# 2008 Nicky Rackard Cup final

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Hurling decider

Football match

2008 Nicky Rackard Cup final Event 2008 Nicky Rackard Cup Sligo Louth 3-19 3-10 Date 3 August 2008 Venue Croke Park, Dublin Referee Seán Whelan (Wexford) ← 2007 2009 →

The **2008 Nicky Rackard Cup final** was a [hurling](/source/Hurling) match played at [Croke Park](/source/Croke_Park) on 3 August 2008 to determine the winners of the [2008 Nicky Rackard Cup](/source/2008_Nicky_Rackard_Cup). This was the fourth season of the [Nicky Rackard Cup](/source/Nicky_Rackard_Cup), a tournament organized by the [Gaelic Athletic Association](/source/Gaelic_Athletic_Association) for third-tier hurling teams. The final was contested by [Sligo](/source/Sligo_county_hurling_team) of Connacht and [Louth](/source/Louth_county_hurling_team) of Leinster, with Sligo winning by 3-19 to 3-10.[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Sligo deny Louth in Rackard final"](http://www.irishtimes.com/news/sligo-deny-louth-in-rackard-final-1.1222886). *[Irish Times](/source/Irish_Times)*. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

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