1998 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

1998 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	27 September – 1 November 1998
Teams	8
Sponsor	Nenagh Co-Op
Champions	Toomevara (14th title) Philip Shanahan (captain) Bertie Sherlock (manager)
Runners-up	Clonoulty-Rossmore Andrew Fryday (captain) Liam Kelly (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	21 (3 per match)
Points scored	164 (23.43 per match)
Top scorer(s)	John Kennedy (1-19)
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The 1998 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 108th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 27 September 1998 and ended on 1 November 1998.

Clonoulty-Rossmore were the defending champions. ^[1]

On 1 November 1998, Toomevara won the championship after a 0–16 to 1–10 defeat of Clonoulty-Rossmore in the final at Semple Stadium. ^[2] It was their 14th championship title overall and their first title since 1994.

Results

Quarter-finals

Nenagh Éire Óg v Carrick Swans

20 September 1998Quarter-final	Nenagh Éire Óg	2-21 - 0-05	Carrick Swans	Seán Treacy Park
	J Kennedy 1-10, B O'Meara 1-2, E Tucker 0-3, K Tucker 0-2, J O'Donoghue 0-2 M Hackett 0-1, M Cleary 0-1.		K Maguire 0-2, J Grace 0-1, G Walsh 0-1, B Ryan 0-1.

Toomevara v Ballingarry

20 September 1998Quarter-final	Toomevara	3-14 - 3-09	Ballingarry	Seán Treacy Park
	K Kennedy 2-2, K Cummins 1-1, Tommy Dunne 0-4, K Dunne 0-4, P O'Brien 0-2, Terry Dunne 0-1.		L Cahill 1-5, D Shelly 1-1, G Ivors 1-1, J Lawlor 0-1, P Ivors 0-1.

Clonoulty-Rossmore v Boherlahan-Dualla

27 September 1998Quarter-final	Clonoulty-Rossmore	2-11 - 1-11	Boherlahan-Dualla	Leahy Park
	M Kennedy 0-5, M Quirke 1-1, M Heffernan 1-0, D Ryan 0-2, D Quirke 0-2, T Lanigan-Ryan 0-1.		T Lacey 0-9, P O'Dwyer 1-1, C Gleeson 0-1.

Kickhams v Loughmore-Castleiney

4 October 1998Quarter-final	Kickhams	1-08 - 0-10	Loughmore-Castleiney	Leahy Park
	M O'Brien 0-4, J McCormack 1-0, B Horgan 0-2, P Morrissey 0-1, A Qualter 0-1.		P McGrath 0-5, N Cahill 0-3, D Laffan 0-1, S Bohan 0-1.

Semi-finals

Toomevara v Kickhams

18 October 1998Semi-final	Toomevara	4-19 - 0-13	Kickhams	Semple Stadium
	Tommy Dunne 1-9, P O'Brien 2-0, K Kennedy 1-1, K Cummins 0-4, M Bevans 0-3, K Dunne 0-1, P King 0-1.		G Butler 0-3, B Horgan 0-3, A Qualter 0-2, M O'Brien 0-2, V Kelly 0-2, J McCormack 0-1.

Clonoulty-Rossmore v Nenagh Éire Óg

18 October 1998Semi-final	Clonoulty-Rossmore	3-11 - 1-16	Nenagh Éire Óg	Semple Stadium
	M Kennedy 0-6, D Ryan 1-2, D Quirke 1-1, M Quirke 1-1, K Ryan 0-1.		J Kennedy 0-9, D O'Meara 1-0, K Tucker 0-3, E Tucker 0-2, J Slattery 0-1, C Howard 0-1.	Referee: W Clohessy

Final

Toomevara v Clonoulty-Rossmore

1 November 1998Final	Toomevara	0-16 - 1-10	Clonoulty-Rossmore	Semple Stadium
	Tommy Dunne 0-5, T Delaney 0-3, M Bevans 0-2, K Cummins 0-2, K Kennedy 0-2, D Kelly 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1.		M Kennedy 0-6, D Ryan 1-2, A Butler 0-1, K Lanigan-Ryan 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Ardfinnan)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	John Kennedy	Nenagh Éire Óg	1-19	22	2	11.00
2	Tommy Dunne	Toomevara	1-18	21	3	7.00
3	Michael Kennedy	Clonoulty-Rossmore	0-17	17	3	5.66
4	Kevin Kennedy	Toomevara	3-05	14	3	4.66
5	Declan Ryan	Clonoulty-Rossmore	2-06	12	3	4.00
6	Kevin Cummins	Toomevara	1-07	10	3	3.33
7	Paddy O'Brien	Toomevara	2-03	9	3	3.00
	Tony Lacey	Boherlahan-Dualla	0-09	9	1	9.00
9	Maurice Quirke	Clonoulty-Rossmore	2-02	8	3	2.66
	Liam Cahill	Ballingarry	1-05	8	1	8.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	John Kennedy	Nenagh Éire Óg	1-10	13	Carrick Swans
2	Tommy Dunne	Toomevara	1-09	12	Kickhams
3	John Kennedy	Nenagh Éire Óg	0-09	9	Clonoulty-Rossmore
	Tony Lacey	Boherlahan-Dualla	0-09	9	Clonoulty-Rossmore
5	Kevin Kennedy	Toomevara	2-02	8	Ballingarry
	Liam Cahill	Ballingarry	1-05	8	Toomevara
7	Paddy O'Brien	Toomevara	2-00	6	Kickhams
	Michael Kennedy	Clonoulty-Rossmore	2-00	6	Nenagh Éire Óg
	Michael Kennedy	Clonoulty-Rossmore	2-00	6	Toomevara
10	Brian O'Meara	Nenagh Éire Óg	1-02	5	Carrick Swans
	Declan Ryan	Clonoulty-Rossmore	1-02	5	Nenagh Éire Óg
	Declan Ryan	Clonoulty-Rossmore	1-02	5	Toomevara
	Michael Kennedy	Clonoulty-Rossmore	0-05	5	Boherlahan-Dualla
	Pat McGrath	Loughmore-Castleiney	0-05	5	Kickhams
	Tommy Dunne	Toomevara	0-05	5	Clonoulty-Rossmore

References

1. Fogarty, John (21 October 1997). "Clonoulty-Rossmore win first title in 21 years after thrilling final success". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
2. "Toomevara prove tidier". Irish Times. 2 November 1998. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

External links

• The Nenagh Co-op County Senior Hurling Championship - 1998