All Stars Hurler of the Year


The GAA-GPA All-Star Hurler of the Year is a hurling award presented to the player voted as best in the country by all the players from around Ireland. It began in 1995 and honours the achievements of a hurler of outstanding excellence.
Kilkenny players have dominated the award, winning 10 out of 24 times, ahead of Tipperary, Cork and Clare, who have won it three times each.
The award's youngest winner was Tony Kelly, who won at the age of 19 in 2013. Henry Shefflin is the only player to have won the award three times. The oldest winner is also Henry Shefflin, who was 33 when he won in 2012.
In 2011 the Gaelic Athletic Association and the Gaelic Players' Association announced that their respective annual player awards schemes were to merge under the sponsorship of Opel. The first merged awards were presented in 2011.

Hurler of the Year

YearWinnerCountyClubNomineesCountiesClubs
1995Brian LohanClareWolfe Tones
1995Brian LohanClareWolfe Tones
1996Martin StoreyWexfordOulart-the Ballagh
1996Martin StoreyWexfordOulart-the Ballagh
1997Jamesie O'ConnorClareSt. Joseph's Doora-Barefield
1997Jamesie O'ConnorClareSt. Joseph's Doora-Barefield
1998Tony BrowneWaterfordMount SionSeánie McMahonClareSt. Joseph's Doora-Barefield
1998Tony BrowneWaterfordMount SionBrian WhelahanOffalyBirr
1999Brian CorcoranCorkErin's OwnD. J. CareyKilkennyYoung Irelands
1999Brian CorcoranCorkErin's OwnBrian WhelahanOffalyBirr
2000D. J. CareyKilkennyYoung Irelands
2000D. J. CareyKilkennyYoung Irelands
2001Tommy DunneTipperaryToomevara
2001Tommy DunneTipperaryToomevara
2002Henry ShefflinKilkennyBallyhale Sharmocks
2002Henry ShefflinKilkennyBallyhale Sharmocks
2003J. J. DelaneyKilkennyFenians
2003J. J. DelaneyKilkennyFenians
2004Seán Óg Ó hAilpínCorkNa Piarsaigh
2004Seán Óg Ó hAilpínCorkNa Piarsaigh
2005Jerry O'ConnorCorkNewtownshandrumJohn GardinerCorkNa Piarsaigh
2005Jerry O'ConnorCorkNewtownshandrum
2006Henry ShefflinKilkennyBallyhale SharmocksDonal Óg CusackCorkCloyne
2006Henry ShefflinKilkennyBallyhale Sharmocks
2007Dan ShanahanWaterfordLismoreKen McGrathWaterfordMount Sion
2007Dan ShanahanWaterfordLismoreTommy WalshKilkennyTullaroan
2008Eoin LarkinKilkennyJames StephensEddie BrennanKilkennyGraigue-Ballycallan
2008Eoin LarkinKilkennyJames StephensEoin KellyWaterfordPassage
2009Tommy WalshKilkennyTullaroanLar CorbettTipperaryThurles Sarsfields
2009Tommy WalshKilkennyTullaroanJohn MullaneWaterfordDe La Salle
2010Lar CorbettTipperaryThurles SarsfieldsBrendan MaherTipperaryBorris-Ileigh
2010Lar CorbettTipperaryThurles SarsfieldsMichael FennellyKilkennyBallyhale Sharmocks
2011Michael FennellyKilkennyBallyhale SharmocksTommy WalshKilkennyTullaroan
2011Michael FennellyKilkennyBallyhale SharmocksPádraic MaherTipperaryThurles Sarsfields
2012Henry ShefflinKilkennyBallyhale SharmocksPaul MurphyKilkennyDanesfort
2012Henry ShefflinKilkennyBallyhale SharmocksJoe CanningGalwayPortumna
2013Tony KellyClareBallyeaPádraic CollinsClareCratloe
2013Tony KellyClareBallyeaAnthony NashCorkKanturk
2014Richie HoganKilkennyDanesfortT. J. ReidKilkennyBallyhale Shamrocks
2014Richie HoganKilkennyDanesfortSéamus CallananTipperaryDrom-Inch
2015T. J. ReidKilkennyBallyhale ShamrocksRichie HoganKilkennyDanesfort
2015T. J. ReidKilkennyBallyhale ShamrocksSéamus CallananTipperaryDrom-Inch
2016Austin GleesonWaterfordMount SionPádraic MaherTipperaryThurles Sarsfields
2016Austin GleesonWaterfordMount SionSéamus CallananTipperaryDrom-Inch
2017Joe CanningGalwayPortumnaKevin MoranWaterfordDe La Salle
2017Joe CanningGalwayPortumnaJamie BarronWaterfordThe Nire-Fourmilewater
2018Cian LynchLimerickPatrickswellPádraic MannionGalwayAhascragh-Fohenagh
2018Cian LynchLimerickPatrickswellJoe CanningGalwayPortumna
2019Séamus CallananTipperaryDrom-InchPatrick HorganCorkGlen Rovers
2019Séamus CallananTipperaryDrom-InchT. J. ReidKilkennyBallyhale Shamrocks

Breakdown of winners

Winners by county