1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 May – 1 September 1996 |
| Teams | 21 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Wexford (6th win) |
| Captain | Martin Storey |
| Manager | Liam Griffin |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Limerick |
| Captain | Ciarán Carey |
| Manager | Tom Ryan |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Wexford |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 22 |
| Top Scorer | Gary Kirby (1–35) |
| Player of the Year | Larry O'Gorman |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The 1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 110th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the various provincial championships took place on 22 October 1995. The championship ran from 5 May to 1 September 1996.
Clare were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Limerick in the Munster semi-finals.
The All-Ireland final was played on 1 September 1996 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Wexford and Limerick, in what was their third meeting in the final overall, a first meeting in the final in 78 years and a first championship meeting in 41 years. Wexford won the match by 1–13 to 0–14 to claim their sixth All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 26 years.
Limerick's Gary Kirby was the championship's top scorer with 1–35. Wexford's Larry O'Gorman was named Hurler of the Year.