2008 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2008

Championship Details
Dates	28 May – 14 September 2008
Teams	16
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kilkenny (11th win)
Captain	James Dowling
Manager	Michael Walsh
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Tipperary
Captain	Séamus Hennessy
Manager	Declan Carr
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Derry
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer	Richie Hogan (3-27)
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The 2008 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 45th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship ran from 28 May to 14 September 2008.

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final. ^{[1] [2]}

The All-Ireland final was played on 14 September 2008 at Croke Park in Dublin between Kilkenny and Tipperary in what was their ninth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in the final in two years. ^[3] Kilkenny won the match by 2-13 to 0-15 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a first title in two years. ^[4] This win completed a Grand Slam of hurling titles for Kilkenny in 2008. ^{[5] [6]}

Kilkenny's Richie Hogan was the championship's top scorer with 3-27.

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Leinster quarter-finals

Laois v Dublin

28 May 2008Quarter-final	Laois	1-12 - 0-18	Dublin	O'Moore Park
	Z Keenan 0-9, J Gaughan 1-0, D Dooley 0-1, W Hyland 0-1, D Peacock 0-1.		K O'Reilly 0-8, R O'Carroll 0-4, D O'Dwyer 0-2, J Boland 0-1, S Lambert 0-1, S Durkin 0-1, J Maher 0-1.	Referee: A Lagrue (Kildare)

Carlow v Offaly

28 May 2008Quarter-final	Carlow	1-08 - 3-16	Offaly	Dr. Cullen Park
	E Minchin 1-0, C Clancy 0-3, P Walsh 0-2, J Doran 0-1, P Nolan 0-1, J Kinsella 0-1.		C Coughlan 2-8, D Currams 1-0, D Horan 0-2, J Gorman 0-2, E Kerrigan 0-2, D Molloy 0-2.	Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

Leinster semi-finals

Offaly v Wexford

25 June 2008Semi-final	Offaly	2-16 - 1-11	Wexford	St Brendan's Park
	C Coughlan (0-6), E Egan (0-4), F Kerrigan (1-0), D Currams (0-3), D Horan (0-2), D Molloy (0-1), J Bergin (0-1).		T Barron (1-4), PJ Nolan (0-2), K Burke (0-2), B O’Connor (0-1), G Wheelock (0-1), N Walsh (0-1).	Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)

Dublin v Kilkenny

26 June 2008Semi-final	Dublin	1-11 - 1-20	Kilkenny	Parnell Park
	K O'Reilly 0-5, D O'Dwyer 1-0, Ross O'Carroll 0-2, P Ryan 0-2, S Durkin 0-2.		R Hogan 1-10, N Cleere 0-3, C Fennelly 0-3, P Hogan 0-1, N Walsh 0-1, J Mulhall 0-1, M Ruth 0-1.	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Leinster final

Offaly v Kilkenny

24 July 2008Final	Offaly	2-09 - 2-21	Kilkenny	O'Connor Park
	J Bergin (2-1, 1-0 pen), C Coughlan (0-4, two frees), D Horan (0-2, two frees), D Molloy (0-1), D Morkan (0-1).	Report	TJ Reid (1-3), R Hogan (0-6, four frees), N Cleere (1-1), C Fennnelly (0-3), J Mulhall (0-2), P Hogan (0-2, one free), N Walsh (0-1), L Ryan (0-1), M Ruth (0-1), J Maher (0-1).	Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-final

Waterford v Limerick

5 June 2008Quarter-final	Waterford	1-07 - 2-17	Limerick	Walsh Park
	J Phelan 1-2, J Gorman 0-1, J Dooley 0-1, C Burke 0-1, D Twomey 0-1, S Walsh 0-1.		E Ryan 0-9, R McCarthy 1-2, G Mulcahy 1-1, D Moloney 0-3, D Hanley 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Munster semi-finals

Tipperary v Limerick

17 July 2008Semi-final	Tipperary	1-13 - 0-15	Limerick	Semple Stadium
	P Bourke 0-9, S Bourke 1-1, G Ryan 0-1, M O'Meara 0-1, S Hennessy 0-1.		E Ryan 0-3, G O'Mahoney 0-3, G Mulcahy 0-2, B O’Sullivan 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1, D Moloney 0-1, D Hanley 0-1, S Tobon 0-1, R McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: D Copps (Cork)

Cork v Clare

20 July 2008Semi-final	Cork	1-11 - 1-20	Clare	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	P Horgan 1-5, P O'Sullivan 0-3, P Cronin 0-1, S Moylan 0-1, C Naughton 0-1.		C Morey 1-8, G Arthur 0-4, J Conlon 0-2, D Browne 0-2, S Collins 0-2, C Ryan 0-1, C Tierney 0-1.	Referee: N Cosgrave (Tipperary)

Munster final

Clare v Tipperary

30 July 2008Final	Clare	2-12 - 1-16	Tipperary	Cusack Park
	C Morey (1-4, 0-4 fs), C Ryan (1-0), D Browne (0-3fs, J Conlon (0-2), D Honan, N O'Connell, G Arthur (0-1) each.	Report Full Match	S Callinan (1-5), P Bourke (0-6, 2 65s ,1f), K Lanigan, T Stapleton, S Hennessy, T McGrath, S Bourke (0-1) each.	Attendance: 11,287 Referee: J O'Mahony (Limerick)

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Ulster group stage table

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	SD	Pts
1	Derry	3	3	0	0	5-49	2-30	28	6
2	Antrim	3	2	0	1				4
3	Down	3	1	0	2	1-34	5-42	-20	2
4	Armagh	3	0	0	3				0

Ulster group stage results

Armagh v Derry

16 July 2008	Armagh	0-11 - 3-15	Derry	P. J. O'Neill Park
	C Carville (0-4), J Corvan (0-2), C McAlinden (0-1), A Curry (0-1), M Mone (0-1), T Turley (0-1), M McDermott (0-1), S McArdle (0-1).		SL McGoldrick (2-3), P McCloskey (1-4), C McKenna (0-4), M Craig (0-1), M Kirpatrick (0-1), N Holley (0-1), G Kelly (0-1).	Referee: J O'Rourke (Monaghan)

Antrim v Down

16 July 2008	Antrim	2-18 - 0-08	Down	Casement Park
	P Doherty (1-2), E McCloskey (0-5), S McNaughton (1-1), R McDonnell (0-3), C Duffin (0-3), P McGill (0-2), PJ O’Connell (0-1), S Dowds (0-1).		J Coyle (0-3), M O’Prey (0-1), R Magee (0-1), C McCarthy (0-1), P Keith (0-1), C Woods (0-1), C O’Prey (0-1).	Referee: É Hassan (Derry)

Derry v Antrim

23 July 2008	Derry	0-16 - 1-11	Antrim	Celtic Park
	M Kirpatrick (0-8), R O’Kane (0-2), B Dodds (0-2), P McCloskey (0-2), SL McGoldrick (0-1), C McKenna (0-1).	Report	P Shiels (0-4), C Duffin (1-0), PJ O’Connell (0-2), P McGill (0-2), R McDonnell (0-1), E McCloskey (0-1), P Doherty (0-1).

Down v Derry

30 July 2008	Down	1-08 - 2-18	Derry	McKenna Park
		Report

Armagh v Antrim

30 July 2008

Armagh

v

Antrim

Garard McGleenan Park

Down v Armagh

6 August 2008	Down	0-18 - 1-06	Armagh	McKenna Park
		Report

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

Tipperary v Derry

24 August 2008Semi-final	Tipperary	1-20 - 0-10	Derry	Cusack Park
	P Burke (1-5, two frees, one 65), S Hennessy (0-4, two frees), S Bourke (0-3), J Ryan (0-2), T McGrath (0-2), S Callinan (0-1), M Cahill (0-1), G Ryan (0-1), B Maher (0-1).	Report	M Kirkpatrick (0-3, two frees), B Dodds (0-3), SL McGoldrick (0-2, one free), P Henry (0-1), G Kelly (0-1).	Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Kilkenny v Galway

24 August 2008Semi-final	Kilkenny	2-14 - 1-13	Galway	Semple Stadium
	R Hogan (2-5, one free), C Fennelly (0-4), TJ Reid (0-3), P Hogan (0-1, free), J Mulhall (0-1).	Report	J Canning (0-8, four frees, 3 sideline), C Kavanagh (1-1), E Forde (0-2), S Glynn (0-1), J Greene (0-1).	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

All-Ireland final

Kilkenny v Tipperary

14 September 2008Final	Kilkenny	2-13 - 0-15	Tipperary	Croke Park
	M Ruth (2-2), R Hogan (0-6, five frees), J Mulhall (0-2), TJ Reid (0-2), N Walsh (0-1).	Report	P Bourke (0-8, seven frees, one sl), G Ryan (0-3), B Maher (0-1), S Callinan (0-1), K Lanigan (0-1), S Bourke (0-1).	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Richie Hogan	Kilkenny	3-27	36	4	9.00
2	Pa Bourke	Tipperary	1-28	31	4	7.75
3	Colm Coughlan	Offaly	2-18	24	3	8.00

References

1. "Galway triumphant in U21 All-Ireland hurling final title". Irish Examiner. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
2. "Hogan brace blazes Kilkeny trail into final". Irish Independent. 24 August 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
3. "Cool Cat Walsh not feeling the pressure". Irish Independent. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
4. "Young guns dig deep for Kilkenny's fab four". Irish Independent. 15 September 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
5. "Defensive solidarity crucial to Kilkenny's Grand Slam dream". Irish Examiner. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
6. "Final leg of Grand Slam for Kilkenny". Irish Independent. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2025.