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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
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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.

Offaly

Kilkenny

References

1. McGee, Eugene (14 September 1998). "Offaly silence the 'back door' knockers". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
2. "When Offaly got off the canvas to hit back at the Cats". RTE Sport. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
3. "1998 All-Ireland Final Supplement". Offaly Express. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

• 1998 in hurling
• 1990s in Dublin (city)
• September 1998 sports events in Europe
• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship finals
• Kilkenny GAA matches
• Offaly GAA matches