2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates14 May - 4 September 2011
Teams14
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamKilkenny (33rd win)
CaptainBrian Hogan
ManagerBrian Cody
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamTipperary
CaptainEoin Kelly
ManagerDeclan Ryan
Provincial champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played25
Goals total96 (3.84 per game)
Points total872 (34.88 per game)
Top Scorer Paul Ryan (2-47)
Player of the Year Michael Fennelly
All-Star TeamSee here
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The 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 123rd staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The draw for the 2011 fixtures took place on 7 October 2010.[1] The championship began on 14 May and ended on 4 September 2011. Tipperary were the defending champions.[2]

Kilkenny secured the title with a 2-17 to 1-16 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. This was their 33rd All-Ireland title, their eighth in twelve championship seasons.[3]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup

From Championship

Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup

Teams

A total of fourteen teams will contest the championship, including thirteen teams from the 2010 championship and one promoted team from the 2010 Christy Ring Cup.

Laois, Carlow and Wexford were the first teams to exit the 2010 championship; however, there was no relegation play-off. They would all contest the 2011 championship.

2010 Christy Ring Cup champions Westmeath secured direct promotion to the championship. The team made their top flight return after being relegated at the end of the 2006 championship.

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 2010 Championship Appearance
Antrim 2010 —
Carlow — —
Clare 1998 1997
Cork 2006 2005
Dublin 1961 1938
Galway 1999 1988
Kilkenny 2010 2009
Laois 1949 1915
Limerick 1996 1973
Offaly 1995 1998
Tipperary 2010 2010
Waterford 2007 1959
Westmeath — —
Wexford 2004 1996

Team summaries

Personnel and kits

Team Colours Sponsor Captain Vice-captain(s) Manager(s)
Antrim Saffron and white Creagh Concrete Eddie McCloskey Dinny Cahill
Carlow Red, green and yellow Stone Developments Paudie Kehoe Kevin Ryan
Clare Saffron and blue Pat O'Donnell Pat Vaughan[4] John Conlon Ger O'Loughlin
Cork Red and white O2 Shane O'Neill[5] Eoin Cadogan Denis Walsh
Dublin Navy and blue Vodafone John McCaffrey[6] Tomás Brady Anthony Daly
Galway Maroon and white Supermacs Damien Joyce[7] Tony Óg Regan
Damien Hayes 		John McIntyre
Kilkenny Black and amber Glanbia Brian Hogan[8] Brian Cody
Laois Blue and white MW Hire Services Brian Campion[9] Brendan Fennelly
Limerick Green and white Sporting Limerick Gavin O'Mahony[10] Dónal O'Grady
Offaly Green, white and gold Carroll Cuisine Shane Dooley[11] Joe Bergin Joe Dooley
Tipperary Blue and gold Škoda Auto Eoin Kelly[12] Conor O'Mahony Declan Ryan
Waterford White and blue 3 Stephen Molumphy Michael Walsh
John Mullane 		Davy FitzGerald
Westmeath Maroon and white Bennett Eoin Price Brian Hanley[13]
Wexford Purple and yellow Sports Savers Darren Stamp[14] Ciarán Kenny Colm Bonnar

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position Incoming manager Date of appointment
Laois Niall Rigney Resignation 30 June 2010 Pre-championship Brendan Fennelly 27 September 2010
Limerick Justin McCarthy End of term 10 July 2010[15] Pre-championship Dónal O'Grady 22 September 2010[16]
Tipperary Liam Sheedy Mutual agreement 7 October 2010[17] Pre-championship Declan Ryan 9 November 2010[18]
Westmeath Kevin Martin Sacked 10 April 2011 Pre-championship Brian Hanley 16 April 2011

The Championship

Format

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 2011 will be run on a provincial basis as usual. It will be a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces - there will be no seeds.

Each match will be played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there will be a replay. If that match ends in a draw a period of extra time will be played, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time another replay will take place.

Munster Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This will be a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. The losing team enters the All-Ireland qualifiers while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joins the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. The two winning teams advance to the final while the two losing teams enter the All-Ireland qualifiers.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. The winning team advances to the All-Ireland semi-final while the losing team advances to the All-Ireland quarter-final.

Leinster Championship

Preliminary Round: (2 matches) These will be two matches between four of the 'weaker' teams from the province. The two winning teams advance to the quarter-finals while the two losing teams enter the All-Ireland qualifiers.

Quarter-finals: (3 matches) The winners of the two preliminary round games join the other four Leinster teams to make up three quarter-final pairings. The three winning teams advance to the semi-finals while the three losing teams enter the All-Ireland qualifiers.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The three winners of the quarter-finals join Kilkenny (who will receive a bye to this stage) to make up the semi-final pairings. The two winning teams advance to the final while the two losing teams enter the All-Ireland qualifiers.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. The winning team advances to the All-Ireland semi-final while the losing team advances to the All-Ireland quarter-final.

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Leinster final
Dublin 2-21
Offaly 1-20
Dublin 0-19
Carlow 1-14 Galway 2-7
Westmeath 4-10 Westmeath 2-14
Galway 4-17
Dublin 1-15
Antrim 1-21 Kilkenny 4-17
Laois 3-12 Antrim 1-11
Wexford 3-16
Wexford 1-15
Kilkenny 1-26
Preliminary round
Laois 3-12 - 1-21Antrim
W Hyland 1-04 (0-4f), O Holohan, N Foyle 1-1 each, W Dunphy, M Whelan (0-2f) 0-2 each, J Walsh, S Bourke 0-1 each Report N McManus 0-10 (0-7f, 0-1 '65'), K Stewart, C McCann 0-4 each, S McCrory 1-0, M Armstrong, N McAuley (0-1f), C Herron 0-1 each
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
Preliminary round
Carlow 1-14 - 4-10Westmeath
R Dunbar 0-9 (6f, 1 65), E Nolan 0-3, R Coady 1-0, E Byrne, P Coady 0-1 each. Report B Murtagh 0-7f, D McNicholas 2-0, B Smyth 1-2, A Mitchell 1-0f, J Shaw 0-1.
Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)
Quarter-final
Dublin 2-21 - 1-20Offaly
P Ryan (1-08, 1-00 pen, 0-08 frees), P Carton (1-00), A McCrabbe (0-03), D O'Callaghan (0-02), R O'Dwyer (0-02), C McCormack (0-02), S Durkan (0-01), C Keaney (0-01), D Plunkett (0-01), S Lambert (0-01). Report S Dooley (1-13, 0-11 frees), J Bergin (0-03), D Hayden (0-01), D Currams (0-01), C Mahon (0-01), C Egan (0-01).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 14,302
Referee: John Sexton
Quarter-Final
Wexford 3-16 - 1-11Antrim
R Jacob (1-5); S Banville (0-4); D Redmond (1-2); J Berry (1-1f); L Prendergast (0-1); PJ Nolan (0-1); H Kehoe (0-1); E Martin (0-1). Report N McManus (0-5, 0-1f); K Stewart (0-3); C MacCanna (1-0); P Shiels (0-2); D Hamill (0-1).
Wexford Park, Wexford
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: C. McAllister (Cork)
Quarter-final
Westmeath 2-14 - 4-17Galway
B Murtagh 0-5 (5f), P Greville 1-1, D McNicholas 1-0; D Carty 0-2, C Curley, B Smyth, E Price, A Mitchell ('65), P Dowdall, J Shaw 0-1 each. Report C Donnellan 3-1, A Callanan 1-1 (1f), D Hayes 0-4, J Canning (3f); D Burke (2f) 0-3 each, J Gantley 0-2, A Smith, B Daly, E Ryan 0-1 each.
Cusack Park, Mullingar
Semi-Final
Wexford 1-15 - 1-26Kilkenny
J Berry (1-04 (1-3f), G Sinnott (0-04), P Roche (0-02, 1 '65), R Jacob (0-02), M Travers (0-01), W Doran (0-01), S Banville (0-01). H Shefflin (0-09, 6f, 2 '65)), R Hogan (1-01), R Power (0-04, 1f), M Rice (0-04), TJ Reid (0-03), M Fennelly (0-02), P Murphy (0-01), E Larkin (0-01), C Fennelly (0-01).
Wexford Park, Wexford
Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary) report = Report
Semi-Final
Dublin 0-19 - 2-7Galway
P Ryan (0-13 11fs); C Keaney (0-3); D O'Callaghan (0-2); A McCrabbe (0-1). Report J Canning (1-3, 2fs); J Gantley (1-3); A Kerins (0-1).
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Attendance: 11,618
Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)
Final
Kilkenny 4-17 - 1-15Dublin
H Shefflin (1-09, 0-07f), M Rice (1-02), E Larkin (1-02), C Fennelly (1-00), R Hogan (0-02), R Power (0-01), B Hogan (0-01). Report P Ryan (1-09, 1-09f), A McCrabbe (0-02), C McCormack (0-01), C Keaney (0-01), M O'Brien (0-01), D Plunkett (0-01).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 33,814
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Munster final
Limerick 3-14
Waterford 3-15
Waterford 0-19
Tipperary 7-19
Clare 1-19
Tipperary 3-22 Tipperary 4-19
Cork 0-23
Quarter-final
Tipperary 3-22 - 0-23Cork
E Kelly 1-07 (0-05f), L Corbett 1-02, S Callanan 0-05, N McGrath 0-04 (2 sls), B Dunne 1-00, J O'Brien 0-02, Patrick Maher & J Woodlock 0-01 each. Report P Horgan 0-13 (10f), N McCarthy & B O'Connor 0-03 each, J Gardiner, P Cronin, C McCarthy & P O'Sullivan 0-01 each.
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 31,231[19]
Referee: B. Gavin (Offaly)
Semi-final
Limerick 3-14 - 3-15Waterford
K Downes (2-01), W McNamara (1-00), N Moran (0-04), D O'Grady (0-03), R McCarthy (0-3, 3f), D Breen (0-01), G Mulcahy (0-01), B Geary (0-01, f). Report J Mullane (2-02), P Mahony (0-07, 4f), S Walsh (1-01), B O'Sullivan (0-02), M Shanahan (0-02), S O'Sullivan (0-01).
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 15,650
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
Semi-final
Clare 1-19 - 4-19Tipperary
C McGrath (1-06, 4f), J Conlon (0-03), C McInerney (0-02); D McMahon (0-02), J Clancy (0-02); J McInerney (0-01, f), N O'Connell (0-01), F Lynch (0-01), D Honan (0-01), Report S Callanan (1-05), E Kelly (1-03, 2f), L Corbett (1-00), Patrick Maher (1-00), N McGrath (0-03), Padraic Maher (0-02); G Ryan (0-02), S McGrath (0-02), P Bourke (0-02).
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Attendance: 16,700[20]
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Main article: 2011 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final
Final
Tipperary 7-19 - 0-19Waterford
L Corbett 4-4, E Kelly 2-6 (0-3f), S Callanan 1-00, J O’Brien 0-03, N McGrath (0-1sl), P Bourke 0-2 each, G Ryan, S Bourke 0-1 each. Report P Mahony 0-13 (0-12f), T Browne, S O’Sullivan, J Mullane , S Walsh, S Molumphy, M Shanahan 0-1 each.
Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Attendance: 36,654
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

All-Ireland Qualifiers

Preliminary round Phase 1
Phase 2 		Phase 3 Quarter-finalists
Laois 1-13
Cork 10-20 Offaly 2-16
Cork 2-17
Cork 1-14
Galway 2-23
Clare 0-20
Galway 4-25
Galway
Limerick
Limerick 1-21
Wexford 2-13
Limerick 3-22
Antrim 0-12
Carlow 1-12
Antrim 2-25 Antrim 0-23
Westmeath 1-19

Preliminary round

Preliminary round
Laois 1-13 - 10-20Cork
W Hyland (1-4, 0-1 free); N Foyle (0-2); J Brophy (0-3); M Whelan (0-2 frees); N Costelloe (0-1); G Reddin (0-1). Report P Horgan (3-11, 6 frees); P O’Sullivan (3-1); J Coughlan (2-0); B Cooper (1-3); L O’Farrell (1-0); N McCarthy (0-3); B O’Connor (0-1); J Gardiner (0-1 free).
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
Preliminary round
Antrim 2-25 - 1-19Westmeath
N McManus (0-10, 8f); C McCann (2-1), P Shiels (0-3), S McCrory (0-2), K Stewart (0-2), D Hamill (0-2), C Donnelly (0-1f), C Herron (0-1), C McFall (0-1f), B McFall (0-1), A Graffin (0-1). Report B Murtagh (0-10, 5f, 1SL), P Grenville (1-0), P Dowdall (0-3), D McNicholas (0-3), J Shaw (0-2), C Curley (0-1).
Casement Park, Belfast
Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)

Phase 1

Phase 1
Cork 2-17 - 2-16Offaly
P Horgan 0-10 (0-05f), L O'Farrell (1-00), C McCarthy (1-00), J O'Connor (0-02), B O'Connor (0-02), S O'Neill (0-01), P O'Sullivan (0-01), T Kenny (0-01). Report S Dooley (1-09, 0-07f, 1-00 '65'), D Currams (0-05), C Egan (1-00), J Bergin (0-01), C Mahon (0-01).
Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Attendance: 7,565
Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
Phase 1
Antrim 0-23 - 1-12Carlow
N McManus 0-9 (0-7f), D Hamill 0-3, N McAuley, E McCloskey, K Stewart, P Shiels 0-2 each, K Molloy, C McCann, T McCann 0-1 each. Report R Dunbar 0-5, (0-4f), P Kehoe, 1-2, S Kavanagh 0-2 '65', C Doyle, D Roberts, M Brennan 0-1 each.
Casement Park, Belfast
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Phase 2

Phase 2
Limerick 1-21 - 2-13Wexford
D Hannon 0-09 (0-04f, 0-01sl), G Mulcahy 1-04, N Moran 0-03, D O'Grady 0-02, J Ryan, K Downes, M O'Riordan, T O'Brien 0-01 each. Report R Jacob, E Quigley (0-01f) 1-02 each, G Sinnott 0-03, PJ Nolan 0-02, K Rossiter, H Kehoe, E Martin, D Reynolds 0-01 each.
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)
Phase 2
Galway 4-25 - 0-20Clare
J Canning (1-09, 3f, 1 '65, 1 sideline), D Hayes, G Farragher (1-04) each, A Kerins (1-02), J Gantley (0-02), D Burke (0-01), A Smith (0-01), I Tannian (0-01), J Regan (0-1). Report N O'Connell (0-06, 5f, 1 '65), C McGrath (0-05, 3f), C Morey (0-03), J Conlon (0-02), J Clancy (0-01), F Lynch (0-01), C McInerney (0-01), L Markham (0-01).
Pearse Stadium, Galway
Attendance: 13,011
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Phase 3

Phase 3
Cork 1-14 - 2-23Galway
P O'Sullivan (1-03), P Horgan (0-04, 0-02 frees), C McCarthy (0-03), N McCarthy (0-02), B Cooper (0-01), C Lehane (0-01). Report J Canning (0-10, 0-04 frees, 0-01 '65), D Hayes (1-03), G Farragher (0-04), C Donnellan (1-00), D Burke (0-02), A Smith (0-02), J Gantley (0-01), I Tannian (0-01).
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Attendance: 18,900
Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
Phase 3
Antrim 0-12 - 3-22Limerick
N McManus 0-8 (5f), E McCloskey 0-2, C McCann, D Hamill both 0-1. Report D Hannon 0-8 (5f), N Moran 1-1, R McCarthy both 1-1, D Breen 1-0 S Tobin 0-3, M O'Riordan, J Ryan both 0-2, T Condon, G O'Mahony, D O'Grady, K Downes, B Geary ('65) all 0-1.
Parnell Park, Dublin
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

All-Ireland Senior hurling Championship

Quarter-final Semi-finals All-Ireland final
Dublin 3-13
Limerick 0-18 Dublin 0-18
Tipperary 1-19
Tipperary 1-16
Kilkenny 2-17
Kilkenny 2-19
Galway 2-13 Waterford 1-16
Waterford 2-23

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final
Dublin 3-13 - 0-18Limerick
R O’Dwyer 3-2; P Ryan 0-8 (6f); L Rushe, D Callaghan S Ryan 0-1 each. Report D Hannon 0-11 (4f, 1 65); K Downes, B Geary, G O’Mahony (2f) 0-2 each; D O’Grady 0-1.
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 33,535
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
Quarter-final
Waterford 2-23 - 2-13Galway
S Walsh 1-4, P Mahony 0-7 (0-7f), T Ryan 1-0, K Moran, S Molumphy, J Mullane 0-3 each, E Kelly, S O’Sullivan, S Prendergast 0-1 each. Report J Canning 1-6 (1-0 pen, 0-2f, 0-1 ‘65’), A Harte 1-0, G Farragher 0-2, A Smith, J Regan, I Tannian, B Daly, T Óg Regan (0-1 ‘65’) 0-1 each.
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 33,535
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Semi-finals

Semi-final
Kilkenny 2-19 - 1-16Waterford
H Shefflin (0-7, 4F), R Hogan (2-0), M Fennelly (0-3), E Larkin (0-2), C Fennelly (0-2), B Hogan (0-1), M Rice (0-1), TJ Reid (0-1), P Hogan (0-1), E Brennan (0-1). Report J Mullane (1-6), E Kelly (0-3, 2f), M Shanahan (0-2, 1F), P Mahoney (0-2, 2f), S Prendergast (0-1), S Molumphy (0-1), R Foley (0-1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 31,634
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
Semi-final
Tipperary 1-19 - 0-18Dublin
L Corbett (1-3), E Kelly (0-6, 2f, 3 '65), N McGrath (0-3, 1 sideline), Padraic Maher (0-2), G Ryan (0-2), P Bourke (0-1, S McGrath (0-1), S Callanan (0-1). Report P Ryan (0-9, 6f, 1 '65), P Kelly (0-1), J Boland (0-1), A McCrabbe (0-1), R O'Dwyer (0-1), L Rushe (0-1), D O'Callaghan (0-1), L Ryan (0-1), M O'Brien (0-1), S Ryan (0-1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 43,562
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Final

Main article: 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Final
Kilkenny 2-17 - 1-16Tipperary
H Shefflin (0-7, 5f), R Hogan (1-1), M Fennelly (1-0), R Power (0-2), C Fennelly (0-2), E Larkin (0-2), M Rice (0-1), E Brennan (0-1), TJ Reid (0-1). Report E Kelly (0-8, 7f, 1 '65), P Bourke (1-0), N McGrath (0-3, 1 sideline), G Ryan (0-2), C O'Mahony (0-1), J O'Brien (0-1), B Dunne (0-1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 81,214
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Stadia and locations

Main article: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums
Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity
Antrim Belfast Casement Park 32,600
Carlow Carlow Dr. Cullen Park 21,000
Clare Ennis Cusack Park 28,000
Cork Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh 43,500
Dublin Dublin Parnell Park 13,500
Galway Galway Pearse Stadium 34,000
Klkenny Kilkenny Nowlan Park 24,000
Laois Portlaoise O'Moore Park 27,000
Limerick Limerick Gaelic Grounds 49,500
Offaly Tullamore O'Connor Park 20,000
Tipperary Thurles Semple Stadium 53,500
Waterford Waterford Walsh Park 17,000
Westmeath Mullingar Cusack Park 15,000
Wexford Wexford Wexford Park 25,000

Championship statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Paul Ryan Dublin 2-47 53 5 10.60
2 Patrick Horgan Cork 3-38 47 4 11.75
3 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 4-30 42 5 8.40
Neil McManus Antrim 0-42 42 5 8.40
5 Joe Canning Galway 3-31 40 5 7.40
6 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1-32 35 4 8.75
7 Lar Corbett Tipperary 7-9 30 4 7.50
8 Shane Dooley Offaly 2-22 28 2 14.00
Declan Hannon Limerick 0-28 28 3 9.33
10 Pauric Mahony Waterford 0-27 27 3 9.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Patrick Horgan Cork 3-11 20 Laois
2 Lar Corbett Tipperary 4-4 16 Waterford
Shane Dooley Offaly 1-13 16 Dublin
4 Pauric Mahony Waterford 0-13 13 Tipperary
Paul Ryan Dublin 0-13 13 Galway
Patrick Horgan Cork 0-13 13 Tipperary
7 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 2-6 12 Waterford
Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1-9 12 Dublin
Joe Canning Galway 1-9 12 Clare
Paul Ryan Dublin 1-9 12 Kilkenny
Shane Dooley Offaly 1-9 12 Cork
12 Ryan O'Dwyer Dublin 3-2 11 Limerick
Paul Ryan Dublin 1-8 11 Offaly
Declan Hannon Limerick 0-11 11 Dublin
15 Paudie O'Sullivan Galway 3-1 10 Laois
Cyril Donnellan Galway 3-1 10 Westmeath
Damien Hayes Galway 2-4 10 Clare
Eoin Kelly Tipperary 1-7 10 Cork
Brendan Murtagh Westmeath 0-10 10 Antrim
Neil McManus Antrim 0-10 10 Westmeath
Neil McManus Antrim 0-10 10 Laois
Patrick Horgan Cork 0-10 10 Offaly
Joe Canning Galway 0-10 10 Cork

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date
Cyril Donnellan Galway Westmeath 4-17 : 2-14 4 June 2011
Patrick Horgan Cork Laois 10-20 : 1-13 18 June 2011
Paudie O'Sullivan Cork Laois 10-20 : 1-13 18 June 2011
Ryan O'Dwyer Dublin Limerick 3-13 : 0-18 24 July 2011

Four goals in a game

Player For Against Result Date
Lar Corbett Tipperary Waterford 7-19 : 0-19 11 July 2011

Discipline

Miscellaneous

See also

Player facts

Debutantes

The following players made their début in the 2011 championship:

Player Team Date Opposition Game
Michael Armstrong Antrim May 14 Laois Leinster preliminary round
James Black Antrim May 14 Laois Leinster preliminary round
Conor McCann Antrim May 14 Laois Leinster preliminary round
Chris McGuinness Antrim May 14 Laois Leinster preliminary round
Kevin Molloy Antrim May 14 Laois Leinster preliminary round
Seán Burke Laois May 14 Antrim Leinster preliminary round
Noel Costelloe Laois May 14 Antrim Leinster preliminary round
Willie Dunphy Laois May 14 Antrim Leinster preliminary round
Brian Galvin Laois May 14 Antrim Leinster preliminary round
Paul Coady Carlow May 22 Westmeath Leinster preliminary round
Dwaine Kavanagh Carlow May 22 Westmeath Leinster preliminary round
Jack Kavanagh Carlow May 22 Westmeath Leinster preliminary round
Kevin Kehoe Carlow May 22 Westmeath Leinster preliminary round
Nicky Roberts Carlow May 22 Westmeath Leinster preliminary round
Niall Dowdall Westmeath May 22 Carlow Leinster preliminary round
Christopher Flanagan Westmeath May 22 Carlow Leinster preliminary round
John Gilligan Westmeath May 22 Carlow Leinster preliminary round
Alan McGrath Westmeath May 22 Carlow Leinster preliminary round
Cathal Scally Westmeath May 22 Carlow Leinster preliminary round
Mattie Donnelly Antrim May 29 Wexford Leinster quarter-final
Seán Hawes Antrim May 29 Wexford Leinster quarter-final
Kevin McKeague Antrim May 29 Wexford Leinster quarter-final
Stephen McDonnell Cork May 29 Tipperary Munster quarter-final
James Nagle Cork May 29 Tipperary Munster quarter-final
Daire Plunkett Dublin May 29 Offaly Leinster quarter-final
Colin Egan Offaly May 29 Dublin Leinster quarter-final
James Mulrooney Offaly May 29 Dublin Leinster quarter-final
Éanna Murphy Offaly May 29 Dublin Leinster quarter-final
John O'Keeffe Tipperary May 29 Cork Munster quarter-final
Niall Breen Wexford May 29 Antrim Leinster quarter-final
Brian Doyle Wexford May 29 Antrim Leinster quarter-final
Matthew O'Hanlon Wexford May 29 Antrim Leinster quarter-final
Johnny Coen Galway June 4 Westmeath Leinster quarter-final
Barry Daly Galway June 4 Westmeath Leinster quarter-final
Colin Fennelly Kilkenny June 11 Wexford Leinster semi-final
David Herity Kilkenny June 11 Wexford Leinster semi-final
Paddy Hogan Kilkenny June 11 Wexford Leinster semi-final
Paul Murphy Kilkenny June 11 Wexford Leinster semi-final
Garrett Sinnott Wexford June 11 Kilkenny Leinster semi-final
Kevin Downes Limerick June 12 Waterford Munster semi-final
Richie McCarthy Limerick June 12 Waterford Munster semi-final
Seán Tobin Limerick June 12 Waterford Munster semi-final
Darragh Fives Waterford June 12 Limerick Munster semi-final
Wayne Hutchinson Waterford June 12 Limerick Munster semi-final
Pauric Mahony Waterford June 12 Limerick Munster semi-final
Brian O'Sullivan Waterford June 12 Limerick Munster semi-final
David O'Sullivan Waterford June 12 Limerick Munster semi-final
Bill Cooper Cork June 18 Laois All-Ireland qualifiers preliminary round
Jamie Coughlan Cork June 18 Laois All-Ireland qualifiers preliminary round
Ger Reddin Laois June 18 Cork All-Ireland qualifiers preliminary round
Kieran Martin Westmeath June 18 Antrim All-Ireland qualifiers preliminary round
Conor McGrath Clare June 19 Tipperary Munster semi-final
Cathal McInerney Clare June 19 Tipperary Munster semi-final
Patrick O'Connor Clare June 19 Tipperary Munster semi-final
John Coghlan Tipperary June 19 Clare Munster semi-final
Stephen Lillis Tipperary June 19 Clare Munster semi-final
Brian Doyle Carlow June 25 Westmeath All-Ireland qualifiers phase 1
John Doyle Carlow June 25 Westmeath All-Ireland qualifiers phase 1
Thomas Carroll Offaly June 25 Cork All-Ireland qualifiers phase 1
Declan Hannon Limerick July 2 Wexford All-Ireland qualifiers phase 2
Liam Markham Clare July 2 Galway All-Ireland qualifiers phase 2
James Regan Galway July 2 Clare All-Ireland qualifiers phase 2
Matthew Ruth Kilkenny July 3 Dublin Leinster final
Paul Schutte Dublin July 3 Kilkenny Leinster final
Conor Lehane Cork July 9 Galway All-Ireland qualifiers phase 3
Jerome Maher Waterford July 10 Tipperary Munster Final
Retirees

The following players played their last game in the 2011 championship:

Player Team Last Game Date Opposition Début
Ronan Curran[28] Cork All-Ireland qualifiers phase 3 July 9 Galway 2003
Benny Dunne[29] Tipperary All-Ireland final September 4 Kilkenny 2002
James "Cha" Fitzpatrick[30] Kilkenny Leinster final July 3 Dublin 2004
Clinton Hennessy[31] Waterford All-Ireland semi-final August 7 Kilkenny 2005
Ciarán Herron[32] Antrim All-Ireland qualifiers phase 3 July 9 Limerick 2000
Karl McKeegan[33] Antrim Leinster preliminary round May 14 Laois 2002
Jerry O'Connor[34] Cork All-Ireland qualifiers phase 3 July 9 Galway 2000
Damien Reale[35] Limerick All Ireland Quarter Final July 24 Dublin 2001
Donie Ryan[36] Limerick All Ireland Quarter Final July 24 Dublin 2000

Media coverage

The 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was covered extensively in Ireland by RTÉ Television, RTÉ Radio and RTÉ.ie, with coverage of 31 live games across both the All-Ireland Football and Hurling Championships, with Michael Lyster presenting the live coverage. The Sunday Game presented by Des Cahill covered extended highlights and analysis of the day's games on a Sunday night. Live games, on demand re-runs and match highlights were also carried on the RTÉ website.[37] TV3 also broadcast a selection of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship matches, as well as a weekly preview show called The GAA Show which aired on a Friday evening during the championship.[38]

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