1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

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.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.^[5]

References

1. ^ Stapleton, Shane (17 December 2018). "Managing the gap with Brian Whelahan" Brian Whelahan, more than anyone, came to typify the spirit that saw the Faithful County win a couple of All-Ireland titles in 1994 and 1998. He was man of the match on both occasions…
2. ^ Kelly, Liam (17 June 2017). "No-one in 1994 envisaged how far we would fall — Whelahan". Irish Independent Brian Whelahan is hoisted on the shoulders of Offaly supporters after his man of the match display in the 1998 All-Ireland SHC final.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "When Offaly got off the canvas to hit back at the Cats". RTE Sport. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
5. ^ "1998 All-Ireland Final Supplement". Offaly Express. Retrieved 11 September 2023.