| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 April — 27 September 2014 |
| Teams | 15 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Kilkenny (35th win) |
| Captain | Lester Ryan |
| Manager | Brian Cody |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Tipperary |
| Captain | Brendan Maher |
| Manager | Eamon O'Shea |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 36 |
| Goals total | 115 (3.19 per game) |
| Points total | 1327 (36.86 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Séamus Callanan (9-50)[1] |
| Player of the Year |  Richie Hogan |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The 2014 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 127th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The draw for the 2014 fixtures took place on 3 October 2013.[2][3] The championship began on 27 April 2014 and ended on 7 September 2014.
On 7 June 2014 Kilkenny versus Offaly was broadcast on Sky Sports, the first time a Championship fixture was broadcast live to a UK-wide audience.[4][5] British viewers were reported to have been "amazed and confused", "bemused but impressed" and "amused and confounded" after seeing hurling for the first time.[6][7][8]
Clare entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Wexford.[9] Kilkenny won the All-Ireland title following a 2–17 to 2–14 defeat of Tipperary after a replay.[10][11][12]
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- ^ "Fixtures for 2014 All-Ireland hurling and football Championships revealed". Irish Independent. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Winners of Cork and Waterford to face Clare in 2014". Irish Examiner. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ Moran, Seán (7 June 2014). "Kilkenny aiming to put on a show for new Sky audience: Daunting task facing Brian Whelahan's Offaly at Nowlan Park". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "5 Ways the UK will React to Hurling on Sky Sports". Hon the Banter. 2 June 2014. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ O'Brien, Kevin (8 June 2014). "The Definitive Guide to the British Reaction to Hurling". Live Gaelic. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Captivated but confused... British twitter users react to hurling on Sky Sports". Sunday Independent. Independent News & Media. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "11 British-based tweeters who can't believe that hurling is a thing". The Score. 8 June 2014. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (30 September 2013). "A day borrowed from the hurling gods". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ Clerkin, Malachy (27 September 2014). "Power and the glory go to Kilkenny". Irish Times. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "Column: The Hurling Year 2014". RTÉ Sport. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Mullane: The moments that made this year's Championship special". Irish Independent. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.