| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 May — 28 September 2013 |
| Teams | 15 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Clare (4th win) |
| Captain | Patrick Donnellan |
| Manager | Davy Fitzgerald |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Captain | Pa Cronin |
| Manager | Jimmy Barry-Murphy |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 21 |
| Goals total | 48 (2.28 per game) |
| Points total | 710 (33.80 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Colin Ryan (0–70) |
| Player of the Year | Tony Kelly |
| All-Star Team | See here |
←2012 2014 → | |
The2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 126th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment in 1887. The draw for the 2013 fixtures took place on 4 October 2012.[1] The championship began on 5 May 2013 and ended on 28 September 2013 withClare winning their fourth All Ireland title after a 5–16 to 3–16 win againstCork in the replayedfinal.[2]
Kilkenny were thedefending champions.[3] However, they were knocked out of the Leinster Championship by eventual Leinster championsDublin at the semi-final stage andCork saw them off in the All-Ireland quarter-final.Limerick won theMunster Championship for the first time since 1996. Cork defeated Dublin andClare defeated Limerick in the All-Ireland semi-finals.
The 2013 Championship has been described by many as one of the best ever.[4][5][6][7] In February 2014, the GAA announced that both the 2013 football and hurling Championships brought in €11.9m in gate receipts, an increase of €1.3m for the hurling championship.[8]
The introduction ofHawk-Eye for Championship matches at Croke Park fell foul in a high-profile[9] blunder by the computer system which led to use of Hawk-Eye being suspended during the All-Ireland semi-finals on 18 August. During theminor game between Limerick and Galway, Hawk-Eye ruled a point for Limerick as a miss although the graphic showed the ball passing inside the posts, causing confusion around the stadium – the referee ultimately waved the valid point wide provoking anger from fans, viewers and TV analysts covering the game live.[10] The system was subsequently stood down for the senior game which followed, owing to "an inconsistency in the generation of a graphic".[11] Hawk-Eye admitted they were to blame and as a result Limerick, who were narrowly defeated after extra-time, announced they would be appealing over Hawk-Eye's costly failure.[9] The incident drew attention from the UK, where Hawk-Eye had made its debut in English soccer'sPremier League the day before.[12]
Promoted from theChristy Ring Cup
Relegated to theChristy Ring Cup
All teams from the2012 championship continued to line out in hurling's top tier in 2013.
Kilkenny were installed as the favourites to retain the All-Ireland title for a third consecutive year and to secure a remarkable tenth championship in fourteen seasons.Tipperary andGalway, the last two teams to beat Kilkenny in championship hurling, were regarded as the two teams most likely to provide the strongest challenge to Kilkenny's supremacy once again.Limerick were ranked at 20/1 as they hoped to end a forty-year wait for theLiam MacCarthy Cup.Waterford, a team who won fourMunster titles between 2002 and 2010, were seen as a team to have missed out on their chance at an All-Ireland title and were ranked at 25/1.[13]London, the winners of the2012 Christy Ring Cup, availed of their automatic right to promotion to the top tier and joined the Leinster championship.[14]
Prior to the championship draw it emerged that Croke Park officials had written to theLaois County Board inviting the county hurlers to participate in the2013 Christy Ring Cup. This was prompted by Laois's poor results during the previous few seasons.[15] In spite of these concerns Laois decided to remain in hurling's top tier and subsequently won two Leinster Championship matches.[16]
Fifteen counties will compete in theAll-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: ten teams in theLeinster Senior Hurling Championship and five teams in theMunster Senior Hurling Championship.
| County | Last provincial title | Last championship title | Position in2012 Championship | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Antrim | 2012 | — | Qualifiers Phase 1 | |
 Carlow | — | — | Qualifiers Phase 1 | |
| Clare | 1998 | 1997 | Qualifiers Phase 3 | |
 Cork | 2006 | 2005 | Semi-finals | |
 Dublin | 1961 | 1938 | Qualifiers Phase 2 | |
 Galway | 2012 | 1988 | Runners-up | |
 Kilkenny | 2011 | 2012 | Champions | |
 Laois | 1949 | 1915 | Qualifiers preliminary round | |
 Limerick | 1996 | 1973 | Quarter-finals | |
| London | — | 1901 | Champions (Christy Ring Cup) | |
 Offaly | 1995 | 1998 | Qualifiers Phase 2 | |
 Tipperary | 2012 | 2010 | Semi-finals | |
 Waterford | 2007 | 1959 | Quarter-finals | |
| Westmeath | — | — | Qualifiers preliminary round | |
 Wexford | 2004 | 1996 | Qualifiers Phase 3 |
| Level on Pyramid | Competition | Champions | Runners up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 2013 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | Clare | Cork |
| Tier 1 (Leinster) | 2013 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship | Dublin | Galway |
| Tier 1 (Munster) | 2013 Munster Senior Hurling Championship | Limerick | Cork |
| Tier 1 (Ulster) | 2013 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship | Antrim |  Down |
| Tier 2 | 2013 Christy Ring Cup | Down |  Kerry |
| Tier 3 | 2013 Nicky Rackard Cup | Donegal | Roscommon |
| Tier 4 | 2013 Lory Meagher Cup |  Warwickshire | Longford |
RTÉ andTV3 provided live coverage and highlights of matches in Ireland onThe Sunday Game Live andChampionship Live respectively, with RTÉ showing the All-Ireland Final live.Setanta Sports andTG4 showed highlights of matches in Ireland also.Setanta Sports broadcasts live Championship matches in Australia. AlsoSetanta Sports provided live matches in Asia. TheChampionship Live live programme was presented byMatt Cooper, usually from an on-pitch studio with analysis fromDaithí Regan,Jamesie O'Connor, andNicky English.The Sunday Game live programme was presented byMichael Lyster with analysis usually fromCyril Farrell,Ger Loughnane,Liam Sheedy, andTomás Mulcahy. Highlights of all games were shown onThe Sunday Game programme which aired usually at 9:30pm on Sundays onRTÉ Two and was presented byDes Cahill with analysis fromEddie Brennan andDonal Óg Cusack.
Television coverage, in particular that of the Leinster Hurling Championship has been criticised in some circles. Neither RTÉ or TV3 decided to broadcast both Leinster Hurling Championship semi-finals. Both channels also declined the offer from theLeinster GAA to reschedule the Dublin – Kilkenny semi-final replay in order for it to be broadcast.[17]
These matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland
| Round | RTÉ | TV3 |
|---|---|---|
| Munster Championship | Clare vs Waterford Limerick vs Cork | Limerick v Tipperary Cork vs Clare |
| Leinster Championship | Offaly vs Kilkenny Dublin vs Kilkenny (Replay shown online only) Dublin vs Galway | |
| Qualifiers | Waterford vs Kilkenny | Kilkenny v Tipperary |
| Quarter-finals | Cork vs Kilkenny Galway v Clare | |
| Semi-finals | Dublin vs Cork Limerick v Clare | |
| Final and Replay | Cork vs Clare |
| Preliminary round | First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Leinster final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Antrim | 3–18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 2–13 | Antrim | 0–13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Laois | 1–16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laois | 2–18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carlow | 0–13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carlow | 4–17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| London | 2–13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laois | 1–13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Galway | 2–17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Galway | 2–13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 2–25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Offaly | 4–09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kilkenny | 0–26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kilkenny (R) | 1–14, 0–16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin (R) | 0–17,1–16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wexford (R) | 1–17, 0–12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin (R) | 1–17,1–17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 2–13 – 3–18 | Antrim |
|---|---|---|
| D McNicholas 0–5 (3f), E Price 0–4, T Doyle 1–0, N O'Brien 1–0, B Murtagh 0–2, R Greville 0–1, A Clarke 0–1. | Report | N McManus 2–4 (1–0 free), S McNaughton 0–5 (2fs, 1 65), C Carson 1–0, J McGreevey 0–2, E McCloskey 0–2, M Donnelly 0–1, T McCloskey 0–1, P Shiels 0–1, S Casey 0–1, C Clarke 0–1. |
| Carlow | 4–17 – 2–13 | London |
|---|---|---|
| C Doyle 3–2; M Kavanagh 0–7 (5fs, 1 pen); S Murphy 1–3; J Kavanagh 0–2; E Coady, S Kavanagh, R Coady 0–1. | Report | M Duggan 1–4; G Hennelly (3fs, 1 65), S Lambert (fs) 0–4 each; L Hands 1–0; D Reale 0–1. |
| Laois | 1–16 – 0–13 | Antrim |
|---|---|---|
| Z Keenan (0-05, 0-01pen); T Fitzgerald (1-01), S Maher (0-04, 2f), W Hyland (0-03), B Dunne (0-03). | Report | S McNaughton (0-05, 0-05f), N McManus (0–5, 0-02f, 0-01'65), P Shiels (0-01); J McGreevey (0-01), C McKinley (0-01). |
| Laois | 2–18 – 0–13 | Carlow |
|---|---|---|
| S Maher 0–9(7fs); W Hyland 1–1; Z Keenan 1–0(f); C Healy, M Whelan(fs), J Fitzpatrick 0–2 each; T Fitzgerald, B Duggan 0–1 each. | Report | M Kavanagh 0–4(3fs); E Coady 0–3; D English(fs), HP O'Byrne 0–2 each, JM Nolan, S Murphy 0–1 each. |
| Wexford | 1–17 – 1–17 | Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| J Guiney (1–8, 0-6f), G Sinnott (0–4), R Jacob (0–3), H Kehoe (0–1), P Doran (0–1). | Report | J Boland (0–9, 8f), E Dillon (1–0), D Sutcliffe (0–3), M Carton (0–2), S Durkin (0–1), C McCormack (0–1), P Ryan (0–1). |
| Offaly | 4–9 – 0–26 | Kilkenny |
|---|---|---|
| J Bergin (2–0), C Egan (1-02), S Dooley (0-05, 0-04f, 0-01'65), D Currams (1–0), B Carroll (0–1), C McDonald (0–1). | Report | E Larkin (0–11, 0-10f, 0-1'65), R Power (0–4, 0-1f), R Hogan (0–3), T Walsh (0–1), B Hogan (0–1), L Ryan (0–1), TJ Reid (0–1), C Fennelly (0–1), A Fogarty (0–1), W Walsh (0–1), M Ruth (0–1). |
| Dublin | 1–17 – 0–12 | Wexford |
|---|---|---|
| P Ryan (1–9, 0-8f, 0–1 ’65), C Keaney (0–2), D Treacy (0–2), J McCaffrey (0–2), P Kelly (0–1), D Sutcliffe (0–1). | Report | J Guiney (0–5, 5f), G Sinnott (0–2), P Morris (0–2), P Doran (0–1), H Kehoe (0–1), R Jacob (0–1). |
| Laois | 1–13 – 2–17 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| M Whelan (0-05, 0-04f), T Fitzgerald (1-00), Z Keenan (0-03), S Maher (0-02, 0-01f), J Fitzpatrick (0-01), B Dunne (0-01), W Hyland (0-01). | Report | J Canning (0–11, 0-07f), A Callanan (1-00), D Glennon (1-00), D Hayes (0-02), D Burke (0-02), N Burke (0-01), J Regan (0-01). |
| Kilkenny | 1–14 – 0–17 | Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| E Larkin (0-07, frees), W Walsh (1-04), R Hogan (0-02), TJ Reid (0-01). | Report | J Boland (0-09, 0–07 frees), P Schutte (0-01), J McCaffrey (0-01), C Keaney (0–1), D Sutcliffe (0-01), P Ryan (0-01, free), D O’Callaghan (0-01), Mark Schutte (0-01), S Durkin (0-01). |
| Dublin | 1–16 – 0–16 | Kilkenny |
|---|---|---|
| P Ryan (0–8, six frees), D O'Callaghan (0–5, one free), D Sutcliffe (1–0), C Keaney (0–1), S Durkan (0–1), M Schutte (0–1). | Report | E Larkin (0–11, frees and two 65s), R Power (0–3), W Walsh (0–1), C Fennelly (0–1). |
| Dublin | 2–25 – 2–13 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| P Ryan 2–7 (0-4fs), D O'Callaghan 0–4, R O'Dwyer 0–3, C Keaney, J Boland, J McCaffrey, C McCormack 0–2 each, M Carton, D Sutcliffe, S Lambert 0–1 each. | Report | J Canning 1–7 (0-4fs), D Burke 1–0, C Cooney 0–2, I Tannian, J Regan, A Harte, J Glynn 0–1 each |
| Quarter-final | Semi-finals | Munster final | ||||||||||||
| Tipperary | 1–15 | |||||||||||||
| Limerick | 1–18 | |||||||||||||
| Limerick | 0–24 | |||||||||||||
| Cork | 0–15 | |||||||||||||
| Cork | 0–23 | |||||||||||||
| Waterford | 1–15 | Clare | 0–15 | |||||||||||
| Clare | 2–20 | |||||||||||||
| Clare | 2–20 – 1–15 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| C Ryan (0–7, 0-6f, 0–1 '65'), T Kelly (0–4), S O'Donnell (1–0), C McGrath (1–0), J Conlon (0–3), D Honan (0–3), C Galvin (0–2), F Lynch (0–1). | Report | M Shanahan (0–7, 0-6f), J Dillon (1–2), S Prendergast (0–2), K Moran (0–1), J Barron (0–1), P Mahony (0–1), G O'Brien (0–1). |
| Limerick | 1–18 – 1–15 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| D Hannon 0-09 (5f, 1 65), S Tobin 1-01, D O'Grady 0-03, S Dowling 0–02 (1f), D Breen, J Ryan & N Moran 0-01 each. | Report | J O'Dwyer 1-03, S Callanan 0-04f, J O'Brien 0-03, E Kelly 0-02 (1f), B Maher, N McGrath & P Bourke 0-01 each. |
| Cork | 0–23 – 0–15 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| P Horgan 0–8 (5fs), S Harnedy 0–3, J Coughlan, C Lehane, L O'Farrell 0–2 each, A Nash 0-2fs, D Kearney, C McCarthy, W Egan, P Cronin 0–1 each. | Report | P Collins 0–5, C McGrath, C Galvin, D Honan 0–2 each, C Ryan 0–2 (1f, 1 '65'), T Kelly, S O'Donnell 0–1 each. |
| Limerick | 0–24 – 0–15 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| D Hannon (0–8, 5 frees, 1 sideline), J Ryan, S Dowling (0–3 each), G Mulcahy, S Tobin, K Downes (0–2 each), P O’Brien, P Browne, S Hickey, N Moran (0–1 each). | Report | P Horgan (0–4, 2 frees), S Harnedy, P Cronin (0–3 each), J Coughlan (0–2 frees), L O’Farrell, D Kearney, C Naughton (0–1 each). |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Down | 3–20 | |||||||||||||
 Armagh | 1–11 | Derry | 0–19, 1–16 | |||||||||||
| Down | 1–16,0–25 | |||||||||||||
| Antrim | 4–21 | |||||||||||||
| Down | 1–17 | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warwickshire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2–27 | 1–25 | +5 | 5 | Advance toKnockout Stage |
| 2 | Longford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10–35 | 2–32 | +27 | 4 | |
| 3 | Fermanagh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4–38 | 7–37 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Leitrim | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0–19 | 6–25 | −24 | 0 |
Warwickshire vLongford| 8 June 2013 | Warwickshire | 2–16 – 0–10 | Longford | Croke Park |
| 12:00 | S Hennessy (0–6 3f 2 65s), E Lyons (1–3), E Gleeson (1–0), P Duggan (0–2), M Bermingham (0–2), C Maskey (0–1), C Robbins (0–1), A Morrissey (0–1) | Report | E Donnellan (0–7 6f), J O’Brien (0–2), E Daly (0-1f) | Referee: L McAuley (Antrim) |
Teams eliminated prior to the semi-finals of their provincial championship compete in the preliminary rounds and phase 1. Teams eliminated in the provincial semi finals take part in phase 2. Phase 3 sees the winners of phase 1 take on the winners of phase 2, with the winners advancing to the All Ireland quarter-finals
| Preliminary round | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||||||||||
| Wexford | 3–18 | |||||||||||||
| Antrim | 0–17 | Wexford | 2–16 | |||||||||||
| Carlow | 0–20 | |||||||||||||
| Wexford | 1–20 | |||||||||||||
| Clare | 3–24 | |||||||||||||
| Laois | 0–15 | |||||||||||||
| Clare | 1–32 | |||||||||||||
| Preliminary round | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||||||||||
| Tipperary | 1–14 | |||||||||||||
| Kilkenny | 0–20 | |||||||||||||
| Kilkenny | 1–22 | |||||||||||||
| Offaly | 1–14 | Waterford | 2–16 | |||||||||||
| Waterford | 0–21 | Waterford | 3–22 | |||||||||||
| Westmeath | 1–14 | Westmeath | 0–14 | |||||||||||
| London | 0–11 | |||||||||||||
| Offaly | 1–14 – 0–21 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| S Dooley (1–4, 0–4 frees); D Currams, K Brady, J Bergin, B Carroll (0–2 each); C Mahon, D Morkan (0–1 each). | Report | M Shanahan (0–13, 5 frees); B O’Sullivan (0–3); J Dillon (0–2); K Moran, S O’Sullivan, P Prendergast (0–1 each). |
| Wexford | 3–18 – 0–17 | Antrim |
|---|---|---|
| J Guiney (0–8, 3fs, 2 65s, 1 sideline), R Jacob, P Morris (1–2 each), G Sinnott (0–4), P Doran (1–0), E Martin (free), S Murphy (0–1 each). | Report | N McManus (0–6, 2 frees), S McNaughton (0–5, 0–3 frees), J McGreevey, K Stewart (1 free) (0–2 each), C Carson, C McGuinness 0–1 each. |
| London | 0–11 – 1–15 | Westmeath |
|---|---|---|
| M Finn (0–5, 5f), D Reale (0–2), J Walsh (0–1), PJ Rowe (0–1), S Lambert (0–1), M Duggan (0–1). | Report | D McNicholas (0–11, 7f), B Murtagh (1–1), R Greville (0–2), J Shaw (0–1). |
| Wexford | 2–16 – 0–20 | Carlow |
|---|---|---|
| J Guiney (0–10, 9f), P Doran (1–0), D Redmond (1–0), R Jacob (0–2), C Kenny (0–1), G Sinnott (0–1), E Quigley (0–1). | Report | D English (0–10, 9f), C Doyle (0–2), J M Nolan (0–2), R Coady (0–1), J Kavanagh (0–1), E Byrne (0–1), M Brennan (0–1), S Murphy (0–1), A Gaule (0–1). |
| Westmeath | 0–14 – 3–22 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| D McNicholas (0-06, 0-05f), B Murtagh (0-03), E Price (0-02), J Shaw (0-01), A Clarke (0-01), T Doyle (0-01). | Report | M Shanahan (1-09, 0-05f), B O'Sullivan (2-02), S Prendergast (0-03), K Moran (0-02), J Dillon (0-02), J Barron (0-01), S Fives (0-01), D Fives (0-01), S O'Sullivan (0-01). |
| Kilkenny | 0–20 – 1–14 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| E Larkin 0–11 (8f), R Hogan, W Walsh 0–3 each; R Power 0–2, C Fennelly 0–1. | Report | E Kelly 0–5 (5f, 1 '65), L Corbett 1–0, J O'Dwyer 0–3, S Callanan 0–2, J O'Brien, N McGrath, K Bergin, J Woodlock 0–1 each. |
| Clare | 1–32 – 0–15 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
| C Ryan 0–11 (8f, 2 '65s'), P Duggan 0–4, D Honan, C McGrath 0–3 each, S O'Donnell 1–0, P Collins 0–2, T Kelly, P Donnellan, J Conlon, C Galvin, B Bugler, L Markham, D McInerney, C Dillon, P O'Connor 0–1 each. | Report | S Maher 0–5 (3f), Z Keenan 0–4 (1f), W Hyland 0–3, PJ Scully 0–2, J Brophy 0–1. |
| Waterford | 2–16 – 1–22 (AET) | Kilkenny |
|---|---|---|
| R Barry (1–3), J Dillon (1–2, 1f), D Fives (0–3), K Moran (0–3), J Nagle (0-1f), R Foley (0–1), S Prendergast (0–1), B O'Sullivan (0–1), J Barron (0–1). | Report | R Power (1–5, 1–0 pen, 3f), R Hogan (0–5), E Larkin (0–4, 3f), C Fennelly (0–4), A Fogarty (0–2), M Ruth (0–1), M Fennelly (0–1). |
| Wexford | 1–20 – 3–24 (AET) | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| J Guiney (1–8, 0–6 frees); D Redmond, P Morris, P Doran, G Moore (0–2 each); G Sinnott, C Kenny, C McDonald, M O’Regan (0–1 each). | Report | C Ryan (0–10, six frees, two 65s); C McInerney (2–1); S O’Donnell (1–1); T Kelly (0–5, 0–1 pen); J Conlon (0–3); B Bugler, P Collins, S Morey, A Cunningham (0–1 each). |
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The provincial champions are marked by an asterisk.
| Quarter-finals 28 July | Semi-finals 11/18 August | All-Ireland final 8/28 September | ||||||||||||
| Cork | 0–19 | |||||||||||||
| Kilkenny | 0–14 | Dublin* | 1–19 | |||||||||||
| Cork | 1–24 | |||||||||||||
| Cork (R) | 3–16 (3–16) | |||||||||||||
| Clare (R) | 0–25 (5–16) | |||||||||||||
| Limerick* | 0–18 | |||||||||||||
| Galway | 2–14 | Clare | 1–22 | |||||||||||
| Clare | 1–23 | |||||||||||||
| Cork | 0–19 – 0–14 | Kilkenny |
|---|---|---|
| P Horgan (0–11, 8 frees), C Lehane, P Cronin (0–2 each), L O’Farrell, J Coughlan, S Harnedy, S Moylan (0–1 each). | Report | E Larkin (0–6, 3 frees, one 65), R Power (one free), M Fennelly (0–2 each), P Murphy, A Fogarty, T Walsh, W Walsh (0–1 each). |
| Galway | 2–14 – 1–23 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| J Canning (0–7, five frees, one 65), D Hayes (0–3), J Glynn, N Healy (1–0 each), A Harte, C Donnellan, D Burke (free), J Cooney (0–1 each). | Report | C Ryan (0–10, eight frees), C McGrath (1–2), P Collins (0–4), J Conlon, D Honan, P O’Connor, B Bugler, T Kelly, F Lynch, N O’Connell (0–1 each). |
| Dublin | 1–19 – 1–24 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| P Ryan (6f) 0-06; D Sutcliffe 0-04; D Treacy 1-01; C Keaney, D O'Callaghan 0-02 each; S Durkin, J McCaffrey, J Boland, R O'Dwyer 0-01 each. | Report | P Horgan (5f) 1-07; L McLoughlin, A Nash (3f), C Lehane 0-03 each; S Harnedy, L O'Farrell 0-02 each; D Kearney, J Coughlan, P Cronin, S Moylan 0-01 each. |
| Limerick | 0–18 – 1–22 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| S Dowling 0–6 (5f, 1 65'), D Hannon (2f), P Browne, G O'Mahony 0–2 each, C Allis, J Ryan, G Mulcahy, D Breen, T Ryan, K Downes 0–1 each. | Report | C Ryan 0–11 (9f), T Kelly 0–4, D Honan 1–0, P Collins 0–3, P Donnellan, P O'Connor, C Galvin, C McInerney 0–1 each. |
| Clare | 0–25 – 3–16 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Ryan (0–12, 11f), T Kelly (0-03), P Collins (0-03), C McGrath (0-02), J Conlon (0-02), D O'Donovan (0-01), Conor Ryan (0-01), D Honan (0-01). | Report | P Horgan (0–10, 8f), C Lehane (1-01), P Cronin (1-00), A Nash (1-00, f), D Kearney (0-02), S Harnedy (0-02), B Murphy (0-01). |
| Clare | 5–16 – 3–16 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| J Conlon (0-02), T Kelly (0-03), Colin Ryan (0-07f), S O’Donnell (3-03), D Honan (1-00), C McGrath (1-01). | Report | A Nash (1-00, f), L McLoughlin (0-01), S Harnedy (1-02), P Cronin (0-01), C Lehane (0-02), P Horgan (0-09, 7f), S Moylan (1-01) |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Ryan | Clare | 0–70 | 70 | 8 | 8.75 |
| 2 | Patrick Horgan | Cork | 1–49 | 52 | 6 | 8.7 |
| 3 | Eoin Larkin | Kilkenny | 0–50 | 50 | 6 | 8.33 |
| 4 | Jack Guiney | Wexford | 2–39 | 45 | 5 | 9.00 |
| 5 | Paul Ryan | Dublin | 3–32 | 41 | 6 | 6.83 |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maurice Shanahan | Waterford | 0–13 | 13 | Offaly |
| Paul Ryan | Dublin | 2–7 | 13 | Galway | |
| 2 | Colin Ryan | Clare | 0–12 | 12 | Cork |
| Paul Ryan | Dublin | 1–9 | 12 | Wexford | |
| Maurice Shanahan | Waterford | 1–9 | 12 | Westmeath | |
| Shane O'Donnell | Clare | 3–3 | 12 | Cork | |
| 3 | Craig Doyle | Carlow | 3–2 | 11 | London |
| Jack Guiney | Wexford | 1–8 | 11 | Dublin | |
| Jack Guiney | Wexford | 1–8 | 11 | Clare | |
| Eoin Larkin | Kilkenny | 0–11 | 11 | Offaly | |
| Joe Canning | Galway | 0–11 | 11 | Laois | |
| Derek McNicholas | Westmeath | 0–11 | 11 | London | |
| Eoin Larkin | Kilkenny | 0–11 | 11 | Dublin | |
| Eoin Larkin | Kilkenny | 0–11 | 11 | Tipperary | |
| Colin Ryan | Clare | 0–11 | 11 | Laois | |
| Patrick Horgan | Cork | 0–11 | 11 | Kilkenny | |
| 5 | Neil McManus | Antrim | 2–4 | 10 | Westmeath |
| Patrick Horgan | Cork | 1–7 | 10 | Dublin | |
| Jack Guiney | Wexford | 0–10 | 10 | Carlow | |
| David English | Carlow | 0–10 | 10 | Wexford | |
| Colin Ryan | Clare | 0–10 | 10 | Wexford | |
| Colin Ryan | Clare | 0–10 | 10 | Galway | |
| 21 | Joey Boland | Dublin | 0–9 | 9 | Wexford |
| Declan Hannon | Limerick | 0–9 | 9 | Tipperary | |
| Stephen Maher | Laois | 0–9 | 9 | Carlow | |
| Joey Boland | Dublin | 0–9 | 9 | Kilkenny |
2013 will be remembered as a year that the traditionally weaker counties made an impact.
Limerick who hadn't been in an All-Ireland Final since 2007 beat reigning Munster Champions Tipperary by 3 points, 1–18 to 1–15 in a Munster semi-final.
Clare under David Fitzgerald held off Waterford in a Munster Quarter-final winning by 2–20 to 1–15. They were overcome by a stronger Cork side in the Munster Semi-final losing 0–23 to 0–15.
Laois made it to the Leinster semi-final where they put it up to Galway even leading by a point at half time [0-08 – 0-07], but Galway's physicality helped them run out 7 point victors [2–17 – 1–13].
Dublin came into the season after a disappointing 2012 season and a hammering by Tipperary in the league semi-final [4–20 0–17]. In their Leinster Quarter-final they drew with Wexford, 1–17 – 1–17 but in the replay ran out easy 8 point winners, 1–17 – 0–12.
Offaly jumped to a 1–01 to 0–00 start against Kilkenny in their quarter-final clash. They led at half time by 2–06 to 0–11 but failed to stop Kilkenny, although they managed to score 4 goals as Kilkenny won 0–26 to 4–09.
In their semi-final Dublin ran at Kilkenny and held out for a draw in the match, 0–17 – 1–14. In the replay Dublin raced to a 0–04 to 0–01 lead after 10 mins and lead 0–11 to 0–07 at half time. They ran out 3 point winners, 1–17 0–17. Dublin made it to a Leinster final while Kilkenny where exiled to the qualifiers for a second year.
Kilkenny fought hard against Tipperary and sent them out of the Championship, winning by three points.
Dublin beat Galway by 12 points to claim their first Leinster title in 52 years.[18]
Kilkenny knocked out Waterford in the final stage of the Qualifiers after extra time.
Carlow lead Wexford for most of their game in the qualifiers, until a late goal sent them out.
At the quarter-final stage, Cork knocked out Championship favourites and title holders, Kilkenny. Clare knocked out Galway, the previous year's runners-up.
Both Provincial Champions were beaten in the semi-finals. Cork defeated Dublin after the game of the season by 1–24 to 1–19, and Clare beat Limerick by 1–22 to 0–18.
The 2013 Championship was described by many as one of the best ever.[19][20]
| Month | GAA/GPA Player of the Month | |
|---|---|---|
| Player | County | |
| May | Cahir Healy[21] | Laois |
| June | Richie McCarthy[22] | Limerick |
| July | Paul Ryan[23] | Dublin |
| August | Tony Kelly[24] | Clare |
| September | Shane O'Donnell[25] | Clare |
The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 28 September, which was the night of the final replay.[26]Clare's victorious All-Ireland winning side had seven players in the hurling team of the year.Tony Kelly of Clare was also picked asThe Sunday Game player of the year.[27][28]
The 2013 All-Star hurling team were announced on 6 November. Speaking at the announcement, GAA PresidentLiam O'Neill said "This year's hurling selection was of particular interest to hurling followers everywhere after the incredible year we had, the players who have made the final cut can take particular satisfaction on doing so in a season of stiff competition as new teams and players emerged – something evidenced in the final make up of the team, I congratulate all 15 players – and those who were nominated too – as their inclusion further underlines their roles as excellent ambassadors through their commitment and dedication to the pursuit of excellence."[29][30][31][32]
| Pos. | Player | Team | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Anthony Nash | Cork | 2 |
| RCB | Richie McCarthy | Limerick | 1 |
| FB | Peter Kelly | Dublin | 1 |
| LCB | David McInerney] | Clare | 1 |
| RWB | Brendan Bugler | Clare | 2 |
| CB | Liam Rushe | Dublin | 1 |
| LWB | Patrick Donnellan | Clare | 1 |
| MD | Colm Galvin | Clare | 1 |
| MD | Conor Ryan | Clare | 1 |
| RWF | Séamus Harnedy | Cork | 1 |
| CF | Tony Kelly | Clare | 1 |
| LWF | Danny Sutcliffe | Dublin | 1 |
| RCF | Podge Collins | Clare | 1 |
| FF | Patrick Horgan | Cork | 1 |
| LCF | Conor McGrath | Clare | 1 |
Tony Kelly of Clare was namedYoung Hurler of the Year andHurler of the Year for 2013 at the All Stars award ceremony on 8 November at Croke Park.[33][34]
In December 2013,LIAM 13 a double DVD was released containing highlights of the 2013 hurling championship season along with full match coverage of the final and final replay.[35]
A documentary calledThe Magic of Hurling aired on 27 December 2013 onRTÉ Two. This documentary featuredDavy Fitzgerald,Anthony Daly andGer Loughnane talking toGer Canning about the 2013 year in hurling and discussing the tactics that brought the All-Ireland title to Clare.[36]