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 1âÂÂ21 to 2âÂÂ11 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.
Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship