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1989 Croke Cup
Dates23 April - 7 May 1989
Teams3
Champions St Kieran's College (9th title)
Pat O'Neill (captain)
Runners-up Midleton CBS
F. Corey (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored5 (2.5 per match)
Points scored35 (17.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) D. J. Carey (3-03)
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The 1989 Croke Cup was the 38th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 23 April to 7 May 1989.

St Kieran's College were the defending champions.

The final was played on 7 May 1989 at MacDonagh Park in Nenagh, between St Kieran's College and St Flannan's College, in what was their fifth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in two years. St Kieran's College won the match by 3–05 to 1–09 to claim their ninth Croke Cup title overall and a second title in succession.

D. J. Carey was the top scorer with 3-03.

Qualification

Province Champions
Connacht St Mary's College
Leinster St Kieran's College
Munster St Flannan's College

Results

Semi-final

St Flannan's College v St Mary's College
23 April 1989 Semi-final St Flannan's College 1-16 - 0-05 St Mary's College Duggan Park
J O'Connor 0-6, L Meaney 1-0, C Clancy 0-3, A Whelan 0-3, P Markham 0-2, D Maher 0-1, S Sheehy 0-1. P Howley 0-2, J Flannery 0-1, P Coyne 0-1, A Furey 0-1.

Final

St Kieran's College v St Flannan's College
7 May 1989 Final St Kieran's College 3-05 - 1-09 St Flannan's College MacDonagh Park
DJ Carey 3-3, C Brennan 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1. P Markham 0-4, M Holland 1-0, C Clancy 0-3, J O'Connor 0-2. Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 D. J. Carey St Kieran's College 3-03 12 1 12.00
2 Jamesie O'Connor St Flannan's College 0-08 8 2 4.00
3 Conor Clancy St Flannan's College 0-06 6 2 3.00
Pat Markham St Flannan's College 0-06 6 2 3.00

References

  1. "All-Ireland Senior Colleges Title 1988". St Kieran's College website. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. "A season to cherish for Midleton CBS and Paudie O'Brien". Echo Live. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. "Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final". Galway Bay FM. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. "All-Ireland Senior Colleges Title 1989". St Kieran's College website. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. "All it took was a moment of genius". Irish Independent. 4 June 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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