All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
| GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2016–17 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
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| Irish | Craobh Shinsear Iomáint Chlub na hÉireann |
| Founded | 1970–71 |
| Region | Ireland (GAA) |
| Trophy | Tommy Moore Cup |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Title holders |
 Na Piarsaigh, Limerick (1st title) |
| Most titles |
 Ballyhale Shamrocks, Kilkenny (6 titles) |
| Sponsors | Allied Irish Banks (AIB) |
| TV partner(s) | TG4 |
| Motto | The toughest of them all |
The All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and contested by the top senior clubs in Ireland. Regarded as the most prestigious club competition in hurling, the tournament has taken place every year since the 1970-71 season.
The final is usually held on St. Patrick's Day with the winner receiving the Tommy Moore Cup. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the series. In the present format, it begins in October with provincial championships held in Leinster, Munster and Ulster. The three provincial champions contest the All-Ireland semi-finals with the Galway champions who represent Connacht.
The 2015–16 champions were Na Piarsaigh from Limerick who secured their first title after defeating Cushendall of Antrim by 2-25 to 2-14 in the final.
Ballyhale Shamrocks is the most successful club in the competition's history, having won the championship six times. Galway clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories (13 wins), followed by Kilkenny (11 wins) and Cork (9 wins). The championship has been won by 24 different clubs, 10 of whom have won it more than once. Only four clubs —Sarsfields, Athenry, Birr and Portumna — have managed consecutive wins.
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