This page details statistics of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

General performances

Performances by county

Performance by province

Counties per province

Provincial titles

Counties

By semi-final appearances

As of 22 June 2024.

Semi-final appearances (2001–present)

Consecutive Wins

Quadruple

Treble

Double

Single

Consecutive All-Ireland Stoppers

Teams that ended All-Ireland winning streaks in the final of the championship.

5-in-a-row

3-in-a-row

Kilkenny (1904, 2006) defeated Cork Tipperary (2016) defeated Kilkenny Cork (2004) defeated Kilkenny

2-in-a-row

Cork (1902) defeated London Kilkenny (1909, 1935, 1947, 1974, 2011) defeated Tipperary in 1909 and 2011, Limerick in 1935 and 1974 and Cork in 1947 Dublin (1917, 1920, 1924, 1927) defeated Cork in 1920 and 1927, Tipperary in 1917 and Galway in 1924 Limerick (1921, 1936, 1940, 1973, 2018) defeated Kilkenny in 1936, 1940 and 1973, Dublin in 1921 and Galway in 2018 Tipperary (1964) defeated Kilkenny Offaly (1981) defeated Galway Clare (1995) defeated Offaly

Least successful counties

There are nineteen counties that have never been represented in a Senior All-Ireland Final. These are Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Derry, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh, Kildare, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Tyrone, Roscommon, Sligo, Westmeath and Wicklow. Fourteen of these counties have never competed in a semi-final: Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Fermanagh, Kildare, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Tyrone, Sligo, Westmeath and Wicklow Carlow and Westmeath have been successful in senior B level championships such as the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship and the Joe McDonagh Cup.

Levels

In the last few years, counties can be divided into four levels or tiers, based on results: Tier 1 counties are consistent participants in the provincial championships. Tier 2 counties usually compete in the provincial championships or the Joe McDonagh Cup. Tier 3 counties usually compete in the Christy Ring Cup or the Nicky Rackard Cup. Tier 4 counties usually compete in the Nicky Rackard Cup or the Lory Meagher Cup. Tier 1 counties (9): Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford Tier 2 counties (9): Antrim, Carlow, Down, Kerry, Kildare, Laois, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath Tier 3 counties (9): Armagh, Derry, Donegal, London, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Tyrone, Wicklow Tier 4 counties (8): Cavan, Fermanagh, Lancashire, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Monaghan, Warwickshire

Team participation

Debut of counties

List of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship counties

The following teams have competed in the All-Ireland Championship for at least one season.

Seasons in All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The number of years that each county has played in the All-Ireland between 1980 and 2024. A total of 23 counties have competed in at least one season of the All-Ireland. Ten counties have participated in all 45 seasons. The counties in bold participate in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Participation in All-Ireland (1980-24)

Team results table

Team results

Legend For each year, the number of teams eligible for the All-Ireland (in brackets) are shown.

Results table

This section represents in colour-coded tabular format the results of GAA county teams in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship since 1997. Prior to 1997, counties played in separate provincial championships, with only four provincial champions coming together in the All-Ireland semi-finals, and it is difficult to directly compare results across counties. Since 1997, several beaten teams from the provincial championships play together in the All-Ireland qualifier series.

Past

Abbreviations used: • ♣ — Ulster champions • ♠ — Connacht champions • QF – All-Ireland quarter-finalists • QR3 – All-Ireland qualifiers, round 3 • QR2 – All-Ireland qualifiers, round 2 • QR1 – All-Ireland qualifiers, round 1 • Qp3 – All-Ireland qualifiers, phase 3 • Qp2 – All-Ireland qualifiers, phase 2 • Qp1 – All-Ireland qualifiers, phase 1 • Qpr – All-Ireland qualifiers, preliminary round • Qrr3 – All-Ireland qualifiers, round robin, 3rd place • Qrr4 – All-Ireland qualifiers, round robin, 4th place • Uf – Ulster finalists • Usf – Ulster semi-finalists • Uqf – Ulster quarter-finalists • Lsf – Leinster semi-finalists • Lqf – Leinster quarter-finalists • L1r – Leinster first round • Lpr – Leinster preliminary round • Lpr2 – Leinster second preliminary round • Lpr1 – Leinster first preliminary round • Lpqr – Leinster preliminary quarter-final • Lrr2 – Leinster round robin, 2nd place • Lrr3 – Leinster round robin, 3rd place • Lrr4 – Leinster round robin, 4th place • Msf – Munster semi-finalists • Mqf – Munster quarter-finalists • Cf – Connacht finalists • Rsf – won relegation semi-final • Rf – won relegation final • Rel – relegated to Christy Ring Cup

Results table

Most recent success

List of All-Ireland Titles in every grade

Tier 1: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Tier 2: Joe McDonagh Cup / All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship Tier 3: Christy Ring Cup / All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship Tier 4: Nicky Rackard Cup / All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship Tier 5: Lory Meagher Cup As of 17 June 2024.

All-Ireland Knockout Stage Appearances by County

The three main ways to qualify for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (Proper) are through: (Does not include Provincial Championship appearances or Qualifier appearances)

Non-Irish teams

Other records

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:

Finishing positions

Unbeaten sides

Beaten sides

The introduction of the qualifier system in 1997 has resulted in nine 'back-door' All-Ireland champions: On a number of occasions teams have been defeated twice but have remained in the championship:

Final success rate

Only one county have appeared in the final and being victorious on all occasions: On the opposite end of the scale, only one county has appeared in the final and losing on each occasion:

Consecutive participations

Winning other trophies

Although not an officially recognised achievement, a number of teams have achieved the distinction of winning the All-Ireland championship, their provincial championship and the National Hurling League:

Biggest wins

Scoring Events

Records exclude extra-time.

Successful defending

Only 6 teams of the 13 who have won the All-Ireland championship have ever successfully defended the title. These are:

Gaps

Active gaps

Provinces

Counties in an All-Ireland final without a provincial title

Bold = Champions Note: The 1887, 2004, 2013, 2019 and 2024 finals featured two teams that had not won their provincial championship that year (There were no provincial championships in 1887).

All-Ireland final pairings

Longest undefeated run

Miscellaneous

As of 2024 championship.

Managers

Winning managers (2008–present)

Managerial Records

Danny O'Connell was the main trainer for the Kilkenny Senior Hurling team in the early years of the G.A.A and managed to win twelve All-Ireland senior titles, in 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1922, 1932, 1933, 1935 and 1939.

Players

All-time top scorers

High Scorers Honorable Mentions

All-time appearances

Other records

Most wins

All-Ireland final appearances

Single All-Ireland final top scorers

Cumulative All-Ireland final top scorers

Longest lived All-Ireland medal winners

100+

90+

Disciplinary

At least eight players have been sent off in an All-Ireland final: Dick Carroll of Kilkenny and John Barron of Waterford in the 1959 final replay, Tom Ryan of Tipperary and Lar Foley of Dublin in the 1961 final, Éamonn Scallan of Wexford in the 1996 final; Benny Dunne of Tipperary in the 2009 final, Cyril Donnellan of Galway in the 2012 final replay and Richie Hogan of Kilkenny in the 2019 final.