| Dates | 14 August – 8 October 1988 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Champions |  Loughmore-Castleiney (1st title)Eamon Sweeney (captain) Jack Walshe (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  Borris-IleighBobby Ryan (captain) Paddy Doyle (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 8 | ||
| Goals scored | 31 (3.88 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 142 (17.75 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Noel O'Dwyer (1-17) | ||
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The 1988 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 98th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 14 August 1988 and ended on 8 October 1988.
Cappawhite were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being defeated in the West Tipperary Championship.
On 8 October 1988, Loughmore-Castleiney won the championship after a 2–07 to 1–08 defeat of Borris-Ileigh in a final replay at Semple Stadium.[1] It was their first ever championship title.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (22 October 2007). "Sweeney the star player as Loughmore take title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2018.