1989 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

1989 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	Lusmagh (1st title) Jim Troy [1] (captain) Joachim Kelly (manager)
Runners-up	Seir Kieran Pa Mulrooney (captain) Joe Dooley (manager) Eugene Coughlan (manager)
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The 1989 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 92nd staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. ^[2]

Seir Kieran entered the championship as the defending champions. ^[3]

The final was played on 22 October 1989 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Lusmagh and Seir Kieran, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Lusmagh won the match by 1–11 to 1–10 to claim their first ever championship title. ^{[4] [5]}

Results

Semi-finals

Lusmagh v St Rynagh's

1 October 1989Semi-final

Lusmagh

0-13 - 1-09

St Rynagh's

St Brendan's Park

Seir Kieran v Birr

1 October 1989Semi-final

Seir Kieran

3-10 - 1-09

Birr

St Brendan's Park

Final

Lusmagh v Seir Kieran

22 October 1989Final

Lusmagh

1-11 - 1-10

Seir Kieran

St Brendan's Park

References

1. "Winning captains honoured at Offaly decider". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
2. "Club Titles - Offaly". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
3. "Lifting the Sean Robbins Cup – Seir Kieran in 1988". Seir Kieran GAA website. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
4. "Iconic Offaly hurling club fields a golden oldies football team with All-Ireland medal holders and former heroes". Offaly Live. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
5. "'It's a terror to see kids going around this town in a Waterford or a Clare jersey', says Coolderry's Joachim Kelly". Irish Examiner. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2025.