The 2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 129th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The draw for the 2015 fixtures took place on 9 October 2014 live on RTÉ2.[1][2] The championship began on 3 May 2015 and ended on 6 September 2015.
Penalties must now be struck on or behind the 20 metre line and only the goalkeeper is allowed on the goal line. Previously 3 defenders were allowed.[6]
If a foul has been committed the referee can allow play to continue for up to 5 seconds if he considers it to be to the advantage of the offended team. Previously there was no advantage rule in hurling.[7]
C Clarke (2-7, 1-0 pen, 0-5f, 0-1 ’65), C Johnson (2-1), N McManus (1-2), P Shiels (0-3, 1f), N McAuley (0-1), M Bradley (0-1), E Campbell (0-1), D Murphy (0-1).
Z Keenan (1-9, 1-0 pen, 0-7f), T Fitzgerald (1-1), B Conroy (1-0), PJ Scully (0-3), R King (0-3), W Hyland (0-3), P Purcell (0-1), J Campion (0-1), C Dwyer (0-1).
P Horgan (1-7, goal and six points frees), P Cronin (0-5), A Cadogan (0-2), D McCarthy (0-1, one 65), A Walsh (0-1), L O’Farrell (0-1), D Kearney (0-1), M Ellis (0-1), C Lehane (0-1), B Cooper (0-1).
M Shanahan (1-9, seven frees, one 65), T Devine (1-0), J Dillon (1-0), K Moran (0-2), Stephen Bennett (0-2), Shane Bennett (0-2), A Gleeson (0-1, free), T de Búrca (0-1), C Dunford (0-1), P Curran (0-1).
The teams beaten in the Leinster and Munster quarter-finals and semi-finals of the provincial championships play each other. The draw was held on 22 June.[13]
O'Moore Park Attendance: 5,000 est. Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
Z Keenan (0-06, 5f), W Hyland (0-04), C Dwyer (0-03), J Fitzpatrick (0-01), M Whelan (0-01), T Delaney (0-01), S Maher (0-01), J Campion (0-01), N Foyle (0-01).
M Schutte (2-01), C Keaney (1-03), P Ryan (0-05, 4f), E Dillon (0-04), D O’Callaghan (1-00), S Barrett (0-01), J McCaffrey (0-01), R O’Dwyer (0-01), D Plunkett (0-01).
T Kelly (0-5, 1f), C McGrath (0-3), Colin Ryan (0-2f), S O’Donnell (0-2), D McInerney (0-1), Conor Ryan (0-1), S Golden (0-1), D Honan (0-1), C Galvin (0-1).
P Horgan (0-8, 5f), S Harnedy (0-2), P Cronin (0-2), C Lehane (0-2), A Walsh (0-1), C Murphy (0-1), B Cooper (0-1), A Cadogan (0-1), J Coughlan (0-1), P O’Sullivan (0-1).
P Schutte (1-2), P Ryan (0-5, 0-5 frees); D O’Callaghan, D Sutcliffe (0-3); D Treacy (0-2, 0-1 ’65), R O’Dwyer (0-2 each); C Crummey, N McMorrow (0-1 each).
Croke Park Attendance: 82,300[23] Referee: James Owens (Wexford)
TJ Reid (1-7, 5f, 2 65s), G Aylward (0-3), W Walsh (0-2), E Larkin (0-2), M Fennelly (0-2), C Fennelly (0-2), R Hogan (0-2), P Walsh (0-1), C Fogarty (0-1).
The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 6 September, which was the night of the final. The panel consisting of Donal Óg Cusack, Henry Shefflin, Anthony Daly, Michael Duignan, Ger Loughnane, Liam Sheedy and Cyril Farrell unanimously selected Kilkenny's TJ Reid as the Sunday game player of the year.[27]
Colm Callanan (Galway)
Paul Murphy (Kilkenny)
Joey Holden (Kilkenny)
Cathal Barrett (Tipperary)
Daithí Burke (Galway)
Tadhg de Búrca (Waterford)
Cillian Buckley (Kilkenny)
Michael Fennelly (Kilkenny)
David Burke (Galway)
Jonathan Glynn (Galway)
Richie Hogan (Kilkenny)
TJ Reid (Kilkenny)
Ger Aylward (Kilkenny)
Seamus Callanan (Tipperary)
Maurice Shanahan (Waterford)
All Star Team of the Year
On 5 November, the 2015 All Star Award winners were announced with the awards ceremony being held on 6 November in the National Convention Centre in Dublin.[28][29]
All Ireland champions Kilkenny have seven award winners with runners-up Galway receiving four awards. Winning an award for the first time were Colm Callanan, Joey Holden, Daithi Burke, Tadhg de Burca, Cathal Mannion, Ger Aylward and Maurice Shanahan.
[30]T. J. Reid of Kilkenny was named as the All Stars Hurler of the Year with Tadhg de Búrca of Waterford being named as the All Stars Young Hurler of the Year.[31]