| 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 |
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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.