2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is due to be 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 is planned to begin in April 2023 and end on 23 July 2023.

2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates22 April – 23 July 2023
Teams11
All-Ireland champions
Provincial champions
MunsterNot Played
LeinsterNot Played
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
All-Star TeamSee here
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Limerick enter the championship as defending champions having won the previous three championships.[1]

Teams

General Information

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 — — 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
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

Summary

Championships
Level on Pyramid Competition Champions Runners-Up
Tier 1 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
2023 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Tier 2 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup
Tier 3 2023 Christy Ring Cup
Tier 4 2023 Nicky Rackard Cup
Tier 5 2023 Lory Meagher Cup

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Main article: 2023 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Group Stage
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Galway 3 2 1 0 7-82 2-57 +40 5 Advance to Leinster Final
2 Kilkenny 3 2 1 0 5-88 4-52 +39 5
3 Dublin 3 2 1 0 4-64 2-56 +14 5 Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
4 Wexford 3 1 0 2 3-65 2-72 -4 2
5 Antrim 3 0 1 2 5-65 7-80 -21 1
6 Westmeath 3 0 0 3 1-38 8-85 -68 0 Relegation to Joe McDonagh Cup

Round 1
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
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[2]
Referee: J Murphy (Limerick).

Round 3
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
20 May 2023 Round 4 Kilkenny v Dublin UPMC Nowlan Park
20 May 2023 Round 4 Galway v Antrim Pearse Stadium
20 May 2023 Round 4 Wexford v Westmeath Chadwicks Wexford Park

Round 5
28 May 2023 Round 4 Westmeath v Antrim TEG Cusack Park
28 May 2023 Round 4 Dublin v Galway Croke Park
28 May 2023 Round 4 Wexford v Kilkenny Chadwicks Wexford Park

Final
11 June 2023 Final 1st v 2nd Croke Park

Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Main article: 2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Group Stage
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Clare 3 2 0 1 6-69 7-58 +8 4 Advance to Munster Final
2 Cork 2 1 1 0 4-46 2-43 +9 3
3 Tipperary 2 1 1 0 7-47 7-42 +5 3 Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
4 Limerick 2 1 0 1 3-38 1-43 +1 2
5 Waterford 3 0 0 3 0-53 3-67 -23 0

Round 1
23 April 2023 Round 1 Waterford 0-19 - 1-18 Limerick Semple Stadium
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. Attendance: 20,267[3]
23 April 2023 Round 1 Clare 3-23 - 5-22 Tipperary Cusack Park
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 s/l), 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. Attendance: 17,971[4]

Round 2
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 s/l); David McInerney, David Fitzgerald, Shane O’Donnell, Aron Shanagher 0-2 each; Ryan Taylor 0-1. Stadium: TUS Gaelic Grounds
Attendance: 30,460[5]
Referee: Colm Lyons (Cork).
30 April 2023 Round 2 Cork 0-27 - 0-18 Waterford Pairc Ui Chaoimh
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. Attendance: 29,104[6]
Referee: James Owens (Wexford)

Round 3
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: Pairc Ui 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
21 May 2023 Round 4 Tipperary v Limerick Semple Stadium
21 May 2023 Round 4 Clare v Cork Cusack Park

Round 5
28 May 2023 Round 5 Tipperary v Waterford Semple Stadium
28 May 2023 Round 5 Limerick v Cork TUS Gaelic Grounds

Final
11 June 2023 Final 1st v 2nd TBC

Joe McDonagh Cup
Main article: 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup

Group Stage
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Carlow 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 5 0 0 5 6-68 10-112 -56 0 Relegated to Christy Ring Cup

Final
27/28 May 2023 Final Offaly v Carlow Croke Park

The winners are promoted to the 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (if from Leinster or Ulster) or the 2024 Munster Senior Hurling Championship (if from Munster).[7]

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Main article: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket
Preliminary Quarter-Finals Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals All-Ireland Final
Leinster Champions
Quarter-Final Winner
2nd Munster Championship
3rd Leinster Championship Preliminary Quarter-Final Winner
Joe McDonagh Cup Champions Semi-Final Winner
Semi-Final Winner
Munster Champions
Quarter-Final Winner
2nd Leinster Championship
3rd Munster Championship Preliminary Quarter-Final Winner
Joe McDonagh Cup Runners-Up

All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
17 June 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup Winners v 3rd Leinster Championship  


17 June 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup Runners-Up v 3rd Munster Championship  


All-Ireland quarter-finals
24 June 2023 Munster Runners-Up v Peliminary Quarter-Final Winners 1  


24 June 2023 Leinster Runners-Up v Peliminary Quarter-Final Winners 2  


All-Ireland semi-finals
9 July 2023 Leinster Champions v Quarter-Final Winners 1  


8 July 2023 Munster Champions v Quarter-Final Winners 2  


All-Ireland final
Main article: 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
23 July 2023 Final Semi-Final Winners 1 v Semi-Final Winners 2 Dublin  
Venue: Croke Park
TV: RTÉ


Stadia and locations
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 21,000
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[lower-alpha 1] 45,690
Westmeath Mullingar Leinster Cusack Park 11,500
Wexford Wexford Leinster Chadwicks Wexford Park 18,000

Championship statistics

Top scorer overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Aidan McCarthy Clare 1-20 23 2 11.50
3 Evan Niland Galway 0-30 30 3 10.00
3 Jason Forde Tipperary 2-10 16 2 8.00
4 Stephen Bennett Waterford 0-22 22 2 11.00
1 Donal Burke Dublin 2-31 37 3 12.33
6 Jake Morris Tipperary 2-07 13 2 6.50
2 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 2-28 34 3 11.33
4 Conal Cunning Antrim 0-30 30 3 10.00
9 Aaron Gillane Limerick 0-14 14 2 7.00
10 Adrian Mullen Kilkenny 0-10 10 3 3.33
11 Cian O'Sullivan Dublin 1-07 10 3 3.33
12 Mark Rodgers Clare 2-03 9 2 4.50
13 Martin Keoghan Kilkenny 3-07 16 3 5.33
14 Conor Whelan Galway 3-05 14 3 4.66

In a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition

Scoring events

Miscellaneous
  • 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 where they scored 6 against Dublin in the qualifiers.
  • Conor Whelan (Galway) became the first player to score an All-Ireland SHC hat-trick since 2019 with three goals against Westmeath.

See also

References
  1. Waterford's usual home ground at Walsh Park is under redevelopment, so their home games were played at a neutral venue.
  1. O’Toole, Fintan (17 July 2022). "Limerick complete All-Ireland three-in-a-row after epic contest against Kilkenny". the42. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. "Declan McLoughlin denies Cats at death as Galway snatch draw". RTE. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. "Waterford give 14-man Limerick an almighty fright in Munster opener". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. "Munster SHC: Tipp prevail following goal laden clash". GAA. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. "Clare give the summer new life as they hand Limerick their first defeat in four years". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  6. "Perfect start for Cork as Ryan's Rebels brush Waterford aside". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  7. "Kerry/Munster hurling motion carried". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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