The 2026 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship was the eighth staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 63rd staging overall of a hurling championship for players between the minor and senior grades. The championship ran from 22 March to 31 May 2026.
Tipperary were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in the Munster final.
The All-Ireland final was played on 31 May 2026 at FBD Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Clare and Galway, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Clare won the match by 4–20 to 2–16 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in 12 years.
Clare's Fred Hegarty was the championship's top scorer with 2–56.
Ulster Under-20 Hurling Championship
Ulster Group Stage PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification1 Antrim550014548 +9710Advance to Final2 Down540112997 +3283 Tyrone530296117 -2164 Derry52039898 +045 Donegal501267117 -5016 Wicklow501474132 -581
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5
Ulster Final Antrim advance to Leinster Phase 1.
Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship
Leinster Phase 1
Round 1
Round 2
Leinster Phase 2
Leinster Tier 1
Leinster Tier 1 Group 1 PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification1 Galway33007142 +296Advance to Semi-Finals2 Wexford31117566 +93Advance to Quarter-Finals3 Kilkenny31116255 +734 Kildare30033984 -450
Leinster Tier 1 Group 1 Matches Round 1Round 2Round 3
Leinster Tier 1 Group 2 PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification1 Dublin33008442 +426Advance to Semi-Finals2 Offaly32016277 -154Advance to Quarter-Finals3 Laois31026367 -424 Meath30024972 -230
Leinster Tier 1 Group 2 Matches Round 1Round 2Round 3
Leinster Knockout Stage
Leinster Quarter-Finals
Leinster Semi-Finals
Leinster Final
Leinster Tier 2 PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification1 Carlow43019173 +186Qualify for Leinster Tier 2 Final2 Antrim430111069 +4163 Kerry21013843 -524 Westmeath31026458 +625 Down30033494 -600
Leinster Tier 2 Matches Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5
Leinster Tier 2 Final
Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship
Munster Group Stage PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification1 Tipperary43019272 +206Advance to Final2 Cork43019985 +146Advance to Semi-Final3 Clare43017978 +164 Waterford41036165 -425 Limerick400470101 -310
Munster Group Stage Matches Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5
Munster Knockout Stage
Munster Semi-Final
Munster Final
All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Fred Hegarty Clare2-566278.852Patrick Lacey Kilkenny6-385669.333Cormac Fitzpatrick Tipperary2-414759.404Louis McIvor Meath1-394258.405Tom Power Kildare1-374058.006Barry Walsh Cork3-303949.757Seán O'Brien Wexford5-213657.208Jack Shaughnessy Galway1-242764.509Davy Comerford Waterford0-262646.50Odhran Fletcher Offaly0-262646.50
All-Ireland Under-20 'B' Hurling Championship
Knockout Stage
'B' Quarter-Finals
'B' Semi-Finals
'B' All-Ireland Final
All-Ireland Under-20 'C' Hurling Championship
Knockout Stage
'C' Quarter-Finals
'C' Semi-Finals
'C' Final
References