2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 May 2015 — 6 September 2015 |
| Teams | 14 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Kilkenny (36th win) |
| Captain | Joey Holden |
| Manager | Brian Cody |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain |
Andy Smith David Collins |
| Manager | Anthony Cunningham |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 28 |
| Top Scorer |
 Joe Canning (5-55) |
| Player of the Year |
 T.J. Reid
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| All-Star Team | See here |
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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. The championship began on 3 May 2015 and ended on 6 September 2015.
Kilkenny were the defending champions and successfully retained the title following a 1-22 to 1-18 defeat of Galway.
Northern Property
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.
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.
Red background (row 4) are relegated and play in the Christy Ring Cup the following year. The winners of this year's Christy Ring Cup are promoted in their place to the qualifier group of next year's Leinster Championship.
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.
The four winners of Round 1 play in two games. The draw was held on 6 July.
The beaten finalists in the Leinster and Munster championships play the winners of Round 2 in two "quarter-finals".
The Leinster and Munster provincial champions play the winners of the two quarter-finals.
Highest attendances:
Total attendance: 567,622
Average attendance: 25,801
These matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland
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.
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