Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Abbeydorney celebrate. Pic credit: Kerry GAA. FreeBACK TO BACK BABY Abbeydorney go back to back Kerry hurling titles after having waited five decades Repeat of last year’s final against Ballyduff brought a win for the black and amber. 5.50pm, 3 Aug 2025 Share options AFTER WAITING FIFTY years for a county title before their win last year, Abbeydorney have now gone back to back in the Kerry senior hurling championship. In what is the first county final to be played anywhere in the country, the final was a repeat of last year’s, with the black and amber of Abbeydorney facing Ballyduff again. Last year’s decider was a 1-17 to 1-10 triumph, and this year’s was 0-23 to 0-17 in Austin Stack Park, Tralee. Advertisement Abbeydorney hadn’t won the Neilus Flynn Cup since 1974 before their win last year, and had only been to the final day in 2005 in the interim. Meanwhile, Ballyduff were bidding for their 26th title, which would have brought them level at the top of the leaderboard with Kilmoyley. Abbeydorney jumped into an early three point lead before Ballyduff got off thee mark with a Podge Boyle free. But with Oisín Maunsell in accurate form for Abbeydorney, Podge Boyle being the main scoring threat for Ballyduff, the champions brought a 0-13 to 0-8 lead into the break. A Jack Enright point on 41 minutes brought the margin back to two but Abbeydorney had Michael O’Leary to thank for a brilliant display of free-taking as they landed their sixth county title. They will now go on to represent Kerry in the Munster intermediate hurling club championship, against the eventual winners out of Clare, on 2, November. Check out the latest episode of The42′s GAA Weekly podcast here Declan Bogue Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Abbeydorney go back to back Kerry hurling titles after having waited five decades”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Abbeydorney go back to back Kerry hurling titles after having waited five decades”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy before taking part. Leave a Comment Submit a report Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines. 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