2008 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 2008 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 25th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship. The championship began on 31 May 2008 and ended on 30 August 2008.

2008 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

Championship Details
Dates	31 May 2008 – 30 August 2008
Teams	9
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kilkenny (2nd win)
Captain	Conor Phelan
Manager	Pat Hoban
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Limerick
Captain	Alan O'Connor
Manager	Jerry Molyneaux
Provincial Champions
Munster	Limerick
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	8
Total Goals	27 (3.375 per game)
Total Points	252 (31.5 per game)
← 2007 2009 →

Wexford were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Kilkenny won the title after defeating Limerick by 1-16 to 0-13 in the final.[1]

Team summaries

Team	Colours	Most recent success
		All-Ireland	Provincial
Clare	Saffron and blue
Cork	Red and white	2006	2006
Dublin	Blue and navy		1972
Galway	Maroon and white	2002	1998
Kilkenny	Black and amber	1973	2006
Limerick	Green and white	1998	1998
Tipperary	Blue and gold	2000	2002
Waterford	White and blue		2007
Wexford	Purple and gold	2007	2007

Results

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

28 June 2008 Semi-final	Wexford	0-12 - 1-19	Kilkenny	Wexford Park, Wexford
	J Berry (0-7), D Nolan (0-2), J Dwyer (0-1), S O’Neill (0-1), P Atkinson (0-1).		C Dunne (1-4), K Joyce (0-4) (4f), P Cleere (0-3), P Lonergan (0-2); P Hogan (0-2), E Hennebry (0-2), A Healy (0-1), J Nolan (0-1).

2 August 2008 Final

Kilkenny

4-26 - 3-15 (aet)

Dublin

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

1 June 2008 Quarter-final	Clare	2-12 - 2-16	Waterford	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	S Chaplin 0-8f, P Chaplin 1-4, G Lyons, C Earley, N Sheedy and P Hickey 0-1 each.	Report	M Gorman 0-8 (7f, 1 '65), P Murray, P Fitzgerald, S Barron and L Lawlor 0-2 each, JJ Hutchinson and G O'Connor 0-1 each.	Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)

8 June 2008 Semi-final	Cork	0-17 - 1-21	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	A Mannix (0-5, 0-4 frees); L Desmond (0-4); P O'Brien (0-3), J O'Callaghan (0-2), J O'Leary (0-2), JP Murphy (0-1).	Report	J Ryan (1-4, 0-4 frees, 1-0 penalty), C Dillon (0-6), G Ryan (0-3), T Minogue (0-2), D Morrissey (0-2), R O'Meara (0-1), P Maher (0-1), E Hanley (0-1), M Harding (0-1).	Referee: P Casey (Waterford)

22 June 2008 Semi-final	Limerick	1-16 - 0-15	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	David Moloney (1-2), P McNamara (0-4), D O'Neill (0-3), A Brennan (0-2), R McCarthy (0-2), D Hanley (0-1), A O'Connor (0-1), P Harty (0-1).	Report	S Chaplin (0-5), P Hickey (0-4), D Browne (0-2), A McNamara (0-1), G Lyons (0-1), N Sheedy (0-1), Clive Early (0-1).	Referee: T Ryan (Tipperary)

31 July 2008 Final	Tipperary	2-12 - 2-16	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	N Hogan 2-5, T Minogue 0-2, M Harding 0-2, JB McCarthy 0-1, C Dillon 0-1, A Fitzgerald 0-1.	Report	D O’Connor 0-6, D O’Neill 1-1, P McNamara 1-1, A O’Connor 0-4, David Moloney 0-2, P O’Reilly 0-1, A Brennan 0-1.	Referee: P Casey (Waterford)

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

9 August 2008 Semi-final	Kilkenny	5-14 - 3-12 (aet)	Galway	O'Connor Park
	P Hogan 4-4, N Doherty 1-1, E Heneberry 0-4, M Grace 0-3, K Joyce 0-1, P Cleere 0-1.	Report	E Hyland 2-1, N Carr 0-6, N Kenny 1-0, T Flannery 0-2, M Kelly 0-1, D McEvoy 0-1, K Huban 0-1.	Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

30 August 2008 Final	Limerick	0-13 - 1-16	Kilkenny	Wexford Park
	A O’Connor (0-6, 4f, 2 65’), P McNamara (0-3), M Keane (0-1, 1f), P O’Reilly (0-1), D O’Neill (0-1), A Brennan (0-1).	Report	P Hogan (1-6, 5f), N Doherty (0-3), D Fogarty (0-2, 1f), B Beckett (0-2), M Grace (0-2), K Joyce (0-1, 1f).	Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

References

1. "Kilkenny claim first intermediate hurling title in 35 years". Breaking News. 30 August 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2010.