1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final

Event	1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Offaly Kilkenny 2-16 1-13
Date	13 September 1998
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Man of the Match	Brian Whelahan [1] [2]
Referee	Dickie Murphy (Wexford)
Attendance	65,491
Weather	Sunny
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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]

13 September
Final

Offaly	2-16 – 1-13	Kilkenny
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).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 65,491

Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)

Offaly

Kilkenny

OFFALY: GK 1 Stephen Byrne RCB 2 Simon Whelahan FB 3 Kevin Kinahan LCB 4 Martin Hanamy RWB 5 Brian Whelahan CB 6 Hubert Rigney (c) LWB 7 Kevin Martin MD 8 Johnny Pilkington MD 9 Johnny Dooley RWF 10 Michael Duignan CF 11 John Troy LWF 12 Gary Hanniffy RCF 13 Billy Dooley FF 14 Joe Errity LCF 15 Joe Dooley Substitutes: 16 Paudie Mulhaire 17 Darren Hanniffy 18 John Ryan

KILKENNY: GK 1 Joe Dermody RCB 2 Tom Hickey (c) FB 3 Pat O'Neill LCB 4 Willie O'Connor RWB 5 Michael Kavanagh CB 6 Canice Brennan LWB 7 Liam Keoghan MD 8 Phil Larkin MD 9 Peter Barry RWF 10 D. J. Carey CF 11 Andy Comerford LWF 12 Brian McEvoy RCF 13 Ken O'Shea FF 14 P. J. Delaney LCF 15 Charlie Carter Substitutes: 16 Sean Ryan 17 Niall Moloney 18 John 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. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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.