1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final

Event	1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Offaly Kilkenny 2-16 1-13
Date	13 September 1998
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Man of the Match	Brian Whelahan
Referee	Dickie Murphy (Wexford)
Attendance	65,491
Weather	Sunny

The 1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 111th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 13 September 1998, between Offaly and Kilkenny.

It was the first all-Leinster All-Ireland final with victory going to Offaly managed by Michael Bond on a score line of 2-16 to 1-13. It was the first time that a defeated team from the earlier rounds of the championship had come through to win the All-Ireland final.

13 September
Final

Offaly	2-16 – 1-13	Kilkenny
B. Whelehan (1-6), J. Errity (1-2), J. Troy (0-3), M. Duignan (0-2), Joe Dooley (0-2), J. Pilkington (0-1).	Report	D. J. Carey (0-5), C. Carter (1-1), B. McEvoy (0-3), K. O'Shea (0-2), A. Comerford (0-1), P. Larkin (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 65,491

Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)

Offaly

Kilkenny

OFFALY: GK 1 Stephen Byrne RCB 2 Simon Whelahan FB 3 Kevin Kinahan LCB 4 Martin Hanamy RWB 5 Brian Whelahan CB 6 Hubert Rigney (c) LWB 7 Kevin Martin MD 8 Johnny Pilkington MD 9 Johnny Dooley RWF 10 Michael Duignan CF 11 John Troy LWF 12 Gary Hanniffy RCF 13 Billy Dooley FF 14 Joe Errity LCF 15 Joe Dooley Substitutes: 16 Paudie Mulhaire 17 Darren Hanniffy 18 John Ryan

KILKENNY: GK 1 Joe Dermody RCB 2 Tom Hickey (c) FB 3 Pat O'Neill LCB 4 Willie O'Connor RWB 5 Michael Kavanagh CB 6 Canice Brennan LWB 7 Liam Keoghan MD 8 Phil Larkin MD 9 Peter Barry RWF 10 D. J. Carey CF 11 Andy Comerford LWF 12 Brian McEvoy RCF 13 Ken O'Shea FF 14 P. J. Delaney LCF 15 Charlie Carter Substitutes: 16 Sean Ryan 17 Niall Moloney 18 John Costelloe