The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1945 was the 59th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition.
Tipperary won the championship, beating Kilkenny 5-6 to 3-6 in the final.
[1] The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual.
All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship.
The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows: First round Semi-finals Final First round Semi-finals Final