 January 2022|page=52|quote=Domestically, it was an historic season for O'Grady and his St Eunan's team-mates. They caused a huge upset back in October by dethroning kingpins Setanta — a victory that delivered the Letterkenny club its first SHC title since 1972. O'Grady skippered the Black and Amber to that first championship win in half a century and he admits that the emotions from that massive achievement are still lingerng.}}</ref> | |- | 2022<ref name=ddaily_30072022>{{cite news|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2022/07/30/setantas-class-prevails-in-extra-time-to-win-shc-over-burt/|title=Setanta's class prevails in extra-time to win SHC over Burt|publisher=[[Donegal Daily]]|date=30 July 2022|access-date=14 November 2022}}</ref> | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 1-20 | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 0-18 | | Liam McKinney was man of the match.<ref name=ddaily_30072022/> |- | 2023<ref name=donegalgaa_12082023>{{cite news|url=https://donegalgaa.ie/42447-2/|title=Comhghairdeas Setanta Hurling Club the 2023 Grand Canal Hotel Senior Hurling Champions|publisher=[[Donegal GAA|Donegal County Board]]|date=12 August 2023|access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref> |bgcolor=gold| [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 4-13 | [[St Eunan's GAA|St Eunan's]] | 0-14 | Mark Callaghan<ref name=donegalgaa_12082023/> | |- | [[2024 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship|2024]]<ref name=sundind_31082024>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/burt-stun-setanta-to-claim-donegal-shc-title-in-thriller-at-odonnell-park/a1496973696.html|title=Burt stun Setanta to claim Donegal SHC title in thriller at O'Donnell Park|work=[[Sunday Independent (Ireland)|Sunday Independent]]|date=31 August 2024|access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref> | [[Burt GAA|Burt]] | 3-16 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 1-18 | Liam McKinney | |- | 2025 | [[Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)|Setanta]] | 2-12 | [[St Eunan's GAA|St Eunan's]] | 0-13 | | |}

==See also== * [[Donegal Intermediate Hurling Championship]] (Tier 2) * [[Donegal Junior Hurling Championship]] (Tier 3) * [[Donegal Senior Football Championship]] * [[Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.donegalgaa.ie/ Official Donegal Website] * [http://www.hoganstand.com/Donegal Donegal on Hoganstand] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140830133030/http://clubgaa.ie/donegal/index.htm Donegal Club GAA]

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