# GAA/GPA 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 won the award 10 out of 29 times, ahead of Limerick with five wins and Clare four times.
The award's youngest winner was Tony Kelly, who won at the age of 19 in 2013. Henry Shefflin and Cian Lynch are the only players to have won the award more than once. The oldest winner is also Henry Shefflin, who was 33 when he won in 2012. Limerick are the only county to have had all three nominees come from the one county in a given year (twice).
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

Bold denotes a player still active at inter-county level.
| Year | Winner | County | Club | Nominees | Counties | Clubs |
| 1995 | Brian Lohan | Clare | Wolfe Tones | | | |
| 1996 | Martin Storey | Wexford | Oulart-the Ballagh | | | |
| 1997 | Jamesie O'Connor | Clare | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield | | | |
| 1998 | Tony Browne | Waterford | Mount Sion | Seánie McMahon | Clare | St Joseph's Doora-Barefield |
| 1998 | Tony Browne | Waterford | Mount Sion | Brian Whelahan | Offaly | Birr |
| 1999 | Brian Corcoran | Cork | Erin's Own | D. J. Carey | Kilkenny | Young Irelands |
| 1999 | Brian Corcoran | Cork | Erin's Own | Brian Whelahan | Offaly | Birr |
| 2000 | D. J. Carey | Kilkenny | Young Irelands | | | |
| 2001 | Tommy Dunne | Tipperary | Toomevara | | | |
| 2002 | Henry Shefflin | Kilkenny | Ballyhale Sharmocks | | | |
| 2003 | J. J. Delaney | Kilkenny | Fenians | | | |
| 2004 | Seán Óg Ó hAilpín | Cork | Na Piarsaigh | | | |
| 2005 | Jerry O'Connor | Cork | Newtownshandrum | John Gardiner | Cork | Na Piarsaigh |
| 2006 | Henry Shefflin | Kilkenny | Ballyhale Sharmocks | Donal Óg Cusack | Cork | Cloyne |
| 2007 | Dan Shanahan | Waterford | Lismore | Ken McGrath | Waterford | Mount Sion |
| 2007 | Dan Shanahan | Waterford | Lismore | Tommy Walsh | Kilkenny | Tullaroan |
| 2008 | Eoin Larkin | Kilkenny | James Stephens | Eddie Brennan | Kilkenny | Graigue-Ballycallan |
| 2008 | Eoin Larkin | Kilkenny | James Stephens | Eoin Kelly | Waterford | Passage |
| 2009 | Tommy Walsh | Kilkenny | Tullaroan | Lar Corbett | Tipperary | Thurles Sarsfields |
| 2009 | Tommy Walsh | Kilkenny | Tullaroan | John Mullane | Waterford | De La Salle |
| 2010 | Lar Corbett | Tipperary | Thurles Sarsfields | Brendan Maher | Tipperary | Borris-Ileigh |
| 2010 | Lar Corbett | Tipperary | Thurles Sarsfields | Michael Fennelly | Kilkenny | Ballyhale Sharmocks |
| 2011 | Michael Fennelly | Kilkenny | Ballyhale Sharmocks | Tommy Walsh | Kilkenny | Tullaroan |
| 2011 | Michael Fennelly | Kilkenny | Ballyhale Sharmocks | Pádraic Maher | Tipperary | Thurles Sarsfields |
| 2012 | Henry Shefflin | Kilkenny | Ballyhale Sharmocks | Paul Murphy | Kilkenny | Danesfort |
| 2012 | Henry Shefflin | Kilkenny | Ballyhale Sharmocks | Joe Canning | Galway | Portumna |
| 2013 | Tony Kelly | Clare | Ballyea | Podge Collins | Clare | Cratloe |
| 2013 | Tony Kelly | Clare | Ballyea | Anthony Nash | Cork | Kanturk |
| 2014 | Richie Hogan | Kilkenny | Danesfort | T. J. Reid | Kilkenny | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| 2014 | Richie Hogan | Kilkenny | Danesfort | Séamus Callanan | Tipperary | Drom-Inch |
| 2015 | T. J. Reid | Kilkenny | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Richie Hogan | Kilkenny | Danesfort |
| 2015 | T. J. Reid | Kilkenny | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Séamus Callanan | Tipperary | Drom-Inch |
| 2016 | Austin Gleeson | Waterford | Mount Sion | Pádraic Maher | Tipperary | Thurles Sarsfields |
| 2016 | Austin Gleeson | Waterford | Mount Sion | Séamus Callanan | Tipperary | Drom-Inch |
| 2017 | Joe Canning | Galway | Portumna | Kevin Moran | Waterford | De La Salle |
| 2017 | Joe Canning | Galway | Portumna | Jamie Barron | Waterford | The Nire-Fourmilewater |
| 2018 | Cian Lynch | Limerick | Patrickswell | Pádraic Mannion | Galway | Ahascragh-Fohenagh |
| 2018 | Cian Lynch | Limerick | Patrickswell | Joe Canning | Galway | Portumna |
| 2019 | Séamus Callanan | Tipperary | Drom-Inch | Patrick Horgan | Cork | Glen Rovers |
| 2019 | Séamus Callanan | Tipperary | Drom-Inch | T. J. Reid | Kilkenny | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| 2020 | Gearóid Hegarty | Limerick | St Patricks | Tony Kelly | Clare | Ballyea |
| 2020 | Gearóid Hegarty | Limerick | St Patricks | Stephen Bennett | Waterford | Ballysagart |
| 2021 | Cian Lynch | Limerick | Patrickswell | Kyle Hayes | Limerick | Kildimo-Pallaskenry |
| 2021 | Cian Lynch | Limerick | Patrickswell | Seán Finn | Limerick | Bruff |
| 2022 | Diarmaid Byrnes | Limerick | Patrickswell | Barry Nash | Limerick | South Liberties |
| 2022 | Diarmaid Byrnes | Limerick | Patrickswell | T.J. Reid | Kilkenny | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| 2023 | Aaron Gillane | Limerick | Patrickswell | Kyle Hayes | Limerick | Kildimo-Pallaskenry |
| 2023 | Aaron Gillane | Limerick | Patrickswell | Diarmaid Byrnes | Limerick | Patrickswell |
| 2024 | Shane O'Donnell | Clare | Éire Óg, Ennis | Darragh Fitzgibbon | Cork | Charleville |
| 2024 | Shane O'Donnell | Clare | Éire Óg, Ennis | Kyle Hayes | Limerick | Kildimo-Pallaskenry |

## Breakdown of winners

| # | Player | No. of Wins | Years won | Runners-up | Years Runner-up |
| 1 | Henry Shefflin | 3 | 2002, 2006, 2012 | | |
| 2 | Cian Lynch | 2 | 2018, 2021 | | |
| 3 | Séamus Callanan | 1 | 2019 | 3 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| 3 | T. J. Reid | 1 | 2015 | 3 | 2014, 2019, 2022 |
| 5 | Joe Canning | 1 | 2017 | 2 | 2012, 2018 |
| 5 | Tommy Walsh | 1 | 2009 | 2 | 2007, 2011 |
| 7 | D. J. Carey | 1 | 2000 | 1 | 1999 |
| 7 | Lar Corbett | 1 | 2010 | 1 | 2009 |
| 7 | Richie Hogan | 1 | 2014 | 1 | 2015 |
| 7 | Michael Fennelly | 1 | 2011 | 1 | 2010 |
| 7 | Tony Kelly | 1 | 2013 | 1 | 2020 |
| 7 | Diarmaid Byrnes | 1 | 2022 | 1 | 2023 |
| 13 | Shane O'Donnell | 1 | 2024 | | |
| 13 | Aaron Gillane | 1 | 2023 | | |
| 13 | Gearóid Hegarty | 1 | 2020 | | |
| 13 | Austin Gleeson | 1 | 2016 | | |
| 13 | Eoin Larkin | 1 | 2008 | | |
| 13 | Dan Shanahan | 1 | 2007 | | |
| 13 | Jerry O'Connor | 1 | 2005 | | |
| 13 | Seán Óg Ó hAilpín | 1 | 2004 | | |
| 13 | J. J. Delaney | 1 | 2003 | | |
| 13 | Tommy Dunne | 1 | 2001 | | |
| 13 | Brian Corcoran | 1 | 1999 | | |
| 13 | Tony Browne | 1 | 1998 | | |
| 13 | Jamesie O'Connor | 1 | 1997 | | |
| 13 | Martin Storey | 1 | 1996 | | |
| 13 | Brian Lohan | 1 | 1995 | | |
| 28 | Kyle Hayes | 0 | | 3 | 2021, 2023, 2024 |
| 29 | Pádraic Maher | 0 | | 2 | 2012, 2016 |
| 29 | Brian Whelehan | 0 | | 2 | 1998, 1999 |
| 31 | Darragh Fitzgibbon | 0 | | 1 | 2024 |
| 31 | Barry Nash | 0 | | 1 | 2022 |
| 31 | Sean Finn | 0 | | 1 | 2021 |
| 31 | Stephen Bennett | 0 | | 1 | 2020 |
| 31 | Patrick Horgan | 0 | | 1 | 2019 |
| 31 | Pádraic Mannion | 0 | | 1 | 2018 |
| 31 | Jamie Barron | 0 | | 1 | 2017 |
| 31 | Kevin Moran | 0 | | 1 | 2017 |
| 31 | Anthony Nash | 0 | | 1 | 2013 |
| 31 | Podge Collins | 0 | | 1 | 2013 |
| 31 | Paul Murphy | 0 | | 1 | 2012 |
| 31 | Brendan Maher | 0 | | 1 | 2010 |
| 31 | John Mullane | 0 | | 1 | 2009 |
| 31 | Eddie Brennan | 0 | | 1 | 2008 |
| 31 | Eoin Kelly | 0 | | 1 | 2008 |
| 31 | Ken McGrath | 0 | | 1 | 2007 |
| 31 | Dónal Óg Cusack | 0 | | 1 | 2006 |
| 31 | John Gardiner | 0 | | 1 | 2005 |
| 31 | Seánie McMahon | 0 | | 1 | 1998 |

## Winners by county

| County | Number of wins | Winning years |
| Kilkenny | 10 | 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 |
| Limerick | 5 | 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Clare | 4 | 1995, 1997, 2013, 2024 |
| Cork | 3 | 1999, 2004, 2005 |
| Waterford | 3 | 1998, 2007, 2016 |
| Tipperary | 3 | 2001, 2010, 2019 |
| Wexford | 1 | 1996 |
| Galway | 1 | 2017 |