Denis Joseph "D. J." Carey is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
Edward Peter "Eddie" Keher is a retired Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
The Gaelic Athletic Association-Gaelic Players' Association All Stars Awards are awarded annually to the best player in each of the 15 playing positions in Gaelic football and hurling. Additionally, one player in each code is selected as Player of the Year. The awards have since 2011 been presented jointly by the Gaelic Athletic Association and the representative body for inter-county players, the Gaelic Players Association.
Henry Shefflin is an Irish retired hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
James John Delaney is an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back and full-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Richard Noel Skehan was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Kilkenny senior team.
Thomas "Tommy" Walsh is an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Martin Timothy Comerford is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
Edward Joseph Brennan is an Irish hurling manager and former player. His league and championship career with the Kilkenny senior team lasted twelve seasons from 2000 until 2011. Brennan is the current manager of the Laois senior hurling team.
Noel Leonard Hickey is an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Liam 'Chunky' O'Brien is a former Irish sportsperson. He played senior hurling with the Kilkenny inter-county team in the 1970s.
Billy Fitzpatrick is an Irish former sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club the Fenians and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1974 until 1986. Fitzpatrick captained Kilkenny to the All-Ireland title in 1975.
Michael Walsh is an Irish retired hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Kilkenny senior team and played soccer for Kilkenny City A.F.C. at schoolboy, youth, junior and senior level, as well as lining out for the Republic of Ireland youth team.
Philip Francis "Fan" Larkin is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Ger Henderson is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team in the 1970s and 1980s.
Liam Fennelly is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Ballyhale Shamrocks and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1981 until 1992.
Joseph Patrick "Joe" Hennessy is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Thomas Joseph Reid, known as T. J. Reid, is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Ballyhale Shamrocks and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a centre-forward.
The 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final took place in Croke Park, Dublin on Sunday, 4 September 2011. The final was contested by Kilkenny and defending champions, Tipperary. Kilkenny were playing in their sixth final in a row, while the pairing of Kilkenny and Tipperary was the first ever time that the same two teams have played in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final for three years in a row. Kilkenny won their fifth title in six years after a four-point win against Tipperary, avenging their 2010 defeat. The final which was shown live in Ireland on RTÉ Two attracted the second highest ever viewership for an All Ireland Hurling Final, peaking at 1.1 million viewers in the final minutes. An average audience of 971,000 viewers tuned into the game overall.
Eoin Murphy is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Intermediate Championship club Glenmore and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a goalkeeper.
