2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 May — 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 |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 2014 2016 → | |
Kilkenny were the defending champions and successfully retained the title following a 1–22 to 1–18 defeat of Galway.
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