| Year: | 2023 |
| Previous: | 2022 |
| Topscorer: | T. J. Reid (2-73) |
| Munster: | Limerick |
| Leinster: | Kilkenny |
| Teams: | 11 |
| Dates: | 22 April – 23 July 2023 |
| Team: | Limerick |
| Titles: | 12th |
| Captain: | Declan Hannon Cian Lynch (Final) |
| Manager: | John Kiely |
| Team2: | Kilkenny |
| Captain2: | Eoin Cody |
| Manager2: | Derek Lyng |
| Next: | 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]
Antrim, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Westmeath, Wexford
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.
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.
Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford
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.
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.
Carlow, Down, Kerry, Kildare, Laois, Offaly
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The two winners of the semi-finals contest this game.
Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup
Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup
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 | 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 |
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)
| 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 |
See main article: 2023 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.
| width=20 | width=150 style="text-align:left;" | Team | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=40 | width=40 | width=20 | width=20 | Qualification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galway | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 116 | +59 | 8 | Advance to Leinster Final | ||||||||||
| 2 | 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 | Westmeath (R) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 173 | -80 | 2 | Relegation to Joe McDonagh Cup |
See main article: 2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship.
| Team | Qualification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clare | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8-91 | 10-76 | +9 | 6 | Advance to Munster Final |
| 2 | 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 |
See main article: 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup.
| Team | 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 |
Carlow will be promoted to the 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.[4]
See main article: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
See main article: 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final.
See main article: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums.
| 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 | 45,690 | |
| Westmeath | Mullingar | Leinster | Cusack Park | 11,500 | |
| Wexford | Wexford | Leinster | Chadwicks Wexford Park | 18,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
RTÉ, the national broadcaster in Ireland, provided the majority of the live television coverage of the hurling championship with 17 games shown.[6]
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.[7] This was criticised by some including Tánaiste Micheál Martin.[8]
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.[9] RTÉ told the Irish Examiner that they believed that "CCPC approval was not needed".[10]
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".[11] [12]
| 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 |