These are Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Derry, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh, Kildare, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Tyrone, Roscommon, Sligo, Westmeath and Wicklow.
Fourteen of these counties have never competed in a semi-final: Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Fermanagh, Kildare, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Tyrone, Sligo, Westmeath and Wicklow Carlow and Westmeath have been successful in senior B level championships such as the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship and the Joe McDonagh Cup.
Tier 1 counties (9): Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford Tier 2 counties (9): Antrim, Carlow, Down, Kerry, Kildare, Laois, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath Tier 3 counties (9): Armagh, Derry, Donegal, London, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Tyrone, Wicklow Tier 4 counties (8): Cavan, Fermanagh, Lancashire, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Monaghan, Warwickshire The following teams have competed in the All-Ireland Championship for at least one season.
This section represents in colour-coded tabular format the results of GAA county teams in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship since 1997.
The three main ways to qualify for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (Proper) are through: (Does not include Provincial Championship appearances or Qualifier appearances) The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows: The introduction of the qualifier system in 1997 has resulted in nine 'back-door' All-Ireland champions: On a number of occasions teams have been defeated twice but have remained in the championship: Only one county have appeared in the final and being victorious on all occasions: On the opposite end of the scale, only one county has appeared in the final and losing on each occasion: Although not an officially recognised achievement, a number of teams have achieved the distinction of winning the All-Ireland championship, their provincial championship and the National Hurling League: Records exclude extra-time.