GAA/GPA Young Hurler of the Year

The Gaelic Athletic Association/Gaelic Players Association Young Hurler of the Year (known for sponsorship reasons as the PwC GAA/GPA Young Hurler of the Year, or simply the Young Hurler of the Year) is an annual award given to the player aged 21 or under at the start of the season who is adjudged to have been the best during the All-Ireland Championship.^[1] The award has been presented since the 1996 All-Ireland Championship. The winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players' trade union, the Gaelic Players Association (GPA).^[2] The first winner of the award was Limerick defender Mark Foley. The current holder is Adrian Mullen, who won the award for Kilkenny GAA in 2019. The only players to win the award twice are Eoin Kelly, who won it in 2001 and 2002; and Eoin Cody, in 2020 and 2021.

SportHurling

CompetitionAll-Ireland Senior Championship

CountryIreland

Presented byGAA and GPA

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GAA/GPA Young Hurler of the Year

Sport	Hurling
Competition	All-Ireland Senior Championship
Country	Ireland
Presented by	GAA and GPA
History
First award	1996
Editions	23
First winner	Mark Foley
Most recent	Darragh McCarthy

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A shortlist of nominees is published in September. The winner, along with the winners of the GAA/GPA's other annual awards, is announced at a gala event in Dublin in November. Players consider the award to be highly prestigious, because the winner is chosen by his peers.