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Here are our 63 favourite images from the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

It’s been a memorable year in hurling for a number of reasons, and the following pics reflect some of the highlights.

Here are our 63 favourite images from the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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  • The Kilkenny team after the team photo lead by Michael Fennelly

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • Michael Wadding speaks to Henry Shefflin and Wayne McNamara

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • Aidan Fogarty celebrates scoring a goal

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • Kieran Joyce celebrates

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • Referee Michael Wadding shows Richie Hogan of Kilkenny a red card

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • Kilkenny goalkeeper David Herity dejected after conceding the opening goal

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • Waterford's Shane Walsh and Eoin McGrath take a tumble while contesting a high ball

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • A Cork fan holds up a message for Eoin Cadogan

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • A dejected John Mullane of Waterford after the game

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • Cork's Pa Cronin fights with Stephen Molumphy of Waterford

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • Cork's John Gardiner, Sephen McDonnell and Brian Murphy contest a high ball with Shane Walsh and Maurice Shanahan of Waterford

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • Referee Barry Kelly and Stephen Molumpy

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • A Cork supporter celebrates a later score in the match

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • Cork's Cian McCarthy under pressure from Michael 'Brick' Walsh and goalkeeper Stephen O'Keefe of Waterford

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • General view of Semple Stadium

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • Tipperary's Paul Curran and Eoin Larkin of Kilkenny with referee Cathal McAllister

    ©INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan
  • Tipperary's Lar Corbett celebrates as Tommy Walsh of Kilkenny gets a yellow card

    ©INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan
  • Tipperary's Shane McGrath and Michael Fennelly of Kilkenny

    ©INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan
  • Tipperary's Paul Curran and Eoin Larkin of Kilkenny square up to one another during the opening minutes of the game

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • Referee Cathal McAllister yellow cards Tommy Walsh

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • Referee Cathal McAllister separates players early in the game

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • Kilkenny's Paul Murphy and Patrick 'Bonner' Maher of Tipperary

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • A disappointed Tipperary fan

    INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan
  • The full-time score

    ©INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan
  • Tipperary's Paul Curran and Eoin Larkin of Kilkenny

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • TJ Reid scores his side's fourth goal

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • Pa Bourke of Tipperary drags Tommy Walsh of Kilkenny to the ground in an off the ball incident

    ©INPHO/Donall Farmer
  • A fight breaks out in the opening minutes

    INPHO/Lorraine O'Sullivan
  • Galway's Fergal Moore, Johnny Coen, David Collins and Kevin Hynes surround Pa Cronin of Cork

    INPHO/James Crombie
  • Selector Mattie Kenny and manager Anthony Cunningham speak to the team after the game

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • Galway fans celebrate

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • Manager Jimmy Barry Murphy speaks with goalkeeper Donal Og Cusack

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • Joe Canning prepares to take a sideline cut

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • Players compete for a high ball

    ©INPHO/Colm O'Neill
  • Cork's Patrick Horgan and Jamie Coughlan tackle Tony Og Regan of Galway

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • A pink rabbit watches the game

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • Galway's Damien Hayes celebrates at the final whistle

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • A general view of Croke Park on All Ireland hurling final day

    ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy
  • A general view of the Galway hurling team

    ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy
  • GAA President Liam O'Neill and An Taoiseach Enda Kenny

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • Joe Canning takes a free

    INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • President Michael D. Higgins is introduced to Henry Shefflin before the start of the match

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • General view of a Galway banner

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • General view of Prodijig performing at half-time

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • General view of Galway and Kilkenny supporters in Hill 16

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • Galway's manager Anthony Cunningham speaks to his team after the game

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • Henry Shefflin takes a shot

    ©INPHO/Billy Stickland
  • Kilkenny's manager Brian Cody and manager Anthony Cunningham of Galway exchange words after the game

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • Galway's David Burke is consoled after the match

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen in the crowd

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • Galway's David Collins holds onto the jersey of Kilkenny's Richie Power

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • Joe Canning scores the point to draw the match in the last minute

    ©INPHO/Billy Stickland
  • Kilkenny's manager Brian Cody and manager Anthony Cunningham of Galway exchange words after the game

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • Frank Hogan with his John 3:7 sign on his way to Croke Park

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • Former Arsenal and England International footballer Martin Keown (centre) arriving at Croke Park for the match with his sister Muireann and brother John

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • Anthony Cunningham watches as the teams meet the president

    ©INPHO/James Crombie
  • Galway's Niall Donoghue with Eoin Larkin of Kilkenny

    ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan
  • A Kilkenny fan celebrates

    ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan
  • Galway's Fergal Moore with Eoin Larkin of Kilkenny

    ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan
  • David Burke scores Galway's second goal

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • Galway's David Burke celebrates the opening goal

    ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
  • Cyrill Donnellan and David Burke with David Herity and Paul Murphy

    ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan
  • Eoin Larkin lifts the Liam McCarthy Cup

    ©INPHO/James Crombie

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