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All-Ireland Hurling 2026
Limerick are the current odds-on favourites to defeat Galway for the 2026 All-Ireland Hurling Championship:
All-Ireland Hurling 2026: The final six teams
The semi-finals were played on the 4th and 5th of July:
- Galway 2-26 v Cork 1-18
- Limerick 1-21 v Clare 1-19
The quarter-finals of the All-Ireland Hurling Championship were played on the 20th and 21st June:
- Cork 6-25 Offaly 2-11
- Dublin 0-16 Clare 0-29
Cork and Clare qualify for the semi-finals
All-Ireland Hurling 2026: The qualification process
How do teams qualify for the All-Ireland Hurling Championship?
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship qualification process begins with the provincial championships in Leinster and Munster, where county teams compete in round-robin groups and knockout matches. The top teams from these championships advance directly to the All-Ireland series, while others may enter preliminary quarter-finals. Teams from the lower-tier Joe McDonagh Cup can also qualify for the preliminary stages if they perform well enough. The championship then progresses through quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the All-Ireland final, where the two remaining teams compete for the Liam MacCarthy Cup.
Last Ten All-Ireland Hurling Past Winners
The first All-Ireland Hurling Final took place in 1887 when Tipperary beat Galway 1-1 to 0-0.
A total of 138 All-Ireland Hurling Finals have taken place and thirteen different teams have taken the title.
Kilkenny, Cork and Tipperary have won an amazing 95 titles between them!
Who will win the 2026 All-Ireland Hurling?
Head over to the hurling predictions to see which teams the OLBG hurling tipsters are picking.
Last Ten All-Ireland Hurling Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tipperary | 3-27 | Cork | 1-18 |
| 2024 | Clare | 3-29 | Cork | 1-34 |
| 2023 | Limerick | 0-30 | Kilkenny | 2-15 |
| 2022 | Limerick | 1-31 | Kilkenny | 2-26 |
| 2021 | Limerick | 3-32 | Cork | 1-22 |
| 2020 | Limerick | 0-30 | Waterford | 0-19 |
| 2019 | Tipperary | 3-25 | Kilkenny | 0-20 |
| 2018 | Limerick | 3-16 | Galway | 2-18 |
| 2017 | Galway | 0-26 | Waterford | 2-17 |
| 2016 | Tipperary | 2-29 | Kilkenny | 2-20 |
Most All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Year of last title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilkenny | 36 | 29 | 2015 |
| Cork | 30 | 22 | 2005 |
| Tipperary | 29 | 13 | 2025 |
| Limerick | 12 | 9 | 2023 |
| Dublin | 6 | 15 | 1938 |
| Wexford | 6 | 11 | 1996 |
| Galway | 5 | 20 | 2017 |
| Clare | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Offaly | 4 | 3 | 1998 |
| Waterford | 2 | 6 | 1959 |
- Kerry, Laois and London all have one win apiece of the All-Ireland Championship
