1995 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

The 1995 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 101st staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. The championship began on 13 August 1995 and ended on 13 October 1995.

1995 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	13 August 1995 – 15 October 1995
Teams	12
Sponsor	St. Canice's Credit Union
Champions	Glenmore (4th title) Willie O'Connor (captain) Tom Ryan (manager)
Runners-up	Fenians
Relegated	Ballyhale Shamrocks
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	50 (3.85 per match)
Points scored	308 (23.69 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Billy Purcell (3-13) Brendan Ryan (2-16)
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Tullaroan were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Fenians in the first round.

On 15 October 1995, Glenmore won the title after a 3–19 to 1–14 defeat of Fenians in the final at Nowlan Park. It was their fourth championship title overall and their first title in three championship seasons.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Mooncoin

From Championship

Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Mullinavat

Results

First round

Fenians v Tullaroan

13 August 1995 First round	Fenians	3-12 - 2-13	Tullaroan	Páirc Lachtain, Freshford
	B Purcell 2-2, Brendan Ryan 0-5, E Behan 1-1, J Brennan 0-2, PJ Ryan 0-2.		J Coogan 1-5, D Gaffney 0-4, L Keoghan 1-0, S Teehan 0-2, V Norton 0-1, J Walton 0-1.	Referee: E Mahon (Cloneen)

Dicksboro v Ballyhale Shamrocks

13 August 1995 First round	Dicksboro	2-15 - 1-06	Ballyhale Shamrocks	John Locke Park, Callan
	S Moore 1-2, T Bawle 1-1, J Treacy 0-4, S Morrissey 0-2, D O'Neill 0-2, S Kennedy 0-1, I Henderson 0-1, P Henderson 0-1, S Prendergast 0-1.		C Harrington 1-3, G Fennelly 0-2, L Fennelly 0-1.

John Locke's v Mooncoin

27 August 1995 First round	John Locke's	1-12 - 0-14	Mooncoin	Hugginstown Sportsfield, Hugginstown
	D Roche 1-2, PJ Cody 0-5, S Donovan 0-2, D Bergin 0-2, J Lynch 0-1.		T Murphy 0-6, M Walsh 0-6, T Dunphy 0-1, E Mackey 0-1.	Referee: P Neary (James Stephens)

James Stephens v St. Martin's

3 September 1995 First round	James Stephens	4-16 - 2-10	St. Martin's	St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget
	R Manogue 2-8, B Leahy 2-2, B McEvoy 0-3, N Brennan 0-1, L Smith 0-1, M Walsh 0-1.		N Moloney 1-1, D Comerford 1-1, D Lawlor 0-3, J Dooley 0-3, E Morrissey 0-1, J Brennan 0-1.

Relegation play-offs

Mooncoin v St. Martin's

23 September 1995 Semi-final	Mooncoin	0-11 - 0-09	St. Martin's	John Locke Park, Callan
	M Walsh 0-3, E Mackey 0-3, T Murphy 0-3, E Crowley 0-1, G Kirwan 0-1.		D Lawlor 0-6, J Dooley 0-2, E Morrissey 0-1.	Referee: P Butler

Tullaroan v Ballyhale Shamrocks

30 September 1995 Semi-final

Tullaroan

3-10 - 2-08

Ballyhale Shamrocks

John Locke Park, Callan

St. Martin's v Ballyhale Shamrocks

30 September 1995 Final

St. Martin's

2-17 - 1-10

Ballyhale Shamrocks

John Locke Park, Callan

Quarter-finals

Graigue-Ballycallan v James Stephens

16 September 1995 Quarter-final	Graigue-Ballycallan	3-08 - 2-10	James Stephens	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	D Cleere 2-1, A Ronan 0-4, D Byrne 1-0, J Young 0-2, J Maher 0-1.		R Minogue 0-6, B Leahy 1-2, B McEvoy 1-0, N Brennan 0-2.	Referee: E Mahon (Cloneen)

Fenians v Young Irelands

16 September 1995 Quarter-final	Fenians	4-21 - 4-10	Young Irelands	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	Brendan Ryan 1-4, E Behan 1-4, B Purcell 1-4, PJ Delaney 1-2, PJ Ryan 0-3, J Brennan 0-2, M Walsh 0-1, Brian Ryan 0-1.		DJ Carey 3-1, A O'Neill 1-0, C Carter 0-3, P O'Neill 0-3, J McDermott 0-2, J Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: D O'Sullivan (John Lockes)

Glenmore v Dicksboro

16 September 1995 Quarter-final	Glenmore	2-10 - 1-09	Dicksboro	Páirc na Seamróg, Ballyhale
	R Heffernan 0-5, J Phelan 1-1, S Dollard 1-0, D Mullally 0-2, J Walsh 0-1, M Phelan 0-1.		D O'Neill 0-5, S Prendergast 1-1, S Morrissey 0-1, S Moore 0-1, J Treacy 0-1.	Referee: D Cody (Graignamanagh)

Erin's Own v John Locke's

17 September 1995 Quarter-final	Erin's Own	3-12 - 0-11	John Locke's	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Brennan 1-4, B Young 1-3, J Slevin 1-2, M O'Neill 0-2, J Buggy 0-1.		PJ Cody 0-9, J Power 0-1, A O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: J Guinan (Lisdowney)

Semi-finals

Fenians v Graigue-Ballycallan

1 October 1995 Semi-final	Fenians	1-13 - 1-13	Graigue-Ballycallan	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	S Grehan 1-0, J Brennan 0-3, E Behan 0-2, PJ Delaney 0-2, A McEvoy 0-1, Brian Ryan 0-1, M Phelan 0-1, Brendan Ryan 0-1, B Purcell 0-1, PJ Ryan 0-1.		D Cleere 0-6, A Ronan 0-4, T Dermody 1-0, T McCluskey 0-2, G Ronan 0-1.	Referee: E McMahon (Cloneen)

Glenmore v Erin's Own

1 October 1995 Semi-final	Glenmore	4-15 - 1-07	Erin's Own	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	R Heffernan 0-8, D Mullally 1-1, J Phelan 1-1, P Barron 1-0, J Murphy 1-0, S Dollard 0-2, D Heffernan 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, M Phelan 0-1.		J Brennan 1-3, D Buggy 0-2, M Owens 0-1, B Young 0-1.	Referee: J Guinan (Lisdowney)

Fenians v Graigue-Ballycallan

8 October 1995 Semi-final replay	Fenians	1-14 - 0-07	Graigue-Ballycallan	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	Brendan Ryan 1-3, E Behan 0-3, PJ Ryan 0-3, PJ Delaney 0-2, B Purcell 0-2, Brian Ryan 0-1.		A Ronan 0-4, D Cleere 0-2, T McCluskey 0-1.	Referee: E McMahon (Cloneen)

Final

Glenmore v Fenians

15 October 1995 Final	Glenmore	3-19 - 1-14	Fenians	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	R Heffernan 0-7, J Phelan 2-0, M Phelan 1-3, D Mullally 0-5, PJ O'Connor 0-1, D Heffernan 0-1, S Dollard 0-1, C Heffernan 0-1.		B Purcell 0-4, M Phelan 1-0, S Grehan 0-3, Brendan Ryan 0-3, E Behan 0-2, Briain Ryan 0-1, PJ Ryan 0-1.	Referee: TP Hayes (Graigue-Ballycallan)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Graigue-Ballycallan qualified for the semi-final stages of the championship for the first time in 38 years.