2001 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 2001 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 71st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier under-18 inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 21 April 2001 and ended on 9 September 2001.
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 April 2001 – 9 September 2001 |
| Teams | 16 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Cork (18th win) |
| Captain | Tomás O'Leary |
| Manager | John Considine |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Galway |
| Captain | Ger Farragher |
| Manager | Josie Harte |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Derry |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 22 |
| Top Scorer | Kieran Murphy (5-38) |
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Galway were the defending champions and were hoping to win a third successive championship.
On 9 September 2001, Cork won the championship following a 2-10 to 1-8 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 18th All-Ireland title, their first in three championship seasons. It remains their last All-Ireland victory.
Cork's Kieran Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 5-28.
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