The Final of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the ultimate match in the annual hurling competition organised since 1887 by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Contested by the top hurling teams in Ireland, the tournament has taken place every year, except in 1888, when the competition was not played due to a tour of the United States by would-be competitors. The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was listed in second place by CNN in its "10 sporting events you have to see live", after the Olympic Games and ahead of both the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Football Championship. The most recent All-Ireland Hurling Final was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 17 July 2022 and saw Limerick beat Kilkenny by 2 points (final score: Limerick 1-31 to Kilkenny: 2-26). The final, held in the middle of August since the introduction of the new format in 2018, except for 2022 when it was held in the middle of July, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during the summer months, and the results determine which county's team receives the Liam MacCarthy Cup. The Championship was initially a straight knockout competition open only to the champions of each of the four provinces of Ireland. During the 1990s the competition was expanded, firstly incorporating a "back-door system" and later a round-robin group phase involving more games. The Championship currently consists of several stages. In the present format, it begins in late May with provincial championships held in Leinster and Munster. Once a team is defeated in the provincial stage they are granted one more chance to compete for the title. The Munster and Leinster champions gain automatic admission to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals, where they are joined by the two winners of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship qualifiers via two lone quarter-finals. Thirteen teams currently participate in the Championship, the most dominant teams coming from the provinces of Leinster and Munster. Kilkenny, Cork and Tipperary are considered "the big three" of hurling. Between them, these teams have won 94 out of 134 (approx 70%) championships completed during its history. The title has been won by 13 different teams, 10 of which have won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are Kilkenny, who won their 36th title in 2015. (en)
Questa è la lista di tutte le finali dell'All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship disputate. La squadra che ha vinto nel maggior numero di occasioni il più prestigioso torneo irlandese di hurling è Kilkenny con ben 33 successi, seguita da Cork con 30 e Tipperary con 26. Queste tre costituiscono la famosa "Holy three". Il numero delle vittorie delle province consente anche di capire la distribuzione popolarità dello sport sul suolo irlandese. Infatti questo è particolarmente importante nel Munster e nella fascia meridionale del Leinster mentre scarseggia di popolarità nel resto dell'isola. Infatti delle altre due province, Connacht e Ulster solo a Galway lo sport è piuttosto popolare. Nell'Ulster l'unica squadra degna di nota è Antrim la cui contea è anche l'unica in cui questo è lo sport principale. L'Ulster rimane inoltre l'unica provincia a non avere ancora sollevato la Liam McCarthy Cup, il trofeo che spetta alla vincitrice del torneo, sebbene Antrim sia arrivata in finale due volte (ultima nel 1989). (it)
The Final of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the ultimate match in the annual hurling competition organised since 1887 by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Contested by the top hurling teams in Ireland, the tournament has taken place every year, except in 1888, when the competition was not played due to a tour of the United States by would-be competitors. The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was listed in second place by CNN in its "10 sporting events you have to see live", after the Olympic Games and ahead of both the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Football Championship. The most recent All-Ireland Hurling Final was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 17 July 2022 and saw Limerick beat Kilkenny by 2 points (final score: Limerick 1-31 to Kilkenny: 2-26). (en)
Questa è la lista di tutte le finali dell'All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship disputate. La squadra che ha vinto nel maggior numero di occasioni il più prestigioso torneo irlandese di hurling è Kilkenny con ben 33 successi, seguita da Cork con 30 e Tipperary con 26. Queste tre costituiscono la famosa "Holy three". Il numero delle vittorie delle province consente anche di capire la distribuzione popolarità dello sport sul suolo irlandese. Infatti questo è particolarmente importante nel Munster e nella fascia meridionale del Leinster mentre scarseggia di popolarità nel resto dell'isola. Infatti delle altre due province, Connacht e Ulster solo a Galway lo sport è piuttosto popolare. Nell'Ulster l'unica squadra degna di nota è Antrim la cui contea è anche l'unica in cui questo è lo sport p (it)