1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

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1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
Event1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Offaly Kilkenny
2-16 1-13
Date13 September 1998
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Man of the MatchBrian Whelahan[1][2]
RefereeDickie Murphy (Wexford)
Attendance65,491
WeatherSunny

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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

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). 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).
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

References

  1. Stapleton, Shane (17 December 2018). "Managing the gap with Brian Whelahan". Brian Whelahan, more than anyone, came to typify the spirit that saw the Faithful County win a couple of All-Ireland titles in 1994 and 1998. He was man of the match on both occasions…
  2. Kelly, Liam (17 June 2017). "No-one in 1994 envisaged how far we would fall — Whelahan". Irish Independent. Brian Whelahan is hoisted on the shoulders of Offaly supporters after his man of the match display in the 1998 All-Ireland SHC final.
  3. McGee, Eugene (14 September 1998). "Offaly silence the 'back door' knockers". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. "When Offaly got off the canvas to hit back at the Cats". RTE Sport. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  5. "1998 All-Ireland Final Supplement". Offaly Express. Retrieved 11 September 2023.