The 1988 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 58th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928 . The championship began on 14 May 1988 and ended on 4 September 1988.
Offaly entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive All-Ireland title, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the Leinster final.
On 4 September 1988, Kilkenny won the championship following a 3-13 to 0-12 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 13th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1981 .
Cork's Brian Cunningham was the championship's top scorer with 3-29.
Results [ ]
Quarter-finals
Wexford v Kerry
25 May 1988 Quarter-final Wexford 1-18 - 3-06 Kerry Semple Stadium , Thurles
R Quigley 0-5, P O'Leary 0-5, M Redmond 1-1, J Kelly 0-4, A Codd 0-2, B Kehoe 0-1.
P Regan 2-0, J O'Sullivan 1-0, PJ Hickey 0-3, S Regan 0-3.
Kilkenny v Dublin
25 May 1988 Quarter-final Kilkenny 1-18 - 2-07 Dublin O'Moore Park , Portlaoise
A Ronan 0-9, DJ Carey 1-3, P O'Neill 0-2, P O'Grady 0-1, P McCluskey 0-1, C Carter 0-1, W O'Keeffe 0-1.
D Harmon 1-1, G Gregg 1-0, P McManus 0-2, M Curran 0-2, D Eustace 0-2.
Semi-finals
Kilkenny v Laois
27 June 1988 Semi-final Kilkenny 5-24 - 1-03 Laois Dr. Cullen Park , Carlow
A Ronan 0-9, P O'Grady 2-2, P Treacy 2-1, D Dooley 1-1, B Ryan 0-4, P O'Neill 0-3, DJ Carey 0-2, B O'Keeffe 0-1, C Carter 0-1.
I Fennell 1-0, F Cuddy 0-2, J Kilmartin 0-1.
Offaly v Wexford
28 June 1988 Semi-final Offaly 0-12 - 1-08 Wexford Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
A Cahill 0-4, J Dooley 0-2, A Mulrooney 0-2, J Pilkington 0-1, R Dooley 0-1, N Bryant 0-1, D Mulahire 0-1.
P O'Leary 0-4, R Quigley 1-0, A Codd 0-2, S O'Leary 0-1, J Kelly 0-1.
Final
Kilkenny v Offaly
10 July 1988 Final Kilkenny 2-06 - 0-06 Offaly Croke Park , Dublin
P O'Grady 1-2, D Dooley 1-0, P O'Neill 0-2, W O'Keeffe 0-1, A Ronan 0-1.
A Mulrooney 0-2, J Pilkington 0-1, A Cahill 0-1, J Dooley 0-1, D Barron 0-1.
Referee: N Byrne (Wicklow)
First round
Semi-finals
Cork v Waterford
6 July 1988 Semi-final Cork 2-17 - 0-04 Waterford Clonmult Memorial Park , Midleton
B Cunningham 1-6, P O'Brien 1-2, J Dillon 0-3, T Hurley 0-2, J McCormack 0-1, V Murray 0-1, K Roche 0-1, D Quirke 0-1.
J Brenner 0-2, A White 0-1, S Curran 0-1.
Referee: J Lonergan (Tipperary)
Final
Cork v Tipperary
17 July 1988 Final Cork 5-07 - 1-02 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds , Limerick
P O'Brien 2-0, B Cunningham 1-3, T Hurley 1-1, K Roche 1-1, D Quirke 0-1, T Kelleher 0-1.
T O'Dwyer 1-0, S Quinn 0-1, K Ralph 0-1.
Referee: M Quinn (Clare)
Semi-final
Down v Derry
10 July 1988 Semi-final Down 2-11 - 2-05 Derry Mitchel Park , Ballygalget
B Gallagher 1-3, M Blair 1-0, P Mason 0-3, G Savage 0-2, K Blaney 0-2, B Coulter 0-1.
P McElhinney 1-4, O Collins 1-0, B McCormack 0-1.
Final
Semi-finals
Galway v Kilkenny
8 August 1988 Semi-final Galway 1-06 - 3-15 Kilkenny Croke Park , Dublin
J Campbell 1-1, B Flynn 0-3, G McGrath 0-1, B Darcy 0-1.
A Ronan 1-3, C Carter 0-5, P O'Grady 0-4, B Ryan 1-1, DJ Carey 1-1, P Treacy 0-1.
Referee: E Barrett (Tipperary)
Cork v Antrim
15 August 1988 Semi-final Cork 3-26 - 1-01 Antrim Croke Park , Dublin
B Cunningham 1-11, P O'Brien 1-3, T Hurley 0-6, K Roche 1-0, T Kelleher 0-2, M Sheehan 0-2, J Dillon 0-2.
J Carson 1-0, A Elliott 0-1.
Referee: P Delaney (Laois)
Final
Kilkenny v Cork
4 September 1988 Final Kilkenny 3-13 - 0-12 Cork Croke Park , Dublin
DJ Carey 1-2, A Ronan 0-5, P Treacy 1-1, C Carter 1-0, D Dooley 0-2, W O'Keeffe 0-1, B Ryan 0-1, P O'Grady 0-1.
B Cunningham 0-9, M Sheehan 0-2, B Corcoran 0-1.
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Top scorers overall
Top scorers in a single game
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