| Sport | Hurling |
|---|---|
| Competition | All-Ireland Senior Championship |
| Country | Ireland |
| Presented by | GAA and GPA |
| History | |
| First award | 1996 |
| Editions | 23 |
| First winner |  Mark Foley |
| Most recent |  Mikey Butler |
The Gaelic Athletic Association/Gaelic Players Association Young Hurler of the Year (known for sponsorship reasons as the PwC GAA/GPA Young Hurler of the Year, or simply the Young Hurler of the Year) is an annual award given to the player aged 21 or under at the start of the season who is adjudged to have been the best during the All-Ireland Championship.[1] The award has been presented since the 1996 All-Ireland Championship and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players' trade union, the Gaelic Players Association (GPA).[2] The first winner of the award was Limerick defender Mark Foley. The current holder is Adrian Mullen, who won the award for Kilkenny GAA in 2019. The only 2 players to ever win the award twice are Eoin Kelly, who won it in both 2001 and 2002 and Eoin Cody, 2020 and 2021.
A shortlist of nominees is published in September and the winner of the award, along with the winners of the GAA/GPA's other annual awards, is announced at a gala event in Dublin in November. The players themselves consider the award to be highly prestigious, because the winner is chosen by his peers.
- ^ "GAA Player of the Year shortlist revealed". RTÉ News. 3 October 2007. Archived from the original on 31 March 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
- ^ "GAA players should pick All-Star award winners". Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2008.