The 2025 Christy Ring Cup was the twenty-first edition of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005 and is the third-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by six GAA county teams ranked 18–23 in the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The competition ran from 12 April to 1 June 2025.
Kildare, winner of the 2024 final, were promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup, replaced by Meath who were relegated back to this competition. Donegal were promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup.
The top 2 teams from the round robin stage will play off in the final to decide the winner. The Christy Ring Cup final was played on 1 June 2025 at Croke Park in Dublin. London defeated Derry by 1-27 to 1-24.
The bottom team will be relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup.
Team changes.
To Championship.
Relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup
Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup
From Championship.
Promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup
Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup
Format.
Cup format.
Initially each of the six teams play the other five teams in single round-robin matches. The top two teams after the round robin games compete in the Christy Ring Cup Final.
Promotion.
The Christy Ring Cup champions are automatically promoted to the following year's Joe McDonagh Cup and are replaced by the bottom-placed team in the Joe McDonagh Cup.
Relegation.
The bottom-placed team in the Christy Ring Cup are automatically relegated to the following year's Nicky Rackard Cup and are replaced by the Nicky Rackard Cup champions.
Teams by province.
The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2025 National Hurling League before the championship were:
Britain (1)
Connacht (0)
Leinster (2)
Munster (0)
Ulster (3)
Knockout stage.
Final.
 win the Christy Ring Cup.
Statistics.
Top scorers.
In a single game