The 2001 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 38th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament for players under the age of twenty-one. The championship began on 6 June 2001 and ended on 16 September 2001.
Limerick were the defending champions.
On 16 September 2001, Limerick won the championship following a 0-17 to 2-10 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title in succession and their third title overall.
Limerick's Mark Keane was the championship's top scorer with 3-29.
Results Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Semi-finals
Final
Scoring statistics
Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Mark KeaneLimerick3-293849.502Eoin KellyTipperary2-2733311.003Barry LambertWexford0-222254.404Brian McCormackLaois0-171728.505Paul HeartyDerry1-1215115.006Cathal McCarthyCork2-061226.007Conor FitzgeraldLimerick1-071042.50Eoin FitzgeraldCork0-101025.009Paul CarleyWexford1-06951.80Paul SheehanKilkenny0-09924.50
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Eoin KellyTipperary2-0915LimerickPaul HeartyDerry1-1215Antrim3Mark KeaneLimerick2-0713Tipperary4Cathal McCarthyCork2-0511KerryMark KeaneLimerick0-1111Cork6Eoin KellyTipperary0-1010Clare7Brian McCormackLaois0-099KilkennyBarry LambertWexford0-099Antrim9Séamus PrendergastWaterford0-088TipperaryEoin KellyTipperary0-088Waterford
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