The 2022 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 128th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 17 September to 16 October 2022.
Ballyhale Shamrocks entered the championship as the defending champions and will be hoping to secure a fifth consecutive title.
The final was played on 16 October 2022 at UPMC Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Ballyhale Shamrocks and James Stephens, in what was their first meeting in the final in three years. Ballyhale Shamrocks won the match by 1–21 to 2–11 to claim a record-equalling 20th championship title overall and a record-breaking fifth successive title.
Niall Brassil was the championship's top scorer with 0-41.
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
Glenmore
From Championship
Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
Rower-Inistioge
Results
First round
Relegation playoff
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
Overall
In a single game
Miscellaneous
Glenmore's first round game against Ballyhale Shamrocks was the club's first senior game in 17 years.