Seven from Tipp, four from Cork as a new All-Star era takes hold

The 2025 PwC Hurling All-Stars confirm the shift that took place across the championship. Tipperary and Cork set the pace, but when the temperature rose in July, Tipp finished stronger and controlled the game-state when it mattered most. The final selection sees seven All-Stars for Tipperary, four for Cork, two for Kilkenny, one for Galway and one for Dublin. Ten of the fifteen are first-time winners, the highest rookie count since 2013. The guard did not step aside, the guard was replaced.

Goalkeeper

Rhys Shelly (Tipperary)

Shelly’s season was defined by composure. He conceded just six goals in six championship games, controlled Tipp’s restart patterns, and was central to the shift in Tipperary’s on-ball poise. In the All-Ireland final, he produced the penalty save that stopped Cork’s surge, then struck a point from 69 metres that symbolised control rather than celebration. This was a goalkeeper who played with certainty, not survival.

Full Back Line

Robert Doyle (Tipperary)

Doyle’s All-Star is one of the stories of the season. His block in the All-Ireland semi-final against Kilkenny, denying John Donnelly from close range, prevented extra time and reshaped the championship. Across the summer he marked:

Dessie Hutchinson
Tony Kelly
Eoin Cody
Alan Connolly

and conceded little. His footwork, timing and willingness to trust body position were elite. For Clonoulty he plays corner forward. For Tipp he is now an All-Star corner back. That takes intelligence and courage.

Huw Lawlor (Kilkenny)

Lawlor remains the most reliable square defender in the sport. His performance in the Leinster final, particularly the high catch under pressure that led to a scoring chain, was one of the defining defensive moments of the summer. Even when Tipp broke Kilkenny in the semi-final, Lawlor’s fundamentals held. Three All-Stars now, all earned.

Seán O’Donoghue (Cork)

O’Donoghue’s job is always the hardest: take the primary matchup, hold the inside channel, compete in contact without fouling. He did it all season. His handling of Jason Forde in the All-Ireland final was exceptional, restricting him to 0–02 while allowing Cork to commit numbers forward elsewhere. This is what a lockdown defender looks like.

Half Back Line

Eoghan Connolly (Tipperary)

Connolly finished the championship with 0–14 from defence across league and championship. He scored 0–03 across Munster play, hit 0–02 in the quarter-final, and landed a key second half point in the All-Ireland final during Tipp’s surge. But scoring only tells half the story. He carried under pressure, stepped out of contact cleanly, and played like a man who understood tempo. This was the season he became a senior leader.

Ronan Maher (Tipperary, Captain)

Maher shaped how Tipperary played, not just how they defended. His aerial presence, positional control and vocal direction allowed Tipperary to hold shape under stress rather than collapse into the ruck-line. Key moments include:

Securing the final puckout v Clare in Ennis
Dictating structure v Galway in the quarter-final
Setting physical tone in the first ten minutes of the final

Third All-Star, All-Ireland winning captain, leader in every sense.

Ciarán Joyce (Cork)

Joyce’s consistency was the anchor of Cork’s defensive improvement. His performance in the Munster final was outstanding, and he carried that standard into Croke Park. He controlled loose ball, front-footed contact and decision making. This award is both deserved and inevitable. He is nowhere near his ceiling yet.

Midfield

Darragh Fitzgibbon (Cork)

Fitzgibbon scored 0–04 in the Munster final, including the equalising 65 that sent the game to penalties. He was Cork’s midfield accelerator all year, the player that linked speed and strike with forward momentum. His running broke lines. His intelligence kept Cork moving when phases stalled. Third All-Star, best midfielder in the country based on consistency and influence.

Cathal Mannion (Galway)

Mannion finished the championship with 2–67, including 0–10 v Kilkenny in Leinster and 0–17 v Wexford, 6 from play, in Round 3. He was Galway’s most reliable player, their most accurate shooter and their central decision maker. His second All-Star comes ten years after his first. That is resilience and quality.

Half Forward Line

Jake Morris (Tipperary)

Morris stretched every defensive line he faced. He scored:

0–05 from play v Galway (QF)
0–04 from play v Kilkenny (SF)
0–02 in the final, but forced Cork’s half back line to defend depth constantly

He does not need huge numbers to change how teams defend. First All-Star, fully earned.

Andrew Ormond (Tipperary)

The breakout forward of the championship.

2–01 v Clare in Ennis to keep Tipp alive
0–02 in the opening minutes of the second half in the final, shifting Cork’s defensive posture
Multiple possession wins in contact, under pressure, when shape needed holding

He did not just play well, he played at the exact emotional temperature of the season. First All-Star, and a symbolic one.

Cian O’Sullivan (Dublin)

O’Sullivan scored:

1–05 v Kilkenny in Nowlan Park
2–05 v Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final

He finished joint-top scorer from play in the championship. Dublin needed a forward to announce belief. O’Sullivan did that. No debate needed.

Full Forward Line

Martin Keoghan (Kilkenny)

Scored 6–15 from play across Leinster, including 4–06 across three matches against Galway and Dublin. Scored 0–06 from play in the semi-final. His movement is constant, direct and hard to read. Defenders know where he is going and still cannot stop him. That is elite finishing.

John McGrath (Tipperary)

McGrath finished the championship with 7–16. He scored:

2–00 v Limerick in the Munster opener
2–01 v Clare in Ennis
1–02 v Kilkenny in the semi-final
2–01 in the All-Ireland final

This was not a return to form. This was a return to dominance.

Brian Hayes (Cork)

Hayes scored 5–00 in the championship and was the most physically disruptive inside forward of the season. He scored 2–02 v Dublin in the semi-final and forced Tipperary to alter their defensive matchups in the final. A team does not change shape for someone who is easy to handle.

The Unlucky Three

Bryan O’Mara (Tipperary), excellent in Munster, quarter-final and semi-final, withdrawn early in the final due to injury
Shane Barrett (Cork), big game flashes, lacked full-game consistency
Adam English (Limerick), close, but needed one more defining performance in Croke Park

Margins were razor thin.
Selections were earned, not gifted.

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Leinster Senior Hurling Championship — Top Scorers 2025

Rank	Player	Goals	Points	Total Pts
1	Lee Chin	3	56	65
2	Cathal Mannion	2	54	60
3	Sean Currie	4	44	56
4	Brian Duignan	2	37	43
5	TJ Reid	5	26	41
6	James McNaughton	2	35	41
7	Martin Keoghan	6	8	26
8	Eoin Cody	2	18	24
9	Cian O Sullivan	2	14	20
10	Brian Concannon	3	10	19
11	Billy Ryan	2	13	19
12	Conor Cooney	1	14	17
13	Adrian Mullen	3	6	15
14	Dan Ravenhill	1	12	15
15	Killian Sampson	3	5	14
16	Rory O Connor	2	8	14
17	Thomas Monaghan	0	13	13
18	Cian Kenny	0	12	12
19	Stephen Donnelly	0	12	12
20	Cian Byrne	3	3	12
21	Oisin Kelly	3	3	12
22	John Hetherton	2	5	11
23	Gerard Walsh	0	10	10
24	Joseph McLaughlin	0	10	10
25	Kevin Foley	2	4	10
26	Conor Donoghue	0	9	9
27	Anthony Burns	2	3	9
28	Keelan Molloy	1	6	9
29	Cathal Dunbar	2	3	9
30	Charlie Mitchell	0	9	9
31	Conor Hearne	0	8	8
32	Conor Whelan	0	8	8
33	Ronan Hayes	2	2	8
34	Chris Crummey	0	7	7
35	Jordan Molloy	0	7	7
36	Fionan MacKessy	0	7	7
37	Brian Hayes	0	7	7
38	Cianan Fahy	0	7	7
39	John Donnelly	0	7	7
40	Kevin Cooney	1	4	7
41	TJ Brennan	0	6	6
42	Colm Molloy	0	6	6
43	John Fleming	0	6	6
44	Donal Shirley	0	5	5
45	Rian McBride	1	2	5
46	Dan Bourke	0	5	5
47	Fergal Whitely	1	2	5
48	Declan McLoughlin	1	2	5
49	Sean Linnane	0	4	4
50	Tiernan Killeen	0	4	4
51	Michael Carey	0	4	4
52	David Burke	0	4	4
53	Nigel Elliot	0	4	4
54	Donal Burke	0	4	4
55	Simon Donohoe	0	3	3
56	Conal O Riain	1	0	3
57	Ryan McCambridge	0	3	3
58	Darragh Power	0	3	3
59	Eoin O Neill	0	3	3
60	AJ Murphy	0	3	3
61	Jack O Connor	0	3	3
62	Gavin Lee	0	3	3
63	Niall McGarel	1	0	3
64	Adam Screeney	0	3	3
65	Conor Burke	0	3	3
66	Paddy Deegan	0	2	2
67	Ronan Glennon	0	2	2
68	Killian Doyle	0	2	2
69	Paddy Doyle	0	2	2
70	Luke Hogan	0	2	2
71	Cormac McKeown	0	2	2
72	Luke Connellan	0	2	2
73	Colin Currie	0	2	2
74	Billy Drennan	0	2	2
75	Harry Shine	0	2	2
76	Conor McDonald	0	2	2
77	Ross Ravenhill	0	2	2
78	Niall O Connor	0	1	1
79	Mikey Butler	0	1	1
80	Conor McHugh	0	1	1
81	Tommy Walsh	0	1	1
82	Darren Morrissey	0	1	1
83	Scott Walsh	0	1	1
84	Paddy Burke	0	1	1
85	Cian Molloy	0	1	1
86	Paddy Dunleavy	0	1	1
87	Richie Reid	0	1	1
88	Conan Bohill	0	1	1
89	Eoghan Campbell	0	1	1
90	Damien Reck	0	1	1
91	Seamus Casey	0	1	1
92	Richie Lawlor	0	1	1
93	Michael Dwyer	0	1	1
94	Diarmaid O Dulaing	0	1	1
95	Sean Elliot	0	1	1
96	Conor Boyd	0	1	1

Munster Senior Hurling Championship — Top Scorers 2025

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Rank	Player	Team	Goals	Points	Total Pts
1	Patrick Horgan	Cork	3	42	51
2	Stephen Bennett	Waterford	4	33	45
3	Aaron Gillane	Limerick	2	32	38
4	Mark Rodgers	Clare	2	24	30
5	Jason Forde	Tipperary	0	27	27
6	Darragh McCarthy	Tipperary	0	19	19
7	John McGrath	Tipperary	4	6	18
8	Tom Morrissey	Limerick	0	18	18
9	Shane O Brien	Limerick	2	11	17
10	Brian Hayes	Clare	3	8	17
11	Adam English	Limerick	2	11	17
12	David Reidy	Limerick	1	10	13
13	Seamus Harnedy	Cork	0	13	13
14	Ryan Taylor	Clare	2	7	13
15	Jake Morris	Tipperary	0	13	13
16	Tony Kelly	Clare	1	9	12
17	Shane Barrett	Cork	1	9	12
18	Jamie Barron	Waterford	0	11	11
19	Darragh Fitzgibbon	Cork	0	11	11
20	Andrew Ormond	Tipperary	2	5	11
21	Peter Duggan	Clare	1	8	11
22	Eoghan Connolly	Tipperary	0	10	10
23	Diarmaid Byrnes	Limerick	0	10	10
24	Aidan McCarthy	Clare	1	7	10
25	Declan Dalton	Cork	1	7	10
26	Gearoid Hegarty	Limerick	0	9	9
27	Alan Connolly	Cork	1	6	9
28	Cathal O Neill	Limerick	0	7	7
29	Tim O Mahony	Cork	1	3	6
30	Cathal Malone	Clare	0	6	6
31	Aidan O Connor	Cork	1	3	6
32	Patrick Fitzgerald	Waterford	0	6	6
33	Peter Casey	Limerick	0	6	6
34	Michael Kiely	Waterford	0	6	6
35	Cian Lynch	Limerick	0	5	5
36	Dessie Hutchinson	Waterford	0	5	5
37	Shane Meehan	Clare	0	5	5
38	Billy Nolan	Waterford	0	4	4
39	Mark Fitzgerald	Waterford	0	4	4
40	David Reidy	Limerick	0	4	4
41	Sean Walsh	Clare	0	4	4
42	Oisin O Donoghue	Cork	1	1	4
43	Diarmuid Healy	Kerry	0	4	4
44	Shane Kingston	Cork	0	4	4
45	Darragh Lyons	Waterford	0	4	4
46	Barry Nash	Limerick	0	3	3
47	Craig Morgan	Tipperary	0	3	3
48	Sean Rynne	Clare	0	3	3
49	Jack Prendergast	Waterford	0	3	3
50	Conor Lehane	Cork	0	3	3

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship — Top Scorers 2025

Rank	Player	Goals	Points	Total Pts
1	Sean Currie	4	68	80
2	Cathal Mannion	2	67	73
3	Lee Chin	3	56	65
4	Patrick Horgan	3	54	63
5	Jason Forde	3	46	55
6	TJ Reid	5	37	52
7	Darragh McCarthy	2	46	52
8	Aaron Gillane	2	41	47
9	Stephen Bennett	4	33	45
10	Brian Duignan	2	37	43
11	James McNaughton	2	35	41
12	John McGrath	7	16	37
13	Cian O Sullivan	5	22	37
14	Martin Keoghan	6	14	32
15	Mark Rodgers	2	24	30
16	Eoin Cody	2	20	26
17	Brian Hayes	5	10	25
18	Jake Morris	0	24	24
19	Adam English	2	16	22
20	Andrew Ormond	2	15	21
21	Alan Connolly	4	9	21
22	Billy Ryan	2	15	21
23	Tom Morrissey	0	20	20
24	Brian Concannon	3	10	19
25	Shane Barrett	2	13	19
26	Conor Cooney	1	15	18
27	Adrian Mullen	3	8	17
28	Shane O Brien	2	11	17
29	Darragh Fitzgibbon	0	16	16
30	Declan Dalton	1	13	16
31	Dan Ravenhill	1	12	15
32	Thomas Monaghan	0	15	15
33	John Hetherton	3	6	15
34	Ronan Hayes	3	6	15
35	Eoghan Connolly	0	14	14
36	Killian Sampson	3	5	14
37	Cian Kenny	0	14	14
38	Seamus Harnedy	0	14	14
39	Rory O Connor	2	8	14
40	Tim O Mahony	3	4	13
41	Brian Hayes	0	13	13
42	Gearoid Hegarty	0	13	13
43	Fergal Whitely	2	7	13
44	David Reidy	1	10	13
45	Ryan Taylor	2	7	13
46	Tony Kelly	1	9	12
47	Stephen Donnelly	0	12	12
48	Cian Byrne	3	3	12
49	Conor Burke	0	12	12
50	Oisin Kelly	3	3	12
51	Jordan Molloy	0	11	11
52	Jamie Barron	0	11	11
53	Oisin O Donoghue	3	2	11
54	Peter Duggan	1	8	11
55	Gerard Walsh	0	10	10
56	Diarmaid Byrnes	0	10	10
57	Aidan McCarthy	1	7	10
58	Chris Crummey	0	10	10
59	Rian McBride	1	7	10
60	Joseph McLaughlin	0	10	10
61	Kevin Foley	2	4	10
62	Conor Donoghue	0	9	9
63	Willie Connors	0	9	9
64	Aidan O Connor	1	6	9
65	Colm Molloy	1	6	9
66	Conor Whelan	0	9	9
67	Tomas Keyes	0	9	9
68	Anthony Burns	2	3	9
69	Keelan Molloy	1	6	9
70	Charlie Mitchell	0	9	9
71	Cathal Dunbar	2	3	9
72	Conor Hearne	0	8	8
73	Cathal O Neill	0	8	8
74	Diarmuid Healy	0	8	8
75	David Qualter	0	8	8
76	Declan McLoughlin	2	2	8
77	John Donnelly	0	8	8
78	Diarmaid O Dulaing	1	5	8
79	Sam O Farrell	1	4	7
80	Fionan MacKessy	0	7	7
81	Cian Lynch	0	7	7
82	Cianan Fahy	0	7	7
83	Peter Casey	0	7	7
84	Kevin Cooney	1	4	7
85	Cathal Malone	0	6	6
86	TJ Brennan	0	6	6
87	Shane Kingston	0	6	6
88	Patrick Fitzgerald	0	6	6
89	John Fleming	0	6	6
90	Michael Kiely	0	6	6
91	Donal Shirley	0	5	5
92	Dan Bourke	0	5	5
93	Donal Burke	0	5	5
94	Dessie Hutchinson	0	5	5
95	Shane Meehan	0	5	5
96	Billy Nolan	0	4	4
97	Sean Linnane	0	4	4
98	Barry Nash	0	4	4
99	Tiernan Killeen	0	4	4
100	Michael Carey	0	4	4
101	David Burke	0	4	4
102	Nigel Elliot	0	4	4
103	Conor Stakelum	0	4	4
104	Mark Fitzgerald	0	4	4
105	David Reidy	0	4	4
106	Sean Walsh	0	4	4
107	Noel McGrath	0	4	4
108	Paddy Purcell	0	4	4
109	Darragh Lyons	0	4	4
110	Conor Lehane	0	4	4
111	Craig Morgan	0	3	3
112	Simon Donohoe	0	3	3
113	Conal O Riain	1	0	3
114	Sean Rynne	0	3	3
115	Darragh Stakelum	0	3	3
116	Ryan McCambridge	0	3	3
117	Darragh Power	0	3	3
118	Eoin O Neill	0	3	3
119	AJ Murphy	0	3	3
120	Jack O Connor	0	3	3
121	Gavin Lee	0	3	3
122	Niall McGarel	1	0	3
123	Adam Screeney	0	3	3
124	Jack Prendergast	0	3	3
125	Robert Doyle	0	2	2
126	Paddy Deegan	0	2	2
127	Colin Coughlan	0	2	2
128	Ronan Glennon	0	2	2
129	Killian Doyle	0	2	2
130	Kyle Hayes	0	2	2
131	Alan Tynan	0	2	2
132	Gerry Keegan	0	2	2
133	Luke Connellan	0	2	2
134	Brian Roche	0	2	2
135	Paddy Doyle	0	2	2
136	Luke Hogan	0	2	2
137	Cormac McKeown	0	2	2
138	Colin Currie	0	2	2
139	Billy Drennan	0	2	2
140	Seamus Flanagan	0	2	2
141	Sean Kenneally	0	2	2
142	Conor McDonald	0	2	2
143	Kevin Mahony	0	2	2
144	Harry Shine	0	2	2
145	Robbie O Flynn	0	2	2
146	Tommy O Connell	0	2	2
147	Ross Ravenhill	0	2	2
148	Patrick Curran	0	2	2
149	Mark Coleman	0	2	2
150	Reece Shelly	0	1	1
151	Donncha Hartnett	0	1	1
152	Niall O Connor	0	1	1
153	Mike Casey	0	1	1
154	Mikey Butler	0	1	1
155	Eoin Downey	0	1	1
156	Darren Morrissey	0	1	1
157	Conor McHugh	0	1	1
158	Niall O Leary	0	1	1
159	Tommy Walsh	0	1	1
160	Rory Hayes	0	1	1
161	Damien Cahalane	0	1	1
162	Scott Walsh	0	1	1
163	Cian Molloy	0	1	1
164	Paddy Dunleavy	0	1	1
165	Seamus Kennedy	0	1	1
166	Declan Hannon	0	1	1
167	Paddy Burke	0	1	1
168	Gavin Fives	0	1	1
169	Richie Reid	0	1	1
170	Conan Bohill	0	1	1
171	Ciaran Joyce	0	1	1
172	Joe Fogarty	0	1	1
173	Eoghan Campbell	0	1	1
174	Joe Caesar	0	1	1
175	David Fitzgerald	0	1	1
176	Paddy Leavey	0	1	1
177	Damien Reck	0	1	1
178	Colin O Brien	0	1	1
179	Aaron Dunphy	0	1	1
180	Jack Sheridan	0	1	1
181	Jordan Walshe	0	1	1
182	Seamus Casey	0	1	1
183	Shane Bennett	0	1	1
184	Jack Travers	0	1	1
185	Cian Boran	0	1	1
186	Donnacha O Dalaigh	0	1	1
187	Richie Lawlor	0	1	1
188	Michael Dwyer	0	1	1
189	Sean Elliot	0	1	1
190	Jack O Connor	0	1	1
191	Peter McGarry	0	1	1
192	Brian O Meara	0	1	1
193	Conor Boyd	0	1	1
194	Robert Downey	0	1	1
195	James Keyes	0	1	1
196	Kieran Bennett	0	1	1
197	Padraig Delaney	0	1	1

2025 Nominees with Previous All Stars

Player	County	All Stars Won	Years
TJ Reid	Kilkenny	7	2012, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Patrick Horgan	Cork	4	2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Aaron Gillane	Limerick	4	2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
Cian Lynch	Limerick	3	2018, 2021, 2023
Nickie Quaid	Limerick	3	2017, 2018, 2021
Kyle Hayes	Limerick	3	2018, 2019, 2021
Dan Morrissey	Limerick	2	2020, 2021
Huw Lawlor	Kilkenny	2	2022, 2023
Ronan Maher	Tipperary	2	2016, 2019
Seán O’Donoghue	Cork	1	2021
Niall O’Leary	Cork	1	2023
Mark Coleman	Cork	1	2017
Darragh Fitzgibbon	Cork	1	2018
Cathal Mannion	Galway	1	2018
Seamus Kennedy	Tipperary	1	2019
Jason Forde	Tipperary	1	2019
Lee Chin	Wexford	1	2023
Stephen Bennett	Waterford	1	2022

All Star Hurling 15 for 2025,Magnificent 7 for Tipperary