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| Event | 1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 13 September 1998 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Brian Whelahan | ||||||
| Referee | Dickie Murphy (Wexford) | ||||||
| Attendance | 65,491 | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||||
The 1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 111th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 13 September 1998, between Offaly and Kilkenny.[1]
It was the first all-Leinster All-Ireland final with victory going to Offaly managed by Michael Bond on a score line of 2-16 to 1-13.[2] It was the first time that a defeated team from the earlier rounds of the championship had come through to win the All-Ireland final.[3]
| Offaly | 2-16 – 1-13 | Kilkenny |
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| B. Whelehan (1-6), J. Errity (1-2), J. Troy (0-3), M. Duignan (0-2), Joe Dooley (0-2), J. Pilkington (0-1). | Report | D. J. Carey (0-5), C. Carter (1-1), B. McEvoy (0-3), K. O'Shea (0-2), A. Comerford (0-1), P. Larkin (0-1). |
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- ^ McGee, Eugene (14 September 1998). "Offaly silence the 'back door' knockers". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "When Offaly got off the canvas to hit back at the Cats". RTE Sport. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "1998 All-Ireland Final Supplement". Offaly Express. Retrieved 11 September 2023.