1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates	24 May - 13 September 1998
Teams	18
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Offaly (4th win)
Captain	Hubert Rigney
Manager	Michael Bond
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Kilkenny
Captain	Tom Hickey
Manager	Kevin Fennelly
Provincial champions
Munster	Clare
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played	23
Top Scorer	John Troy (2-31)
Player of the Year	Tony Browne Brian Whelahan
All-Star Team	See 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.

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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

July 12
Final

Roscommon	3-13 – 2-27	Galway
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, Roscommon

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: 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

May 24
Quarter-Final

Offaly	4-28 – 0-8	Meath
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, Dublin

Attendance: 48,856

Referee: P. Aherne (Carlow)

May 31
Quarter-Final

Dublin	0-14 – 4-23	Kilkenny
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, Dublin

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)

June 14
Semi-Final

Kilkenny	3-11 – 1-14	Laois
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, Dublin

Attendance: 46,078

Referee: P. Horan (Offaly)

June 14
Semi-Final

Offaly	1-15 – 0-17	Wexford
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, Dublin

Attendance: 46,078

Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

July 5
Final

Kilkenny	3-10 – 1-11	Offaly
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, Dublin

Attendance: 32,490

Referee: 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

May 24
Quarter-Final

Kerry	1-9 – 0-20	Waterford
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, Tralee

Attendance: 4,106

Referee: S. McMahon (Clare)

May 31
Quarter-Final

Limerick	3-11 – 1-20	Cork
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, Limerick

Attendance: 34,480

Referee: J. McDonnell (Tipperary)

June 7
Semi-Final

Waterford	0-21 – 2-12	Tipperary
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, Cork

Attendance: 30,532

Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick)

June 21
Semi-Final

Clare	0-21 – 0-13	Cork
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, Thurles

Attendance: 49,133

Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary)

July 12
Final

Clare	1-16 – 3-10	Waterford
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, Thurles

Attendance: 51,417

Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary)

July 19
Final Replay

Clare	2-16 – 0-10	Waterford
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, Thurles

Attendance: 51,731

Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary)

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-Finals		Final



Antrim	0-19, 6-28

London	0-19, 1-07
		Antrim	1-19

		Derry	2-13
Derry	2-17

Down	0-18

June 14
Semi-Final

Antrim	0-19 – 0-19	London
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, Belfast

Referee: P. Delaney (Laois)

June 21
Semi-Final Replay

Antrim	6-28 – 1-7	London
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, Belfast

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: P. Delaney (Laois)

June 21
Semi-Final

Derry	2-17 – 0-18	Down
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, Belfast

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: T. McIntyre (Antrim)

July 5
Final

Antrim	1-19 – 2-13	Derry
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, Belfast

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: P. Delaney (Laois)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Kilkenny

1-11

Waterford

1-20

Waterford

1-10

Galway

1-10

Kilkenny

1-13

Offaly

2-16

Offaly

0-16

Offaly

2-18

Clare

0-13

Antrim

2-09

July 26
Quarter-Final

Waterford	1-20 – 1-10	Galway
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, Dublin

Attendance: 26,052

Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)

July 26
Quarter-Final

Offaly	2-18 – 2-9	Antrim
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, Dublin

Attendance: 26,052

Referee: J. McDonnell (Tipperary)

August 9
Semi-Final

Offaly	1-13 – 1-13	Clare
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, Dublin

Attendance: 37,124

Referee: J. Cooney (Galway)

August 16
Semi-Final

Kilkenny	1-11 – 1-10	Waterford
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, Dublin

Attendance: 50,856

Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick)

August 22
Semi-Final Replay

Offaly	2-10 – 1-16	Clare
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, Dublin

Attendance: 38,015

Referee: J. Cooney (Galway)

August 29
Semi-Final Refixture

Offaly	0-16 – 0-13	Clare
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, Thurles

Attendance: 45,092

Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)

September 13
Final

Offaly	2-16 – 1-13	Kilkenny
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, Dublin

Attendance: 65,491

Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)

Offaly

Kilkenny

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	41.00
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
2	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
9	John Troy	Offaly	1-6	9	Kilkenny

External links

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1998 Results

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Pre-1923

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920
Finals	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920

Beginning of
Liam MacCarthy

Seasons	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Finals	1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

80-minute
experiment

Seasons	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Finals	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

Post-experiment

Seasons	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Finals	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

'Back-door' era

Seasons	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Finals	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Associated competitions

Leinster SHC
Munster SHC
Joe McDonagh Cup
Connacht SHC (formerly)
Ulster SHC (formerly)
Christy Ring Cup (formerly)
Minor Championship (final formerly held on same day)

Statistics and awards

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Team changes

To Championship

From Championship

Format

Semi-final controversy

All-Ireland final

Provincial championships

Connacht Senior Hurling Championship

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Top scorers

Season

Single game

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