2008 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

2008 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

Championship Details
Dates	31 May – 30 August 2008
Teams	9
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kilkenny (2nd win)
Captain	Conor Phelan
Manager	Pat Hoban
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Limerick
Captain	Alan O'Connor
Manager	Jerry Molyneaux
Provincial Champions
Munster	Limerick
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	8
Total Goals	27 (3.375 per game)
Total Points	252 (31.5 per game)
Top Scorer	Paddy Hogan (6-15)
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The 2008 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 25th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 31 May 2008 and ended on 30 August 2008.

Wexford entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the Leinster semi-final.^[1][2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 30 August 2008 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Kilkenny and Limerick, in what was their first meeting in the final in 10 years. Kilkenny won the match by 1-16 to 0-13 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title since 1973.^[3][4][5]

Kilkenny's Paddy Hogan was the championship's top scorer with 6-15.

Team summaries

Team	Colours	Most recent success
		All-Ireland	Provincial
Clare	Saffron and blue
Cork	Red and white	2006	2006
Dublin	Blue and navy		1972
Galway	Maroon and white	2002	1998
Kilkenny	Black and amber	1973	2006
Limerick	Green and white	1998	1998
Tipperary	Blue and gold	2000	2002
Waterford	White and blue		2007
Wexford	Purple and gold	2007	2007

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Leinster semi-final

Wexford v Kilkenny

28 June 2008 Semi-final	Wexford	0-12 - 1-19	Kilkenny	Wexford Park
	J Berry (0-7), D Nolan (0-2), J Dwyer (0-1), S O’Neill (0-1), P Atkinson (0-1).		C Dunne (1-4), K Joyce (0-4) (4f), P Cleere (0-3), P Lonergan (0-2); P Hogan (0-2), E Hennebry (0-2), A Healy (0-1), J Nolan (0-1).

Leinster final

Kilkenny v Dublin

2 August 2008 Final	Kilkenny	4-26 - 3-15 (aet)	Dublin	Nowlan Park
	N Doherty 2-4, P Hogan 1-3, M Grace 0-6, P Cleere 1-2, B Beckett 0-3, C Dunne 0-3, K Joyce 0-2, P Hartley 0-1, J Nolan 0-1, N Walsh 0-1.		D Treacy 0-8, S Martin 2-1, A Nolan 1-0, D Russell 0-2, T Sweeney 0-1, P Brennan 0-1, E Carroll 0-1, D Sweeney 0-1.

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-final

Clare v Waterford

1 June 2008 Quarter-final	Clare	2-12 - 2-16	Waterford	Gaelic Grounds
	S Chaplin 0-8f, P Chaplin 1-4, G Lyons, C Earley, N Sheedy and P Hickey 0-1 each.	Report	M Gorman 0-8 (7f, 1 '65), P Murray, P Fitzgerald, S Barron and L Lawlor 0-2 each, JJ Hutchinson and G O'Connor 0-1 each.	Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)

Munster semi-finals

Cork v Tipperary

8 June 2008 Semi-final	Cork	0-17 - 1-21	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	A Mannix (0-5, 0-4 frees); L Desmond (0-4); P O'Brien (0-3), J O'Callaghan (0-2), J O'Leary (0-2), JP Murphy (0-1).	Report	J Ryan (1-4, 0-4 frees, 1-0 penalty), C Dillon (0-6), G Ryan (0-3), T Minogue (0-2), D Morrissey (0-2), R O'Meara (0-1), P Maher (0-1), E Hanley (0-1), M Harding (0-1).	Referee: P Casey (Waterford)

Limerick v Clare

22 June 2008 Semi-final	Limerick	1-16 - 0-15	Clare	Semple Stadium
	David Moloney (1-2), P McNamara (0-4), D O'Neill (0-3), A Brennan (0-2), R McCarthy (0-2), D Hanley (0-1), A O'Connor (0-1), P Harty (0-1).	Report	S Chaplin (0-5), P Hickey (0-4), D Browne (0-2), A McNamara (0-1), G Lyons (0-1), N Sheedy (0-1), Clive Early (0-1).	Referee: T Ryan (Tipperary)

Munster final

Tipperary v Limerick

31 July 2008 Final	Tipperary	2-12 - 2-16	Limerick	Semple Stadium
	N Hogan 2-5, T Minogue 0-2, M Harding 0-2, JB McCarthy 0-1, C Dillon 0-1, A Fitzgerald 0-1.	Report	D O’Connor 0-6, D O’Neill 1-1, P McNamara 1-1, A O’Connor 0-4, David Moloney 0-2, P O’Reilly 0-1, A Brennan 0-1.	Referee: P Casey (Waterford)

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-final

Kilkenny v Galway

9 August 2008 Semi-final	Kilkenny	5-14 - 3-12 (aet)	Galway	O'Connor Park
	P Hogan 4-4, N Doherty 1-1, E Heneberry 0-4, M Grace 0-3, K Joyce 0-1, P Cleere 0-1.	Report	E Hyland 2-1, N Carr 0-6, N Kenny 1-0, T Flannery 0-2, M Kelly 0-1, D McEvoy 0-1, K Huban 0-1.	Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

All-Ireland final

Limerick v Kilkenny

30 August 2008 Final	Limerick	0-13 - 1-16	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium
	A O’Connor (0-6, 4f, 2 65’), P McNamara (0-3), M Keane (0-1, 1f), P O’Reilly (0-1), D O’Neill (0-1), A Brennan (0-1).	Report	P Hogan (1-6, 5f), N Doherty (0-3), D Fogarty (0-2, 1f), B Beckett (0-2), M Grace (0-2), K Joyce (0-1, 1f).	Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Paddy Hogan	Kilkenny	6-15	33	4	8.25
2	Noel Doherty	Kilkenny	3-08	17	4	4.25
3	Seán Chaplin	Clare	0-13	13	2	6.50
4	Noel Hogan	Tipperary	2-05	11	2	5.50
	Paudie McNamara	Limerick	1-08	11	3	3.66
	Alan O'Connor	Limerick	0-11	11	3	3.66
	Michael Grace	Kilkenny	0-11	11	3	3.66

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Paddy Hogan	Kilkenny	4-04	16	Galway
2	Noel Hogan	Tipperary	2-05	11	Limerick
3	Noel Doherty	Kilkenny	2-04	10	Dublin
4	Paddy Hogan	Kilkenny	1-06	9	Limerick
5	David Treacy	Dublin	0-08	8	Kilkenny
	Seán Chaplin	Clare	0-08	8	Waterford
	Mark Gorman	Waterford	0-08	8	Clare
8	Shane Martin	Dublin	2-01	7	Kilkenny
	Eamon Hyland	Galway	2-01	7	Kilkenny
	Cathal Dunne	Kilkenny	1-04	7	Wexford
	Pádraig Chaplin	Clare	1-04	7	Waterford
	Jody Ryan	Tipperary	1-04	7	Cork
	Jim Berry	Wexford	0-07	7	Kilkenny

References

1. "Wexford 1-11 Waterford 1-09". RTÉ Sport. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
2. "Wexford profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
3. "Kilkenny claim first intermediate hurling title in 35 years". Breaking News. 30 August 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
4. "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
5. "Leinster All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.