O'Byrne Cup
| First round 4 January 2009 | Quarter-finals 11 January 2009 | Semi-finals 18 January 2009 | Final 25 January 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
| Louth | 2-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| U.C.D. | 1-02 | Louth | 4-12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Longford | 2-12 | Longford | 0-05 | ||||||||||||||||
| A.I.T. | 1-07 | Louth | 2-19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 0-15 | Wicklow | 1-10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Offaly | 1-07 | Dublin | 0-06 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wicklow | 2-10 | Wicklow | 0-09 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carlow | 1-08 | Louth | 1-17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kildare | 1-12 | D.C.U. | 1-10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wexford | 0-09 | Kildare | 1-10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Meath | 1-17 | Meath | 0-08 | ||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 0-07 | Kildare | 0-11 | ||||||||||||||||
| D.C.U. | 1-14 | D.C.U. | 2-08 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laois | 1-13 | D.C.U. | 0-11 | ||||||||||||||||
| D.I.T | 0-18 | D.I.T. | 0-05 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kilkenny | 2-06 | ||||||||||||||||||
First round
The eight winning teams from the first round of the O'Byrne Cup go on to qualify for the quarter-finals of the tournament. The losers of the first round go on to the O'Byrne Shield quarter finals.
| Louth | 2-14 - 1-02 | U.C.D. |
|---|---|---|
| P Smith 2-02, D Clarke 0-04, A Reid 0-03, D Crilly 0-02, R Carroll, S Lennon, D Maguire 0-01 each. | M Ronaldson 1-01, J Fitzpatrick 0-01. |
| Longford | 2-12 - 1-07 | A.I.T. |
|---|---|---|
| D Morgan 1-03, P Shanley 1-01, C Mimnagh, W Skelly 0-02 each, C Flynn, E Murtagh, S Doyle, K Mulligan 0-01 each. | B Smith 0-05,M Lundy 1-00, R Galligan 0-02. |
| Dublin | 0-15 - 1-07 | Offaly |
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| J O'Brien, D Byrne 0-05 each, A Reilihan 0-03, D Lally, G Smith 0-01 each. | Report | T Deehan 1-01, R Guinan 0-03, N Smith, C Carroll, N Coughlan 0-01 each. |
| Wicklow | 2-10 - 1-08 | Carlow |
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| J McGrath 1-01, D Odlum 1-00, S Furlong 0-03, T Hannon 0-02, P McWalter, D Hayden, L Glynn, P Earls 0-01 each. | B Murphy 0-06, JJ Smith 1-00, M Carpenter, J Kavanagh 0-01 each. |
| Kildare | 1-12 - 0-09 | Wexford |
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| J Kavanagh 1-02, M Conway, M O'Sullivan 0-03, R Sweeney 0-02, M Scanlon, M Hartnett 0-01 each. | J Murphy 0-05, B Brosnan, P Naughter, C Deely, S Cullen 0-01 each. |
| Meath | 1-17 - 0-07 | Westmeath |
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| C Ward 1-05, G Reilly 0-03, S Bray, E Reilly, J Queeney, J Sheridan 0-02 each, D Bray 0-01. | Report | P Tormey 0-02, D McGuinness, P Bannon, E Leonard, D Bannon, P Kelly 0-01 each. |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
| Louth | 1-17 - 1-10 | D.C.U. |
|---|---|---|
| White 0-7 (1f, 2'45), Clarke 0-5 (2f), Andrews 1-0 (OG), G. Hoey 0-1, Carroll 0-1, D. Reid(0-1), Smith 0-1, Maguire 0-1 | Johnston 0-5 (3f), B. Sheridan 0-4 (4f), Rafferty 1-0, Cullivan 0-1 |
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O'Byrne ShieldThe teams included in the quarter-finals of the O'Byrne Shield were Offaly, Carlow, Wexford, Laois, Kilkenny, UCD, Athlone IT and Westmeath. Laois were the eventual winners in the final against Carlow.
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