Galway avança para as quartas de final, Cork e Clare ganham no round-robin. Galway advances to quarter-finals, Cork and Clare win in hurling round-robin.

Galway derrotou Kilkenny por 2-18 a 1-19 no round-robin de Leinster, garantindo um lugar nos quartos de final. Galway defeated Kilkenny 2-18 to 1-19 in the Leinster round-robin, securing a quarter-final spot. Cork venceu o Tipperary 0-16 a 1-9 no jogo de abertura do Munster SHC, enquanto Clare superou o Tippearry 2-15 a 2-14 em um final dramático. Cork beat Tipperary 0-16 to 1-9 in the Munster SHC opener, while Clare edged Tipperary 2-15 to 2-14 in a dramatic finish. O treinador do Galway, Pádraic Joyce, voltará para outra temporada, visando a Sam Maguire Cup. Galway manager Pádraic Joyce will return for another season, aiming for the Sam Maguire Cup.