[2] Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, all GAA activity was suspended until late in the year.

On 22 November 2020, Tipperary won the title after a 0-17 to 0-14 win against Cork in the final.

[3][4][5][6] To mark the centenary of Bloody Sunday, Tipperary wore special commemorative jerseys in white and green in the final, a replica of the colours worn by the Tipperary team which played Dublin in Croke Park in 1920.

The lowest ranked counties to play in the quarter-finals were Limerick and Waterford of Division 4.

The lowest ranked county to play in the semi-finals was Limerick of Division 4.