The 2022 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) was the 135th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament, since its establishment in 1887. The provincial fixtures were released on 27 November 2021. The competition began on 16 April 2022 and concluded on 17 July 2022.
Limerick entered the competition as defending champion, having won the two previous editions.
Westmeath, having won the 2021 Joe McDonagh Cup, returned to the Leinster SHC for the first time since the 2017 competition.
The final was played on 17 July 2022 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Limerick and Kilkenny. Defending champion Limerick won the game by 1–31 to 2–26, claiming a first three-in-a-row, as well as a fourth title in five years.
Declan Hannon of Limerick became the first captain to lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup four times.
Format
Leinster Championship Participating counties (6): Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Westmeath, Wexford
Group stage (15 matches): Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Leinster final and the 3rd placed team advances to the all-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals. All other teams are eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team may face relegation to next years 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 semi-finals and the Leinster runners-up advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.
Munster Championship Participating counties (5): Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford
Group stage (10 matches): Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Munster final and the 3rd placed team advances to the all-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals. All other teams are eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team may face relegation to next years Joe McDonagh Cup.
Final (1 match): The top 2 teams in the group stage contest this game. The Munster champions advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the Munster runners-up advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.
Joe McDonagh Cup Participating counties (6): Antrim, Carlow, Down, Kerry, Meath, Offaly
Group stage (15 matches): Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Joe McDonagh Cup final. All other teams are eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team are relegated to next years Christy Ring Cup.
Final (1 match): The top 2 teams in the group stage contest this game. The Joe McDonagh Cup champions and runners-up advance to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals.
All-Ireland Championship Preliminary quarter-finals (2 matches): The 3rd placed teams from the Leinster and Munster championships play the Joe McDonagh Cup champions and runners-up. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals (2 matches): The winners of the preliminary quarter-finals join the Leinster and Munster runners-up to make up the quarter-final pairings. Teams who may have already met in the provincial championships are kept apart in separate quarter-finals. 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
To Championship Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup Offaly
Included in the Championship
Carlow Down Kerry Meath Westmeath
Teams
General information Seventeen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: six teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and six teams in the Joe McDonagh Cup. CountyLast provincial titleLast championship titlePosition in 2021 championshipCurrent championship Antrim – –Preliminary RoundJoe McDonagh Cup Carlow – –Group Stage (Joe McDonagh Cup)Joe McDonagh Cup Clare19982013Round 2Munster Senior Hurling Championship Cork20182005Runners-upMunster Senior Hurling Championship Down – –Group Stage (Joe McDonagh Cup)Joe McDonagh Cup Dublin20131938Quarter-finalsLeinster Senior Hurling Championship Galway20182017Round 2Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Kerry18911891Runners-up (Joe McDonagh Cup)Joe McDonagh Cup Kilkenny20212015Semi-finalsLeinster Senior Hurling Championship Laois19491915Round 1Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Limerick20212021ChampionsMunster Senior Hurling Championship Meath – –Group Stage (Joe McDonagh Cup)Joe McDonagh Cup Offaly19951998Champions (Christy Ring Cup)Joe McDonagh Cup Tipperary20162019Quarter-finalsMunster Senior Hurling Championship Waterford20101959Semi-finalsMunster Senior Hurling Championship Westmeath – –Champions (Joe McDonagh Cup)Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Wexford20191996Round 1Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Personnel and kits TeamManagerCaptain(s)Sponsor AntrimDarren GleesonEoghan Campbellfona CAB CarlowTom MullallyIT Carlow ClareBrian LohanTony Kelly CorkKieran KingstonMark Coleman, Sean O'Donoghue (v) DownRonan SheehanEOS IT Solutions DublinMattie KennyEoghan O'Donnell, Cian O'Callaghan (v) GalwayHenry ShefflinDaithí BurkeJoseph Cooney (v) KerryStephen MolumphyPaudie O'ConnorKerry Group KilkennyBrian CodyRichie ReidEoin Cody (v) LaoisSéamus PlunkettPádraig DelaneyJohn Lennon LimerickJohn KielyDeclan Hannon MeathNick WeirGlenveagh Properties OffalyMichael FennellyGlenisk TipperaryColm BonnarRonan Maher WaterfordLiam CahillConor Prunty, Jamie Barron WestmeathJoe FortuneAonghus ClarkeKillian Doyle WexfordDarragh EganLee Chin, Kevin Foley (v)
Summary
Championships Level on PyramidCompetitionChampionsRunners-upTier 12022 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Limerick Kilkenny2022 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Kilkenny Galway2022 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Limerick ClareTier 22022 Joe McDonagh Cup Antrim KerryTier 32022 Christy Ring Cup Kildare MayoTier 42022 Nicky Rackard Cup Tyrone RoscommonTier 52022 Lory Meagher Cup Louth Longford
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Team1 Clare472 Limerick (C)473 Cork 444 Waterford425 Tipperary40
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship TeamPld1 Galway592 Kilkenny (C)563 Wexford564 Dublin565 Westmeath 536 Laois50
Joe McDonagh Cup TeamPld1 Antrim (C)582 Kerry563 Carlow564 Offaly565 Down546 Meath50
Christy Ring Cup Team1 Kildare (C)5102 Mayo583 Derry564 London545 Sligo526 Wicklow50
Nicky Rackard Cup Team1 Roscommon592 Tyrone (C)583 Donegal574 Armagh545 Fermanagh526 Warwickshire50
Lory Meagher Cup Team1 Longford582 Louth (C)563 Leitrim564 Monaghan545 Lancashire526 Cavan50
2022 County Ranking (Championship)
PosTeamPositionNotes1 LimerickAll-Ireland ChampionsMunster champions2 KilkennyAll-Ireland Runners-upLeinster champions3 GalwaySemi-FinalsHighest Ranked Connacht County4 ClareSemi-Finals5 CorkQuarter-Finals6 WexfordQuarter-Finals7 Dublin4th (Leinster)8 Waterford4th (Munster)9 Westmeath5th (Leinster)10 Tipperary5th (Munster)11 Laois6th (Leinster)Relegated12 AntrimJoe McDonagh Cup championsHighest Ranked Ulster County13 Kerry2nd (Joe McDonagh)14 Carlow3rd (Joe McDonagh)15 Offaly4th (Joe McDonagh)16 Down5th (Joe McDonagh)17 Meath6th (Joe McDonagh)Relegated18 KildareChristy Ring Cup champions19 Mayo2nd (Christy Ring)20 Derry3rd (Christy Ring)21 London4th (Christy Ring)22 Sligo5th (Christy Ring)23 Wicklow6th (Christy Ring)Relegated 24 TyroneNicky Rackard Cup champions25 Roscommon2nd (Nicky Rackard)26 Donegal3rd (Nicky Rackard)27 Armagh4th (Nicky Rackard)28 Fermanagh5th (Nicky Rackard)29 Warwickshire6th (Nicky Rackard)Relegated 30 LouthLory Meagher Cup champions31 Longford2nd (Lory Meagher)32 Leitrim3rd (Lory Meagher)33 Monaghan4th (Lory Meagher)34 Lancashire5th (Lory Meagher)35 Cavan6th (Lory Meagher)
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Group Stage
TeamQualification Notes1 Galway54107–1435–95+549Advance to Leinster SHC Final2 Kilkenny530214–1174–96+5163 Wexford 52218–1064–98+206Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals4 Dublin53021–1096–106−1265 Westmeath511310–919–125−3136 Laois 50054–8016–136−920 Relegated to Joe McDonagh Cup
Antrim beat Kerry in the 2022 Joe McDonagh Cup final and were promoted to the 2023 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship. Laois were relegated to the 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup as they finished last in the 2022 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.
Leinster round 1
Leinster round 2
Leinster round 3
Leinster round 4
Leinster round 5
Leinster final
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Group Stage
Team Qualification Notes1 Clare43106–1047–79+227Advance to Munster SHC Final2 Limerick43106–973–85+2173 Cork42028–894–96+54 Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals4 Waterford41037–767–103−2725 Tipperary40045–8311–96−310
Munster round 1
Munster round 2
Munster round 3
Munster round 4
Munster round 5
Munster final
Cup competitions
Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2)
Group stage TeamQualification1 Antrim540120–1169–104 +458Advance to Final and All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals2 Kerry530211–1217–91 +4263 Carlow53027–1146–96 +2164 Offaly53029–1127–109 +965 Down52039–10011–110 −1646 Meath50055–8121–134 −1010Relegated to Christy Ring Cup
Final
Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3)
Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4)
Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5)
Bracket
Preliminary quarter-finals
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Stadia and locations CountyLocationProvinceStadiumCapacity AntrimBelfastUlsterCorrigan Park CarlowCarlowLeinsterDr Cullen Park ClareEnnisMunsterCusack Park CorkCorkMunsterPáirc Uí Chaoimh DownNewryUlsterPáirc Esler DublinDonnycarneyLeinsterParnell Park GalwayGalwayConnachtPearse Stadium KerryTraleeMunsterAustin Stack Park KilkennyKilkennyLeinsterNowlan Park LaoisPortlaoiseLeinsterO'Moore Park LimerickLimerickMunsterGaelic Grounds MeathNavanLeinsterPáirc Tailteann OffalyTullamoreLeinsterO'Connor Park TipperaryThurlesMunsterSemple Stadium WaterfordWaterfordMunsterWalsh Park WestmeathMullingarLeinsterCusack Park WexfordWexfordLeinsterChadwicks Wexford Park
Statistics
Top scorers
Top scorer overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1T. J. Reid Kilkenny2–657188.872Conor Cooney Galway1–606387.873Lee Chin Wexford1–596278.854Tony Kelly Clare1–586178.715Donal Burke Dublin0–5959511.806Killian Doyle Westmeath0–5858511.607Aaron Gillane Limerick3–475669.338Diarmaid Byrnes Limerick0–363675.149Patrick Horgan Cork0–343465.6610Noel McGrath Tipperary0–333348.25
In a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Tony Kelly Clare0–1616 Limerick2Lee Chin Wexford0–1414 KerryKillian Doyle Westmeath0–1414 GalwayKillian Doyle Westmeath0–1414 KilkennyDonal Burke Dublin0–1414 Galway6Donal Burke Dublin0–1313 LaoisNoel McGrath Tipperary0–1313 CorkConor Cooney Galway0–1313 DublinAaron Gillane Limerick0–1313 WaterfordNoel McGrath Tipperary0–1313 LimerickTony Kelly Clare0–1313 Limerick
Miscellaneous
Cork's Patrick Horgan surpassed Joe Canning to become the championship's all-time top scorer. Cork's seventeenth year in a row without an All-Ireland senior title, their longest dry spell since the founding of the championship. It was the first championship meeting between Cork and Antrim since 2010. It was the first championship meeting between Wexford and Kerry since the 1891 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final. This was the first year Down competed in the championship since 2004. It was the first All-Ireland final between Kilkenny and Limerick since 2007. It was the first Munster final between Clare and Limerick since 1995.