2008 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 2008
Championship Details
Dates	6 April 2008 - 7 September 2008
Teams	22
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kilkenny (19th win)
Captain	Thomas Breen
Manager	Richie Mulrooney
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	David Burke
Manager	Mattie Murphy
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	36
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The 2008 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 78th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 6 April 2008 and ended on 7 September 2008.

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final.^[1]

On 7 September 2008 Kilkenny won the championship following a 3-6 to 0-13 defeat of Galway in a replay of the All-Ireland final.^[2] This was their 19th All-Ireland title and their first in five championship seasons.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Final

6 July 2008 Final	Kilkenny	1-19 - 0-13	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Brennan (0-7) (4f), T Breen (0-5), M Gaffney (1-1), D Purcell (0-2), R Hickey (0-1); M Moloney (0-1) (1f), C Kenny (0-1), J Gannon (0-1).		P Morris (0-6) (4f, 1’65), A Shore (0-3), H Kehoe (0-1), E Moore (0-1), J Kelly (0-1).	Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Final

13 July 2008 Final	Cork	0-19 - 0-18	Limerick	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	S O'Brien 0-5, C Sheehan 0-4, P Haughney 0-3, P O'Shea 0-3, P Honohan 0-2, S O'Farrell 0-1, M Collins 0-1.		N McGrath 0-5, P Murphy 0-4, K Morris 0-3, J O'Neill 0-2, M Sheedy 0-2, T Butler 0-1, B O'Meara 0-1.	Referee: M O'Connor (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Final

15 June 2008 Final	Antrim	3-18 - 0-5	Down	Casement Park, Belfast
	M Devlin (0-6), G Laverty (1-1), M Armstrong (1-1), P Dallat (0-4), M Dallat (1-0), S Shannon (0-3), C Coyle (0-2), A Downey (0-1).	Report	S Conlon (0-2), P Sheehan (0-1), A O'Prey (0-1), D Toner (0-1).	Referee: M Mulholland (Down)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

10 August 2008 Semi-final	Kilkenny	3-17 - 1-14	Tipperary	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Brennan 0-8, W Walsh 2-1, M Gaffney 1-0, C Kenny 0-3, T Breen 0-2, J Gannon 0-1; R Hickey 0-1; P McCarthy 0-1.		N McGrath 0-9, K Morris 1-0, T Butler 0-2, J O'Neill 0-1, R Gleeson 0-1, K Shelly 0-1.	Referee: A Kelly (Galway)

17 August 2008 Semi-final	Galway	1-18 - 0-17	Cork	Croke Park, Dublin
	R Cummins (1-05), N Burke (0-03), N Quinn (0-03), D Glennon (0-02, 0-01 ’65’), B Burke (0-02), D Burke (0-02, 0-01f), D Fox (0-01).		P O’Shea (0-05, 0-04f, 0-01 ’65’), S O’Brien (0-04, 0-03f); A Walsh (0-02), S O’Farrell (0-02), P Honohan (0-01), J O’Dwyer (0-01), D Roche (0-01), J Coughlan (0-01).	Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

Final

7 September 2008 Final	Kilkenny	3-6 - 0-13	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Brennan 1-3 (3f); D Purcell 1-1; T Breen 1-0; P McCarthy, C Kenny (f) 0-1 each.	Report	N Burke 0-5 (2f); B Burke, D Burke (1'65) 0-3 each; D Fox, R Cummins 0-1 each.	Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

References

↑ "Carey fires Tipperary to double minor glory". Irish Independent. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
↑ "Danny boy on song for lucky Cats". Irish Independent. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

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