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2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates22 April – 23 July 2023
Teams11
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamLimerick (12th win)
CaptainDeclan Hannon
Cian Lynch (Final)
ManagerJohn Kiely
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKilkenny
CaptainEoin Cody
ManagerDerek Lyng
Provincial champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
Top Scorer T. J. Reid (2-73)
All-Star TeamSee here
2022
2024

The 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 136th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament, since its establishment in 1887. The championship began in April 2023 and ended on 23 July 2023.

Limerick entered the championship as defending champions having won the previous three championships.[1]

The All-Ireland final was played on 23 July 2023 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Limerick and Kilkenny. Defending champions Limerick won the game by 0–30 to 2–15 to claim their four-in-a-row and their fifth title in six years.[2][3]

Format

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Leinster Championship

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Participating counties (6)

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Antrim, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Westmeath, Wexford

Group stage (15 matches)

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Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Leinster final and the 3rd placed team advances to the all-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals. All other teams are eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team may face relegation to next years Joe McDonagh Cup.

Final (1 match)

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The top 2 teams in the group stage contest this game. The Leinster champions advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the Leinster runners-up advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

Munster Championship

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Participating counties (5)

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Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford

Group stage (10 matches)

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Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Munster final and the 3rd placed team advances to the all-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals. All other teams are eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team may face relegation to next years Joe McDonagh Cup.

Final (1 match)

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The top 2 teams in the group stage contest this game. The Munster champions advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the Munster runners-up advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

Joe McDonagh Cup

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Participating counties (6)

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Carlow, Down, Kerry, Kildare, Laois, Offaly

Group stage (15 matches)

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Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Joe McDonagh Cup final. All other teams are eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team are relegated to next years Christy Ring Cup.

Final (1 match)

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The top 2 teams in the group stage contest this game. The Joe McDonagh Cup champions and runners-up advance to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals.

All-Ireland Championship

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Preliminary quarter-finals (2 matches)

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The 3rd placed teams from the Leinster and Munster championships play the Joe McDonagh Cup champions and runners-up. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals (2 matches)

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The winners of the preliminary quarter-finals join the Leinster and Munster runners-up to make up the quarter-final pairings. Teams who may have already met in the provincial championships are kept apart in separate quarter-finals. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals (2 matches)

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The winners of the quarter-finals join the Leinster and Munster champions to make up the semi-final pairings. Teams who may have already met in the provincial championships are kept apart in separate semi-finals where possible. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final (1 match)

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The two winners of the semi-finals contest this game.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup

From Championship

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Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup

Teams

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General information

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Seventeen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: six teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and six teams in the Joe McDonagh Cup.

County Last provincial title Last championship title Position in 2022 Championship Current championship
Antrim 2017 Preliminary quarter-finals Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Carlow 3rd (Joe McDonagh Cup) Joe McDonagh Cup
Clare 1998 2013 Semi-finals Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Cork 2018 2005 Quarter-finals Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Down 5th (Joe McDonagh Cup) Joe McDonagh Cup
Dublin 2013 1938 4th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Galway 2018 2017 Semi-finals Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Kerry 1891 1891 Preliminary quarter-finals Joe McDonagh Cup
Kildare 1st (Christy Ring Cup) Joe McDonagh Cup
Kilkenny 2022 2015 Runners-up Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Laois 1949 1915 6th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Joe McDonagh Cup
Limerick 2022 2022 Champions Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Offaly 1995 1998 4th (Joe McDonagh Cup) Joe McDonagh Cup
Tipperary 2016 2019 5th (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Waterford 2010 1959 4th (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Westmeath 5th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Wexford 2019 1996 Quarter-finals Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Personnel and kits

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County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Antrim Darren Gleeson Conor McCann Fibrus
Carlow Tom Mullally Paul Doyle SETU
Clare Brian Lohan Tony Kelly Pat O'Donnell
Cork Pat Ryan Sean O'Donoghue Sports Direct
Down Ronan Sheehan TBD EOS IT Solutions
Dublin Micheál Donoghue Eoghan O'Donnell and Cian O'Callaghan AIG
Galway Henry Shefflin Daithí Burke and Joseph Cooney Supermac's
Kerry Stephen Molumphy Gavin Dooley Kerry Group
Kildare David Herity James Burke Brady Family Ham
Kilkenny Derek Lyng Richie Reid and Eoin Cody Avonmore
Laois Willie Maher Enda Rowland Laois Hire
Limerick John Kiely Declan Hannon JP McManus
Offaly Johnny Kelly Jason Sampson Glenisk
Tipperary Liam Cahill Noel McGrath Fiserv
Waterford Davy Fitzgerald Jamie Barron and Stephen Bennett Cognizant
Westmeath Joe Fortune Aonghus Clarke and Killian Doyle Renault
Wexford Darragh Egan Lee Chin and Kevin Foley Zurich Insurance Group

Teams by province

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The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2023 National Hurling League before the championship were:

Connacht (1)

Leinster (8)

Munster (6)

Ulster (2)

Summary

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Championships

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Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Level on pyramid
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2023 Limerick 12th Kilkenny 1
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 2023 Kilkenny 75th Galway
Munster Senior Hurling Championship 2023 Limerick 24th Clare
Joe McDonagh Cup 2023 Carlow 2nd Offaly 2
Christy Ring Cup 2023 Meath 3rd Derry 3
Nicky Rackard Cup 2023 Wicklow 1st Donegal 4
Lory Meagher Cup 2023 Monaghan 1st Lancashire 5

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

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Group Stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Galway 5 3 2 0 175 116 +59 8 Advance to Leinster Final
2 Kilkenny 5 3 1 1 163 120 +43 7
3 Dublin 5 2 2 1 125 117 +8 6 Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
4 Wexford 5 2 0 3 137 141 -4 4
5 Antrim 5 1 1 3 141 167 -26 3
6 Colo Westmeath (R) 5 1 0 4 93 173 -80 2 Relegation to Joe McDonagh Cup

Round 1

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22 April 2023 Round 1 Antrim 1-19 - 1-19 Dublin Belfast
Conal Cunning 0-9 (6f), Gerard Walsh 0-3 (3f), Conor Johnston 1-0, Seán Elliott 0-2 (1 sideline), Michael Bradley 0-2, Keelan Molloy 0-1, Paddy Burke 0-1, Paul Boyle 0-1. Report Dónal Burke 1-9 (0-6f, 0-2 65), Cian O'Sullivan 0-6 (1 sideline), Cian Boland 0-1, Paul Crummey 0-1, Daire Gray 0-1, Alex Considine 0-1. Stadium: Corrigan Park
Referee: John Keenan (Wicklow).
22 April 2023 Round 1 Galway 0-24 - 2-12 Wexford Galway
Evan Niland 0-13 (5fs, 165), Brian Concannon, Conor Whelan, and Conor Cooney 0-2 each, TJ Brennan, Cathal Mannion, Liam Collins, Ronan Glennon, and Kevin Cooney 0-1 each. Rory O'Connor 0-5 (5fs), Liam Óg McGovern 1-2, Conor McDonald 1-0, Cathal Dunbar 0-2, Matthew O'Hanlon, Conor Hearne, and Jack O'Connor 0-1 each. Stadium: Pearse Stadium
Referee: Seán Stack (Dublin).
22 April 2023 Round 1 Kilkenny 0-29 - 0-07 Westmeath Kilkenny
TJ Reid 0-9 (3fs, 2 65), Adrian Mullen 0-6, John Donnelly 0-4, Eoin Cody, Martin Keoghan 0-2 each, David Blanchfield, Padraig Walsh, Darragh Corcoran, Timmy Clifford, Billy Ryan, Niall Brennan 0-1 each. Ciaran Doyle 0-4 (3fs), Joseph Boyle, Darragh Clinton, Derek McNicholas 0-1 each. Stadium: UPMC Nowlan Park
Referee: Chris Mooney (Dublin).

Round 2

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29 April 2023 Round 2 Wexford 1-30 - 1-26 Antrim Wexford
Lee Chin 0-8 (4 frees, 1 ‘65), Rory O’Connor 0-7, Cathal Dunbar 1-2, Jack O’Connor 0-5, Oisín Foley 0-4, Liam Óg McGovern 0-2, Simon Donohoe, Richie Lawlor 0-1 each. Report Conal Cunning 0-13 (10 frees, 2 ‘65s), James McNaughton 1-1, Neil McManus (1 free), Rian McMullan 0-2 each, Seaan Elliott, Gerard Walsh (free), Michael Bradley, Keelan Molloy, Conor Johnston, Niall O’Connor, Paul Boyle, Séamie McAuley 0-1 each. Stadium: Chadwicks Wexford Park
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Michael Kennedy (Tipperary).
29 April 2023 Round 2 Dublin 2-23 - 1-14 Westmeath Dublin
Donal Burke 1-9 (0-9f), Cian Boland 1-2, Paul Crummey 0-2, Conor Burke 0-2, Danny Sutcliffe 0-2, Alex Considine 0-2, Mark Grogan 0-1, Chris O'Leary 0-1, Conor Donohoe 0-1, Daire Gray 0-1. Report Ciaran Doyle 0-9 (0-5f), Niall Mitchell 1-0, Eoin Keyes 0-2, Kevin Regan 0-1, Davy Glennon 0-1, Johnny Bermingham 0-1. Stadium: Parnell Park
Referee: Shane Hynes (Galway).
30 April 2023 Round 2 Kilkenny 0-28 - 1-25 Galway Kilkenny
TJ Reid 0-9 (8fs), Eoin Cody 0-6, Darragh Corcoran, Adrian Mullen, John Donnelly, Billy Ryan, and Martin Keoghan 0-2 each, Mikey Butler, Timmy Clifford, and David Blanchfield 0-1 each. Report Brian Concannon 1-5, Evan Niland 0-7 (6fs), Conor Whelan 0-2, Padraic Mannion, Daithi Burke, Joseph Cooney, Cianan Fahy, Ronan Glennon, Cathal Mannion, Kevin Cooney, Conor Cooney, Jason Flynn, Liam Collins, and Declan McLoughlin 0-1 each. Stadium: UPMC Nowlan Park
Attendance: 11,550[4]
Referee: J Murphy (Limerick).

Round 3

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6 May 2023 Round 3 Dublin 1-22 - 0-23 Wexford Dublin
Donal Burke 0-13 (0-10f), Cian O'Sullivan 1-1, Paul Crummey 0-2, Paddy Doyle 0-1, Danny Sutcliffe 0-1, Chris O'Leary 0-1, Mark Grogan 0-1, Conor Burke 0-1, Sean Currie 0-1. Report Lee Chin 0-8 (0-6f), Rory O'Connor 0-5 (0-3f), Cathal Dunbar 0-2, Oisin Foley 0-2, Conor McDonald 0-2, Conor Devitt 0-1, Richie Lawlor 0-1, Jack O'Connor 0-1, Simon Donohoe 0-1. Stadium: Croke Park
Attendance: 9,125
Referee: Thomas Walsh (Waterford).
6 May 2023 Round 3 Westmeath 0-17 - 6-33 Galway Mullingar
N O’Brien 0-10 (9f), D Glennon 0-2, J Boyle, R Greville, D McNicholas, C Doyle, G Greville 0-1 each. Report C Whelan 3-1, E Niland 0-10 (6f 1 65), B Concannon 1-3, K Cooney, D McLaughlin 1-2 each, L Collins, C Mannion 0-4 each, D Burke 0-2, P Mannion, C Fahy, S Linnane, J Ryan, M McManus 0-1 each. Stadium: TEG Cusack Park
Referee: K Jordan (Tipperary)
7 May 2023 Round 3 Antrim 3-20 - 5-31 Kilkenny Belfast
Conal Cunning 0-8 (6 frees, 1 65), Keelan Molloy 1-2, Niall McKenna 0-4, Neil McManus 1-1, Conor Johnston 1-0, Paul Boyle 0-2, James McNaughton 0-2, Gerard Walsh 0-1. Report TJ Reid 2-10 (0-6 frees, 0-2 65s), Martin Keoghan 3-3, Billy Ryan 0-4, Adrian Mullen 0-2, Alan Murphy 0-3, Eoin Cody 0-2, Walter Walsh 0-2, Richie Reid 0-1, David Blanchfield 0-1, Tom Phelan 0-1, Cillian Buckley 0-1, Eoin Murphy 0-1 (free). Stadium: Corrigan Park
Referee: Shane Hayes (Galway).

Round 4

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20 May 2023 Round 4 Kilkenny 0-27 - 0-21 Dublin Kilkenny
TJ Reid 0-10 (10fs), Paddy Deegan, Tom Phelan 0-3 each, Adrian Mullen, Martin Keoghan, Eoin Cody 0-2 each, Mikey Butler, David Blanchfield, Richie Reid, Billy Ryan, and Billy Drennan (f) 0-1 each. Donal Burke 0-10 (8fs), Danny Sutcliffe, Mark Grogan, Dara Purcell 0-2 each, Eoghan O’Donnell, Conor Donohoe, Daire Gray, Cian Boland, Sean Currie 0-1 each. Stadium: UPMC Nowlan Park
21 May 2023 Round 4 Galway 5-29 - 1-22 Antrim Galway
Evan Niland 0-8 (3fs, 165), Conor Cooney 0-7, Conor Whelan 2-0, Kevin Cooney and Tom Monaghan 1-2 each, Declan McLoughlin 0-4, Liam Collins 1-0, Pádraic Mannion and Joseph Cooney 0-2 each, Adrian Tuohey and TJ Brennan 0-1 each. Conal Cunning 1-3 (1-0 pen, 2fs), James McNaughton 0-5 (1f, 165), Paddy Burke and Conor Johnston 0-3 each, Daniel McKernan 0-2, Joe Maskey, Enda Óg McGarry, Domhnall Nugent, Niall McKenna, Keelan Molloy, and Eoin O'Neill 0-1 each. Stadium: Pearse Stadium
21 May 2023 Round 4 Wexford 2-22 - 4-18 Westmeath Wexford
Conor McDonald 2-2, Lee Chin 0-6 (4fs), Jack O’Connor 0-4 (2 sideline cuts), Rory O’Connor 0-3, Oisín Foley, Conor Hearne 0-2 each, Mikie Dwyer, Ian Carty, Cathal Dunbar 0-1 each. Report Ciarán Doyle 0-11 (10fs), Niall O’Brien 2-3 (1f), Niall Mitchell 2-0, Peter Clarke, Joseph Boyle, Derek McNicholas, Eoin Keyes 0-1 each. Stadium: Chadwicks Wexford Park
Referee: Chris Mooney (Dublin).

Round 5

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28 May 2023 Round 4 Westmeath 1-19 - 4-24 Antrim Mullingar
C Doyle 0-7 (4fs, 2‘65’s), D Glennon 0-4, O McCabe 1-0, N O’Brien 0-3 (1f), J Boyle, J Galvin (1 sideline) 0-2 each, J Bermingham 0-1. Report C Cunning 1-9 (0-7 fs), J McNaughton 1-3, C Johnston, E O’Neill 1-1 each, N McKenna 0-3, N McManus, S Elliott, N O’Connor 0-2 each, K Molloy 0-1. Stadium: TEG Cusack Park
Referee: K Jordan (Tipperary).
28 May 2023 Round 4 Dublin 2-22 - 1-25 Galway Dublin
Donal Burke 0-10 (0-6f, 0-1 65), Danny Sutcliffe 1-2, Cian O'Sullivan 1-1, Cian Boland 0-3, Eoghan O'Donnell 0-2, Mark Grogan 0-1, Daire Gray 0-1, Conor Donohoe 0-1, Conor Burke 0-1. Report Evan Niland 0-10 (0-6f), Joseph Cooney 0-5, Daithi Burke 1-0, Kevin Cooney 0-3, Tom Monaghan 0-3, Ronan Glennon 0-1, Fintan Burke 0-1, Eanna Murphy 0-1 (0-1f), Jason Flynn 0-1. Stadium: Croke Park
Attendance: 30,802
Referee: Paud O'Dwyer (Carlow).
28 May 2023 Round 4 Wexford 4-23 - 5-18 Kilkenny Wexford
Lee Chin 1-10 (0-6 frees, 0-1 ‘65), Liam Óg McGovern 2-1, Kevin Foley 1-1, Rory O’Connor 0-4, Oisín Foley, Cathal Dunbar (one line-ball) 0-2 each, Conor McDonald, Diarmuid O’Keeffe, Liam Ryan 0-1 each. Report Eoin Cody 3-1, Tom Phelan 1-4, TJ Reid 0-7 (4 frees, 1 ‘65), Martin Keoghan 1-0, Adrian Mullen, Walter Walsh, Billy Ryan, Pádraig Walsh, Alan Murphy, Conor Delaney 0-1 each. Stadium: Chadwicks Wexford Park
Attendance: 9,725
Referee: Colm Lyons (Cork).

Final

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Kilkenny4-21 – 2-26 Galway
TJ Reid 0-9 (6f), Walter Walsh 1-2, Mikey Butler 1-0, Martin Keoghan 1-0, Cillian Buckley 1-0, Eoin Cody 0-3, Cian Kenny 0-2, John Donnelly 0-2 David Blanchfield 0-1, Padraig Walsh 0-1, Billy Drennan 0-1 Report Evan Niland 0-12 (8f), Conor Whelan 1-6, Jason Flynn 1-0, Brian Concannon 0-3, Kevin Cooney 0-3, Cathal Mannion 0-1, Joseph Cooney 0-1
Attendance: 24,483[5]
Referee: Seán Stack (Dublin)
Man of the match: Conor Whelan (Galway)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

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Group Stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Clare 4 3 0 1 8-91 10-76 +9 6 Advance to Munster Final
2 Limerick 4 2 1 1 6-88 2-98 +2 5
3 Tipperary 4 1 2 1 7-93 8-91 -1 4 Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
4 Cork 4 1 1 2 8-94 7-90 +7 3
5 Waterford 4 1 0 3 1-77 3-88 -17 2

Round 1

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23 April 2023 Round 1 Waterford 0-19 - 1-18 Limerick Thurles
Stephen Bennett 0-13 (10fs), Austin Gleeson, Dessie Hutchinson 0-2 each, Jamie Barron, Conor Gleeson 0-1 each. Report Aaron Gillane 0-7 (5fs), Seamus Flanagan 1-1, Diarmuid Byrnes 0-3 (0-2 frees), Peter Casey and Tom Morrissey 0-2 each, Barry Nash, Gearoid Hegarty, 0-1. Stadium: Semple Stadium
Attendance: 20,267[6]
23 April 2023 Round 1 Clare 3-23 - 5-22 Tipperary Ennis
Aidan McCarthy 1-13 (7fs, 2’65), Mark Rodgers 2-0), Ryan Taylor, Ian Galvin, Shane Meehan 0-2 each, Diarmuid Ryan, Tony Kelly, John Conlon, Robin Mounsey 0-1 each. Report Jason Forde 2-6 (1-0 Pen, 5fs, 1-1 sideline), Jake Morris 2-4, Sean Ryan 1-1, Noel McGrath 0-3, Gearoid O’Connor 0-2, Brian McGrath, Alan Tynan, John McGrath, Mark Kehoe, Seamus Kennedy, Conor Bowe 0-1 each. Stadium: Cusack Park
Attendance: 17,971[7]

Round 2

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29 April 2023 Round 2 Limerick 2-20 - 1-24 Clare Limerick
Aaron Gillane 0-7 (0-6 frees); Seamus Flanagan 2-1; Diarmaid Byrnes 0-5 (0-5 frees); Tom Morrissey 0-4 (0-1 free); Cathal O’Neill 0-2; Cian Lynch 0-1. Report Aidan McCarthy 0-7 (0-4 frees, 0-1 ’65); Tony Kelly 0-4; Peter Duggan 1-1, Mark Rodgers 0-3 (0-1 sideline); David McInerney, David Fitzgerald, Shane O’Donnell, Aron Shanagher 0-2 each; Ryan Taylor 0-1. Stadium: TUS Gaelic Grounds
Attendance: 30,460[8]
Referee: Colm Lyons (Cork).
30 April 2023 Round 2 Cork 0-27 - 0-18 Waterford Cork
Patrick Horgan 0-8 (6f), Darragh Fitzgibbon 0-4, Declan Dalton (2f), Séamus Harnedy 0-3 each, Robert Downey, Conor Lehane, Robbie O'Flynn 0-2 each, Brian Roche, Shane Barrett, Luke Meade 0-1 each. Report Stephen Bennett 0-9 (7fs, 1 65), Calum Lyons, Pádraig Fitzgerald 0-2 each, Jamie Barron, Neil Montgomery, Dessie Hutchinson, Austin Gleeson, Patrick Fitzgerald 0-1 each. Stadium: Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Attendance: 29,104[9]
Referee: James Owens (Wexford)

Round 3

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6 May 2023 Round 3 Cork 4-19 - 2-25 Tipperary Cork
Patrick Horgan 0-8 (5f, 2 65); Declan Dalton 1-2 (0-2f); Darragh Fitzgibbon 1-1; Robbie O'Flynn, Brian Hayes 1-0 each; Séamus Harnedy, Shane Kingston 0-3 each; Conor Lehane, Tim O’Mahony 0-1 each. Report Mark Kehoe 1-4; Gearóid O’Connor 1-3 (0-3f); Alan Tynan, Jason Forde (3f) 0-4 each; Séamus Kennedy, Jake Morris 0-3 each; Conor Stakelum, Noel McGrath, Seán Ryan, Séamus Callanan 0-1 each. Stadium: Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Attendance: 36,765
Referee: Paud O'Dwyer (Carlow).
13 May 2023 Round 3 Waterford 0-16 - 2-22 Clare Thurles
S Bennett 0-7 (7fs); A Gleeson 0-3 (2fs); D Hutchinson, P Curran 0-2 each; J Barron, P Hogan 0-1 each. Report T Kelly 0-13 (8fs, 1 65); I Galvin, C Malone 1-1 each; D Ryan, S O’Donnell 0-2 each; R Taylor, S Meehan, R Mounsey 0-1 each. Stadium: Semple Stadium
Attendance: 14,320
Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow).

Round 4

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21 May 2023 Round 4 Clare 2-22 - 3-18 Cork Ennis
Tony Kelly 2-4 (1-0 pen), Aidan McCarthy (2f), David Fitzgerald, Diarmuid Ryan ,0-3 each, Ryan Taylor, Shane O’Donnell, David McInerney 0-2 each, Peter Duggan, Mark Rodgers, Seadna Morey 0-1 each. Report Patrick Horgan 1-9 (6fs), Declan Dalton 1-1 (1f), Conor Cahalane 1-0, Seamus Harnedy, Darragh Fitzgibbon, Brian Roche 0-2 each, Damien Cahalane, Shane Kingston 0-1 each. Stadium: Cusack Park
Attendance: 18,659
21 May 2023 Round 4 Tipperary 0-25 - 0-25 Limerick Thurles
Gearoid O’Connor 0-10 (9fs), Jake Morris 0-4, Mark Kehoe 0-3, Conor Bowe 0-3, Noel McGrath 0-2, Seamus Callanan, Rhys Shelly, John McGrath 0-1 each. Report Aaron Gillane 0-6 (3fs) Cathal O’Neill 0-5, Diarmuid Byrnes 0-4 (3fs), Tom Morrissey 0-4, Seamus Flanagan, Graeme Mulcahy 0-2 each, Peter Casey, Declan Hannon 0-1 each. Stadium: Semple Stadium
Attendance: 37,459[10]
Referee: Sean Stack (Dublin).

Round 5

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28 May 2023 Round 5 Tipperary 0-21 - 1-24 Waterford Thurles
Noel McGrath 0-7 (all frees); Seamus Callanan 0-3, Gearoid O’Connor 0-4 (0-3 frees); Ronan Maher 0-2, Brian McGrath 0-1, Alan Tynan 0-1, Mark Kehoe 0-1, Conor Bowe 0-1, Seamus Kennedy 0-1. Stephen Bennett 0-8 (0-7 frees); Dessie Hutchinson 1-4, Jack Fagan 0-4, Neil Montgomery 0-2, Patrick Fitzgerald 0-2, Billy Nolan 0-1, Darragh Lyons 0-1, Peter Hogan 0-1, Patrick Curran 0-1. Stadium: Semple Stadium
Attendance: 20,832
Referee: John Keenan (Wicklow).
28 May 2023 Round 5 Limerick 3-25 - 1-30 Cork Limerick
Diarmaid Byrnes 1-4 (1-0 pen, 0-1 ’65), Seamus Flanagan 1-3, Aaron Gillane 0-5 (0-2 frees), Cathal O’Neill 1-0, Gearoid Hegarty, Darragh O’Donovan 0-3 each, Tom Morrissey 0-2; Peter Casey, William O’Donoghue, Barry Nash, Declan Hannon, Barry Nash 0-1 each. Report Patrick Horgan 1-14 (0-11 frees), Darragh Fitzgibbon, Seamus Harnedy 0-4 each, Declan Dalton 0-3 (0-2 frees), Shane Kingston 0-2; Tim O’Mahony; Luke Meade, Rob Downey 0-1 each. Stadium: TUS Gaelic Grounds
Attendance: 40,847
Referee: James Owens (Wexford).

Final

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Clare1-22 - 1-23 Limerick
T Kelly (0-6, 2 frees); M Rodgers (1-2); A McCarthy (0-4, 3 frees); S O’Donnell, D Fitzgerald, I Galvin (0-2 each); R Taylor, D Ryan, C Malone, A Shanagher (0-1 each). Report A Gillane (1-11, 0-8 frees); T Morrissey, D Reidy (0-3 each); C O’Neill (0-2); D O’Donovan, G Hegarty, K Hayes, A English (0-1 each).
Attendance: 43,756[11]
Referee: Liam Gordon (Galway)
Man of the Match: Aaron Gillane (Limerick)

Joe McDonagh Cup

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Group Stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Carlow (C) 5 3 2 0 13-118 1-104 +50 8 Advance to Final and All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
2 Offaly 5 4 0 1 7-105 6-93 +15 8
3 Laois 5 3 1 1 14-114 4-87 +57 7
4 Kerry 5 2 1 2 2-101 6-96 -7 5
5 Down 5 1 0 4 3-88 18-112 -59 2
6 Kildare (R) 5 0 0 5 6-68 10-112 -56 0 Relegated to Christy Ring Cup

Final

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27 May 2023 Final Offaly 1-31 - 2-29
(a.e.t.)
Carlow Dublin
Eoghan Cahill 0-8 (3f), Cillian Kiely 0-6 (2f), David Nally 0-5 (1 65, 1 sideline, 1 free), Charlie Mitchell 1-1, Adrian Cleary 0-3, Eimhin Kelly 0-2, Paddy Clancy 0-2, Jason Sampson 0-1, Killian Sampson 0-1, Sam Bourke 0-1, Joey Keenaghan 0-1. Report Martin Kavanagh 1-8 (5f, 1 65), Paddy Boland 1-4, Chris Nolan 0-4, James Doyle 0-3, Jon Nolan 0-3, John Michael Nolan 0-2, Conor Kehoe 0-2, Jack Kavanagh 0-2, Diarmuid Byrne 0-1, Kevin McDonald 0-1 (f). Stadium: Croke Park
Referee: Thomas Walsh (Waterford).

Carlow will be promoted to the 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.[12]

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Bracket

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Preliminary Quarter-Finals Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals All-Ireland Final
Kilkenny 2-22
Clare 1-22
Clare 5-26
Dublin 2-25 Dublin 2-17
Carlow 0-21 Kilkenny 2-15
Limerick 0-30
Limerick 2-24
Galway 1-18
Galway 1-20
Tipperary 7-38 Tipperary 1-18
Offaly 3-18

All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals

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17 June 2023 Preliminary Quarter-final Offaly 3-18 (27) 7-38 (59) Tipperary Tullamore  
16:00 IST (UTC+01:00) (HT: 1-10 - 3-25) Venue: Glenisk O'Connor Park
Gls: Eoghan Cahill 1 (pen), Cillian Kiely 1 (1f), Charlie Mitchell 1
Pts: Eoghan Cahill 7 (5f), Cillian Kiely 3 (1f), Jason Sampson 2, Charlie Mitchell 1, Paddy Clancy 1, Brian Duignan 1, John Murphy 1, Liam Langton 1, Paddy Delaney 1
Report Gls: Mark Kehoe 3, Jason Forde 2, John McGrath 1, Seamus Callanan 1
Pts: Jason Forde 11 (4f, 3 65'), Jake Morris 7, Conor Stakelum 6, Mark Kehoe 3, Alan Tynan 3, Noel McGrath 2, John McGrath 1, Dan McCormack 1, Seamus Kennedy 1, Eoghan Connolly 1, Bryan O'Mara 1, John Campion 1
Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
Attendance: 9,962[13]
TV: GAAGO


17 June 2023 Preliminary Quarter-final Carlow 0-21 (21) 2-25 (31) Dublin Carlow  
17:00 IST (UTC+01:00) (HT: 0-13 - 0-12) Venue: Netwatch Cullen Park

Pts: Martin Kavanagh 12 (11f), Chris Nolan 3, James Doyle 2, Jack McCullagh 1, Kevin McDonald 1, Richard Coady 1, John Michael Nolan 1
Report Gls: Cian O'Sullivan 1, Mark Grogan 1
Pts: Donal Burke 8 (8f), Cian O'Sullivan 3 (1f), Chris O'Leary 3, Danny Sutcliffe 3, Mark Grogan 2, Conor Burke 2, Fergal Whitely 2, Darragh Power 1, Paul Crummey 1
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
TV: GAAGO


All-Ireland quarter-finals

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24 June 2023 Clare 5-26 (41) 2-17 (23) Dublin Limerick  
16:00 IST (UTC+01:00) Venue: Gaelic Grounds
Gls: Tony Kelly 3, Mark Rodgers 1, Shane O'Donnell 1
Pts: Tony Kelly 4, Mark Rodgers 11 (5fs), Shane O’Donnell 2, David Fitzgerald 4, Aron Shanagher, Ian Galvin 2 each, Cathal Malone 1.
Gls: Darragh Power 1, Alex Considine 1
Pts: Cian O’Sullivan 11 (9fs, 1'65), Paul Crummey 3, Fergal Whitley, Danny Sutcliffe, Daire Gray 1 each.
Attendance: 34,180
TV: RTÉ


24 June 2023 Galway 1-20 (23) 1-18 (21) Tipperary Limerick  
18:15 IST (UTC+01:00) Venue: Gaelic Grounds
Gls: Conor Whelan 1
Pts: Evan Niland 8 (7fs), Conor Whelan 4, Tom Monaghan 3, Cianan Fahy 2, Daithí Burke, Joseph Cooney, Ronan Glennon 1 each.
Gls: John McGrath 1
Pts: Jason Forde 10 (8fs), Alan Tynan, Séamus Kennedy 2 each, Michael Breen, Ronan Maher, Gearóid O’Connor, Johnny Ryan 1 each.
Attendance: 34,180
TV: RTE


All-Ireland semi-finals

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8 July 2023 Limerick 2-24 (30) (21) 1-18 Galway Dublin  
18:00 IST (UTC+01:00) (HT: 1-12 – 1-13) Venue: Croke Park
Gls: Aaron Gillane 2
Pts: Aaron Gillane 6 (5f), Diarmaid Byrnes 3 (3f), Kyle Hayes, Gearóid Hegarty, Tom Morrissey, Peter Casey, Seamus Flanagan 2 each, Darragh O’Donovan, Graeme Mulcahy, Cathal O’Neill, David Reidy, Cian Lynch 1 each
Report Gls: Cathal Mannion 1
Pts: Evan Niland 0-9 (9f), Conor Whelan, Brian Concannon 3 each, Cathal Mannion, Kevin Cooney, Tom Monaghan 1 each
Referee: James Owens (Wexford)
Attendance: 59,739[14]
TV: RTÉ 2


9 July 2023 Kilkenny 1-25 (28) (25) 1-22 Clare Dublin  
16:00 IST (UTC+01:00) (HT: 0-15 – 0-10) Venue: Croke Park
Gls: Eoin Cody 1
Pts: TJ Reid 12 (10f, 1 sideline, 1 ’65), Eoin Cody 5, Adrian Mullen 2, Huw Lawlor, Paddy Deegan, Tom Phelan, Billy Ryan, Padraig Walsh, Cian Kenny 1 each.
Report Gls: Shane O'Donnell 1
Pts: Mark Rodgers 10 (6f, 3 ’65), David Fitzgerald 3, Shane O'Donnell, Diarmuid Ryan, David McInerney, Cathal Malone, Peter Duggan, Tony Kelly, Ryan Taylor, Ian Galvin, David Reidy 1 each.
Referee: Colm Lyons (Cork)
Attendance: 48,360[15]
TV: RTÉ 2


All-Ireland final

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23 July 2023
Final
Limerick 0-30 (30) (21) 2-15 Kilkenny
(HT: 0-09 (9)(12) 1-09)

Pts: Diarmaid Byrnes 8 (7f), Peter Casey 5, Aaron Gillane 4 (3f), Darragh O'Donovan 2, Cian Lynch 2, Gearóid Hegarty 2, David Reidy 2, Cathal O'Neill 2, Barry Nash 1, Kyle Hayes 1, Tom Morrissey 1
Gls: Paddy Deegan 1, Eoin Cody 1
Pts: TJ Reid 7 (6f, 1 '65), Paddy Deegan 1, Tom Phelan 3, Eoin Murphy 1 (1f), Richie Reid 1, John Donnelly 1, Adrian Mullen 1
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: John Keenan (Wicklow)
Attendance: 82,300[16]

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2023 All-Ireland SHC teams.
Red: Munster SHC; Green: Leinster SHC; Blue: Joe McDonagh Cup.
County Location Province Stadium Capacity
Antrim Belfast Ulster Corrigan Park 3,700
Carlow Carlow Leinster Dr Cullen Park 11,000
Clare Ennis Munster Cusack Park 19,000
Cork Cork Munster Páirc Uí Chaoimh 45,000
Down Rubane Ulster McKenna Park 5,000
Dublin Dublin Leinster Croke Park 82,300
Galway Galway Connacht Pearse Stadium 26,197
Kerry Tralee Munster Austin Stack Park 12,000
Kildare Newbridge Leinster Hawkfield Centre of Excellence 1,300
Kilkenny Kilkenny Leinster Nowlan Park 27,000
Laois Portlaoise Leinster O'Moore Park 22,000
Limerick Limerick Munster Gaelic Grounds 44,023
Offaly Tullamore Leinster O'Connor Park 18,000
Tipperary Thurles Munster Semple Stadium 45,690
Waterford Thurles Munster Semple Stadium[a] 45,690
Westmeath Mullingar Leinster Cusack Park 11,500
Wexford Wexford Leinster Chadwicks Wexford Park 18,000

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top scorer overall

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Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 2-73 79 8 9.87
2 Evan Niland Galway 0-77 77 8 9.62
3 Donal Burke Dublin 2-59 65 6 10.83
4 Aaron Gillane Limerick 3-47 56 7 8.00
5 Tony Kelly Clare 5-33 48 7 6.85
6 Conal Cunning Antrim 2-42 48 5 9.60
7 Patrick Horgan Cork 2-39 45 4 11.25
8 Jason Forde Tipperary 4-31 43 4 10.75
9 Conor Whelan Galway 7–18 39 8 4.87
10 Mark Rodgers Clare 4-27 39 6 6.50
11 Stephen Bennett Waterford 0-37 37 4 9.25
12 Eoin Cody Kilkenny 5-21 36 8 4.50
13 Lee Chin Wexford 1-32 35 5 7.00
14 Aidan McCarthy Clare 1-27 30 5 6.00
15 Martin Keoghan Kilkenny 5-09 24 6 4.00
16 Jake Morris Tipperary 2-18 24 5 4.80

In a single game

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Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Patrick Horgan Cork 1–14 17 Limerick
2 Jason Forde Tipperary 2–11 17 Offaly
3 Aidan McCarthy Clare 1–13 16 Tipperary
4 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 2–10 16 Antrim
5 Aaron Gillane

Limerick

1–11 14 Clare
6 Tony Kelly

Clare

0–13 13 Waterford
7 Stephen Bennett

Waterford

0–13 13 Limerick
8 Evan Niland Galway 0–12 12 Kilkenny
9 Martin Keoghan

Kilkenny

3-03 12 Antrim
10 Jason Forde

Tipperary

2-06 12 Clare
11 Patrick Horgan

Cork

1-09 12 Clare

Scoring events

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Miscellaneous

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  • Limerick win their fourth All-Ireland in a row and their 12th in total
  • Limerick extended their unbeaten streak to 17 games, 16 wins and 1 draw, after defeating Waterford in the first round Munster championship. The streak began in the Munster quarter final clash versus Clare in October 2020, and ended with a defeat to Clare in the 2023 Munster SHC. Kilkenny are the only other county with a longer unbeaten streak, 21 games unbeaten from 2006 to 2010.
  • Tipperary scored 5 goals in a championship match for the first time since 2017 when they scored 5 against Clare in the Munster Championship. They went on to score 7 against Offaly in the All Ireland preliminary quarter-final.
  • The 7-38 scored by Tipperary against Offaly, equivalent to 59 points, is the highest score ever recorded in a SHC game. The aggregate score, 86 points in total, is also an all-time record.[17]
  • Conor Whelan (Galway) became the first player to score an All-Ireland SHC hat-trick since 2019 with three goals against Westmeath.
  • Kilkenny's T. J. Reid becomes the first player to reach 600 points total while playing against Dublin on the 20th May 2023 in Round 4 of the Leinster Championship. While doing so, he also became the highest scoring player in the history of the All-Ireland competition, he over took this position from Cork's Patrick Horgan who is now just fourteen points behind T. J. Reid's top score.
  • This was the first year Kildare competed in the championship since 2004.
  • Offaly qualify for the All-Ireland knockout stage for the first time since 2003. (Does not include qualifiers)
  • Westmeath defeated Wexford in the championship for the first time since 1940.
  • Cork's 18th year in a row without an All-Ireland senior title, their longest dry spell since the founding of the championship.
  • This was Kilkenny's eighth season in a row without a title, equalling their losing streak of 1984–91.
  • Kilkenny's first time losing two All Ireland senior finals in a row to the same opposition.
  • It was the first championship meeting between Offaly and Tipperary since 2010. Tipperary went on to defeat Offaly in the preliminary quarter final of the All Ireland series by 7–38 to 3–18 setting a new record for the highest team score in the history of the championship.
  • It was the first championship meeting between Clare and Dublin since 2012.
  • Limerick win their fifth Munster SHC in a row, the only time a county other than Cork has achieved this.
  • Nickie Quaid, Declan Hannon, Graeme Mulcahy and David Reidy became the first Limerick players to win six Munster Championship medals.

Live televised games

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RTÉ, the national broadcaster in Ireland, provided the majority of the live television coverage of the hurling championship with 17 games shown.[18]

For the first time GAAGO also broadcast 9 matches in Ireland as part of a deal that will run to 2027 and had exclusive rights to some games. After the GAA's broadcasting contract with Sky Sports expired in October 2022 and they did not seek contracts with producers on free-to-air channels such as Virgin Media Sport, GAAGO was the only place to watch certain games of the 2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship.[19] This was criticised by some including Tánaiste Micheál Martin.[20]

After suspicion the service was operating beyond its clearance given by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in 2017, the commission opened an inquiry in May 2023 into the service's adherence to competition law.[21] RTÉ told the Irish Examiner that they believed that "CCPC approval was not needed".[22]

On 12 July 2023, senior GAA officials appeared before the Oireachtas Sport and Media Committee to defend the controversial GAAGO coverage of All-Ireland championships, saying broadcasting every championship match on TV was "not realistic" and not in the GAA's "interest".[23][24]

Awards

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Sunday Game Team of the Year

The Sunday Game team of the year was picked 23 July on the night of the final. The panel consisting of Jackie Tyrrell, Brendan Cummins, Donal Óg Cusack, Joe Canning, Shane Dowling, and Ursula Jacob also chose Kyle Hayes as the Sunday game player of the year.[25][26]

  • 1 Eoin Murphy
  • 2 Mikey Butler
  • 3 Huw Lawlor
  • 4 Dan Morrissey
  • 5 Diarmaid Byrnes
  • 6 Will O'Donoghue
  • 7 Kyle Hayes
  • 8 Darragh O'Donovan
  • 9 David Fitzgerald
  • 10 Tom Morrissey
  • 11 TJ Reid
  • 12 Shane O'Donnell
  • 13 Conor Whelan
  • 14 Aaron Gillane
  • 15 Eoin Cody
All Star Team of the Year

On 16 November, the All-Star winners were announced. The awards ceremony was held at the RDS on 17 November. Aaron Gillane was named as the GAA/GPA Hurler of the Year with Mark Rodgers named as the GAA/GPA Young Hurler of the Year. [27][28]

Pos. Player Team Appearances
GK Eoin Murphy Kilkenny 4
RCB Mikey Butler Kilkenny 2
FB Huw Lawlor Kilkenny 2
LCB Dan Morrissey Limerick 3
RWB Diarmaid Byrnes Limerick 4
CB John Conlon Clare 2
LWB Kyle Hayes Limerick 4
MD Darragh O'Donovan Limerick 2
MD William O'Donoghue Limerick 2
RWF Shane O'Donnell Clare 2
CF T. J. Reid Kilkenny 7
LWF Tom Morrissey Limerick 3
RCF Conor Whelan Galway 2
FF Aaron Gillane Limerick 4
LCF Eoin Cody Kilkenny 1

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Waterford's usual home ground at Walsh Park is under redevelopment, so their home games were played at a neutral venue.

References

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