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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.
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| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 April – 23 July 2023 |
| Teams | 11 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Limerick (12th win) |
| Captain | Declan Hannon Cian Lynch (Final) |
| Manager | John Kiely |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Eoin Cody |
| Manager | Derek Lyng |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| Top Scorer |  T. J. Reid (2-73) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 2022 2024 → | |
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]
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Leinster Championship
Participating counties (6)
Group stage (15 matches)
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)
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
Participating counties (5)
Group stage (10 matches)
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)
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
Participating counties (6)
Group stage (15 matches)
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)
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
Preliminary quarter-finals (2 matches)
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)
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)
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)
The two winners of the semi-finals contest this game.
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To Championship
Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup
From Championship
Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup
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.
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 |
Teams by province
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)
Galway (5)
Leinster (8)
Munster (6)
Ulster (2)
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Championships
| 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 |
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| Munster Senior Hurling Championship | 2023 | Limerick |
24th | Clare |
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| 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 |
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Group Stage
| 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 |  Westmeath (R) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 173 | -80 | 2 | Relegation to Joe McDonagh Cup |
Round 1
| 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
| 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
| 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 | 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
| 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
| Kilkenny | 4-21 – 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 |
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Group Stage
Round 1
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Clare | 1-22 - 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)
Man of the Match: Aaron Gillane (Limerick)
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Group Stage
| 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
| 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]
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Bracket
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Top scorers
Top scorer overall
| 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
| 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 | 1–11 | 14 | Clare | |
| 6 | Tony Kelly | 0–13 | 13 | Waterford | |
| 7 | Stephen Bennett | 0–13 | 13 | Limerick | |
| 8 | Evan Niland | Galway |
0–12 | 12 | Kilkenny |
| 9 | Martin Keoghan | 3-03 | 12 | Antrim | |
| 10 | Jason Forde | 2-06 | 12 | Clare | |
| 11 | Patrick Horgan | 1-09 | 12 | Clare |
Scoring events
- Widest winning margin: 34 points
- Galway 6-33 - 0-17 Westmeath (Leinster SHC)
- Most goals in a match: 10
- Most points in a match: 56
- Wexford 1-30 - 1-26 Antrim (Leinster SHC)
- Offaly 3-18 - 7-38 Tipperary (preliminary quarter-final)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 7
- Most points by one team in a match: 38
- Highest aggregate score: 86 points
- Lowest aggregate score: 36 points
- Kilkenny 0-29 - 0-07 Westmeath (Leinster SHC)
- 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.
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]
- 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 |
- Waterford's usual home ground at Walsh Park is under redevelopment, so their home games were played at a neutral venue.
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