The 1988–89 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 19th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship , the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 25 September 1988 and ended on 17 March 1989.
Midleton were the defending champions , however, they failed to qualify after losing in the Cork Senior Hurling Championship .
On 17 March 1989, Buffer's Alley won the championship following a 2-12 to 0-12 defeat of O'Donovan Rossa in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their first All-Ireland title.
Results [ ]
First round
Second round
v Tourlestrane
9 October 1988 Second round 0-11 - 0-02 Tourlestrane Ballina
M Linnane 0-3, C Collins 0-2, G O'Mara 0-2, G Ring 0-1, S Campion 0-1, K Delaney 0-1, P Armstrong 0-1, P Doherty 0-1.
Semi-final
Four Roads v
23 October 1988 Semi-final Four Roads 1-12 - 2-03 Ballyforan
P Dolan 0-4, M Donnelly 1-0, J McCarthy 0-2, T Fallon 0-2, F Carty 0-2, G Coyle 0-1, T Grehan 0-1.
M Linanne 2-3.
Final
Four Roads v Abbeyknockmoy
20 November 1988 Final Four Roads 3-05 - 1-08 Abbeyknockmoy Ballyforan
Paddy Dolan 1-2, Paul Dolan 1-1, S Coyle 1-1, M Cunniffe 0-1.
P Blade 1-2, J Cooley 0-3, J Maher 0-2, T Devane 0-1.
First round
v
16 October 1988 First round 2-13 - 1-03 O'Reilly Park, Archerstown
P Clancy 0-7, R Shaw 1-1, C Shaw 1-0, A Kelly 0-2, E Dolan 0-1, D Geraghty 0-1, J Leonard 0-1.
C McCormack 1-0, M Carroll 0-3.
v Trim
16 October 1988 First round 3-05 - 7-12 Trim Drogheda
S Matthews 1-1, S Bannon 1-1, D Stone 1-0, O Kelly 0-2, T Lowry 0-1.
T Massey 4-2, D Murray 1-3, M Dempsey 1-1, F Hatton 1-0, D O'Keeffe 0-2, K Murray 0-2, F Foley 0-1, J O'Toole 0-1.
v
23 October 1988 First round 2-05 - 0-04 Dr. Cullen Park , Carlow
B Dunne 2-0, J Hayden 0-3, J Delaney 0-1, C Lowry 0-1.
G Doyle 0-2, M Walsh 0-1, E England 0-1.
Quarter-finals
v Ballyhale Shamrocks
23 October 1988 Quarter-final 1-05 - 2-07 Ballyhale Shamrocks O'Reilly Park, Archerstown
E Dolan 1-0, J Fitzsimons 0-2, U Galligan 0-1, J Leonard 0-1, A Kelly 0-1.
J Lawlor 2-0, G Fennelly 0-2, L Fennelly 0-2, S Fennelly 0-1, R Aylward 0-1, S Grace 0-1.
St. Vincent's v Portlaoise
29 October 1988 Quarter-final replay St. Vincent's 5-13 - 5-06 Portlaoise Parnell Park , Dublin
S McDermott 1-5, S Dalton 0-5, V Conroy 1-1, S Loftus 1-1, P Tobin 1-1, A Devlin 1-0.
P Bergin 2-0, M Deegan 1-0, L Bergin 1-0, J Taylor 1-0, B Bohane 0-3, N Rigney 0-2, P Cleary 0-1.
v Buffer's Alley
5 November 1988 Quarter-final 4-06 - 5-08 Buffer's Alley Dr. Cullen Park , Carlow
J Hayden 1-3, T Doyle 1-1, J Delaney 1-0, B Dunne 1-0, B Hayden 0-1, N Fallon 0-1.
T Dempsey 2-2, M Butler 1-4, F O'Leary 2-0, M Casey 0-1, P Whelan 0-1.
Referee: P Delaney (Laois)
Seir Kieran v Trim
5 November 1988 Quarter-final Seir Kieran 2-14 - 0-06 Trim St. Patrick's Park , Birr
B Dooley 0-6, Joe Dooley 1-2, Johnny Dooley 0-4, K Dooley 1-0, J Commons 0-1, J Abbott 0-1.
E McCaffrey 0-2, CJ Murtagh 0-1, T Massey 0-1, C Argue 0-1, K Murray 0-1.
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-finals
Feakle v Ballyduff
23 October 1988 Quarter-final Feakle 4-16 - 1-08 Ballyduff Cusack Park , Ennis
V Donnellan 3-7, D Rochford 1-2, T Guilfoyle 0-3, D McGrath 0-2, J Touhy 0-1, K Breen 0-1.
C Houlihan 1-1, M O'Sullivan 0-4, F Whelan 0-1, M Hennessy 0-1, J Barron 0-1.
Patrickswell v St. Finbarr's
23 October 1988 Quarter-final Patrickswell 3-11 - 3-06 St. Finbarr's FitzGerald Park , Kilmallock
G Kirby 1-8, G Hayes 1-0, C Carey 1-0, S Foley 0-1, D Punch 0-1, F Nolan 0-1.
F O'Brien 2-0, T Linehan 1-2, J Cremin 0-2, J Meyler 0-1, W O'Connell 0-1.
Semi-finals
Mount Sion v Feakle
20 November 1988 Semi-final Mount Sion 1-08 - 1-07 Feakle Walsh Park , Waterford
S Ahearne 0-5, D Power 1-0, G Fitzpatrick 0-3.
M Callinan 1-0, V Donnellan 0-3, T Guilfoyle 0-1, M Guilfoyle 0-1, J Touhy 0-1, R Nelson 0-1.
Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)
Final
Patrickswell v Mount Sion
4 December 1988 Final Patrickswell 3-13 - 2-13 Mount Sion Semple Stadium , Thurles
G Kirby 1-4, G Hayes 1-2, S Foley 1-1, C Carey 0-2, F Nolan 0-2, A Carmody 0-1, S Kirby 0-1.
S Ahearne 2-6, P McGrath 0-3, D Loughnane 0-2, D Power 0-1, P Ryan 0-1.
Referee: W Horgan (Cork)
Semi-finals
v Ruair�� Óg
25 September 1988 Semi-final 0-04 - 5-13 Ruairí Óg Athletic Grounds , Armagh
G Bradsahw 0-1, P Devlin 0-1, J Devlin 0-1, A Corvan 0-1.
D McNaughton 2-6, F McAllister 1-4, J Carson 1-0, A McGuile 1-0, L McKeegan 0-1, A McAllister 0-1, B McGaughey 0-1.
Lavey v Portaferry
25 September 1988 Semi-final Lavey 1-11 - 2-07 Portaferry Gulladuff
H Downey 0-9, D Roughan 1-0, O Collins 0-1, S Downey 0-1, D Mulholland 0-1.
A McGeehan 1-3, B Coulter 1-0, K Fitzsimmons 0-2, C McGeehan 0-2.
Final
Quarter-final
Patrickswell v
29 January 1989 Quarter-final Patrickswell 2-15 - 0-07 Gaelic Grounds , Limerick
G Kirby 1-5, S Foley 1-1, C Carey 0-3, S Kirby 0-2, A Carmody 0-2, P Foley 0-1, G Hayes 0-1.
M Burke 0-2, M Cahill 0-2, F O'Donoghue 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1, A O'Halloran 0-1.
Semi-finals
Buffer's Alley v Four Roads
12 February 1989 Semi-final Buffer's Alley 2-19 - 0-09 Four Roads Wexford Park , Wexford
M Butler 0-9, T Dempsey 1-4, S O'Leary 1-1, T Doran 0-3, M Casey 0-2.
P Dolan 0-4, T Fallon 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1, P Dolan 0-1, F McCarthy 0-1.
Patrickswell v O'Donovan Rossa
12 February 1989 Semi-final Patrickswell 2-08 - 2-09 O'Donovan Rossa FitzGerald Park , Kilmallock
G Kirby 1-4, S Kirby 1-0, C Carey 0-2, A Carmody 0-1, F Nolan 0-1.
N Murray 1-2, C Murray 1-0, C Barr 0-3, J Reilly 0-2, J Fagin 0-1, A Murray 0-1.
Final
Buffer's Alley v O'Donovan Rossa
17 March 1989 Final Buffer's Alley 2-12 - 0-12 O'Donovan Rossa Croke Park , Dublin
P Donoghue 1-1, T Dempsey 0-4, S Ó Laoire 1-0, T Doran 0-3, M Butler 0-2, S Whelan 0-1, M Foley 0-1.
C Barr 0-5, N Murray 0-2, D Armstrong 0-1, A Murray 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, J Reilly 0-1, P Rogan 0-1.
Referee: W Horgan (Cork)
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Top scorers overall
Top scorers in a single game
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