| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 May – 3 September 2006 |
| Teams | 12 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Kilkenny (29th win) |
| Captain | Jackie Tyrrell |
| Manager | Brian Cody |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Captain | Pat Mulcahy |
| Manager | John Allen |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 29 |
| Top Scorer |  Henry Shefflin (2-47) |
| Player of the Year | Henry Shefflin |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The 2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament, since its establishment in 1887. The draw for the provincial fixtures took place on 12 November 2005.[1] The championship began on 14 May 2006 and ended on 3 September 2006
Cork entered the championship as defending champions.[2]
On 3 September 2006, Kilkenny won the championship after a 1–16 to 1–13 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[3] This was their 29th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 2003.[4]
Kilkenny's Henry Shefflin was the championship's top scorer with 2-47.
- ^ O'Connor, Colm and O'Brien, Brendan (12 November 2005). "'Tough draw' as Cork begin title defence against Clare". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (12 September 2005). "Confidence and craft carry the day". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (4 September 2006). "A glorious 29th for Kilkenny". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Kilkenny stutter to glory". Irish Times. 15 September 2003. Retrieved 4 August 2013.