2021 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	26 June — 22 August 2021
Teams	11
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Limerick (10th win)
Captain	Declan Hannon
Manager	John Kiely
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Cork
Captain	Patrick Horgan
Manager	Kieran Kingston
Provincial champions
Munster	Limerick
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	17
Goals total	60 (3.52 per game)
Points total	674 (39.64 per game)
Top Scorer	Patrick Horgan (0–54)
All-Star Team	See here
←2020 2022 →

The2021 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) was the 134th staging of theAll-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, theGaelic Athletic Association's premierinter-countyhurling tournament, since its establishment in1887. The competition began on 26 June and ended on 22 August 2021.

Antrim, having won the2020 Joe McDonagh Cup, returned to theLeinster Championship for the first time since the2015 competition.^[1][2]Limerick entered the competition as thedefending champion.^[3]

Thefinal was played on 22 August 2021 atCroke Park inDublin, between Limerick andCork, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Limerick won the match with a display that is regarded by many to be one of the greatest performances by a team in an All-Ireland Final. Limerick showed immense dominance in the first half opening a 13-point gap, the scores 3–18 to 1–11 at the interval. This dominance would continue in the second half in more subdued fashion but Limerick still managed to extend their lead to 16 by the final whistle, the full time score 3–32 to 1–22. This was the first time that Limerick won consecutive editions of this competition, the team's an overall tenth tenth title, as well as a third title in four seasons.^[4]

Cork'sPatrick Horgan was the championship's top scorer with 0–54.

Limerick captainDeclan Hannon became only the second captain after the legendaryChristy Ring to lift theLiam MacCarthy Cup on three separate occasions.

In December 2020, a plan by the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) was approved by the GAA's management committee. The plan saw the re-introduction of the provincial knock-out/qualifier system, in line with the pre-2018 format, thus resulting in the provincial round robins being temporarily discarded.^[5] Relegation to and promotion from theJoe McDonagh Cup was re-introduced. The two beaten Leinster quarter-final teams are due to play a preliminary qualifier round, with the losers dropping to the McDonagh Cup and winners progressing to round 1 of the qualifiers.^[6]

Round 1 of the qualifiers will feature the playoff winners playing a Munster quarter-finalist or semi-finalist, and a Leinster semi-finalist playing a Munster quarter-finalist or semi-finalist.

Round 2 of the qualifiers will feature the Round 1 winners playing a Munster or Leinster semi-finalist, with the winners advancing to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.^[7]

The draws for the hurling championship were delayed until 19 and 20 April 2021 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.^[8]

Promoted from theJoe McDonagh Cup

• Antrim

Relegated to theJoe McDonagh Cup

• None

Eleven counties will compete in theAll-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: six teams in theLeinster Senior Hurling Championship and five teams in theMunster Senior Hurling Championship.

County	Last provincial title	Last championship title	Position in2020 championship	Current championship
Antrim	2017	—	Champions (Joe McDonagh Cup)	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Clare	1998	2013	Quarter-finals	Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Cork	2018	2005	Round 2	Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Dublin	2013	1938	Round 1	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Galway	2018	2017	Semi-finals	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Kilkenny	2020	2015	Semi-finals	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Laois	1949	1915	Round 1	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Limerick	2020	2020	Champions	Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary	2016	2019	Quarter-finals	Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Waterford	2010	1959	Runners-up	Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Wexford	2019	1996	Round 2	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Team	Manager	Captain(s)	Sponsor
Antrim	Darren Gleeson	Conor McCann,Paddy Burke
Clare	Brian Lohan	John Conlon	Pat O’Donnell
Cork	Kieran Kingston	Patrick Horgan	Sports Direct
Dublin	Mattie Kenny	Danny Sutcliffe
Galway	Shane O'Neill	Pádraic Mannion
Kilkenny	Brian Cody	Adrian Mullen,Richie Reid
Laois	Séamus Plunkett	Enda Rowland
Limerick	John Kiely	Declan Hannon
Tipperary	Liam Sheedy	Séamus Callanan,Noel McGrath
Waterford	Liam Cahill	Conor Prunty,Jamie Barron (v),Stephen Bennett (v)
Wexford	Davy Fitzgerald	Lee Chin,Matthew O'Hanlon (v)

Level on Pyramid	Competition	Champions	Runners-up
Tier 1	2021 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship	Limerick	Cork
	2021 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship	Kilkenny	Dublin
	2021 Munster Senior Hurling Championship	Limerick	Tipperary
Tier 2	2021 Joe McDonagh Cup	Westmeath	Kerry
Tier 3	2021 Christy Ring Cup	Offaly	Derry
Tier 4	2021 Nicky Rackard Cup	Mayo	Tyrone
Tier 5	2021 Lory Meagher Cup	Fermanagh	Cavan

Pos	Team	Position	Notes
1	Limerick	All-Ireland Champions	Munster champions
2	Cork	All-Ireland Runners-Up
3	Kilkenny	Semi-Finals	Leinster champions
4	Waterford	Semi-Finals
5	Dublin	Quarter-Finals	Leinster Runners-Up
6	Tipperary	Quarter-Finals	Munster Runners-Up
7	Clare	Round 2
8	Galway	Round 2	Highest Ranked Connacht County
9	Wexford	Round 1
10	Laois	Round 1
11	Antrim	Preliminary Round	Highest Ranked Ulster County, Relegated
12	Westmeath	Joe McDonagh Cup champions	Promoted
13	Kerry	2nd (Joe McDonagh)
14	Down	3rd (Joe McDonagh)
15	Carlow	4th (Joe McDonagh)
16	Meath	5th (Joe McDonagh)
17	Kildare	6th (Joe McDonagh)	Relegated
18	Offaly	Christy Ring Cup champions	Promoted
19	Derry	2nd (Christy Ring)
20	Sligo	3rd (Christy Ring)
21	Wicklow	4th (Christy Ring)
22	Roscommon	5th (Christy Ring)	Relegated
23	London	–	Did not enter
24	Mayo	Nicky Rackard Cup champions	Promoted
25	Tyrone	2nd (Nicky Rackard)
26	Armagh	3rd (Nicky Rackard)
27	Donegal	4th (Nicky Rackard)
28	Leitrim	5th (Nicky Rackard)	Relegated
29	Warwickshire	–	Did not enter
30	Fermanagh	Lory Meagher Cup Champions	Promoted
31	Cavan	2nd (Lory Meagher)
32	Longford	3rd (Lory Meagher)
33	Louth	4th (Lory Meagher)
34	Monaghan	5th (Lory Meagher)
35	Lancashire	–	Did not enter

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Dublin

3–31

Antrim

0–22

Galway

1–14

Dublin

1–18

Dublin

0–19

Kilkenny

1–25

Kilkenny

2–37

Laois

1–23

Wexford

2–29

Wexford

5–31

Dublin vAntrim

26 June 2021Quarter-final	Dublin	3–31(40)–(22) 0–22	Antrim	Navan
15:00IST (UTC+1)				Venue:Páirc Tailteann
	Gls: R Hayes 1, C Boland 1, C O'Sullivan 1. Pts: D Burke 11 (6f); C Crummey 3, D Sutcliffe 3, R Hayes 3, R McBride 2, C O’Sullivan 2, C Burke 1, E O’Donnell 1, O O’Rorke 1, C Boland 1, F Whitely 1, S Moran 1, P Crummey 1.	Report	Pts: C Clarke 9 (6f, 1 65), N McManus 6, K Molloy 3, C Boland 1, M Bradley 1, C Cunning 1, C McCann 1, J McNaughton 1 (f) each.	Referee: L Gordon (Galway)

Laois vWexford

26 June 2021Quarter-final	Laois	1–23(26)–(46) 5–31	Wexford	Kilkenny
18:00IST (UTC+1)				Venue:UPMC Nowlan Park
	Gls: C Comerford 1. Pts: PJ Scully 8 (5fs 1 ‘65’), C Dwyer 4, P Purcell 3, C Collier 2, R King 2, J Kelly 1, L Cleere 1, M Whelan 1, C Comerford 1.	Report	Gls: C McDonald 2, L Chin 1, R O'Connor 1, D Dunne 1, Pts: R O’Connor 7; P Morris 5 (1f); C McDonald 4; K Foley 3; D O’Keeffe 2, M Dwyer 2, L Chin 2 (1f); L Og McGovern 2; C Dunbar 1, M Fanning 1 (f), S Murphy 1, G Bailey 1.	Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)

Dublin vGalway

3 July 2021Semi-final	Dublin	1–18(21)–(17) 1–14	Galway	Dublin
14:00IST (UTC+1)				Venue:Croke Park
	Gls: C Crummey 1 Pts: D Burke 6 (4f), D Sutcliffe 3, D Gray 2, R Hayes 2, A Nolan 1 (f), C Burke 1, R McBride 1, C Boland 1, C O’Sullivan 1.	Report	Gls: C Whelan 1 Pts: J Canning 6 (4f, 1 ’65), C Whelan 2, E Niland 2 (1f), P Mannion 1, C Mannion 1, C Cooney 1, A Harte 1.	Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

Kilkenny vWexford

3 July 2021Semi-final	Kilkenny	2–37(43)–(35) 2–29 (aet)	Wexford	Dublin
16:30IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0–15 – 0–14) (FT: 1–27 – 1–27)		Venue:Croke Park
	Gls: E Cody 1, W Walsh 1. Pts: TJ Reid 16 (11fs, 1 ‘65); E Cody 5, R Reid 2, J Maher 2, J Bergin 2, E Murphy 1 (f), T Walsh 1, W Walsh 1, C Fogarty 1, A Mullen 1, J Donnelly 1, M Keoghan 1, A Murphy 1, B Ryan 1, M Carey 1.	Report	Gls: M Fanning 1 (pen), D Dunne 1. Pts: L Chin 14 (12fs), R O’Connor 3, L Óg McGovern 2, S Murphy 2, C McDonald 2, M O’Hanlon 1, D O’Keeffe 1, P Morris 1 (f), J O’Connor 1, L Ryan 1, M Fanning 1 (f).	Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)

Dublin vKilkenny

17 July 2021Final	Dublin	0–19(19)–(28) 1–25	Kilkenny	Dublin
19:30IST (UTC+1)				Venue:Croke Park
	Pts: D Burke 10 (8f), D Sutcliffe 2, C Crummey 2, C Boland 1, A Nolan 1 (f), R McBride 1, J Malone 1, D Keogh 1.	Report	Gls: TJ Reid 1. Pts: TJ Reid 10 (8f, 1 65), J Maher 3, A Mullen 2, A Murphy 2, J Bergin 2, M Keoghan 2, E Cody 1, C Buckley 1, J Bergin 1, M Carey 1.	Referee: J Murphy (Limerick) Attendance: 9,000

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Limerick

2–22

Cork

1–17

Limerick

2–29

Tipperary

3–21

Tipperary

3–23

Waterford

0–21

Clare

2–22

Clare

1–22

Waterford vClare

27 June 2021Quarter-final	Waterford	0–21(21)–(25) 1–22	Clare	Thurles
15:30IST (UTC+1)				Venue:Semple Stadium
	Pts: Stephen Bennett 12 (10f), A Gleeson 4, C Lyons 1, P Curran 1, K Bennett 1, N Montgomery 1, M Kearney 1.	Report	Gls: T Kelly 1 (pen) Pts: T Kelly 12 (7f), A McCarthy 3, D Reidy 2, I Galvin 2, R Taylor 2, D Ryan 1.	Referee: C Lyons (Cork) TV:RTÉ 1

Limerick vCork

3 July 2021Semi-final	Limerick	2–22(28)–(20) 1–17	Cork	Thurles
19:00IST (UTC+1)				Venue:Semple Stadium
	Gls: K Hayes 1, D O'Donovan 1. Pts: A Gillane 6 (6f), D Byrnes 3 (1f), C Lynch 3, P Casey 3, S Flanagan 2, G Hegarty 2, W O’Donoghue 1, G Mulcahy 1, D Reidy 1.	Report	Gls: S Kingston 1. Pts: P Horgan 5 (5f), J O’Connor 3, D Fitzgibbon 3, S Barrett 2, T O'Mahony 1, S Harnedy 1, R O'Flynn 1, S Kingston 1.	Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow) TV:Sky Sports

Tipperary vClare

4 July 2021Semi-final	Tipperary	3–23(32)–(28) 2–22	Clare	Limerick
15:45IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 1–13 – 2–11)		Venue:LIT Gaelic Grounds
	Gls: J Forde 1 (pen), S Callanan 1 , M Breen 1. Pts: J Forde 8 (3fs, 1 sideline, 1 65), J O’Dwyer 4, J Morris 3, D McCormack 2, A Flynn 2, R Maher 1, S Callanan 1, M Breen 1, W Connors 1.	Report	Gls: T Kelly 1, I Galvin 1. Pts: T Kelly 9 (8fs), I Galvin 3, R Taylor 2, C Malone 2, A Shanagher 1, C Galvin 1, D Reidy 1, A McCarthy 1, J Conlon 1, R Hayes 1.	Referee: J Owens (Wexford) TV:RTÉ 2

Limerick vTipperary

18 July 2021Final	Limerick	2–29(35)–(30) 3–21	Tipperary	Cork
16:15IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0–12 – 2–16)		Venue:Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	Gls: S Flanagan 1, K Hayes 1. Pts: A Gillane 6 (4f), T Morrissey 6 (1f), P Casey 5, D Byrnes 4 (2f, 1 65), S Flanagan 3, G Hegarty 3, C Lynch 1, D Reidy 1.	Report	Gls: J Morris 1, J O'Dwyer 1, M Kehoe 1. Pts: J Forde 11 (3f, 1 65), J Morris 2, J O’Dwyer 2, R Maher 1, D McCormack 1, S Callanan 1, S Kennedy 1, W Connors 1, M Breen 1.	Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow) Attendance: 7,000 TV:RTÉ 2

Preliminary Round

Round 1

Round 2

All-Ireland Quarter-Finals

Clare

2–25

Wexford

2–22

Cork

3–19

Clare

1–23

Cork

Antrim

2–21

Waterford

Laois

2–27

Laois

2–21

Waterford

3–23

Galway

3–20

Waterford

1–30

The two teams beaten in the Leinster quarter-finals met in the preliminary round on 10 July with the winners going into the round 1 draw which was held on 12 July.^[9] Antrim were relegated to the 2022 Joe McDonagh Cup as a result of losing this match.

Antrim vLaois

10 July 2021Preliminary round	Antrim	2–21(27)–(33) 2–27	Laois	Dublin
14:30IST (UTC+1)				Venue:Parnell Park
	Gls: E O’Neill 2. Pts: C Clarke 8 (7fs, one 65), N McManus 4, K Molloy 3, C Cunning 2, J McNaughton 2 (1f), C Johnston 1, S Elliott 1.	Report	Gls: P Purcell 2. Pts: PJ Scully 9 (8fs, two sideline), J Kelly 4, P Delaney 3, W Dunphy 3, P Purcell 2, R King 2, C Collier 1, C McEvoy 1, F C-Fennell 1, C Dwyer 1.	Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

Clare vWexford

17 July 2021Round 1	Clare	2–25(31)–(28) 2–22	Wexford	Thurles
13:30IST (UTC+1)				Venue:Semple Stadium
	Gls: C Malone 1, G Cooney 1. Pts: T Kelly 9 (7f), A McCarthy 3, D Reidy 3, R Taylor 3, A Shanagher 2, M Rodgers 2, D Ryan 1, C Malone 1, R Hayes 1.	Report	Gls: L Chin 1, D O'Keeffe 1. Pts: L Chin 12 (9f, 1'65); C Dunbar 5, C McDonald 2, R O'Connor 2, L Óg McGovern 1.	Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)

Laois vWaterford

17 July 2021Round 1	Laois	2–21(27)–(32) 3–23	Waterford	Kilkenny
14:00IST (UTC+1)				Venue:Nowlan Park
	Gls: P Purcell 1, C Comerford 1. Pts: PJ Scully 0–10 (9f, 1 sideline), P Purcell 4, C Dwyer 2, E Rowland 1 (f), P Delaney 1, C Collier 1, J Keyes 1, A Dunphy 1.	Report	Gls: Stephen Bennett 1, P Curran 1, K Moran 1. Pts: Stephen Bennett 8 (7f, 1 ’65), D Hutchinson 3, P Curran 2, C Lyons 2, A Gleeson 2, I Daly 1, N Montgonery 1, K Moran 1, J Prendergast 1, J Fagan 1, D Lyons 1.	Referee: L Gordon (Galway)

Waterford vGalway

24 July 2021Round 2	Waterford	1–30(33)–(29) 3–20	Galway	Thurles
14:00IST (UTC+1)				Venue:Semple Stadium
	Gls: J Fagan 1. Pts: Stephen Bennett 11 (7f, 1 '65), J Barron 4, A Gleeson 3 (1 sdl), J Fagan 2, P Curran 2, J Prendergast 2, C Lyons 2, S Bennett 1, P Hogan 1, K Bennett 1, M Kiely 1.	Report	Gls: J Flynn 2, C Mannion 1. Pts: J Canning 9 (8f), C Whelan 3, E Niland 2, C Cooney 1, J Cooney 1, J Coen 1, J Flynn 1, A Tuohy 1, B Concannon 1.	Referee: Sean Stack (Dublin) TV:Sky Sports

Cork vClare

24 July 2021Round 2	Cork	3–19(28)–(26) 1–23	Clare	Limerick
16:30IST (UTC+1)				Venue:Gaelic Grounds
	Gls: S Barrett 1, S Kingston 1, J O'Connor 1. Pts: P Horgan 10 (4fs, 3 65s); D Fitzgibbon 2, S Harnedy 2; L Meade 1, R O’Flynn 1, S Barrett 1, S Kingston 1; A Connolly 1.	Report	Gls: T Kelly 1. Pts: T Kelly 11 (1–0 pen, 8fs); C Malone 3; A McCarthy 2; R Hayes 1, D Ryan 1, D McInerney 1, C Galvin 1, I Galvin 1, R Taylor 1, S Golden 1.	Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow) TV:Sky Sports

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Dublin

0–24

Cork

2–26

Kilkenny

1–32

Cork

1–37

Cork

1–22

Limerick

3–32

Limerick

1–25

Tipperary

2–27

Waterford

0–17

Waterford

4–28

The beaten Leinster and Munster finalists played the two winners of round two of the qualifiers. The draw was made on 26 July.^[10]

Tipperary vWaterford

31 July 2021Quarter-final	Tipperary	2–27(33)–(40) 4–28	Waterford	Cork
13:30IST (UTC+1)				Venue:Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	Gls: S Callanan 2. Pts: J Forde 12 (7f, 2 ’65), J O’Dwyer 4, M Breen 3, R Maher 3, J McGrath 2, N McGrath 1, M Kehoe 1, W Connors 1.	Report	Gls: D Hutchinson 1, Stephen Bennett 1 (pen), A Gleeson 1, N Montgomery 1. Pts: J Barron 4, D Hutchinson 3, Stephen Bennett 3 (1f), A Gleeson 3 (2 sideline), P Hogan 3, N Montgomery 2, K Bennett 2, M Kiely 2, J Fagan, 2, S McNulty 1, C Lyons 1, P Curran 1, C Dunford 1.	Referee: C Lyons (Cork) TV:RTÉ2

Dublin vCork

31 July 2021Quarter-final	Dublin	0–24(24)–(32) 2–26	Cork	Thurles
19:00IST (UTC+1)				Venue:Semple Stadium
	Pts: D Burke 13 (7f, 1 65), C O'Sullivan 3, C Burke 2, D Sutcliffe 2, L Rushe 1, R McBride 1, C Boland 1, J Malone 1.	Report	Gls: T O'Mahony 1, S Kingston 1. Pts: P Horgan 12 (8fs, 1 65), S Harnedy 4, J O'Connor 3, R O'Flynn 2, C Cahalane 1, S Barrett 1, N O'Leary 1, T O'Mahony 1, A Connolly 1.	Referee: J Owens (Wexford) TV:Sky Sports

Limerick vWaterford

7 August 2021Semi-final	Limerick	1–25(28)–(17) 0–17	Waterford	Dublin
17:30IST (UTC+1)				Venue:Croke Park
	Gls: A Gillane 1. Pts: A Gillane 5 (4f), T Morrissey 5, S Flanagan 4, C Lynch 3, D Byrnes 3 (2f), P Casey 2, W O’Donoghue 1, G Hegarty 1, D O’Donovan 1 (f).	Report	Pts: Stephen Bennett 6 (5f), A Gleeson 4 (1 sl, 1f), D Hutchinson 2, C Lyons 2, J Barron 2, K Bennett 1.	Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow) Attendance: 24,000 TV:RTÉ2 Sky Sports

Kilkenny vCork

8 August 2021Semi-final	Kilkenny	1–32(35)–(40) 1–37 (a.e.t.)	Cork	Dublin
15:30IST (UTC+1)				Venue:Croke Park
	Gls: A Mullen 1. Pts: TJ Reid 13 (11f, 1 65), ECody 4, B Ryan 4, AA Mullen 3, Murphy 2, R Hogan 1, R Reid 1, J Maher 1, P Walsh 1, M Carey 1, C Fogarty 1	Report	Gls: J O'Connor 1. Pts: P Horgan 15 (9f), S Kingston 7, J O’Connor 3, A Cadogan 3, R O’Flynn 2, S Harnedy 2, S Barrett 1, M Coleman 1, D Fitzgibbon 1, N O’Leary 1, D Dalton 1	Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary) Attendance: 24,000 TV:RTÉ2 Sky Sports

Limerick vCork

RTÉ,Sky Sports

22 August 2021 15:30IST (UTC+1) All-Ireland Final

Report

Limerick	3–32(41)–(25) 1–22	Cork
(HT: 3–18(27) –(14) 1–11)
Gls: G Hegarty 2, A Gillane 1. Pts: A Gillane 6 (3f), C Lynch 6, P Casey 5, T Morrissey 3, G Hegarty 2, D Byrnes 2 (1f), D Hannon 2, B Nash 1, D O'Donovan 1, S Flanagan 1, G Mulcahy 1, D Reidy 1, P Ryan 1.		Gls: S Kingston 1. Pts: P Horgan 12 (10f), S Harnedy 4, N O'Leary 1, M Coleman 1 (f), L Meade 1, J O'Connor 1, S Barrett 1, A Cadogan 1.

Croke Park,Dublin Referee:Fergal Horgan (Tipperary) Attendance: 40,000

Top scorer overall

In a single game

• Limerick won aMunster Senior Hurling Championship three-in-a-row for the first time since1934–1935–1936.^[11]
• Kilkenny's sixth year in a row without an All-Ireland senior title, equalling their title drought of 1994–1999.^[12]
• Cork's sixteenth year in a row without an All-Ireland senior title, surpassing their title drought of 1904–1918.
• It was the first ever All-Ireland final between Cork and Limerick.
• It was the first Munster final between Limerick and Tipperary since 2019.
• It was the first Leinster final between Dublin and Kilkenny since 2014.
• It was the first Joe McDonagh Cup final between Antrim and Kerry since 2020.
• Limerick scored 3–32 (41 points) in the All-Ireland final, the highest ever score in a final.
• It is the first time since Kilkenny in 2014–2015 that a county team won back-to-back All Ireland Hurling Championship titles.
• Limerick retained the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship for the first time in their history. This was their tenth title, making them the first county outside theBig Three to reach double figures.
• Limerick became the 6th county in history to win back-to-back All-Ireland hurling titles after Kilkenny, Cork, Tipperary, Galway and Wexford.
• Cork reached the final for the first time since2013.
• Two newscoring feats were achieved on 24 July.Joe Canning surpassedHenry Shefflin's record haul to become the all-time top championship scorer.^[13]Patrick Horgan became the third player, after Canning and Shefflin, to have broken the 500-point barrier.
• Limerick played against Tipperary, Waterford and Cork twice (Munster Semi-final and All-Ireland Final) to retain the Liam MacCarthy cup, the first time — and only time, to date — that any county won a championship playing only teams from a single province, in this case all Munster opposition.
• Limerick had eleven players represented onThe Sunday Game team of the year, a first for any male intercounty team in both Hurling and Gaelic Football, beating the previous record of nine representatives held by both Limerick in 2020 and Kilkenny in 2008.

Sunday Game Team of the Year

The Sunday Game team of the year was picked 22 August on the night of the final.The panel consisting ofJackie Tyrrell,Brendan Cummins,Shane Dowling andUrsula Jacob choseCian Lynch as the Sunday game player of the year.^[14][15][16]

• 1. Eoin Murphy (Kilkenny)
• 2. Sean Finn (Limerick)
• 3. Conor Prunty (Waterford)
• 4. Barry Nash (Limerick)
• 5. Diarmuid Byrnes (Limerick)
• 6. Declan Hannon (Limerick)
• 7. Kyle Hayes (Limerick)
• 8. William O’Donoghue (Limerick)
• 9. Tony Kelly (Clare)
• 10. Jack O’Connor (Cork)
• 11. Cian Lynch (Limerick)
• 12. Tom Morrissey (Limerick)
• 13. Aaron Gillane (Limerick)
• 14. Seamus Flanagan (Limerick)
• 15. Peter Casey (Limerick)

All Star Team of the Year

On 9 December, the All-Stars winners were announced with Limerick having a record twelve players named on the team.^[17]Its the first time that a county has reached double figures in the final 15.^[18]On 10 December during a televised special onRTÉ,Cian Lynch was named as the All Stars Hurler of the Year with Eoin Cody named the All Stars Young Hurler of the Year.^[19][20]

Pos.	Player	Team	Appearances
GK	Eoin Murphy	Kilkenny	3
RCB	Seán Finn	Limerick	4
FB	Conor Prunty	Waterford	1
LCB	Barry Nash	Limerick	1
RWB	Diarmaid Byrnes	Limerick	2
CB	Declan Hannon	Limerick	2
LWB	Kyle Hayes	Limerick	2
MD	William O'Donoghue	Limerick	1
MD	Darragh O'Donovan	Limerick	1
RWF	Gearóid Hegarty	Limerick	2
CF	Cian LynchHOTY	Limerick	3
LWF	Tom Morrissey	Limerick	2
RCF	Tony Kelly	Clare	3
FF	Séamus Flanagan	Limerick	1
LCF	Peter Casey	Limerick	1

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