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Liam MacCarthy · 2026
Hurling · Code overview · 2026

The Liam MacCarthy

Liam MacCarthy is the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the top tier. Five Munster counties (Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford) plus Galway play a round-robin in their provincial groups; Leinster runs Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Wexford, plus the Joe McDonagh winner. Top three from each group advance, provincial finalists go directly to All-Ireland quarter-finals, third place to preliminary quarter-finals.

Pulse layer · being onboarded
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The competition ladder

From provincial entry to All-Ireland
Tier 1
Liam MacCarthy
Munster (5 counties + Galway) · Leinster (4 counties + Joe McDonagh winner)
Tier 2
Joe McDonagh
Six counties · winner promoted to Liam MacCarthy
Tier 3
Christy Ring
Six counties
Tier 4
Nicky Rackard
Six counties
Tier 5
Lory Meagher
Six counties · entry tier
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Senior hurling counties

Liam MacCarthy contenders
ClareCorkDublinGalwayKilkennyLimerickTipperaryWaterfordWexford
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Current standings

Hurling 2026

Standings are being onboarded

Gaelic Pulse only publishes figures that trace back to a real, fetched source. The hurling data layer, match-by-match results, scorers, lineups, discipline, is being assembled to the same standard we hold the football layer to. When it's verified, this section will populate.

What lives here when it's live: full Liam MacCarthy group standings, provincial championship results, top scorers by county, and a live "who's still in?" tracker.

Status · Awaiting first verified data run
Target · Coming soon