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| Dates | 28 June — 3 August | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Champions | Sligo (1st title) | ||
| Runners-up | Louth | ||
| Relegated | 8 counties | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 19 | ||
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The 2008 Nicky Rackard Cup was the 4th annual third tier hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. Sligo beat Louth in the final.
Entered Championship
Promoted to the Christy Ring Cup
Ten county teams participated in the 2008 Nicky Rackard Cup, with Fingal (north Dublin) and "South Down" (Down excluding the Ards Peninsula) bringing the total to twelve.
Each team in the group played each other once in the first phase. The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fingal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-29 | 4-20 | +6 | 2 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Louth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-26 | 0-29 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Longford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-22 | 3-28 | -6 | 2 |
| Date | Team | Score | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June | Louth | 1-13 | Fingal | 0-14 |
| 5 July | Fingal | 3-15 | Longford | 3-07 |
| 12 July | Longford | 0-15 | Louth | 0-13 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Down | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-31 | 4-29 | +11 | 4 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Leitrim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-29 | 4-27 | +2 | 2 | |
| 3 | Fermanagh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-24 | 6-28 | -13 | 0 |
| Date | Team | Score | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June | South Down | 3-16 | Leitrim | 2-16 |
| 5 July | Leitrim | 2-13 | Fermanagh | 1-11 |
| 12 July | Fermanagh | 2-13 | South Down | 4-15 |
| Date | Team | Score | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June | Donegal | 2-11 | Tyrone | 2-12 |
| 5 July | Tyrone | 3-08 | Monaghan | 3-13 |
| 12 July | Monaghan | 0-19 | Donegal | 1-15 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaghan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-32 | 4-23 | 4 | +6 |
| Tyrone | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-20 | 5-24 | 2 | -4 |
| Donegal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-26 | 2-31 | 0 | -2 |
| Date | Team | Score | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June | Sligo | 3-15 | Cavan | 1-12 |
| 5 July | Cavan | 0-16 | Warwickshire | 0-12 |
| 12 July | Warwickshire | 2-10 | Sligo | 1-15 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-30 | 3-17 | 4 | +16 |
| Cavan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-23 | 3-27 | 2 | -10 |
| Warwickshire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-22 | 1-31 | 0 | -6 |
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1C |  Monaghan | 1-11 | ||||||||||||
| 2D |  Cavan | 0-09 | ||||||||||||
| 1C | Monaghan | 1-13 | ||||||||||||
| 2A |  Louth | 0-18 | ||||||||||||
| 1B |  South Down | 2-16 | ||||||||||||
| 2A | Louth | 4-13 | ||||||||||||
| 2A | Louth | 3-10 | ||||||||||||
| 1D |  Sligo | 3-19 | ||||||||||||
| 1D | Sligo | 2-15 | ||||||||||||
| 2C |  Tyrone | 2-11 | ||||||||||||
| 1D | Sligo | 1-16 | ||||||||||||
| 1A |  Fingal | 0-11 | ||||||||||||
| 1A | Fingal | 1-19 | ||||||||||||
| 2B |  Leitrim | 0-12 | ||||||||||||
| Match | Date | Venue | Team | Score | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-final | 19 July | Parnell Park | Fingal | 1-19 | Leitrim | 0-12 |
| Quarter-final | 19 July | Páirc Esler | South Down | 2-16 | Louth | 4-13 |
| Quarter-final | 19 July | St Tiernach's Park | Monaghan | 1-11 | Cavan | 0-09 |
| Quarter-final | 19 July | Markievicz Park | Sligo | 2-15 | Tyrone | 2-11 |
| semi-final | 26 July | Monaghan | Monaghan | 1-13 | Louth | 0-18 |
| semi-final | 26 July | Markievicz Park | Sligo | 1-16 | Fingal | 0-11 |
| Final [1] | 3 August | Croke Park | Louth | 3-10 | Sligo | 3-19 |
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