<P> 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 . 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . 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 . </P>
who won the all ireland hurling final 2011
who won the all ireland hurling final 2011
Kilkenny
Kilkenny