1989 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

1989 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	29 April – 21 October 1989
Champions	Ballyhale Shamrocks (8th title) Watty Phelan (captain)
Runners-up	Glenmore
Relegated	Thomastown
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The 1989 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 95th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.

Ballyhale Shamrocks were the defending champions.

Ballyhale Shamrocks won the championship after a 2–11 to 1–13 defeat of Glenmore in the final. ^[1] It was their eighth championship title overall and their second title in succession.

Relegation stage

Relegation final

Conahy Shamrocks v Thomastown

9 September 1989Final	Conahy Shamrocks	0-12 - 0-09	Thomastown	Nowlan Park
	J Feehan 0-3, C Brennan 0-3, K Brennan 0-3, S Cahill 0-2, C Brennan 0-1.		B O'Keeffe 0-5, T O'Keeffe 0-3, C Fitzgerald 0-1.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Clara

27 August 1989Semi-final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	3-14 - 0-10	Clara	Nowlan Park
	J Lawlor 1-5, D Fennelly 1-1, B Mason 1-1, G Fennelly 0-3, T Shefflin 0-2, T Phelan 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1.		A Prendergast 0-8, P Murphy 0-1, Lester Ryan 0-1.

Glenmore v James Stephens

27 August 1989Semi-final	Glenmore	2-11 - 0-11	James Stephens	Nowlan Park
	R Heffernan 0-6, C Heffernan 1-2, J Murphy 1-2, J Flynn 0-1.		B Walton 0-5, A Ayres 0-2, T Leahy 0-2, E Connery 0-1, L Mullen 0-1.

Final

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Glenmore

1 October 1989Final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	2-11 - 1-13	Glenmore	Nowlan Park
	G Fennelly 0-6, B Fennelly 1-1, P Phelan 1-0, D Fennelly 0-2, T Shefflin 0-1, J Lawlor 0-1.		R Heffernan 0-9, J Heffernan 1-0, C Heffernan 0-2, J Flynn 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.

References

1. "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.