1988–89 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

The 1988–89 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 19th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 25 September 1988 and ended on 17 March 1989.

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1988–89
Championship Details
Dates25 September 1988 – 17 March 1989
Teams29
All Ireland Champions
WinnersBuffer's Alley (1st win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upO'Donovan Rossa
Provincial Champions
MunsterPatrickswell
LeinsterBuffer's Alley
UlsterO'Donovan Rossa
ConnachtFour Roads
Championship Statistics
Top ScorerGary Kirby (4-29)

Midleton were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after losing in the Cork Senior Hurling Championship.

On 17 March 1989, Buffer's Alley won the championship following a 2-12 to 0-12 defeat of O'Donovan Rossa in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their first All-Ireland title.

Results

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First round

2 October 1988 First round Gortletteragh 3-08 - 2-06 Tourlestrane Cloone

Second round

9 October 1988 Second round North Mayo 0-11 - 0-02 Tourlestrane Ballina
M Linnane 0-3, C Collins 0-2, G O'Mara 0-2, G Ring 0-1, S Campion 0-1, K Delaney 0-1, P Armstrong 0-1, P Doherty 0-1.

Semi-final

23 October 1988 Semi-final Four Roads 1-12 - 2-03 North Mayo Ballyforan
P Dolan 0-4, M Donnelly 1-0, J McCarthy 0-2, T Fallon 0-2, F Carty 0-2, G Coyle 0-1, T Grehan 0-1. M Linanne 2-3.

Final

20 November 1988 Final Four Roads 3-05 - 1-08 Abbeyknockmoy Ballyforan
Paddy Dolan 1-2, Paul Dolan 1-1, S Coyle 1-1, M Cunniffe 0-1. P Blade 1-2, J Cooley 0-3, J Maher 0-2, T Devane 0-1.

First round

16 October 1988 First round Brownstown 2-13 - 1-03 St. Kieran's O'Reilly Park, Archerstown
P Clancy 0-7, R Shaw 1-1, C Shaw 1-0, A Kelly 0-2, E Dolan 0-1, D Geraghty 0-1, J Leonard 0-1. C McCormack 1-0, M Carroll 0-3.
16 October 1988 First round Wolfe Tones 3-05 - 7-12 Trim Drogheda
S Matthews 1-1, S Bannon 1-1, D Stone 1-0, O Kelly 0-2, T Lowry 0-1. T Massey 4-2, D Murray 1-3, M Dempsey 1-1, F Hatton 1-0, D O'Keeffe 0-2, K Murray 0-2, F Foley 0-1, J O'Toole 0-1.
16 October 1988 First round Castledermot 1-06 - 0-17 Portlaoise Geraldine Park, Athy
J Gibbons 1-5, D O'Keeffe 0-1. P Bergin 0-6, L Bergin 0-5, B Bohane 0-4, M Keegan 0-1, M Cashin 0-1.
23 October 1988 First round Carlow 2-05 - 0-04 Barndarrig Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
B Dunne 2-0, J Hayden 0-3, J Delaney 0-1, C Lowry 0-1. G Doyle 0-2, M Walsh 0-1, E England 0-1.

Quarter-finals

22 October 1988 Quarter-final Portlaoise 1-09 - 2-06 St. Vincent's O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
B Bohane 0-4, T Fitzpatrick 1-0, M Cashin 0-1, L Bergin 0-1, J Keenan 0-1, P Bergin 0-1. S McDermott 2-2, S Dalton 0-2, V Conroy 0-2.
23 October 1988 Quarter-final Brownstown 1-05 - 2-07 Ballyhale Shamrocks O'Reilly Park, Archerstown
E Dolan 1-0, J Fitzsimons 0-2, U Galligan 0-1, J Leonard 0-1, A Kelly 0-1. J Lawlor 2-0, G Fennelly 0-2, L Fennelly 0-2, S Fennelly 0-1, R Aylward 0-1, S Grace 0-1.
29 October 1988 Quarter-final replay St. Vincent's 5-13 - 5-06 Portlaoise Parnell Park, Dublin
S McDermott 1-5, S Dalton 0-5, V Conroy 1-1, S Loftus 1-1, P Tobin 1-1, A Devlin 1-0. P Bergin 2-0, M Deegan 1-0, L Bergin 1-0, J Taylor 1-0, B Bohane 0-3, N Rigney 0-2, P Cleary 0-1.
5 November 1988 Quarter-final Carlow 4-06 - 5-08 Buffer's Alley Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
J Hayden 1-3, T Doyle 1-1, J Delaney 1-0, B Dunne 1-0, B Hayden 0-1, N Fallon 0-1. T Dempsey 2-2, M Butler 1-4, F O'Leary 2-0, M Casey 0-1, P Whelan 0-1. Referee: P Delaney (Laois)
5 November 1988 Quarter-final Seir Kieran 2-14 - 0-06 Trim St. Patrick's Park, Birr
B Dooley 0-6, Joe Dooley 1-2, Johnny Dooley 0-4, K Dooley 1-0, J Commons 0-1, J Abbott 0-1. E McCaffrey 0-2, CJ Murtagh 0-1, T Massey 0-1, C Argue 0-1, K Murray 0-1.

Semi-finals

19 November 1988 Semi-final Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-12 - 0-14 St. Vincent's Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
G Fennelly 0-7, M Kelly 1-1, D Fennelly 1-0, L Fennelly 0-2, J Lawlor 0-1, T Phelan 0-1. S McDermott 0-7, S Dalton 0-4, S Loftus 0-2, V Conroy 0-1.
20 November 1988 Semi-final Buffer's Alley 1-12 - 1-07 Seir Kieran Geraldine Park, Athy
S Whelan 1-2, T Dempsey 0-5, M Casey 0-2, T Doran 0-2, M Butler 0-1. Johnny Dooley 1-3, J Connors 0-2, P Mulrooney 0-1, B Dooley 0-1.

Final

4 December 1988 Final Buffer's Alley 1-12 - 1-09 Ballyhale Shamrocks Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
M Butler 0-10, T Doran 1-0, M Casey 0-1, T Dempsey 0-1. G Fennelly 1-7, D Fennelly 0-2. Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Quarter-finals

23 October 1988 Quarter-final Feakle 4-16 - 1-08 Ballyduff Cusack Park, Ennis
V Donnellan 3-7, D Rochford 1-2, T Guilfoyle 0-3, D McGrath 0-2, J Touhy 0-1, K Breen 0-1. C Houlihan 1-1, M O'Sullivan 0-4, F Whelan 0-1, M Hennessy 0-1, J Barron 0-1.
23 October 1988 Quarter-final Patrickswell 3-11 - 3-06 St. Finbarr's FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
G Kirby 1-8, G Hayes 1-0, C Carey 1-0, S Foley 0-1, D Punch 0-1, F Nolan 0-1. F O'Brien 2-0, T Linehan 1-2, J Cremin 0-2, J Meyler 0-1, W O'Connell 0-1.

Semi-finals

20 November 1988 Semi-final Loughmore-Castleiney 0-09 - 1-12 Patrickswell Semple Stadium, Thurles
P McGrath 0-7, T McGrath 0-1, T Larkin 0-1. G Kirby 0-8, G Hayes 1-1, C Carey 0-1, S Foley 0-1, S Kirby 0-1. Referee: W Horgan (Cork)
20 November 1988 Semi-final Mount Sion 1-08 - 1-07 Feakle Walsh Park, Waterford
S Ahearne 0-5, D Power 1-0, G Fitzpatrick 0-3. M Callinan 1-0, V Donnellan 0-3, T Guilfoyle 0-1, M Guilfoyle 0-1, J Touhy 0-1, R Nelson 0-1. Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)

Final

4 December 1988 Final Patrickswell 3-13 - 2-13 Mount Sion Semple Stadium, Thurles
G Kirby 1-4, G Hayes 1-2, S Foley 1-1, C Carey 0-2, F Nolan 0-2, A Carmody 0-1, S Kirby 0-1. S Ahearne 2-6, P McGrath 0-3, D Loughnane 0-2, D Power 0-1, P Ryan 0-1. Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

Semi-finals

25 September 1988 Semi-final Cúchulainns 0-04 - 5-13 Ruairí Óg Athletic Grounds, Armagh
G Bradsahw 0-1, P Devlin 0-1, J Devlin 0-1, A Corvan 0-1. D McNaughton 2-6, F McAllister 1-4, J Carson 1-0, A McGuile 1-0, L McKeegan 0-1, A McAllister 0-1, B McGaughey 0-1.
25 September 1988 Semi-final Lavey 1-11 - 2-07 Portaferry Gulladuff
H Downey 0-9, D Roughan 1-0, O Collins 0-1, S Downey 0-1, D Mulholland 0-1. A McGeehan 1-3, B Coulter 1-0, K Fitzsimmons 0-2, C McGeehan 0-2.

Final

23 October 1988 Final O'Donovan Rossa 0-13 - 0-11 Lavey Rossa Park, Belfast
N Murray 0-9, C Murphy 0-2, D Armstrong 0-1, S Shannon 0-1. H Downey 0-5, S Downey 0-3, D Mulholland 0-3.

Quarter-final

29 January 1989 Quarter-final Patrickswell 2-15 - 0-07 Desmonds Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
G Kirby 1-5, S Foley 1-1, C Carey 0-3, S Kirby 0-2, A Carmody 0-2, P Foley 0-1, G Hayes 0-1. M Burke 0-2, M Cahill 0-2, F O'Donoghue 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1, A O'Halloran 0-1.

Semi-finals

12 February 1989 Semi-final Buffer's Alley 2-19 - 0-09 Four Roads Wexford Park, Wexford
M Butler 0-9, T Dempsey 1-4, S O'Leary 1-1, T Doran 0-3, M Casey 0-2. P Dolan 0-4, T Fallon 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1, P Dolan 0-1, F McCarthy 0-1.
12 February 1989 Semi-final Patrickswell 2-08 - 2-09 O'Donovan Rossa FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
G Kirby 1-4, S Kirby 1-0, C Carey 0-2, A Carmody 0-1, F Nolan 0-1. N Murray 1-2, C Murray 1-0, C Barr 0-3, J Reilly 0-2, J Fagin 0-1, A Murray 0-1.

Final

17 March 1989 Final Buffer's Alley 2-12 - 0-12 O'Donovan Rossa Croke Park, Dublin
P Donoghue 1-1, T Dempsey 0-4, S Ó Laoire 1-0, T Doran 0-3, M Butler 0-2, S Whelan 0-1, M Foley 0-1. C Barr 0-5, N Murray 0-2, D Armstrong 0-1, A Murray 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, J Reilly 0-1, P Rogan 0-1. Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Gary Kirby Patrickswell 4-29 41 5 8.20
2 Mick Butler Buffers Alley 1-26 29 5 5.80
3 Tom Dempsey Buffers Alley 3-16 25 5 5.00
4 Val Donnellan Feakle 3-10 19 2 9.50
Ger Fennelly Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-16 19 3 6.33
5 Shane Ahearne Mount Sion 2-11 17 2 8.50
6 Noel Murray O'Donovan Rossa 1-13 16 3 5.66
7 Tim Massey Trim 4-03 15 2 7.50
8 Henry Downey Lavey 0-14 14 2 7.00
9 Paddy Dolan Four Roads 1-10 13 3 4.33
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Val Donnellan Feakle 3-07 16 Ballyduff
2 Tim Massey Trim 4-02 14 Wolfe Tones
3 Danny McNaughton Ruairí Óg 2-06 12 Cúchulainns
4 Gary Kirby Patrickswell 1-08 11 St. Finbarr's
5 Ger Fennelly Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-07 10 Buffers Alley
Mick Butler Buffers Alley 0-10 10 Ballyhale Shamrocks
6 Martin Linnane North Mayo 2-03 9 Four Roads
Henry Downey Lavey 0-09 9 Portaferry
Noel Murray O'Donovan Rossa 0-09 9 Lavey
Mick Butler Buffers Alley 0-09 9 Four Roads

References

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  1. ^ "Result: Buffers Alley 2–12 : O'Donovan Rossa 0–12". The Irish Emigrant. 18 March 1989. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2010.