2023 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 2023
Championship Details
Dates	21 March - 1/2 July 2023
Teams	19
All Ireland Champions
Provincial Champions
Munster	Clare
Leinster	Galway
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer	Aaron Niland (3-56)
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The 2023 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship is the 93rd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 21 March 2023 and is scheduled to end on 1/2 July 2023.

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions.[1][2] Kerry and Galway moved province to join the Leinster Championship.[3][4]

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Wexford	3	3	0	68	29	+39	6	Advance to semi-finals
2	Dublin	3	2	1	70	42	+25	4	Advance to quarter-finals
3	Offaly	3	1	2	47	57	-10	2	Advance to preliminary quarter-final
4	Kerry	3	0	3	25	82	-57	0

Tier 1 group 1 fixtures and results

25 March 2023 Round 1	Wexford	5-20 - 0-08	Kerry	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	K O’Connor (1-4), J Rossiter (0-6f), J Dunne (1-2), S Hyland (1-1); N Furlong (1-0); L Cooney (1-0), J O’Leary (0-3), J Doyle (0-2 ’65’), D Daly-O’Toole (0-1), T Dempsey (0-1).	Report	D Corridon 0-4 (4f), I Conway 0-2 (2f), R O’Halloran 0-1, M Lenihan 0-1.

25 March 2023 Round 1	Dublin	4-18 - 0-19	Offaly	Parnell Park
	D Purcell 2-9 (0-6f, 0-2 ’65’), C Newton 1-2, D Kilduff 1-1, M Ó Tighearnaigh 0-2, R Murphy, D O’Kelly, C Graham, R O’Neill 0-1 each.	Report	G Maher 0-12 (8f, 1 ’65), F Carney 0-2 (2f), A Cleary, N Flannery, N Kelly, J Morkan, C Bourke 0-1 each.

1 April 2023 Round 2	Offaly	1-15 - 0-06	Kerry	Glenisk O'Connor Park
	C Bourke (0-5), R Kearney (1-1), M Mulrooney (0-2), J O'Sullivan (0-2), L O'Riordan (0-2), D Hollywood (0-2); J Morkan (0-1f).	Report	D Corridon (0-3f), I Conway (0-2, 1f), C Carey-Sheedy (0-1).

1 April 2023 Round 2	Wexford	1-09 - 1-08	Dublin	Chadwicks Wexford Park
	J Doyle 1-4, J Rossiter 0-2, K O'Connor 0-1, L Cooney 0-1, J Nolan 0-1.		D Purcell 0-7, C Newton 1-0, F Lupton 0-1.

7 April 2023 Round 3	Dublin	2-23 - 0-11	Kerry	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	C Graham 2-4, G Flannery 0-5 (4f), J Kennedy 0-4, D O’Kelly (2f), C Newton 0-3 each, Á Gargan, F Lupton, R Murphy, D Delaney 0-1 apiece.	Report	I Conway 0-6 (6f), D Corridon 0-3 (2f), K Best 0-1, E O'Flaherty 0-1.	Referee: B Kearney (Kildare)

7 April 2023 Round 3	Offaly	0-10 - 3-12	Wexford	St. Brendan's Park
	L O'Riordan (0-4, 0-3 frees), G Maher (0-4, 0-3 frees), C Bourke and J O'Sullivan (0-1 each).	Report	J Doyle (0-7, 0-5 frees, 0-1 '65'), L Cooney (1-2), J O'Leary (1-1), J Rossiter (1-0), T Dempsey (0-2).

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Galway	3	3	0	90	37	+53	6	Advance to semi-finals
2	Kilkenny	3	2	1	66	52	+14	4	Advance to quarter-finals
3	Laois	3	1	2	49	88	-39	2	Advance to preliminary quarter-finals
4	Antrim	3	0	3	46	74	-28	0

Tier 1 group 2 fixtures and results

25 March 2023 Round 1	Galway	2-18 - 1-10	Antrim	Darver COE
	A Niland (1-10, 1-7 frees), C Burke (1-1), E Mulleady (0-2); D Cunningham (0-2), M Burke (0-1), G Maher (0-1); C Gilligan (0-1).	Report	R McGarry (0-8, 5 frees), O O'Connor (1-0), R Fitzgerald (0-1), E McGurk (0-1).

25 March 2023 Round 1	Laois	1-12 - 3-17	Kilkenny	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	E Murphy (1-7, six frees), J Duggan (0-4, four frees), M Downey (0-1).	Report	C Doyle (0-10, five frees and one '65'), E Lauhoff (1-1), M Stynes, B Moore (1-0 each), G Kelly (0-3), B McDermott, M Ahern, E Cahill (0-1 each).	Referee: .

1 April 2023 Round 2	Laois	0-11 - 4-28	Galway	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	E Murphy 0-6 (five frees), C Byrne 0-3, E Quinn 0-1, E Bracken 0-1.	Report	A Niland 1-8 (1-3 frees, 0-1 65), B Callanan 1-5, V Morgan 1-1, C Burke 0-4 (two frees), S Keane 1-0, C Gilligan 0-3, J Rabbitte 0-2, M Burke 0-2, S Murphy 0-1, E Mulleady 0-1, D Cunningham 0-1.

1 April 2023 Round 2	Antrim	1-08 - 2-21	Kilkenny	Sports Campus Ireland
	R McGarry 1-3 (2 frees), O O’Connor 0-3 (1 free), L Glackin 0-1, P Martin 0-1.	Report	G Kelly 1-4, B McDermott 1-2, C Doyle 0-5, M Stynes 0-4, B Moore 0-4, E Lauhoff 0-2.

7 April 2023 Round 3	Kilkenny	0-13 - 1-23	Galway	UPMC Nowlan Park
	C Doyle (0-9, 0-7 frees, 0-1 65); B McDermott, J O’Neill, M Stynes, B Moore (0-1 each).	Report	A Niland (1-13, 1-9 frees, 0-1 65); J Rabbitte, C Gilligan (0-3 each); M Burke (0-2); C Burke, L Kennedy (0-1 each).

7 April 2023 Round 3	Laois	4-14 - 1-19	Antrim	Sports Campus Ireland
	J Duggan 3-5 (3f); E Murphy 0-5 (4f); B O’Mara 1-1; R Kavanagh 0-2; J Downey 0-1	Report	R McGarry 1-10 (9fs 1’65); R Fitzgerald 0-3; N Magee 0-2; O O’Connor 0-1; L McEnhill 0-1; E McGurk 0-1; L Glackin 0-1 (1f)	Referee: C Flynn (Westmeath)

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Westmeath	2	2	0	48	24	+24	4	Advance to pre-preliminary quarter-finals
2	Meath	2	1	1	36	44	-8	2	Advance to pre-preliminary quarter-finals
3	Down	2	0	2	28	44	-16	0

Tier 2 group 2 fixtures and results

18 March 2023 Round 1	Westmeath	3-16 - 3-06	Meath	TEG Cusack Park
	C Heffernan 1-10, B McNamee 1-1, C Ready 1-0, C Leech 0-2, W Larkin-McHugh and D Corrigan 0-1 each	Report	K Ennis 1-3, R Fay 1-1, E Kellegher 1-0 each, F Flynn and P Jordan 0-1 each

25 March 2023 Round 2	Meath	2-15 - 2-13	Down	St. Loman's Park
	K Ennis 1-11, M Fisher 1-2, C Murphy and P Jordan 0-1 each	Report	C Coleman 2-9, B Taggart 0-2, P Loughrey and S Pucci 0-1 each.

1 April 2023 Round 3	Down	0-09 - 3-14	Westmeath	Darver COE
	C Coleman 0-5, B Teggert 0-2, S Pucci 0-1, P Loughrey 0-1.		C Heffernan 1-6, C Ready 1-3, B McNamee 1-2, E Meehan 0-2, D Smith 0-1.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Kildare	2	2	0	82	17	65	4	Advance to pre-preliminary quarter-finals
2	Carlow	2	1	1	40	45	-5	2	Advance to pre-preliminary quarter-finals
3	Wicklow	2	0	2	18	78	-60	0

Tier 2 group 2 fixtures and results

18 March 2023 Round 1	Wicklow	1-10 - 3-18	Carlow	Aughrim County Ground
	L Byrne 0-8, F Darcy 1-0, A Bartec 0-1, A Corcoran 0-1.	Report	J Nolan 1-5, R Murphy 0-7, J Dalton 0-4, K Nolan 1-0, TJ Darcy 1-0, J Foley 0-2.

27 March 2023 Round 2	Carlow	1-09 - 3-23	Kildare	Netwatch Cullen Park
	J Nolan 0-6 (6 frees), C Kavanagh 1-0; J Dalton 0-1, K Nolan 0-1, J Foley 0-1.	Report	T Ryan 2-2, C Carroll 0-7 (3 frees), T Power 1-3, A Bell 0-5 (1 free), O Hynes-Kelly 0-2; O Loughrane 0-2; O Byrne 0-1 (1 free); B Mulligan 0-1.

1 April 2023 Round 3	Kildare	9-23 - 0-05	Wicklow	Hawkfield COE
	C Carroll 1-8 (6 frees, 1 '65), M Owens 3-1, M Kiernan 3-0, T Power 1-5, T Ryan 1-2, N Farrell 0-4 (3 frees), S Henry 0-2, O Loughrane 0-1.	Report	L Byrne 0-5 (4 frees).

Leinster pre-preliminary quarter-finals

7 April 2023 Pre-preliminary quarter-final	Westmeath	3-10 - 0-07	Carlow	TEG Cusack Park
	C Heffernan 2-6 (0-4f, 0-1'65'), C Ready 1-1, J Mulvaney 0-2, S Hayes 0-1.	Report	J Nolan 0-4 (4f), J Dalton, A Jordan (f), C Kavanagh 0-1 each.

7 April 2023 Pre-preliminary quarter-final	Kildare	1-24 - 0-21	Meath	Hawkfield COE
	A Bell 0-10 (9 frees), T Ryan 0-6, O Hynes-Kelly 1-0, T Power 0-3, O Loughrane 0-2, C Carroll 0-1, O Byrne 0-1, M Owens 0-1.	Report	K Ennis 0-16 (13 frees,1'65), M Fisher 0-3, F Flynn 0-1, E Kellegher 0-1.

Leinster preliminary quarter-finals

16 April 2023 Preliminary quarter-final	Westmeath	0-06 - 0-17	Offaly	TEG Cusack Park
	J Mulvaney (0-2), C Heffernan (0-2, frees), D Smith, C Ready (0-1 each).	Report	L O'Riordan (0-6, 0-2 frees), C Bourke, M Mulrooney, D Scully (one free) (0-3 each), A Cleary (0-1), G Maher (0-1, free).

16 April 2023 Preliminary quarter-final	Kildare	2-13 - 4-15	Laois	Conneff Park
	T Ryan 1-3, T Power 1-2, A Bell 0-3 (0-3 Frees), M Owens 0-2, O Byrne 0-1, O Hynes-Kelly 0-1, D McGlynn 0-1.	Report	J Duggan 2-2, E Murphy 0-6 (0-3 frees), C O'Brien 1-1, B O'Mara 0-4, C Byrne 1-1, M Downey 0-1.

Leinster quarter-finals

23 April 2023 Quarter-final	Offaly	0-14 - 2-15	Kilkenny	Faithful Fields
	L O’Riordan 0-5 (0-4f), M Mulrooney 0-3, G Maher 0-2 (0-1 65, 0-1f), A Cleary 0-2, D Hollywood 0-1, F Carney 0-1.	Report	E McDermott 1-4, M Stynes 0-4 (0-1f, 0-2 65s), C Doyle 1-1 (0-1f), S Bergin 0-2, G Kelly 0-1, D Barcoe 0-1, B McDermott 0-1.	Referee: B Kearney (Kildare)

24 April 2023 Quarter-final	Laois	0-17 - 1-20	Dublin	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	E Murphy (0-11, eight frees, two 65s), J Duggan (0-3, two frees), J Downey (0-1); C O’Brien (0-1), S Connolly (0-1).	Report	D Purcell (0-11, eight frees, two 65s), C Graham (1-4), M Ó Tighearnaigh (0-3); D O’Kelly (0-1); C Newton (0-1).	Referee: G McGrath (Wexford)

Leinster semi-finals

1 May 2023 Semi-final	Kilkenny	1-18 - 0-17	Wexford	UPMC Nowlan Park
	C Doyle 0-6 (4f, 1 '65); G Kelly 0-5; B Moore 1-0; E McDermott 0-3; M Stynes, S Bergin, J O'Neill, R Doherty 0-1 each.	Report	J Doyle 0-10 (8f, 1 '65); S Hyland 0-3; J Nolan, J Dunne, C Carley, J Rossiter 0-1 each.	Referee: M Ryan (Dublin)

1 May 2023 Semi-final	Dublin	0-13 - 3-22	Galway	Glenisk O'Connor Park
	D Purcell 0-7 (4f); G Flannery 0-3 (2f); W Wheatley, T Costello and C Graham 0-1 each.		A Niland 0-11 (8f); M Fallon 2-0; B Callanan 0-4; J Rabbitte (1-1); C Burke (1f) and E Mulleady 0-2 each; M Burke and D Counihan 0-1 each.	Referee: P Dunne (Laois)

Leinster final

12 May 2023 Final	Galway	2-20 - 0-14	Kilkenny	Laois Hire O'Moore Park
	A Niland (0-11, 6f and 1 '65), J Rabbitte (1-2), B Callanan (1-1), C Burke (0-2), M Burke, C Gilligan, E Mulleady, H Homes (0-1 each).	Report	C Doyle (0-5, 2f and 1 '65), G Kelly, S Bergin (0-2 each), M Ahern, E Lauhoff, B Moore, B McDermott, C Phelan (0-1 each).	Referee: A Kinahan (Offaly)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Cork	4	3	1	79	60	19	6	Advance to final
2	Clare	4	3	1	80	71	9	6	Advance to semi-finals
3	Limerick	4	3	1	79	72	7	6	Advance to semi-finals
4	Tipperary	4	1	3	48	55	-7	2
5	Waterford	4	0	4	56	81	-25	0

Group stage fixtures and results

21 March 2023 Round 1	Clare	2-15 - 0-14	Tipperary	Wolfe Tone Park
	M O’Brien 1-4 (4f); M Collins 1-2; M Power 0-4; F Hegarty 0-2 (1f); S Arthur, E Carey, E Price 0-1 each.	Report	R Ryan 0-6 (5f, 1’65); S Rowan 0-4; S Buckley 0-2 (1f); J Ormond, L Loughnane 0-1 each	Referee: D Deady (Limerick)

21 March 2023 Round 1	Waterford	0-07 - 1-07	Limerick	Fraher Field
	C Hayes 1-0, H Flanagan, R O'Farrell, D Ferland 0-2 each, J Cosgrove 0-1 (1f).	Report	C Hartley 0-4 (4fs), A Regan 0-2, D Comerford 0-1 (1f).	Referee: S Scanlon (Cork)

28 March 2023 Round 2	Limerick	2-20 - 0-22	Clare	TUS Gaelic Grounds
	D Collopy 0-10 (0-9 frees); H Flanagan 0-5; S Duff, R O’Farrell 1-0, P Kearney 0-2; J Cosgrave (free), T Boddy, D Ferland 0-1 each.		M O’Brien 0-8 (0-7 frees), S Arthur, F Hegarty (0-1 free), M Collins 0-3 each; J Mescall 0-2 each; O Fanning, M Power, J Hegarty (free) 0-1 each.	Referee: S Walsh (Waterford)

28 March 2023 Round 2	Cork	3-19 - 0-15	Waterford	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	Barry Walsh 2-5 (1-0 penalty, 0-4f), B O’Flynn 1-7, Conor McCarthy (Glen Rovers) 0-2, J O’Leary, Z Biggane, F O’Brien, R Dooley, P Walsh 0-1 each.	Report	C Hartley 0-11 (0-8f, 0-1 65), S Mackey 0-2, C Deevy, C Tobin 0-1.	Referee: A Tierney (Tipperary)

4 April 2023 Round 3	Cork	2-13 - 1-08	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	Barry Walsh (1-4, 1-0 pen, 0-2 frees); B O’Flynn (1-2); J Murphy, F O’Brien (0-2 each); Conor McCarthy (Glen Rovers), S Meade, J Casey (0-1 each).	Report	S Tobin (1-0); J Hayes (0-3); R Ryan (0-2 frees), S Rowan (0-2 each); L Loughnane (0-1 free).	Referee: S Walsh (Waterford)

14 April 2023 Round 3	Waterford	1-16 - 0-20	Clare	Fraher Field
	C Hartley 0-10 (7fs, 1 65), D Comerford 0-5 (5fs), C Tobin 1-0, S Mackey 0-1.	Report	M O'Brien 0-7 (6fs), J Hegarty (4fs), M Collins 0-4 each, O Fanning, S Arthur, J Mescall, M Power, H Doherty 0-1 each.	Referee: P Carroll (Tipperary)

18 April 2023 Round 4	Clare	0-17 - 0-12	Cork	O'Garney Park
	J Hegarty (0-4, 0-3 frees); M O’Brien (0-2f); M Collins (0-3 each); E Oige Fanning, S Arthur (0-2 each); R Keane, J Mescall, E Begley (0-1 each).	Report	J Murphy (0-5, 0-5 frees); B Walsh, C McCarthy (0-2 each); F O’Brien, S Meade, J O’Brien (0-1 each).	Referee: A Tierney (Tipperary)

18 April 2023 Round 4	Tipperary	1-22 - 1-23	Limerick	FBD Semple Stadium
	R Ryan (0-16, 9 frees, 1 65); S Rowan (1-0); J Ormond (0-2); C Kennedy, S Tobin, C Cahill, C Minogue (0-1 each).	Report	D Collopy (0-9, 6 frees); R O’Farrell (1-3); J Cosgrave (0-3, 1 free); M Fitzgerald, T Boddy, P Kearney (0-2 each); D Ferland, H Flanagan (0-1 each).	Referee: C O'Regan (Cork)

25 April 2023 Round 5	Limerick	1-14 - 0-20	Cork	TUS Gaelic Grounds
	D Collopy (0-6, 0-5 frees), D Ferland (1-1), R O’Farrell and T Boddy (0-3 each), P Kearney (0-1).	Report	Barry Walsh (0-9, 0-8 frees), F O’Brien, B Lynch and Z Biggane (0-2 each), J O’Leary, C McCarthy, B O’Flynn, R Dooley and J Casey (0-1 each).	Referee: J Mullins (Clare)

25 April 2023 Round 5	Tipperary	1-20 - 1-12	Waterford	FBD Semple Stadium
	R Ryan (0-6,3fs), S Tobin (1-2), S Rowan, S Buckley (0-3 each), J Hayes (0-2), J Ormond, L Loughnane, J Lahart, D Costigan (0-1 each);	Report	C Hartley (0-8, 5fs), C Tobin (1-1), S Mackey(0-2), C Carroll(0-1).	Referee: S Scanlon

Munster semi-final

2 May 2023 Semi-final	Clare	2-21 - 2-15	Limerick	Cusack Park
	M O’Brien (2-3, 0-1 free); M Collins (0-6); F Hegarty (0-3); J Hegarty (0-2 free), M Power (0-2 each); R Kilroy, J Mescall, S Arthur, E Mulcahy, E Begley (0-1 each).	Report	D Collopy (0-4, 0-2 frees); P Kearney (1-1); D Gleeson (0-3, 0-2 frees, 1’65), D Ferland (1-0); T Boddy, H Flanagan, R O’Farrell (0-2 each); S Duff (0-1).	Referee: N Barry (Waterford)

Munster final

9 May 2023 Final	Cork	0-15 - 1-19	Clare	FBD Semple Stadium
	Barry Walsh (0-9, 0-5 frees); B O’Flynn, J Casey (0-2 each); J O’Leary, Z Biggane (0-1 each).	Report	M O’Brien (0-8, 0-7 frees); E Begley (1-1); J Hegarty (0-2 frees), M O’Halloran (0-2 each); E Gunning, J Mescal, S Arthur, M Collins, Ó Fanning, F Hegarty (0-1 each).	Referee: A Tierney (Tipperary)

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

20 May 2023 Semi-final

Clare

v

Kilkenny

FBD Semple Stadium

20 May 2023 Semi-final

Galway

v

Cork

FBD Semple Stadium

All-Ireland final

Final

Semi Final winners

v

Semi Final winners

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Aaron Niland	Galway	3-56	65	5	13.00
2	Marc O'Brien	Clare	3-33	42	6	7.00
3	David Purcell	Dublin	2-34	40	4	11.00
4	Conor Doyle	Kilkenny	1-36	39	6	6.50
5	Eoghan Murphy	Laois	1-35	38	5	7.60
6	Conor Heffernan	Westmeath	4-24	36	4	9.00
	Barry Walsh	Cork	3-27	36	4	9.00
	Kyle Ennis	Meath	2-30	36	3	12.00
9	Colm Hartley	Waterford	0-33	33	4	8.25
10	Robbie Ryan	Tipperary	0-30	30	4	7.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Aaron Niland	Galway	1-13	16	Kilkenny
	Kyle Ennis	Meath	0-16	16	Kildare
	Robbie Ryan	Tipperary	0-16	16	Limerick
4	David Purcell	Dublin	2-09	15	Offaly
4	Cathal Coleman	Down	2-09	15	Meath
6	Justin Duggan	Laois	3-05	14	Antrim
6	Kyle Ennis	Meath	1-11	14	Meath
8	Aaron Niland	Galway	1-10	13	Antrim
8	Roan McGarry	Antrim	1-10	13	Laois
10	Conor Heffernan	Westmeath	2-06	12	Carlow
10	Gearóid Maher	Offaly	0-12	12	Dublin

References

"Redemption as powerful Premier get hands on cup". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
"Devastated Offaly have victory snatched from their grasp in Tipp snatch and grab raid". Offaly Express. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
Stack, Damian (14 December 2022). "Kerry to make switch to Leinster for Minor and Under 20 hurling competitions". The Kerryman. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
Keys, Colm (18 February 2023). "Galway get green light for their minor hurlers to play in Leinster championship this year". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

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[1] "Redemption as powerful Premier get hands on cup". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

[2] "Devastated Offaly have victory snatched from their grasp in Tipp snatch and grab raid". Offaly Express. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

[3] Stack, Damian (14 December 2022). "Kerry to make switch to Leinster for Minor and Under 20 hurling competitions". The Kerryman. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[4] Keys, Colm (18 February 2023). "Galway get green light for their minor hurlers to play in Leinster championship this year". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 March 2023.