1989 Galway Senior Hurling Championship

1989 Galway Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	Sarsfields (2nd title)
Runners-up	Athenry
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The 1989 Galway Senior Hurling Championship was the 92nd completed staging of the Galway Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Galway County Board in 1887. ^[1]

Abbeyknockmoy entered the championship as the defending champions. ^{[2] [3]}

The final was played on 16 October 1989 at St Brendan's Park in Loughrea, between Sarsfields and Athenry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Sarsfields won the match by 3–07 to 1–08 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in nine years. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Results

Final

Sarsfields v Athenry

16 October 1989Final

Sarsfields

3-07 - 1-08

Athenry

St Brendan's Park

References

1. "Club Titles - Galway". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
2. "Abbeyknockmoy HC". Club Info. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
3. "A great family tradition". Hogan Stand. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
4. "Sarsfields HC Galway". Club Info. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
5. "Club Archive - Original". Sarsfields GAA website. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
6. "Jimmy was such a force of nature you'd think there was three of him". Connacht Tribune. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2025.