The 2019 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 89th staging of the

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship) is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Associ ...

since its establishment by the

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. The championship began on 27 April 2019 and ended on 18 August 2019.

Galway Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the List of settleme ...

were the defending champions. On 18 August 2019, Galway won the championship after a 3-14 to 0-12 defeat of

Kilkenny Kilkenny ( , meaning 'church of Cainnech of Aghaboe, Cainnech'). is a city in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region and in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinst ...

in the All-Ireland final. This was their 13th title overall and their third title in succession.

Competition format

The championship begins on a provincial basis in only two of the four provinces –

Munster Munster ( or ) is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the island. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" (). Following the Nor ...

and

Leinster Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland. The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century ...

. There is no Ulster Championship as Ulster teams participate in the Leinster Championship.

are the sole

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representatives and enter the competition at the All-Ireland quarter-final group stage with the beaten Leinster and Munster finalists. This ensures that Galway have at least two championship games.

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic ...

Leinster Group Stage

Tier 1

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Tier 2

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Tier 3

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Round 1

Round 2

Leinster Quarter-finals

Leinster Semi-finals

Leinster Final

Munster Minor Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship) is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of ...

Munster group table

Munster group matches

Munster Round 1

Munster Round 2

Munster Round 3

Munster Round 4

Munster Round 5

Munster Final

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship) is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Associ ...

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Quarter-Final Group Stage

Quarter-Final Group Table

Quarter-Final Rounds 1 to 3

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorer overall ;Top scorers in a single game

Miscellaneous

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won the Leinster Championship for the first time since

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Awards

Team of the Year # Aidan Tallis # Christy Brennan #

Eoin Lawless Eoin Lawless (born 2002) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with St Mary's, Athenry, while he has also lined out at inter-county level with various Galway teams. Career Lawless first played hurling to a high standard as a student at ...

# Ronan Lyons #

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# Cian Galvin # Peter McDonald # Alex Connery # Patrick Kirby #

Greg Thomas Greg Thomas (born John Gregory Thomas, 12 August 1960) is a Welsh former cricketer, who played in five Test matches and three One Day Internationals for England between 1986 and 1987. Life and career Thomas was born in Trebanos in Glamorgan ...

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# Cathal O'Neill #

Billy Drennan Billy Drennan (born 29 April 2003) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Galmoy and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. Career Drennan first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Galmoy c ...

# A. J. Redmond #

Shane Meehan Shane Meehan (born 2002) is an Irish hurler who plays for Clare Senior Championship club Banner GAA and at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team. Career A member of the Banner club in Ennis, Meehan first came to prominence ...

References

External links

Electric Ireland Leinster Minor Hurling Championship 2019

2019 Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship
{{All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

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