The 2026 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 96th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship ran from 21 March to 27 June 2026.
Waterford were the defending champions, however, they were eliminated from the competition after winning only one game in the group stage.
The All-Ireland final was played on 27 June 2026 at TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Limerick and Tipperary, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Limerick won the match by 2–12 to 1–14 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first tile in 42 years.
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship Leinster Phase 1 Leinster Phase 1 Round 1
Leinster Phase 1 Round 2
Leinster Phase 1 Round 3
Leinster Phase 1 Round 4
Leinster Phase 2 Leinster Phase 2 Group 1
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Dublin31115963-43 Kilkenny31027058+122 Laois30034893-450
Leinster Phase 2 Group 2
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Galway32107266+65 Wexford32018053+274 Westmeath32016258+44
Leinster Phase 2 Group Matches Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Leinster Knockout Stage
Leinster Semi-Finals
Leinster Final
Leinster Tier 2
Leinster Tier 2 Group 1 PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification1 Antrim32017455 +194Qualify for Leinster Tier 2 Semi-Finals2 Kildare32017180 -943 Wicklow31026274 -1224 Carlow31026967 +22
Leinster Tier 2 Group 2 PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification1 Offaly22007631 +454Qualify for Leinster Tier 2 Semi-Finals2 Kerry21014569 -2423 Meath20023455 -210
Leinster Tier 2 Semi-Finals
Leinster Tier 2 Final
Munster Minor Hurling Championship Munster Group Stage Munster Group Stage Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiff Tipperary440010080+208 Limerick42027869+94 Cork42027174-34 Clare41037893-152 Waterford41036778-112
Munster Group Stage Matches Round 1 Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5
Munster Final
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Bracket
All-Ireland Preliminary Quarter-Finals
All-Ireland Quarter-Finals
All-Ireland Semi-Finals
All-Ireland Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Joe Dowling Kilkenny7-5677612.832Shane Waters Limerick3-637289.003Richie Hession Dublin3-4554510.804Ben Talty Clare3-455469.005Chris Dunne Tipperary6-325068.336Bobby Power Cork2-424868.007Anthony Poniard Galway3-344358.608Joey Tobin Wexford5-254058.009L. J. Cuddy Laois1-363949.75Conor Raleigh Westmeath0-393957.80
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