| 2023 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship | |
| Dates: | 30 June – 15 October 2023 |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Sponsor: | UPMC |
| Champions: | Naas |
| Count: | 11 |
| Champions Captain: | Brian Byrne |
| Champions Manager: | Tom Mullally |
| Runners-Up: | Coill Dubh |
| Runners-Up Captain: | Johnny Byrne |
| Runners-Up Manager: | Paddy Kelly |
| Relegated: | Clane |
| Matches: | 20 |
| Goals: | 55 |
| Points: | 601 |
| Top Scorer: | Jack Sheridan (8-62) |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2022 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Next Tournament: | 2024 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship |
The 2023 Kildare Senior Hurling Championship was the 126th staging of the Kildare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kildare County Board in 1888. The group stage placings were confirmed on 3 July 2023.[1] [2] The championship ran from 30 June to 15 October 2023.
Naas entered the championship as the defending champions.[3]
The final was played on 15 October 2023 at Manguard Park in Hawkfield, between Naas and Coill Dubh, in what was their first meeting in the final in four years. Naas won the match by 3–13 to 0–11 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a fifth title in succession.[4]
Jack Sheridan was the championship's top scorer with 8-62.
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=45 | For | width=45 | Against | width=30 | Diff |
| Naas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 45 | 58 | 6 | |||||
| Coill Dubh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 60 | -5 | 4 | |||||
| Éire Óg-Corrachoill | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 64 | -9 | 2 | |||||
| Ardclough | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 95 | -44 | 0 | |||||
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=45 | For | width=45 | Against | width=30 | Diff |
| Celbridge | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 41 | 12 | 6 | |||||
| Maynooth | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 37 | 36 | 4 | |||||
| Confey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 70 | -33 | 2 | |||||
| Clane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 60 | -15 | 0 | |||||
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Sheridan | Naas | 8-62 | 86 | 6 | 14.33 | |
| 2 | David Qualter | Maynooth | 3-59 | 68 | 6 | 11.33 | |
| 3 | Mark Delaney | Coill Dubh | 3-40 | 49 | 6 | 8.16 | |
| 4 | Paul Dolan | Éire Óg-Corrachoill | 2-42 | 48 | 5 | 9.60 | |
| 5 | Seán Whelan | Ardclough | 0-34 | 34 | 4 | 8.50 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Sheridan | Naas | 4-13 | 25 | Ardsclough |
| 2 | Paul Dolan | Éire Óg-Corrachoill | 2-12 | 18 | Maynooth |
| 3 | David Qualter | Maynooth | 3-08 | 17 | Clane |
| 4 | Jack Sheridan | Naas | 0-16 | 16 | Celbridge |
| 5 | Jack Sheridan | Naas | 2-08 | 14 | Éire Óg-Corrachoill |
| Jack Sheridan | Naas | 2-08 | 14 | Coill Dubh | |
| 7 | David Qualter | Maynooth | 0-13 | 13 | Éire Óg-Corrachoill |
| 8 | Mark Delaney | Coill Dubh | 1-09 | 12 | Clane |
| Paul Dolan | Éire Óg-Corrachoill | 0-12 | 12 | Naas | |
| David Qualter | Maynooth | 0-12 | 12 | Naas |