Kilkenny IHC: Danesfort Defeat Stephens in Senior Hurling Final

Danesfort Secure Senior Status with Victory Over james Stephens

Danesfort celebrated a memorable 2-20 to 1-16 win over James Stephens (Village) in the Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai Final on Sunday, earning them a spot in the senior ranks for 2026.Adrian Burke’s team played with determination, led by a strong performance from Daire O’neill in the half-back line.

The first half was closely contested, with Danesfort leading 0-10 to 0-9 at the break. James Stephens gained the upper hand in the second half when Stephen Manogue scored a goal, putting them ahead 0-15 to 0-11.

Though, Danesfort responded emphatically with goals from Anthony-Ireland Wall (50th minute) and Fionn Mahony in the closing stages, securing the intermediate crown.

Teams and Scorers:

Danesfort:

* Anthony Ireland Wall (1-7,3fs)
* Fionn Mahony (1-1)
* Cathal Kearney (0-4,3fs)
* sam Hayes (0-4)
* Daire O’Neill (0-2)
* Paul Murphy (0-1)
* Aidan Cowley (0-1)

James Stephens:

* Tadhg O’Dwyer (0-5,4fs)
* stephen Manogue (1-1)
* Cian Kenny (0-2,1f and 1 ’65)
* Luke Scanlon (0-2)
* Shane Donohue (0-2)
* Willie Spencer (0-1)
* Ed Lauhoff (0-1)
* Eoin Guilfoyle (0-1)
* Sean Deely (0-1)

Lineups:

Danesfort: Paddy Hogan; Darren Booth,diarmaid Phelan,Adam Byrne; Des Dunne,Paul Murphy,Daire O’neill; Cathal O’Neill,Cathal kearney; Dan dowling,Colm Phelan,Sam Hayes,Anthony ireland Wall,Brian McDonald,Robbie Walsh.
Subs: Fionn Mahony for Booth (43 mins),Aidan Cowley for C.Phelan (56 mins)

james Stephens: Sean Manogue; Luke murphy, Niall Delaney, Ben Lawlor; Shane Donohue, Cian Kenny, Sean Bergin; Oisin Bateman, Jamie O’Keeffe; Niall Mullins, Luke Scanlon, Willie Spencer; Ed Lauhoff, Tadhg O’Dwyer, Stephen Manogue.
Subs: Eoin Guilfoyle for O’Keeffe (h-t), Ruairi Harrison for Mullins (42 mins), Sean Deely for Spencer (42 mins), Ed McDermott for Lauhoff (55 mins), Noah Manogue for Lawlor (60 mins)