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1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates24 May - 13 September 1998
Teams18
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamOffaly (4th win)
CaptainHubert Rigney
ManagerMichael Bond
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKilkenny
CaptainTom Hickey
ManagerKevin Fennelly
Provincial champions
MunsterClare
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtGalway
Championship statistics
No. matches played23
Top Scorer John Troy (2-31)
Player of the Year Tony Browne
Brian Whelahan
All-Star TeamSee here
← 1997 1999 →

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1998 (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Hurling Championship 1998) was the 112th staging of Ireland's premier hurling competition. Offaly won the championship, beating Kilkenny 2–16 to 1–13 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

  • London

From Championship

Regraded to the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

  • Westmeath

Format

1998 was the second year that the controversial "back door" or qualifier system was used in the All-Ireland Championship. While the two provincial final winners automatically qualify for the All-Ireland semi-finals the two defeated provincial teams join Galway and the Ulster provincial final winners in two "quarter-finals". The two winners from these two games qualify for the semi-finals where they meet the Leinster and Munster winners. In 1998 Waterford and Offaly were the two teams to benefit from the qualifier system.

Semi-final controversy

The All-Ireland semi-final replay between Clare and Offaly ended in controversy when the referee, Jimmy Cooney, mistakenly ended the game five minutes earlier than he had intended. At the time of the early stoppage, the score was 1–16 to 2–10 in favour of Clare. When the whistle blew there was disarray in Croke Park as the disgruntled Offaly supporters began a sit-down protest on the pitch. A Kildare v. Kerry IHC game planned for afterwards had to be cancelled.

Clare graciously agreed to have the game replayed. In the re-fixture in Thurles 6 days later, the result was reversed with Offaly winning the game on a score of 0–16 to 0–13.

All-Ireland final

As a result of the new qualifier system of games for the second year in a row, the All-Ireland final was contested by two teams from the same province. However, this year the final was a repeat of the Leinster final with Offaly taking on Kilkenny. Offaly were playing in their Third All-Ireland Final of the 1990s(having won against Limerick in 1994 and lost to Clare in 1995). Goals for Offaly reversed the Leinster final result and allowed the Offaly men to defeat "the Cats" heavily.

Provincial championships

Connacht Senior Hurling Championship

Roscommon3-13 – 2-27Galway
B. Boyle (1-5), C. Kelly (1-4), P. Regan (1-1), M. Cunniffe (0-1), L. Murray (0-1), T. Galvin (0-1). D. Coen (1-13), A. Kerins (1-4), M. Kenny (0-2), F. Forde (0-2), M. Coleman (0-1), O. Fahy (0-1), K. Broderick (0-1), J. Rabbitte (0-1), J. McGrath (0-1), N. Shaughnessy (0-1).
Dr. Hyde Park, RoscommonAttendance: 2,000Referee: P. Delaney (Laois)

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship


Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Offaly 1-15
Offaly 4-28 Wexford 0-17
Meath 0-08 Kilkenny 3-10
Offaly 1-11
Kilkenny 3-11
Dublin 0-14 Laois 1-14
Kilkenny 4-23


Offaly4-28 – 0-8Meath
J. Troy (1-9), Joe Dooley (1-5), M. Duignan (0-4), B. Dooley (1-1), B. Whelehan (1-0), M. Hand (0-3), K. Farrell (0-2), C. Cassidy (0-1), P. Mulhaire (0-1), G. Oakley (0-1), J. Pilkington (0-1). N. Horan (0-6), M. Cole (0-1), D. Dorran (0-1).
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 48,856Referee: P. Aherne (Carlow)
Dublin0-14 – 4-23Kilkenny
J. Brennan (0-5), E. Morrissey (0-3), I. McGrane (0-2), S. Perkins (0-2), D. Sweeney (0-1), R. Boland (0-1). D. J. Carey (1-8), N. Maloney (1-3), B. McEvoy (1-1), K. O'Shea (1-0), M. Phelan (0-3), C. Carter (0-3), P. J. Delaney (0-3), P. O'Neill (0-1), P. Larkin (0-1).
Parnell Park, DublinAttendance: 10,000Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)
Kilkenny3-11 – 1-14Laois
K. O'Shea (1-1), C. Carter (0-4), N. Maloney (1-0), P. J. Delaney (1-0), D. J. Carey (0-3), P. O'Neill (0-2), D. Byrne (0-1). D. Cuddy (0-5), M. Rooney (1-1), C. Cuddy (0-2), D. Rooney (0-2), D. Russell (0-1), O. Dowling (0-1), F. O'Sullivan (0-1), P. Cuddy (0-1).
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 46,078Referee: P. Horan (Offaly)
Offaly1-15 – 0-17Wexford
Johnny Dooley (1-3), J. Troy (0-4), B. Whelehan (0-3), Joe Dooley (0-2), B. Dooley (0-1), J. Pilkington (0-1), P. Mulhaire (0-1). P. Codd (0-9), M. Storey (0-3), A. Fenlon (0-2), R. McCarthy (0-1), L. Murphy (0-1), M. Jordan (0-1).
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 46,078Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin)
Kilkenny3-10 – 1-11Offaly
C. Carter (1-5), D. J. Carey (2-1), N. Maloney (0-1), B. McEvoy (0-1), A. Comerford (0-1), M. Phelna (0-1). J. Troy (1-6), Johnny Dooley (0-2), D. Hanniffy (0-1), K. Martin (0-1), B. Whelehan (0-1).
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 32,490Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship


Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Waterford 0-21
Kerry 1-09 Tipperary 2-12
Waterford 1-20 Clare 1-16, 2-16
Waterford 3-10, 0-10
Clare 0-21
Limerick 3-11 Cork 0-13
Cork 1-20


Kerry1-9 – 0-20Waterford
B. O'Sullivan (0-4), J. M. Dooley (1-0), R. Gentleman (0-2), M. Slattery (0-2), T. Maunsell (0-1). D. Shanahan (0-6), P. Flynn (0-6), K. McGrath (0-3), T. Browne (0-2), A. Kirwan (0-1), D. Bennett (0-1), M. White (0-1).
Austin Stack Park, TraleeAttendance: 4,106Referee: S. McMahon (Clare)
Limerick3-11 – 1-20Cork
B. Foley (1-1), S. O'Neill (1-1), M. Galligan (0-4), J. Moran (1-0), G. Kirby (0-2), T. J. Ryan (0-2), M. Foley (0-1). J. Deane (0-7), S. McGrath (0-5), A. Browne (1-1), S. O'Farrell (0-3), K. Morrisson (0-2), F. McCormack (0-2).
Gaelic Grounds, LimerickAttendance: 34,480Referee: J. McDonnell (Tipperary)
Waterford0-21 – 2-12Tipperary
P. Flynn (0-10), K. McGrath (0-4), T. Browne (0-2), D. Shanahan (0-2), B. O'Sullivan (0-2), A. Kirwan (0-1). Report E. O'Neill (1-3), B. O'Meara (1-0), L. Cahill (0-3), T. Dunne (0-2), L. McGrath (0-1), D. Ryan (0-1), J. Leahy (0-1), M. Kennedy (0-1).
Páirc Uí Chaoimh, CorkAttendance: 30,532Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick)
Clare0-21 – 0-13Cork
J. O'Connor (0-5), E. Taaffe (0-3), A. Markham (0-3), N. Gilligan (0-3), D. Forde (0-2), O. Baker (0-2), A. Daly (0-1), G. O'Loughlin (0-1), P. J. O'Connell (0-1). J. Deane (0-7), P. Ryan (0-3), S. McGrath (0-2), F. McCormack (0-1).
Semple Stadium, ThurlesAttendance: 49,133Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary)
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Clare1-16 – 3-10Waterford
J. O'Connor (0-7), A. Markham (1-0), P. J. O'Connell (0-2), E. Taaffe (0-2), A. Daly (0-1), O. Baker (0-1), D. Forde (0-1), N. Gilligan (0-1), C. Clancy (0-1). (Report) A. Kirwan (2-1), P. Flynn (1-2), T. Browne (0-3), D. Shanahan (0-3), M. White (0-1).
Semple Stadium, ThurlesAttendance: 51,417Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary)
Clare2-16 – 0-10Waterford
N. Gilligan (1-1), S. McMahon (0-4), J. O'Connor (0-4), C. Clancy (1-0), D. Forde (0-2), A. Markham (0-1), F. Hegarty (0-1), G. O'Loughlin (0-1), C. Lynch (0-1), O. Baker (0-1). (Report) P. Flynn (0-4), D. Bennett (0-2), K. McGrath (0-1), A. Kirwan (0-1), S. Daly (0-1), P. Queally (0-1).
Semple Stadium, ThurlesAttendance: 51,731Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary)

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship


 Semi-FinalsFinal
       
  
 
 Antrim0-19, 6-28
  
 London0-19, 1-07
 Antrim1-19
  
 Derry2-13
 Derry2-17
 
 Down0-18
 


Antrim0-19 – 0-19London
Greg O'Kane (0-6), L. Richmond (0-2), P. McKillen (0-2), S. McMullan (0-2), J. Cardon (0-2), J. McIntosh (0-2), M. Molloy (0-1), Gary O'Kane (0-1), A. Elliott (0-1). T. Moloney (0-10), D. Browne (0-2), D. Murphy (0-2), E. Quiane (0-2), A. Heney (0-2), C. Heney (0-1).
Casement Park, BelfastReferee: P. Delaney (Laois)
Antrim6-28 – 1-7London
J. Carson (2-2), L. Richmond (1-5), A. Elliott (1-5), Greg O'Kane (1-5), P. McKillen (0-4), J. O'Neill (1-0), S. McMullan (0-2), M. Molloy (0-2), C. McGuckian (0-1), C. McKiernan (0-1), J. McIntosh (0-1). T. Maloney (1-3), P. Jordan (0-2), B. Dolan (0-1), D. Murphy (0-1).
Casement Park, BelfastAttendance: 3,000Referee: P. Delaney (Laois)
Derry2-17 – 0-18Down
O. Collins (0-12), G. McGonagle (1-3), M. Conway (1-0), G. Biggs (0-1), J. O'Dwyer (0-1). J. McGrattan (0-7), J. McCarthy (0-3), E. Trainor (0-2), G. McGrattan (0-2), M. Coulter (0-2), A. Tinnelly (0-1), B. Coulter (0-1).
Casement Park, BelfastAttendance: 3,000Referee: T. McIntyre (Antrim)
Antrim1-19 – 2-13Derry
Greg O'Kane (0-10), A. Elliott (1-3), S. McMullan (0-2), P. McKillen (0-1), J. McIntosh (0-1), Jarlath Elliott (0-1), J. Carson (0-1). O. Collins (0-10), Gary Biggs (1-1), G. McGonagle (1-0), M. McCormack (0-1), Greg Biggs (0-1).
Casement Park, BelfastAttendance: 6,000Referee: P. Delaney (Laois)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
1L Kilkenny 1-11
2M Waterford 1-20 2M Waterford 1-10
1C Galway 1-10 1L Kilkenny 1-13
2L Offaly 2-16
2L Offaly 0-16
2L Offaly 2-18 1M Clare 0-13
1U Antrim 2-09
Waterford1-20 – 1-10Galway
T. Browne (0-7), P. Flynn (0-5), S. Daly (1-0), K. McGrath (0-2), A. Kirwan (0-2), D. Bennett (0-1), Billy O'Sullivan (0-1), P. Queally (0-1), D. Shanahan (0-1). L. Burke (1-1), D. Coen (0-3), F. Forde (0-2), J. Rabbitte (0-1), O. Fahy (0-1), K. Broderick (0-1), A. Kerins (0-1).
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 26,052Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)
Offaly2-18 – 2-9Antrim
Joe Dooley (0-4), B. Whelehan (0-4), K. Farrell (1-0), M. Duignan (1-0), J. Troy (0-3), J. Ryan (0-3), B. Dooley (0-2), C. Cassidy (0-1), G. Hanniffy (0-1). G. O'Kane (0-6), J. Carson (1-0), A. Elliott (1-0), J. McIntosh (0-1), J. P. McKillop (0-1), J. Elliott (0-1).
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 26,052Referee: J. McDonnell (Tipperary)
Offaly1-13 – 1-13Clare
J. Pilkington (1-1), B. Whelehan (0-4), J. Troy (0-2), Johnny Dooley (0-2), P. Mulhaire (0-2), M. Duignan (0-1), Joe Dooley (0-1). J. O'Connor (0-6), F. Tuohy (1-2), S. McMahon (0-1), O. Baker (0-1), P. J. O'Connell (0-1), G. O'Loughlin (0-1), D. Forde (0-1).
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 37,124Referee: J. Cooney (Galway)
Kilkenny1-11 – 1-10Waterford
D. J. Carey (0-5), N. Maloney (1-0), A. Comerford (0-3), B. McEvoy (0-2), C. Carter (0-1). T. Browne (1-3), P. Flynn (0-3), D. Shanahan (0-2), B. Daly (0-1), A. Kirwan (0-1).
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 50,856Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick)
Offaly2-10 – 1-16Clare
B. Dooley (1-1), J. Errity (1-0), J. Troy (0-3), Joe dooley (0-2), J. Pilkington (0-1), B. Whelehan (0-1), Johnny Dooley (0-1), M. Duignan (0-1). Report A. Markham (1-3), J. O'Connor (0-5), S. McMahon (0-3), B. Murphy (0-2), A. Daly (0-1), F. Tuohy (0-1), O. Baker (0-1).
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 38,015Referee: J. Cooney (Galway)
Offaly0-16 – 0-13Clare
Joe Dooley (0-5), G. Hanniffy (0-3), B. Whelehan (0-3), B. Dooley (0-1), J. Pilkington (0-1), Johnny Dooley (0-1), J. Errity (0-1), J. Troy (0-1). Report J. O'Connor (0-5), D. Forde (0-2), A. Daly (0-1), O. Baker (0-1), A. Markham (0-1), S. McMahon (0-1), N. Gilligan (0-1), J. Reddan (0-1).
Semple Stadium, ThurlesAttendance: 45,092Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)
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Offaly2-16 – 1-13Kilkenny
B. Whelehan (1-6), J. Errity (1-2), J. Troy (0-3), M. Duignan (0-2), Joe Dooley (0-2), J. Pilkington (0-1). D. J. Carey (0-5), C. Carter (1-1), B. McEvoy (0-3), K. O'Shea (0-2), A. Comerford (0-1), P. Larkin (0-1).
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 65,491Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)
Offaly Kilkenny

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Season

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 John Troy Offaly 2-31 37 8 4.62
2 Paul Flynn Waterford 1-30 33 6 5.50
3 Jamesie O'Connor Clare 0-32 32 5 6.40
4 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 3-22 31 5 6.20
5 Greg O'Kane Antrim 1-27 30 4 7.50
6 Brian Whelehan Offaly 2-22 28 8 3.50
7 Joe Dooley Offaly 1-21 24 8 3.00
8 Ollie Collins Derry 0-22 22 2 11.00
9 Charlie Carter Kilkenny 2-14 20 5 4.00
10 Tony Browne Waterford 1-17 20 6 3.33

Single game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Daragh Coen Galway 1-13 16 Roscommon
2 John Troy Offaly 1-9 12 Meath
Ollie Collins Derry 0-12 12 Down
4 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 1-8 11 Dublin
5 Paul Flynn Waterford 0-10 10 Tipperary
Timmy Moloney London 0-10 10 Antrim
Greg O'Kane Antrim 0-10 10 Derry
Ollie Collins Derry 0-10 10 Antrim
9 Paul Codd Wexford 0-9 9 Offaly
John Troy Offaly 1-6 9 Kilkenny

Miscellaneous

  • Kilkenny v Offaly marked the first ever all Leinster All-Ireland final

See also

External links

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