Overview
- The 15-player team includes four from Cork, two from Kilkenny, and one each from Galway and Dublin alongside Tipperary’s seven.
- Tipperary goalkeeper Rhys Shelly earns his first All-Star, chosen ahead of Cork’s Patrick Collins and Limerick’s Nickie Quaid.
- There are ten first-time recipients, the largest newcomer cohort since 2013.
- No Limerick player is selected for the first time since 2017.
- Hurler of the Year nominees are John McGrath, Jake Morris, and Brian Hayes, with Adam English, Darragh McCarthy, and Robert Doyle shortlisted for Young Hurler ahead of the RDS gala.