2008 Walsh Cup

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2008 Walsh Cup
Tournament details
Trophy Walsh Cup
Winners
Champions Antrim (1st win)
Manager Terence McNaughton & Dominic McKinley
Captain Seán Delargy
Runners-up
Runners-up Offaly
Manager Joe Dooley
Captain Kevin Brady
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2009  

The 2008 Walsh Cup was a hurling competition played by the teams of Leinster GAA and two teams from Ulster GAA. The competition differs from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship as it also features further education colleges and it also featured two teams from Ulster. The first four losers of the competition entered the Walsh Shield.

Contents

Antrim won their first and (so far) only Walsh Cup, while Laois won the Walsh Shield. [1]

Walsh Cup

Preliminary round
13 January 2008
Quarter-finals
20 January 2008
Semi-finals
27 January 2008
Final
3 February 2008
Westmeath 0-14
U.C.D. 2-15 U.C.D. 2-15
  Dublin 0-13
  U.C.D. 1-16
  Flag of county Antrim.svg Antrim 3-14
  Antrim 2-15
  Kilkenny 1-17
  Flag of county Antrim.svg Antrim 3-12
  Offaly 2-7
  Offaly 4-13
  Down 2-12
  Offaly 1-12
  Wexford 0-11
  Wexford 1-15
  Laois 0-15
 

Preliminary round

Westmeath 0-14 - 2-15 U.C.D.
Report
Mullingar

Quarter-finals

Dublin 0-13 - 2-15 U.C.D.
D O’Callaghan 0-5, P O’Boyle 0-3, D Curtin (0-2f) 0-2, P O’Driscoll, J McCaffrey, K Flynn 0-1 each. Report [ permanent dead link ]M Nolan 1-5 (0-4f), T Fitzgerald 1-1, S Nolan (0-1f), J Boland, E Power 0-2 each, B Murphy, PJ Nolan, C McBride 0-1 each.
Thomas Davis
Kilkenny 1-17 - 2-15 Antrim
R Power 0-09, E McCormack 1-00, E Brennan, A Fogarty 0-02, PJ Delaney, J Ryall, R Mullally, R Hogan 0-01 each. Report L Watson 1-08, K McKeegan 1-01, R McGarry, K Elliot, N McManus, S McCrory, P McGill, K Stewart 0-01 each.
Freshford
Offaly 4-13 - 2-12 Down
F Kerrigan 2-02, D Currams 1-01, S Dooley 0-4, J Brady 1-00, G Oakley, B Teehan 0-2 each, D Molloy, J Bergin 0-01 each. Report S Clarke 0-5, B Ennis 1-01, P Coulter 1-00, K McGarry 0-02, J Coyle, P Braniff, C Coulter 0-01 each.
Darver
Wexford 1-15 - 0-15 Laois
R Jacob 0-10, D Redmond 1-00, W Doran 0-02, E Quigley, M Jacob, M Doyle 0-01 each.J Young 0-08, Z Keenan 0-04, J Rowney 0-02, J Brophy 0-01.
Monamolin (Buffers Alley)

Semi-final

Offaly 1-12 - 0-11 Wexford
Tullamore
Antrim 3-14 - 1-16 U.C.D.
Belfield

Final

Antrim 3-12 - 2-7 Offaly
Report

Walsh Shield

Kilkenny and Dublin declined to compete.

Semi-final

Laois 2-18 - 0-16 Down

Final

Laois 2-14 - 2-11 Westmeath

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References

  1. "Leinster G.A.A. Results 2008". Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.