1998 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 1998 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 15th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship ran from 31 May to 10 October 1998.

1998 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates31 May - 10 October 1998
Teams18
All Ireland Champions
WinnersLimerick (1st win)
CaptainJohn Cormican
ManagerFrank Costelloe
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
CaptainPaddy Farrell
ManagerNoel Skehan
Provincial Champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterDown
ConnachtGalway
Championship Statistics
Matches Played20
Total Goals69 (3.45 per game)
Total Points523 (26.15 per game)
Top Scorer Andrew Ryan (2-39)
← 1997
1999 →

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Limerick in the Munster quarter-final.[1]

The All-Ireland final was played at Semple Stadium in Thurles on 10 October 1998 between Limerick and Kilkenny, in what was their first ever championship meeting. Limerick won the match by 4-16 to 2-17 to claim their first ever All-Ireland title.[2][3]

Limerick's Andrew Ryan was the championship's top scorer with 2-39.

Connacht Intermediate Hurling Championship

Connacht final
18 July 1998 Final Roscommon 1-11 - 2-22 Galway Dr. Hyde Park
T Galvin 1-2, J Mannion 0-4, B Boyle 0-2, M Cunniffe 0-2, A Kelly 0-1. R Duane 0-7, M Connolly 0-7, B Larkin 1-3, N Kenny 1-2, R Burke 0-1, D Curley 0-1, F Healy 0-1.

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Leinster quarter-finals
13 June 1998 Quarter-final Kildare 0-08 - 4-30 Kilkenny St. Conleth's Park
T Carew 0-3, T Spain 0-3, J Brennan 0-1, N Casey 0-1. H Shefflin 0-10, R Shortall 1-3, D Maher 1-2, T Shefflin 1-2, P Treacy 1-2, B Barcoe 0-4, PJ Cody 0-3, A Cleere 0-2, J Bolger 0-2.
20 June 1998 Quarter-final Dublin 0-07 - 2-15 Wexford Parnell Park
D Lawlor 0-3, C Quigley 0-2, L Bergin 0-2. E Cullen 1-8, J Cooper 1-0, C McGrath 0-3, S Ryan 0-2, J Bolger 0-2.
20 June 1998 Quarter-final Carlow 0-07 - 0-07 Wicklow Dr. Cullen Park
P Coady 0-3, D Kavanagh 0-2, B Murphy 0-2. J Keogh 0-4, T McGrath 0-1, J O'Toole 0-1, S Cody 0-1.
20 June 1998 Quarter-final Meath 4-05 - 6-15 Westmeath St. Loman's Park
R Dorran 2-1, G O'Neill 2-0, G Cole 0-2, T Reilly 0-1, N Horan 0-1. S McLoughlin 2-5, R Galvin 1-2, K Kennedy 1-1, J Gavigan 1-1, B Kennedy 1-1, P Clarke 0-2, P Connaughton 0-2, P Williams 0-1.
27 June 1998 Quarter-final replay Wicklow 0-20 - 1-08 Carlow Aughrim County Ground
D Hyland 0-9, J Keogh 0-3, T McGrath 0-2, D Doyle 0-1, C O'Toole 0-1, D Curran 0-1, S O'Loughlin 0-1, J O'Toole 0-1, T Collins 0-1. B Murphy 1-2, D Kavanagh 0-2, K Griffin 0-2, P Coady 0-1, M Galvin 0-1.

Leinster semi-finals
4 July 1998 Semi-final Westmeath 3-11 - 2-14 Wexford Cusack Park
B Kennedy 2-1, F O'Farrell 0-5, R Galvin 1-1, S McLoughlin 0-2, J Gavigan 0-1, A Devine 0-1. E Cullen 0-5, S Ryan 1-1, J Bolger 1-0, S Hughes 0-3, C McGrath 0-2, F Parker 0-1, O Bolger 0-1, S Greene 0-1.
11 July 1998 Semi-final Wicklow 1-08 - 3-23 Kilkenny Aughrim County Ground
C Byrne 1-0, J Keogh 0-3, T McGrath 0-1, T Collins 0-1, D Hyland 0-1, S Cody 0-1, A Fagan 0-1. H Shefflin 0-8, A Cleere 1-4, B Barcoe 1-2, T Shefflin 1-1, R Shortall 0-4, B Phelan 0-1, J Bolger 0-1, R Moran 0-1, P Treacy 0-1.
18 July 1998 Semi-final replay Wexford 3-14 - 0-11 Westmeath Dr. Cullen Park
C McGrath 1-2, J Bolger 1-1, E Cullen 0-4, S Ryan 0-4, S Bennett 1-0, S Hughes 0-2, F Parker 0-1. A Mitchell 0-4, S McLoughlin 0-3, P Clarke 0-2, R Galvin 0-1, F Farrell 0-1.

Leinsterinal
29 July 1998 Final Kilkenny 3-13 - 0-11 Wexford St. Patrick's Park
H Shefflin 1-4, T Shefflin 1-1, B Barcoe 1-0, R Shortall 0-2, J Bolger 0-2, A Cleere 0-2, P Treacy 0-1, R Moore 0-1. C McGrath 0-5, S Ryan 0-5, E Cullen 0-1.

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-finals
31 May 1998 Quarter-final Limerick 0-12 - 0-10 Cork Gaelic Grounds
A Ryan 0-3, D Murphy 0-3, J Butler 0-2, C O'Brien 0-1, P Keyes 0-1, J Cormican 0-1, G Galvin 0-1. C Buckley 0-2, J O'Dwyer 0-2, J Nyhan 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-2, B Coleman 0-1, M Walsh 0-1. Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)
7 June 1998 Quarter-final Tipperary 0-25 - 0-05 Waterford Páirc Uí Chaoimh
K McCormack 0-6, D Browne 0-4, K Maguire 0-4, D Corcoran 0-4, S O'Meara 0-3, A Doyle 0-2, E Corcoran 0-1, S McKeogh 0-1. O Atkins 0-3, A Lannon 0-1, A Robinson 0-1.

Munster semi-finals
21 June 1998 Semi-final Limerick 0-17 - 0-07 Clare Semple Stadium
A Ryan 0-9, O O'Neill 0-4, J Cormican 0-2, M O'Brien 0-1, P Keyes 0-1. D Considine 0-3, E Flynn 0-2, A Markham 0-1, C Dillon 0-1. Referee: B Dunne (Kerry)
1 July 1998 Semi-final Tipperary 2-21 - 3-13 Kerry Gaelic Grounds
K McCormack 2-7, D Browne 0-8, D Corcoran 0-3, A Doyle 0-1, S O'Meara 0-1, J McGrath 0-1. JM Dooley 2-2, M Slattery 0-4, B O'Sullivan 0-4, I Maunsell 1-0, P Cronin 0-1, C Walshe 0-1.

Munster final
24 July 1998 Final Limerick 2-11 - 0-15 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds
P Neenan 2-1, A Ryan 0-5, J Cormican 0-3, D Carroll 0-1, D Murphy 0-1. D Browne 0-5, A Doyle 0-5, K McCormack 0-3, S McKeogh 0-1, T Hogan 0-1. Referee: L O'Flynn (Cork)

Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Ulster final
26 July 1998 Final Down 3-11 - 2-12 London Casement Park
B Coulter 2-0, J McGrattan 0-5, G Gordon 1-0, MT Coulter 0-2, T McMahon 0-2, M Coulter 0-1, M Braniff 0-1. R Murphy 0-7, D Spellman 2-0, S Slattery 0-1, P McManus 0-1, P Linnane 0-1, F Monaghan 0-1, S Tooher 0-1.

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals
5 September 1998 Semi-final Kilkenny 2-12 - 2-11 Galway O'Connor Park
H Shefflin 1-3, T Shefflin 1-0, D Maher 0-2, B Phelan 0-2, R Shortall 0-2, J Bolger 0-1, A Cleere 0-1, B Barcoe 0-1. M Connolly 1-4, B Larkin 1-1, N Kenny 0-3, R Gantley 0-1, R Duane 0-1, F Healy 0-1. Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)
6 September 1998 Semi-final Limerick 1-17 - 3-11 Down Parnell Park
S Ryan 1-7, M O'Brien 0-3, D Carroll 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, P Cahill 0-1, O O'Neill 0-1, J Butler 0-1, P Neenan 0-1. M Braniff 2-1, J McGrattan 0-7, N Sands 1-1, M Coulter jnr 0-1, G Savage 0-1. Referee: E Morris (Dublin)
20 September 1998 Semi-final replay Limerick 4-13 - 5-07 Down O'Toole Park
O O'Neill 3-1, A Ryan 0-6, P Neenan 1-1, J Butler 0-2, M O'Brien 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, D Carroll 0-1. M Braniff 2-0, G McGrattan 2-0, J McGrattan 0-6, G Savage 1-0, M Coulter 0-1. Referee: E Morris (Dublin)

All-Ireland final
10 October 1998 Final Limerick 4-16 - 2-17 Kilkenny Semple Stadium
A Ryan 1-9, O O'Neill 2-2, J Butler 1-1, J Cormican 0-2, P Neenan 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1. H Shefflin 1-6, O O'Connor 1-1, B Phelan 0-3, D Maher 0-3, A Cleere 0-2, T Shefflin 0-1, R Shortall 0-1. Referee: J Cooney (Galway)

Championship statistics

Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average
1 Andrew Ryan Limerick 2-39 45 6 7.50
2 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 3-31 40 5 8.00
3 Owen O'Neill Limerick 5-08 23 5 4.60
4 Kevin McCormack Tipperary 2-16 22 3 7.33
5 Eddie Cullen Wexford 1-18 21 4 5.25
6 Johnny McGrattan Down 0-18 18 3 6.00
7 Tommy Shefflin Kilkenny 4-05 17 5 3.40
Declan Browne Tipperary 0-17 17 3 5.66
9 Seán McLoughlin Westmeath 2-10 16 3 5.33
10 Chris McGrath Wexford 1-12 15 4 3.75
Robert Shortall Kilkenny 1-12 15 4 3.75
In a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Kevin McCormack Tipperary 2-07 13 Kerry
2 Andrew Ryan Limerick 1-09 12 Kilkenny
3 Seán McLoughlin Westmeath 2-05 11 Meath
Eddie Cullen Wexford 1-08 11 Westmeath
5 Owen O'Neill Limerick 3-01 10 Down
Andrew Ryan Limerick 1-07 10 Down
Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 0-10 10 Kildare
8 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1-06 9 Limerick
Don Hyland Wicklow 0-09 9 Carlow
Andrew Ryan Limerick 0-09 9 Clare

References
  1. "Cork profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  2. "Limerick profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  3. "Intermediate hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
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