| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 May - 7 September 2008 |
| Teams | 12 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Kilkenny (31st win) |
| Captain | James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick |
| Manager | Brian Cody |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Waterford |
| Captain | Michael 'Brick' Walsh |
| Manager | Davy FitzGerald |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 24[1] |
| Goals total | 79 (3.29 per game) |
| Points total | 846 (35.25 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Eoin Kelly (7-43) |
| Player of the Year |  Eoin Larkin |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2008 was the 122nd since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The first matches of the season were played on 25 May 2008, and the championship ended on 7 September 2008. Kilkenny went into the 2008 championship as defending champions, having won their thirtieth All-Ireland title the previous year.
The championship culminated with the All-Ireland final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by Kilkenny and Waterford. It was their first meeting in the final since 1963. Kilkenny won the game by 3–30 to 1–13. It was their third All-Ireland title in succession and a record thirty-first for the county. Kilkenny overtook Cork with the most All Ireland Titles. A position which they have not lost since.
- ^ This figure does not include Ulster championship matches as these have no effect on the All-Ireland series