2026 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Leinster Championship Participating counties (6) Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Kilkenny, Offaly, Wexford Group stage (15 matches) Each team play each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Leinster SHC final and the 3rd placed team advances to the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals. All other teams are eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team is relegated to the following year's 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 SHC semi-finals and the Leinster runners-up advanced to the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals. Munster Championship Participating counties (5) Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford Group stage (10 matches) Each team played each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advanced to the Munster SHC final and the 3rd placed team advanced to the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals. Final (1 match) The top 2 teams in the group stage contested this game. The Munster champions advanced to the All-Ireland SHC semi-finals and the Munster runners-up advanced to the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals. All-Ireland Championship Unlike previous years the two Joe McDonagh Cup finalists won't advance to preliminary quarter-finals, with the two fixtures being scrapped after the 2026 GAA Congress. Quarter-finals (2 matches) The Munster runners-up will play the third-placed team in Leinster and the Leinster runners-up will play the third-placed team in Munster. 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. == Team changes ==

From Championship Relegated to Joe McDonagh Cup • Antrim Removal of Preliminary Quarter-Finals • Carlow • Down • Laois • Westmeath Relegated to Christy Ring Cup • Kerry == Teams ==

General information Eleven counties compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: six teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship. Personnel and Kits Teams by Province The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2026 National Hurling League (after promotion and relegation are applied and after finals are played) before the championship were: Connacht (1) • Galway Leinster (5) • Dublin • Kildare • Kilkenny • Offaly • Wexford Munster (5) • Clare • Cork • Limerick • Tipperary • Waterford Ulster (0) • None Participated == Summary ==

Championships == Provincial Championships ==

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Group Stage Source: Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Leinster Final Munster Senior Hurling Championship Group Stage Sources: Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Munster Final == Cup Competitions ==

Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2) Group Stage Source: Final Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3) Group Stage Final Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4) Group Stage Semi-Final Final Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5) Group Stage Final == All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship ==

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Top scorers ; Overall From Play In a single game Scoring events • Widest winning margin: 27 points • Longford 5–21 — 1–06 Lancashire (Lory Meagher Cup Round 1) • Most goals in a match: 7 • Warwickshire 3–12 — 4–24 Longford (Lory Meagher Cup Round 2) • Most points in a match: 54 • Clare 2–33 — 4–21 Waterford (Munster Round 1) • Waterford 3–24 — 1–30 Tipperary (Munster Round 2) • Most goals by one team in a match: 5 • Kilkenny 5–21 — 1–16 Wexford (Leinster Round 2) • Kerry 5–18 — 2–22 Donegal (Christy Ring Cup Round 2) • Mayo 1–25 — 5–16 Tyrone (Nicky Rackard Cup Round 2) • Longford 5–21 — 1–06 Lancashire (Lory Meagher Cup Round 1) • Most points by one team in a match: 34 • Fermanagh 1–13 — 2–34 Mayo (Nicky Rackard Cup Round 3) • Highest aggregate score: 72 points • Clare 2–33 — 4–21 Waterford (Munster Round 1) • Lowest aggregate score: 29 points • Donegal 1–17 — 1–06 Wicklow (Christy Ring Cup Round 1) • Hat-trick Heros: • Stephen Bennett (Waterford) 3-12 v Clare (Munster Round 1) • Pádraig Boyle (Kerry) 3–02 v Donegal (Christy Ring Cup Round 2) • Pádraig Boyle (Kerry) 3–09 v Roscommon (Christy Ring Cup Round 3) • Mark Moffett (Cavan) 3–01 v Warwickshire (Lory Meagher Cup Round 1) == See also ==