| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 May – 10 October 1998 |
| Teams | 18 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Limerick (1st win) |
| Captain | John Cormican |
| Manager | Frank Costelloe |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Paddy Farrell |
| Manager | Noel Skehan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 20 |
| Total Goals | 69 (3.45 per game) |
| Total Points | 523 (26.15 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Andrew Ryan (2-39) |
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The 1998 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 15th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship ran from 31 May to 10 October 1998.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Limerick in the Munster quarter-final.[1]
The All-Ireland final was played at Semple Stadium in Thurles on 10 October 1998 between Limerick and Kilkenny, in what was their first ever championship meeting. Limerick won the match by 4–16 to 2–17 to claim their first ever All-Ireland title.[2][3]
Limerick's Andrew Ryan was the championship's top scorer with 2-39.
- ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Limerick profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Intermediate hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 July 2010.