2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 129th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The draw for the 2015 fixtures took place on 9 October 2014 live on RTÉ2.^[1][2] The championship began on 3 May 2015 and ended on 6 September 2015.

2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	3 May — 6 September 2015
Teams	14
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Kilkenny (36th win)
Captain	Joey Holden
Manager	Brian Cody
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Galway
Captain	Andy Smith David Collins
Manager	Anthony Cunningham
Provincial champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	28
Top Scorer	Joe Canning (5–55)
Player of the Year	T.J. Reid
All-Star Team	See here
← 2014 2016 →

Kilkenny were the defending champions and successfully retained the title following a 1–22 to 1–18 defeat of Galway.^[3][4][5]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup

• None

From Championship

Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup

• London

Teams

General information

Fourteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: nine teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship.

County	Last provincial title	Last championship title	Position in 2014 Championship	Appearance
Antrim	2014	—	Round 1
Carlow	—	—	Group Stage (Leinster SHC)
Clare	1998	2013	Round 1
Cork	2014	2005	Semi-finals
Dublin	2013	1938	Quarter-finals
Galway	2012	1988	Round 1
Kilkenny	2014	2014	Champions
Laois	1949	1915	Round 1
Limerick	2013	1973	Semi-finals
Offaly	1995	1998	Round 2
Tipperary	2012	2010	Runners-up
Waterford	2007	1959	Round 2
Westmeath	—	—	Group Stage (Leinster SHC)
Wexford	2004	1996	Quarter-finals

Personal and kits

Team	Colours	Sponsor	Captain(s)	Vice-captain(s)	Manager(s)
Antrim		Creagh Concrete Northern Property	Neil McManus		Kevin Ryan
Carlow		Dan Morrissey Ltd.	Séamus Murphy Alan Corcoran		Pat English
Clare		Pat O'Donnell	Patrick Donnellan Cian Dillon	Conor McGrath Patrick O'Connor	Davy Fitzgerald
Cork		Chill Insurance	Anthony Nash		Jimmy Barry-Murphy
Dublin		AIG	Liam Rushe Peter Kelly		Ger Cunningham
Galway		Supermac's	David Collins		Anthony Cunningham
Kilkenny		Glanbia	Joey Holden		Brian Cody
Laois		MW Hire Services	Joe Fitzpatrick		Séamus Plunkett Ger Cunningham
Limerick		Sporting Limerick	Donal O'Grady	Paudie O'Brien	T. J. Ryan
Offaly		Carroll Cuisine	Dan Currams		Brian Whelahan
Tipperary		Intersport/Elverys	Brendan Maher	Pádraic Maher	Eamon O'Shea
Waterford		3	Kevin Moran	Pauric Mahony Darragh Fives	Derek McGrath
Westmeath		Renault	Aonghus Clarke		Michael Ryan
Wexford		Gain	Matthew O'Hanlon		Liam Dunne

Summary

Championships

Level on Pyramid	Competition	Champions	Runners Up
Tier 1	2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship	Kilkenny	Galway
Tier 1 (Leinster)	2015 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship	Kilkenny	Galway
Tier 1 (Munster)	2015 Munster Senior Hurling Championship	Tipperary	Waterford
Tier 1 (Ulster)	2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship	Antrim	Down
Tier 2	2015 Christy Ring Cup	Kerry	Derry
Tier 3	2015 Nicky Rackard Cup	Roscommon	Armagh
Tier 4	2015 Lory Meagher Cup	Fermanagh	Sligo

Changes from 2014 Championship

Penalties must now be struck on or behind the 20 metre line and only the goalkeeper is allowed on the goal line. Previously 3 defenders were allowed.^[6]

If a foul has been committed the referee can allow play to continue for up to 5 seconds if he considers it to be to the advantage of the offended team. Previously there was no advantage rule in hurling.^[7]

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Group Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts	Qualification
1	Laois	3	2	0	1	5–59	7–48	+5	4	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Westmeath	3	2	0	1	4–57	3–44	+16	4
3	Carlow	3	1	0	2	5–49	4–47	+5	2
4	Antrim	3	1	0	2	6–35	6–61	−26	2	Relegated to Christy Ring Cup

The winners of this year's Christy Ring Cup are promoted in their place to the qualifier group of next year's Leinster Championship.^[8]

Matches

3 May 2015 15:30 Round 1	Westmeath	2–19 – 2–17	Carlow	Cusack Park Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
	N O'Brien 0–7 (2fs), A Devine 1–3, B Murtagh 1–2, D McNicholas 0–3, E Price, D Clinton 0–2 each.	Report	M Kavanagh 1–7 (4fs, 2 '65s'), Seamus Murphy 1–2, Sean Murphy 0–3, C Wall 0–2, E Coady, P Coady, J M Nolan 0–1 each.

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3 May 2015 15:30 Round 1	Antrim	5–17 – 3–22	Laois	Páirc Mac Uílín Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
	C Clarke (2–7, 1–0 pen, 0-5f, 0–1 ’65), C Johnson (2–1), N McManus (1–2), P Shiels (0–3, 1f), N McAuley (0–1), M Bradley (0–1), E Campbell (0–1), D Murphy (0–1).	Report	Z Keenan (1–9, 1–0 pen, 0-7f), T Fitzgerald (1–1), B Conroy (1–0), PJ Scully (0–3), R King (0–3), W Hyland (0–3), P Purcell (0–1), J Campion (0–1), C Dwyer (0–1).

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10 May 2015 15:30 Round 2	Westmeath	1–21 – 0–7	Antrim	Cusack Park Attendance: 1,300 Referee: F Horgan
	N O’Brien (0–8, 5f), A Devine (1–3), R Greville (0–4), D McNicholas (0–3, 1sl), C Boyle (0–2), B Murtagh (0–1).	Report	C Clarke (0-2f), Ciaran Johnson (0–2), P Shiels (0–2, 1f), E Campbell (0–1).

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10 May 2015 15:30 Round 2	Carlow	1–14 – 1–17	Laois	Netwatch Cullen park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: D Kirwan
	M Kavanagh (0-7f), E Byrne (1–1), D Byrne (0–2), D English (0–2, 1f), J Kavanagh (0–1), J M Nolan (0–1).	Report	Z Keenan (0–10, 9f), B Conroy (1–3), C Dwyer (0–2), PJ Scully (0–1), S Maher (0–1).

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24 May 2015 Round 3	Carlow	2–18 – 1–11	Antrim	Netwatch Cullen Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
	P Coady (1–7, 0-5f), Sean Murphy (1–1), J M Nolan (0–3), M Kavanagh (0-2f), J Kavanagh (0–2); E Byrne (0–2), M Brennan (0–1).	Report	Ciaran Johnston (1–4, 0-3f), C Clarke (0–3, 2f), O McFadden (0–1), P Shiels (0–1,'65), M Bradley (0–1), C McCann (0–1).

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24 May 2015 Round 3	Laois	1–20 – 1–17	Westmeath	O'Moore Park Referee: A Kelly
	Z Keenan (0–10, 7f, 1sl), C Dwyer (1–3), R King (0–3), P Purcell (0–1), W Hyland (0–1), S Maher (0–1), D Peacock (0–1).	Report	B Murtagh (1–2, 0-2f), R Greville (0–3), D McNicholas (0–3), N O’Brien (0–3, 2f), A Devine (0–2), C Boyle (0–2), N Dowdall (0–1), J Boyle (0–1).

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Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-final				Leinster Final
	Galway	0–20 R: 5–19
	Dublin	1–17 R: 1–18
					Galway	3–28
					Laois	1–14
	Offaly	0–21
	Laois	0–29
									Kilkenny	1–25
									Galway	2–15
					Kilkenny	5–25
					Wexford	0–16
	Westmeath	1–16
	Wexford	1–24

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Munster Final

Clare

2–15

Limerick

1–19

Limerick

1–16

Tipperary

4–23

Tipperary

0–21

Waterford

0–16

Cork

1–20

Waterford

3–19

Matches

24 May 2015 16:00 Quarter-final	Clare	2–15 – 1–19	Limerick	Semple Stadium Attendance: 21,493[9] Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
	C Ryan (0–7, 5 frees); A Cunningham (2–1); J Conlon, T Kelly (0–2 each); S Golden, D Reidy, S O'Donnell (0–1 each).	Report	S Dowling (0–11, 10 frees, 1 65); G Mulcahy (1–1); C Lynch (0–3); P O'Brien, S O'Brien, T Condon, J Fitzgibbon (0–1 each).

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7 June 2015 16:00 Semi-final	Cork	1–21 – 3–19	Waterford	Semple Stadium Attendance: 21,047[10] Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
	P Horgan (1–7, goal and six points frees), P Cronin (0–5), A Cadogan (0–2), D McCarthy (0–1, one 65), A Walsh (0–1), L O’Farrell (0–1), D Kearney (0–1), M Ellis (0–1), C Lehane (0–1), B Cooper (0–1).	Report	M Shanahan (1–9, seven frees, one 65), T Devine (1–0), J Dillon (1–0), K Moran (0–2), Stephen Bennett (0–2), Shane Bennett (0–2), A Gleeson (0–1, free), T de Búrca (0–1), C Dunford (0–1), P Curran (0–1).

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21 June 2015 16:00 Semi-final	Limerick	1–16 – 4–23	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds Attendance: 31,488[11] Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
	S Dowling (1–7), D Hannon (0–3), D Breen (0–1), G O'Mahony (0–1), G Mulcahy (0–2), S O'Brien (0–1), D O'Grady (0–1).	Report	S Callanan (2–5), J O'Dwyer (0–7), J Forde (1–3), M Breen (1–0), P Maher (0–3), S McGrath (0–2), N O'Meara (0–1), J Woodlock (0–1), S Bourke (0–1).

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Final

Main article: 2015 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

12 July 2015 16:00 Final	Waterford	0–16 – 0–21	Tipperary	Semple Stadium Attendance: 43,084[12] Referee: James Owens (Wexford)
	M Shanahan (0–8), S Fives (0–2), K Moran (0–2), A Gleeson (0–2), C Dunford (0–1), P Curran (0–1).	Report	S Callanan (0–6), J O'Dwyer (0–5), N O'Meara (0–3), J Forde (0–2), Patrick Maher (0–2), M Breen (0–1), L Corbett (0–1), S Bourke (0–1).

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All-Ireland Qualifiers

Main article: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship qualifiers

Round 1

The teams beaten in the Leinster and Munster quarter-finals and semi-finals of the provincial championships play each other. The draw was held on 22 June.^[13]

4 July 2015 19:00 Round 1	Clare	3–26 – 0–15	Offaly	Cusack Park (Ennis) Attendance: 14,268[14] Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
	T Kelly 0–8 (2f), C McGrath 1–4, J Conlon 1–2, Colin Ryan (2f) Conor Ryan, D Honan 0–3, S O'Donnell 1–0, S Golden 0–2, P O'Connor 0–1.	Report	S Dooley 0–6 (6f), S Kinsella 0–4, S Cleary 0–2, P Murphy, J Mulrooney, J Bergin 0–1.

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4 July 2015 19:00 Round 1	Laois	0–19 – 4–17	Dublin	O'Moore Park Attendance: 5,000 est. Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
	Z Keenan (0-06, 5f), W Hyland (0-04), C Dwyer (0-03), J Fitzpatrick (0-01), M Whelan (0-01), T Delaney (0-01), S Maher (0-01), J Campion (0-01), N Foyle (0-01).	Report	M Schutte (2-01), C Keaney (1-03), P Ryan (0-05, 4f), E Dillon (0-04), D O’Callaghan (1-00), S Barrett (0-01), J McCaffrey (0-01), R O’Dwyer (0-01), D Plunkett (0-01).

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4 July 2015 19:00 Round 1	Wexford	0–20 – 2–22	Cork	Innovate Wexford Park Attendance: 11,800[15] Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
	I. Byrne 0–12 (0–10 fs); D. Redmond, 0–3; H. Kehoe, 0–2; K. Foley, P. Morris, C. McDonald 0–1 each.	Report	P. Horgan 0–9 (0–6 fs), C. Lehane 1–6; S. Harnedy 1–1; B. Lawton, B. Cooper 0–2 each; D. Cahalane, P. Cronin 0–1 each.

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5 July 2015 14:00 Round 1	Westmeath	1–12 – 4–15	Limerick	Cusack Park (Mullingar) Attendance: 2,700[16] Referee: P O’Dwyer (Carlow)
	B Murtagh 0–6 (2f), C Boyle 1–2, D McNicholas 0–2, E Corrigan 0–1, A Devine 0–1.	Report	S Dowling 1–3 (0-1f), K Downes 1–2, P Brown 1–1, S Tobin 0–3, D Hannon 0–3 (1f, 1’65), A Breen 1–0, G Mulcahy 0–2, T O’Brien 0–1.

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Round 2

The four winners of Round 1 play in two games. The draw was held on 6 July.^[17]

11 July 2015 17:00 Round 2	Limerick	1–16 – 1–17	Dublin	Semple Stadium Attendance: 25,245 Referee: C McAllister (Dublin)
	S Tobin (0–6, 4f), D Breen (1–1), S Dowling (0–4, 2f, 2'65), D Hannon (0–2, 1sl), G Mulcahy (0–2), P O’Brien (0–1), K Downes (0–1).	Report	P Ryan (0–12, 6f), D O’Callaghan (1–0), D Plunkett (0–2), R O’Dwyer (0–1), M Schutte (0–1), C Boland (0–1).

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11 July 2015 19:00 Round 2	Clare	0–17 – 0–20	Cork	Semple Stadium Attendance: 25,245[18] Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
	T Kelly (0–5, 1f), C McGrath (0–3), Colin Ryan (0-2f), S O’Donnell (0–2), D McInerney (0–1), Conor Ryan (0–1), S Golden (0–1), D Honan (0–1), C Galvin (0–1).	Report	P Horgan (0–8, 5f), S Harnedy (0–2), P Cronin (0–2), C Lehane (0–2), A Walsh (0–1), C Murphy (0–1), B Cooper (0–1), A Cadogan (0–1), J Coughlan (0–1), P O’Sullivan (0–1).

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Waterford

2–21

Dublin

1–19

Kilkenny

1–21

Waterford

0–18

Kilkenny

1–22

Galway

1–18

Tipperary

3–16

Galway

2–28

Galway

0–26

Cork

0–22

All-Ireland quarter-finals

The beaten finalists in the Leinster and Munster championships play the winners of Round 2 in two "quarter-finals".^[19]

26 July 2015 14:00 Quarter-final	Waterford	2–21 – 1–19	Dublin	Semple Stadium Attendance: 33,150 Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
	M Shanahan (1–12, 0–8 frees, 0–2 ’65); A Gleeson (0–4, 0–1 sc); S Bennett (1–0); C Dunford, K Moran (0–2 each), J Dillon (0–1).	Report	P Schutte (1–2), P Ryan (0–5, 0–5 frees); D O’Callaghan, D Sutcliffe (0–3); D Treacy (0–2, 0–1 ’65), R O’Dwyer (0–2 each); C Crummey, N McMorrow (0–1 each).

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26 July 2015 16:00 Quarter-final	Galway	2–28 – 0–22	Cork	Semple Stadium Attendance: 33,150[20] Referee: J Ownes (Wexford)
	C Mannion (0–7); J Glynn, C Whelan (1–2 each); J Canning (0–5, 2 frees, 1 sideline, 1 65); J Flynn (0–3); A Harte (0–2); David Burke, C Donnellan (0–2 each); A Smith, J Cooney, N Healy (0–1 each).	Report	P Horgan (0–9, 6 frees, 1 65); C Lehane, S Harnedy (0–3 each); D Kearney (0–2); C Murphy, B Lawton, P O'Sullivan, A Cadogan, A Walsh (0–1 each).

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All-Ireland semi-finals

The Leinster and Munster provincial champions play the winners of the two quarter-finals.

9 August 2015 15:45 Semi-final	Kilkenny	1–21 – 0–18	Waterford	Croke Park Attendance: 41,112[21] Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
	T. J. Reid (1–9, 0–6 frees), R Hogan (0–5), G Aylward (0–4), C Buckley, E Larkin, M Fennelly (0–1 each).	Report	M Shanahan (0–9, 6 frees, 1 65), C Dunford (0–4), A Gleeson (1 sideline) (0–3), S Bennett, K Moran (0–1 each).

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16 August 2015 16:00 Semi-final	Tipperary	3–16 – 0–26	Galway	Croke Park Attendance: 58,495[22] Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
	Seamus Callanan (3–9, 0–3 frees, 0–1 penalty, 0–1 '65); John O'Dwyer (0–2, 0–1 free); Jason Forde, Brendan Maher, Patrick Maher, Conor O'Mahony, Noel McGrath (0–1)	Report	Joe Canning (0–10, 0–6 frees, 0–1 '65, 0–1 sideline); Cathal Mannion (0–5); Jason Flynn (0–5, 0–1 free); David Burke, Conor Whelan (0–2); Shane Moloney, Andy Smith (0–1)

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All-Ireland Final

Main article: 2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

6 September 2015 15:30 Final	Kilkenny	1–22 – 1–18	Galway	Croke Park Attendance: 82,300[23] Referee: James Owens (Wexford)
	TJ Reid (1–7, 5f, 2 65s), G Aylward (0–3), W Walsh (0–2), E Larkin (0–2), M Fennelly (0–2), C Fennelly (0–2), R Hogan (0–2), P Walsh (0–1), C Fogarty (0–1).	Report	J Canning (1–8, 1-5f), J Flynn (0-04, 3f), D Collins (0–2), C Whelan (0–2), C Donnellan (0–1), D Burke (0–1).

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Statistics

• All scores correct as of September 9, 2015^[24]

Scoring

• First goal of the championship:
  • Neil McManus for Antrim against Laois (3 May 2015)
• Widest winning margin: 24 points
  • Kilkenny 5–25 – 0–16 Wexford (Leinster semi-final)
• Most goals in a match: 8
  • Antrim 5–17 – 3–22 Laois (Leinster group stage)
• Most points in a match: 50
  • Laois 0-29 – 0-21 Offaly (Leinster quarter-final)
  • Galway 2–28 – 0–22 Cork (All-Ireland quarter-final)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Antrim 5–17 – 3–22 Laois (Leinster group stage)
  • Galway 5–19 – 1–18 Dublin (Leinster quarter-final replay)
  • Kilkenny 5–25 – 0–16 Wexford (Leinster semi-final)
• Highest aggregate score: 63
  • Antrim 5–17 – 3–22 Laois (Leinster group stage)
• Lowest aggregate score: 31
  • Westmeath 1–21 – 1–7 Antrim (Leinster group stage)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Antrim 5–17 – 3–22 Laois (Leinster group stage)
  • Galway 0–26 – 3–16 Tipperary (All-Ireland semi-final)

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Joe Canning	Galway	5–55	70	7	10.00
2	Zane Keenan	Laois	1–51	54	6	9.00
3	Maurice Shanahan	Waterford	2–38	44	4	11.00
	T. J. Reid	Kilkenny	4–32	44	4	11.00
5	Patrick Horgan	Cork	1–33	36	4	9.00
6	Séamus Callanan	Tipperary	5–20	35	3	11.67
7	Ian Byrne	Wexford	1–30	33	3	11.00
8	Shane Dowling	Limerick	2–25	31	4	7.75
9	Paul Ryan	Dublin	0–29	29	4	7.25
	Cathal Mannion	Galway	3–20	29	7	4.14
11	Jason Flynn	Galway	1–22	25	6	4.17
12	Brendan Murtagh	Westmeath	3–15	24	5	4.80
	Ger Aylward	Kilkenny	3–15	24	4	6.00
14	Marty Kavanagh	Carlow	1–16	19	3	6.33
	Richie Hogan	Kilkenny	1–16	19	4	4.75
15	Niall O'Brien	Westmeath	0–18	18	4	4.50
	Charles Dwyer	Laois	1–15	18	6	3.00
	Ciarán Clarke	Antrim	2–12	18	3	6.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Joe Canning	Galway	1–15	18	Laois
	Séamus Callanan	Tipperary	3-09	18	Galway
3	Maurice Shanahan	Waterford	1–12	15	Dublin
4	Ger Aylward	Kilkenny	3–5	14	Wexford
5	Ciarán Clarke	Antrim	2–7	13	Laois
6	Ian Byrne	Wexford	0–12	12	Cork
	Paul Ryan	Dublin	0–12	12	Limerick
	Zane Keenan	Laois	1–9	12	Antrim
	T.J. Reid	Kilkenny	1–9	12	Waterford
	T.J. Reid	Kilkenny	1–9	12	Galway
	Maurice Shanahan	Waterford	1–9	12	Cork
	Cathal Mannion	Galway	3–3	12	Dublin
13	Shane Dowling	Limerick	0–11	11	Clare
	Zane Keenan	Laois	0–11	11	Offaly
	Shane Dooley	Offaly	0–11	11	Laois
	Ian Byrne	Wexford	0–11	11	Kilkenny
	David Treacy	Dublin	0–11	11	Galway
	Joe Canning	Galway	1-08	11	Kilkenny
	Séamus Callanan	Tipperary	2–5	11	Limerick

Clean sheets

Rank	Goalkeeper	County	Clean sheets
1	Colm Callanan	Galway	2
	Darren Gleeson	Tipperary
	Patrick Kelly	Clare
	Anthony Nash	Cork
	Eoin Murphy	Kilkenny

Miscellaneous

• Galway record their first ever championship defeat of Dublin.^[25]
• Laois secure their first championship victory over Offaly since 1972.^[26]

Updated Roll of Honour

• Kilkenny – 36 (2015)
• Cork – 30 (2005)
• Tipperary – 26 (2010)
• Limerick – 7 (1973)
• Dublin – 6 (1938)
• Wexford – 6 (1996)
• Galway – 4 (1988)
• Offaly – 4 (1998)
• Clare – 4 (2013)
• Waterford – 2 (1959)
• Laois – 1 (1915)
• London – 1 (1901)
• Kerry – 1 (1891)

Attendances

Highest attendances:

• Kilkenny 1–22 – 1–18 Galway (Croke Park) – 82,300
• Tipperary 3–16 – 0–26 Galway (Croke Park) – 58,495
• Waterford 0–16 – 0–21 Tipperary (Semple Stadium) – 43,084
• Kilkenny 1–21 – 0–18 Waterford (Croke Park) – 41,112
• Galway 2–28 – 0–22 Cork (Semple Stadium) – 33,150

Total attendance: 567,622

Average attendance: 25,801

Broadcasting

These matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland

Round	RTÉ	Sky Sports
Munster Championship	Clare vs Limerick Cork vs Waterford Limerick vs Tipperary Waterford vs Tipperary
Leinster Championship	Galway vs Dublin Galway vs Dublin (replay) Kilkenny vs Wexford Kilkenny vs Galway	Galway vs Laois
Qualifiers	Limerick vs Dublin	Wexford vs Cork Clare vs Cork
Quarter-finals	Galway vs Cork Waterford vs Dublin
Semi-finals	Kilkenny vs Waterford Tipperary vs Galway	Kilkenny vs Waterford Tipperary vs Galway
Final	Kilkenny vs Galway	Kilkenny vs Galway

Awards

Sunday Game Team of the Year

The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 6 September, which was the night of the final. The panel consisting of Donal Óg Cusack, Henry Shefflin, Anthony Daly, Michael Duignan, Ger Loughnane, Liam Sheedy and Cyril Farrell unanimously selected Kilkenny's TJ Reid as the Sunday game player of the year.^[27]

• Colm Callanan (Galway)
• Paul Murphy (Kilkenny)
• Joey Holden (Kilkenny)
• Cathal Barrett (Tipperary)
• Daithí Burke (Galway)
• Tadhg de Búrca (Waterford)
• Cillian Buckley (Kilkenny)
• Michael Fennelly (Kilkenny)
• David Burke (Galway)
• Jonathan Glynn (Galway)
• Richie Hogan (Kilkenny)
• TJ Reid (Kilkenny)
• Ger Aylward (Kilkenny)
• Seamus Callanan (Tipperary)
• Maurice Shanahan (Waterford)

All Star Team of the Year

On 5 November, the 2015 All Star Award winners were announced with the awards ceremony being held on 6 November in the National Convention Centre in Dublin.^[28][29] All Ireland champions Kilkenny have seven award winners with runners-up Galway receiving four awards. Winning an award for the first time were Colm Callanan, Joey Holden, Daithi Burke, Tadhg de Burca, Cathal Mannion, Ger Aylward and Maurice Shanahan. ^[30] T. J. Reid of Kilkenny was named as the All Stars Hurler of the Year with Tadhg de Búrca of Waterford being named as the All Stars Young Hurler of the Year.^[31]

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Pos.	Player	Team	Appearances
GK	Colm Callanan	Galway	1
RCB	Paul Murphy	Kilkenny	4
FB	Joey Holden	Kilkenny	1
LCB	Noel Connors	Waterford	2
RWB	Daithí Burke	Galway	1
CB	Tadhg de BúrcaYHOTY	Waterford	1
LWB	Cillian Buckley	Kilkenny	2
MD	Michael Fennelly	Kilkenny	3
MD	David Burke	Galway	2
RWF	Cathal Mannion	Galway	1
CF	Richie Hogan	Kilkenny	3
LWF	T. J. ReidHOTY	Kilkenny	3
RCF	Ger Aylward	Kilkenny	1
FF	Séamus Callanan	Tipperary	2
LCF	Maurice Shanahan	Waterford	1

See also

• 2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
• 2015 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2)
• 2015 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3)
• 2015 Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 4)