1989 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1989

Championship Details
Dates	19 April 1989 - 3 September 1989
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Offaly (3rd win)
Captain	Brian Whelehan
Manager	Pat Moylan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Clare
Captain	Paul Lee
Provincial Champions
Munster	Clare
Leinster	Offaly
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Galway
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer	Johnny Dooley
← 1988 1990 →

The 1989 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 59th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1982. The championship began on 19 April 1989 and ended on 3 September 1989.

Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Offaly in the Leinster final.

On 3 September 1989, Offaly won the championship following a 2–16 to 1–12 defeat of Clare in the All-Ireland final. ^[1] This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1987.

Offaly's Johnny Dooley was the championship's top scorer.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Offaly v Wexford

12 May 1989Quarter-final

Offaly

1-15 - 0-04

Wexford

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Semi-finals

Kilkenny v Laois

28 June 1989Semi-final	Kilkenny	4-15 - 1-03	Laois	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	D Lawlor 2-6, C Carter 1-2, J Lawlor 1-0, P O'Neill 0-2, C Phelan 0-1, N Maher 0-1, M Phelan 0-1, B Mason 0-1, S Prendergast 0-1.		B Peters 1-0, D Conroy 0-1, E Fennell 0-1, J Fitzpatrick 0-1.

Offaly v Dublin

28 June 1989Semi-final	Offaly	0-17 - 1-04	Dublin	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J Dooley 0-10, A Cahill 0-3, K Flynn 0-3, O O'Neill 0-1.		R Deegan 1-0, C Ring 0-2, G Regan 0-1, G Gregg 0-1.

Finals

Offaly v Kilkenny

9 July 1989Final	Offaly	0-14 - 0-14	Kilkenny	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Dooley 0-10, A Cahill 0-2, B Whelehan 0-1, O O'Neill 0-1.		D Lawlor 0-7, M Phelan 0-2, C Phelan 0-1, C Carter 0-1, A Cleere 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1, P Brophy 0-1.

Offaly v Kilkenny

15 July 1989Final replay	Offaly	4-13 - 0-13	Kilkenny	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	K Flynn 2-1, R Dooley 1-1, J Dooley 0-4, R McNamara 1-0, B Whelehan 0-3, S Grennan 0-2, A Cahill 0-2.		D Lawlor 0-5, C Carter 0-3, P O'Neill 0-3, K Corbett 0-1, M Phelan 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Limerick v Waterford

19 April 1989First round	Limerick	2-11 - 1-09	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	PJ Garvey 1-4, A Ryan 1-1, M Moore 0-3, J Mulqueen 0-1, M Walsh 0-1, M Holland 0-1.		T Fives 0-7, S Daly 1-0, J Brenner 0-1, A Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: C Murphy (Kerry)

Clare v Cork

19 April 1989First round	Clare	7-08 - 0-07	Cork	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	C Clancy 2-0, P McNamara 1-3, J Leahy 1-0, P Keary 1-0 P O'Rourke 1-0, K Sammon 1-0, C Chaplin 0-2, P Minogue 0-1, G Cahill 0-1, P Markham 0-1.		F Lehane 0-3, B Corcoran 0-1, P Smith 0-1, A O'Brien 0-1, G Daly 0-1.	Referee: M Doyle (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

Clare v Kerry

13 May 1989Semi-final	Clare	3-13 - 1-04	Kerry	Cusack Park, Ennis
	P Keray 1-2, P McNamara 1-1, K Sammon 1-1, C Clancy 0-2, G Moroney 0-2, P O'Rourke 0-1, P Minogue 0-1, S Power 0-1, P Markham 0-1, J O'Gorman 0-1.		JJ O'Sullivan 1-0, P O'Connell 0-3, S Ryan 0-1.	Referee: T Lyons (Limerick)

Limerick v Tipperary

17 May 1989Semi-final	Limerick	2-07 - 1-08	Tipperary	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	T Magner 1-0, J Mulqueen 1-0, M Walsh 0-3, PJ Garvey 0-3, M Holland 0-1.		M Quinn 1-1, R Ryan 0-2, T Carroll 0-2, K Kennedy 0-2, V Ryan 0-1.	Referee: R Murphy (Cork)

Final

Clare v Limerick

2 July 1989Final	Clare	2-13 - 2-12	Limerick	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	P Keary 0-7, P McNamara 2-0, P Minogue 0-4, P Markham 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.		J Fitzgibbon 0-7, PJ Garvey 1-2, S O'Keeffe 1-0, M Moore 0-2, M Walsh 0-1.	Referee: G Long (Tipperary)

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Derry v Antrim

25 June 1989Semi-final	Derry	1-10 - 3-05	Antrim	Lavey
	M Collins 1-2, B McCormack 0-5, M Collins 0-2, M McKenna 0-1.		B Gillen 1-3, R Slane 1-1, R McDonnell 1-0, J Wilson 0-1.

Final

Down v Antrim

9 July 1989Final	Down	2-11 - 3-08	Antrim	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
	B McGrattan 2-0, C Arthurs 0-4, S McAree 0-2, G Colgan 0-2, K Blaney 0-2, D Byrne 0-1		L McAllister 2-1, R McDonnell 1-1, J McCaffrey 0-2, B McGarry 0-1, B Gillen 0-1, R Slane 0-1, J Wilson 0-1.	Referee: M Ferguson (Fermanagh)

Down v Antrim

23 July 1989Final replay	Down	3-08 - 2-08	Antrim	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	C Arthurs 2-1, M Trainor 0-4, N McVeigh 1-0, K Blaney 0-2, B Smyth 0-1.		A O'Neill 1-1, C McKiernan 1-1, B Gillen 0-3, R Donnelly 0-1, J Wilson 0-1, J McCaffrey 0-1.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Galway v Clare

6 August 1989Semi-final	Galway	0-16 - 1-15	Clare	Croke Park, Dublin
	M Headd 0-7, M Donnellan 0-2, B Morrissey 0-2, F O'Brien 0-2, C Moran 0-2, M Curtin 0-1.		C Clancy 0-6, P Minogue 1-2, J Moroney 0-2, P McNamara 0-2, C Chaplin 0-1, D Sherlock 0-1, S Power 0-1.

Offaly v Down

13 August 1989Semi-final	Offaly	1-11 - 1-05	Down	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Dooley 0-5, R McNamara 1-0, B Whelehan 0-3, R Dooley 0-2, S Grennan 0-1.		B Coulter 1-0, S McAree 0-2, D Byres 0-1, K Blaney 0-1, G McGrattan 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Final

Offaly v Clare

3 September 1989Final	Offaly	2-16 - 1-12	Clare	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Dooley 0-8, N Hand 2-0, A Cahill 0-3, O O'Neill 0-3, R McNamara 0-1, R Dooley 0-1.		P Minogue 1-1, P Keary 0-3, P Markham 0-2, G Cahill 0-2, G Moroney 0-2, P O'Rourke 0-1, C Chaplin 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

Statistics

Four men played for Offaly in both the 1989 All-Ireland MHC and 1989 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship finals: Finbarr Cullen, Seán Grennan, Kevin Flynn and Niall Hand. ^[2]

References

1. Duggan, Keith (28 May 2011). "After the boys of summer are gone". Irish Times. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
2. Corrigan, Kevin (14 July 2021). "How the Offaly senior footballers fared in 2021". Offaly Express.

External links

• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour