1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

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. It was the first all-Leinster All-Ireland final with victory going to Offaly on a score line of 2-16 to 1-13. 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.

Offaly2-16 1-13Kilkenny
B. Whelehan (1-6), J. Errity (1-2), J. Troy (0-3), M. Duignan (0-2), Joe Dooley (0-2), J. Pilkington (0-1). 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).
Attendance: 65,491
Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)
Offaly
Kilkenny
OFFALY:
GK1Stephen Byrne
RCB2Simon Whelahan
FB3Kevin Kinahan
LCB4Martin Hanamy
RWB5Brian Whelahan
CB6Hubert Rigney (c)
LWB7Kevin Martin
MD8Johnny Pilkington
MD9Johnny Dooley
RWF10Michael Duignan
CF11John Troy
LWF12Gary Hanniffy
RCF13Billy Dooley
FF14Joe Errity
LCF15Joe Dooley
Substitutes:
16Paudie Mulhaire
17Darren Hanniffy
18John Ryan
KILKENNY:
GK1Joe Dermody
RCB2Tom Hickey (c)
FB3Pat O'Neill
LCB4Willie O'Connor
RWB5Michael Kavanagh
CB6Canice Brennan
LWB7Liam Keoghan
MD8Phil Larkin
MD9Peter Barry
RWF10D. J. Carey
CF11Andy Comerford
LWF12Brian McEvoy
RCF13Ken O'Shea
FF14P. J. Delaney
LCF15Charlie Carter
Substitutes:
16Sean Ryan
17Niall Moloney
18John Costelloe

1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
Event1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Date13 September 1998
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Man of the MatchBrian Whelahan
RefereeDickie Murphy (Wexford)
Attendance65,491
WeatherSunny
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