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2008 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

The 2008 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 107th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The competition ran from 1 August to 19 October 2008.

2008 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates1 August – 19 October 2008
Teams9
SponsorAIB
ChampionsBorder Kilmoyley (21st title)
Tom Murnane (captain)
Anthony Daly (manager)
Runners-upBorder Causeway
Cyril Dineen (captain)
Richard Keane (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored38 (2.53 per match)
Points scored335 (22.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border John Mike Dooley (5-20)
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Lixnaw entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Causeway in a quarter-final replay.[1][2]

The final was played on 19 October 2008 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and Causeway, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in four years. Kilmoyley won the match by 2–18 to 0–08 to claim a record-equalling 21st championship title overall and a first title in four years.[3][4]

Causeway's John Mike Dooley was the championship's top scorer with 5-20.

Results

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Preliminary round

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1 August 2008 Preliminary round South Kerry 0-05 - 5-25 Kilmoyley FitzGerald Stadium
G Egan 0-3, S Lacey 0-1, C Cremin 0-1. M Regan 1-9, B Brick 2-3, P Regan 1-2, T Murnane 1-2, M Murnane 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-2, J Fealy 0-2, S Young 0-1, I Brick 0-1.

Round 1

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1 August 2008 Round 1 Ballyheigue 1-11 - 1-22 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
J Griffin 1-2, M Slattery 0-4, R Kenny 0-2, J Crean 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1, N Flahive 0-1. B O'Sullivan 0-11, M Boyle 1-1, J Bunyan 0-4, L Boyle 0-3, P O'Grady 0-1, A Boyle 0-1, E Joy 0-1.
2 August 2008 Round 1 St Brendan's 1-13 - 2-07 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
D Dineen 1-8, D Wallace 0-2, A Dineen 0-1, J Egan 0-1, F Wallace 0-1. M Lynch 2-0, A Keane 0-4, C McElligott 0-2, M Lynch 0-1.
2 August 2008 Round 1 Abbeydorney 0-14 - 3-08 Causeway Austin Stack Park
B O'Donovan 0-8, D O'Connell 0-2, A Healy 0-1, T Maunsell 0-1, D Ryall 0-1, M Hanafin 0-1. A Whyte 2-1, JM Dooley 1-2, S Goggin 0-2, F O'Carroll 0-1, Colm Harty 0-1, P Monson 0-1.
10 August 2008 Round 1 Lixnaw 0-08 - 3-11 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
M Conway 0-7, E Galvin 0-1. B Brick 1-6, P Regan 1-0, E Sheehy 1-0, M Regan 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-2, S Young 0-1.

Round 2A

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8 August 2008 Round 2A Ballyduff 3-13 - 2-03 Causeway Austin Stack Park
B O'Sullivan 0-8, L Boyle 1-1, G O'Brien 1-1, J Bunyan 1-0, E Joy 0-1, B O'Grady 0-1, M Boyle 0-1. A Whyte 1-1, S Goggin 1-1, C Dineen 0-1.
15 August 2008 Round 2A Kilmoyley 1-15 - 2-09 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
S Brick 1-5, M Murnane 0-3, B Brick 0-3, T Murnane 0-2, M Regan 0-2. J Egan 1-3, D Dineen 0-5, A Dineen 1-1.

Round 2B

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17 August 2008 Round 2B Ballyheigue 1-10 - 0-10 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
M Slattery 1-4, J Griffin 0-2, J Crean 0-1, N Flahive 0-1, J Casey 0-1, D Walsh 0-1. I Maunsell 0-6, D Ryann 0-2, PJ Keane 0-1, M Hanafin 0-1.
17 August 2008 Round 2B Lixnaw 2-12 - 1-10 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
M Conway 1-4, J Flaherty 1-2, R Galvin 0-2, J Griffin 0-1, P Lyons 0-1, E Galvin 0-1, M Quiker 0-1, T Cronin 1-2, A Keane 0-4, R Nolan 0-2, P Twomey 0-1, S Twomey 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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30 August 2008 Quarter-final St Brendan's 0-15 - 0-12 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
D Dineen 0-7, S Flaherty 0-3, J Egan 0-2, D Wallace 0-1, A Kelly 0-1, A Dineen 0-1. M Slattery 0-10, R Kenny 0-1, A Colgan 0-1.
6 September 2008 Quarter-final Lixnaw 1-11 - 2-08 Causeway Austin Stack Park
M Conway 1-9, P Lyons 0-1, R Galvin 0-1. JM Dooley 2-4, S Goggin 0-2, E Fitzgerald 0-1, C Flynn 0-1.
20 September 2008 Quarter-final replay Lixnaw 1-07 - 2-07 Causeway Austin Stack Park
M Conway 1-5, R Galvin 0-1, J Griffin 0-1. JM Dooley 2-4, Colm Harty 0-1, S Goggin 0-1, Conor Harty 0-1.

Semi-finals

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28 September 2008 Semi-final Kilmoyley 1-18 - 0-08 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
S Brick 0-9, T Regan 1-1, T O'Sullivan 0-3, A Young 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, M Murnane 0-1, B Brick 0-1, M Regan 0-1. J Egan 0-3, D Dineen 0-3, J Galvin 0-1, K Dineen 0-1.
28 September 2008 Semi-final Causeway 1-11 - 0-06 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
JM Dooley 0-6, Colm Harty 1-2, Conor Harty 0-1, D Leahy 0-1, S Sheehan 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-4, T O'Rourke 0-1.

Final

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19 October 2008 Final Kilmoyley 2-18 - 0-08 Causeway Austin Stack Park
S Brick 1-10, S Young 0-4, M Murnane 1-0, M Regan 0-3, T Murnane 0-1. Report JM Dooley 0-4, JJ Canty 0-1, C Harty 0-1, C Dineen 0-1, S Goggin 0-1.

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 John Mike Dooley Causeway 5-20 35 5 7.00
2 Mike Conway Lixnaw 3-25 34 4 8.50
3 Shane Brick Kilmoyley 2-24 30 3 10.00
4 Darren Dineen St Brendan's 1-23 26 4 6.50
5 Bobby O'Sullivan Ballyduff 0-23 23 3 7.66
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Shane Brick Kilmoyley 1-10 13 Causeway
2 Michael Regan Kilmoyley 1-09 12 South Kerry
Mike Conway Lixnaw 1-09 12 Causeway
4 Darren Dineen St Brendan's 1-08 11 Crotta O'Neill's
Bobby O'Sullivan Ballyduff 1-08 11 Ballyheigue
6 John Mike Dooley Causeway 2-04 10 Lixnaw
John Mike Dooley Causeway 2-04 10 Lixnaw
Michael Slattery Ballyheigue 0-10 10 St Brendan's
9 Billy Brick Kilmoyley 2-03 9 South Kerry
Billy Brick Kilmoyley 1-06 9 Lixnaw
Shane Brick Kilmoyley 0-09 9 St Brendan's

References

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  1. ^ "Lixnaw take the title in surprise win". Irish Independent. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Senior County Hurling finals". RTÉ Sport. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Kerry SHC final: Daly's Kilmoyley cruise to victory". Hogan Stand. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Kilmoyley now joint top of honours table". The Kerryman. 22 October 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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