The 1980 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 85th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.
Sixmilebridge entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final was played on 28 September 1980 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between ÃÂire ÃÂg and Newmarket-on-Fergus, in what was their third meeting in the final overall. ÃÂire ÃÂg won the match by 3âÂÂ10 to 1âÂÂ09 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first championship title in 14 years.