1982–83 National Hurling League
The 1982–83 National Hurling League was the 52nd season of the National Hurling League. Division 1. Division 1 saw a major restructuring with the abolition of the fourteen-team top flight which had previously been divided into two groups of seven teams. For the 1982-83 season, Division 1 was limited to a single group of eight teams. Kilkenny came into the season as defending champions of the 1981-82 season. On 24 April 1983, Kilkenny won the title after a 2-14 to 2-12 win over Limerick in the final. It was their 5th  league title overall and their second in succession. Kilkenny's Billy Fitzpatrick was the Division 1 top scorer with 4-33. Knock-out stage. Semi-finals Final Division 2. On 27 March 1983, Limerick won the title after a 2-16 to 1-7 win over Antrim in the final round of the group stage. Laois secured promotion to the top flight as the second-placed team. Carlow, who lost all of their group stage games, were relegated to Division 3. Division 4. Knock-out stage. Semi-finals Finals