The 2010 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 80th staging of the

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship) is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Associ ...

since its establishment by the

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. The championship began on 10 April and ended on 5 September 2010.

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entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by

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in the All-Ireland semi-final. On 5 September 2010, Kilkenny won the championship after a 2-10 to 0-14 defeat of

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in the All-Ireland final at

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. This was their 20th championship title overall and their first title since

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. Clare's Niall Arthur was the championship's top scorer with 0-50.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic ...

First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Final

Munster Minor Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship) is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of ...

First round Quarter-final Playoff Semi-finals Final

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship The Ulster Hurling Minor Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster GAA, Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1930 for the youngest competitors (under-18) in the province of Ulster in Ireland. It is ...

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-final Final

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship) is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Associ ...

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game

Miscellaneous

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qualified for their first Ulster final proper since

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qualified for their first Munster final since

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. * Clare's appearance in the All-Ireland final was only their third ever and their first since

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References

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