1988–89 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

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1988–89 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship - Wikipedia

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All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1988–89
Championship Details
Dates	25 September 1988 – 17 March 1989
Teams	29
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Buffer's Alley (1st win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	O'Donovan Rossa
Provincial Champions
Munster	Patrickswell
Leinster	Buffer's Alley
Ulster	O'Donovan Rossa
Connacht	Four Roads
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer	Gary Kirby (4-29)
← 1987–88 1989–90 →

The 1988–89 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 19th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 25 September 1988 and ended on 17 March 1989.

Midleton were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after losing in the Cork Senior Hurling Championship.

On 17 March 1989, Buffer's Alley won the championship following a 2-12 to 0-12 defeat of O'Donovan Rossa in the All-Ireland final.^[1] This was their first All-Ireland title.

Results

Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

2 October 1988 First round

Gortletteragh

3-08 - 2-06

Tourlestrane

Cloone

Second round

9 October 1988 Second round	North Mayo	0-11 - 0-02	Tourlestrane	Ballina
	M Linnane 0-3, C Collins 0-2, G O'Mara 0-2, G Ring 0-1, S Campion 0-1, K Delaney 0-1, P Armstrong 0-1, P Doherty 0-1.

Semi-final

23 October 1988 Semi-final	Four Roads	1-12 - 2-03	North Mayo	Ballyforan
	P Dolan 0-4, M Donnelly 1-0, J McCarthy 0-2, T Fallon 0-2, F Carty 0-2, G Coyle 0-1, T Grehan 0-1.		M Linanne 2-3.

Final

20 November 1988 Final	Four Roads	3-05 - 1-08	Abbeyknockmoy	Ballyforan
	Paddy Dolan 1-2, Paul Dolan 1-1, S Coyle 1-1, M Cunniffe 0-1.		P Blade 1-2, J Cooley 0-3, J Maher 0-2, T Devane 0-1.

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

16 October 1988 First round	Brownstown	2-13 - 1-03	St. Kieran's	O'Reilly Park, Archerstown
	P Clancy 0-7, R Shaw 1-1, C Shaw 1-0, A Kelly 0-2, E Dolan 0-1, D Geraghty 0-1, J Leonard 0-1.		C McCormack 1-0, M Carroll 0-3.

16 October 1988 First round	Wolfe Tones	3-05 - 7-12	Trim	Drogheda
	S Matthews 1-1, S Bannon 1-1, D Stone 1-0, O Kelly 0-2, T Lowry 0-1.		T Massey 4-2, D Murray 1-3, M Dempsey 1-1, F Hatton 1-0, D O'Keeffe 0-2, K Murray 0-2, F Foley 0-1, J O'Toole 0-1.

16 October 1988 First round	Castledermot	1-06 - 0-17	Portlaoise	Geraldine Park, Athy
	J Gibbons 1-5, D O'Keeffe 0-1.		P Bergin 0-6, L Bergin 0-5, B Bohane 0-4, M Keegan 0-1, M Cashin 0-1.

23 October 1988 First round	Carlow	2-05 - 0-04	Barndarrig	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	B Dunne 2-0, J Hayden 0-3, J Delaney 0-1, C Lowry 0-1.		G Doyle 0-2, M Walsh 0-1, E England 0-1.

Quarter-finals

22 October 1988 Quarter-final	Portlaoise	1-09 - 2-06	St. Vincent's	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	B Bohane 0-4, T Fitzpatrick 1-0, M Cashin 0-1, L Bergin 0-1, J Keenan 0-1, P Bergin 0-1.		S McDermott 2-2, S Dalton 0-2, V Conroy 0-2.

23 October 1988 Quarter-final	Brownstown	1-05 - 2-07	Ballyhale Shamrocks	O'Reilly Park, Archerstown
	E Dolan 1-0, J Fitzsimons 0-2, U Galligan 0-1, J Leonard 0-1, A Kelly 0-1.		J Lawlor 2-0, G Fennelly 0-2, L Fennelly 0-2, S Fennelly 0-1, R Aylward 0-1, S Grace 0-1.

29 October 1988 Quarter-final replay	St. Vincent's	5-13 - 5-06	Portlaoise	Parnell Park, Dublin
	S McDermott 1-5, S Dalton 0-5, V Conroy 1-1, S Loftus 1-1, P Tobin 1-1, A Devlin 1-0.		P Bergin 2-0, M Deegan 1-0, L Bergin 1-0, J Taylor 1-0, B Bohane 0-3, N Rigney 0-2, P Cleary 0-1.

5 November 1988 Quarter-final	Carlow	4-06 - 5-08	Buffer's Alley	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	J Hayden 1-3, T Doyle 1-1, J Delaney 1-0, B Dunne 1-0, B Hayden 0-1, N Fallon 0-1.		T Dempsey 2-2, M Butler 1-4, F O'Leary 2-0, M Casey 0-1, P Whelan 0-1.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

5 November 1988 Quarter-final	Seir Kieran	2-14 - 0-06	Trim	St. Patrick's Park, Birr
	B Dooley 0-6, Joe Dooley 1-2, Johnny Dooley 0-4, K Dooley 1-0, J Commons 0-1, J Abbott 0-1.		E McCaffrey 0-2, CJ Murtagh 0-1, T Massey 0-1, C Argue 0-1, K Murray 0-1.

Semi-finals

19 November 1988 Semi-final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	2-12 - 0-14	St. Vincent's	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	G Fennelly 0-7, M Kelly 1-1, D Fennelly 1-0, L Fennelly 0-2, J Lawlor 0-1, T Phelan 0-1.		S McDermott 0-7, S Dalton 0-4, S Loftus 0-2, V Conroy 0-1.

20 November 1988 Semi-final	Buffer's Alley	1-12 - 1-07	Seir Kieran	Geraldine Park, Athy
	S Whelan 1-2, T Dempsey 0-5, M Casey 0-2, T Doran 0-2, M Butler 0-1.		Johnny Dooley 1-3, J Connors 0-2, P Mulrooney 0-1, B Dooley 0-1.

Final

4 December 1988 Final	Buffer's Alley	1-12 - 1-09	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	M Butler 0-10, T Doran 1-0, M Casey 0-1, T Dempsey 0-1.		G Fennelly 1-7, D Fennelly 0-2.	Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

23 October 1988 Quarter-final	Feakle	4-16 - 1-08	Ballyduff	Cusack Park, Ennis
	V Donnellan 3-7, D Rochford 1-2, T Guilfoyle 0-3, D McGrath 0-2, J Touhy 0-1, K Breen 0-1.		C Houlihan 1-1, M O'Sullivan 0-4, F Whelan 0-1, M Hennessy 0-1, J Barron 0-1.

23 October 1988 Quarter-final	Patrickswell	3-11 - 3-06	St. Finbarr's	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	G Kirby 1-8, G Hayes 1-0, C Carey 1-0, S Foley 0-1, D Punch 0-1, F Nolan 0-1.		F O'Brien 2-0, T Linehan 1-2, J Cremin 0-2, J Meyler 0-1, W O'Connell 0-1.

Semi-finals

20 November 1988 Semi-final	Loughmore-Castleiney	0-09 - 1-12	Patrickswell	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	P McGrath 0-7, T McGrath 0-1, T Larkin 0-1.		G Kirby 0-8, G Hayes 1-1, C Carey 0-1, S Foley 0-1, S Kirby 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

20 November 1988 Semi-final	Mount Sion	1-08 - 1-07	Feakle	Walsh Park, Waterford
	S Ahearne 0-5, D Power 1-0, G Fitzpatrick 0-3.		M Callinan 1-0, V Donnellan 0-3, T Guilfoyle 0-1, M Guilfoyle 0-1, J Touhy 0-1, R Nelson 0-1.	Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)

Final

4 December 1988 Final	Patrickswell	3-13 - 2-13	Mount Sion	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	G Kirby 1-4, G Hayes 1-2, S Foley 1-1, C Carey 0-2, F Nolan 0-2, A Carmody 0-1, S Kirby 0-1.		S Ahearne 2-6, P McGrath 0-3, D Loughnane 0-2, D Power 0-1, P Ryan 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

25 September 1988 Semi-final	Cúchulainns	0-04 - 5-13	Ruairí Óg	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
	G Bradsahw 0-1, P Devlin 0-1, J Devlin 0-1, A Corvan 0-1.		D McNaughton 2-6, F McAllister 1-4, J Carson 1-0, A McGuile 1-0, L McKeegan 0-1, A McAllister 0-1, B McGaughey 0-1.

25 September 1988 Semi-final	Lavey	1-11 - 2-07	Portaferry	Gulladuff
	H Downey 0-9, D Roughan 1-0, O Collins 0-1, S Downey 0-1, D Mulholland 0-1.		A McGeehan 1-3, B Coulter 1-0, K Fitzsimmons 0-2, C McGeehan 0-2.

Final

23 October 1988 Final	O'Donovan Rossa	0-13 - 0-11	Lavey	Rossa Park, Belfast
	N Murray 0-9, C Murphy 0-2, D Armstrong 0-1, S Shannon 0-1.		H Downey 0-5, S Downey 0-3, D Mulholland 0-3.

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

29 January 1989 Quarter-final	Patrickswell	2-15 - 0-07	Desmonds	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	G Kirby 1-5, S Foley 1-1, C Carey 0-3, S Kirby 0-2, A Carmody 0-2, P Foley 0-1, G Hayes 0-1.		M Burke 0-2, M Cahill 0-2, F O'Donoghue 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1, A O'Halloran 0-1.

Semi-finals

12 February 1989 Semi-final	Buffer's Alley	2-19 - 0-09	Four Roads	Wexford Park, Wexford
	M Butler 0-9, T Dempsey 1-4, S O'Leary 1-1, T Doran 0-3, M Casey 0-2.		P Dolan 0-4, T Fallon 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1, P Dolan 0-1, F McCarthy 0-1.

12 February 1989 Semi-final	Patrickswell	2-08 - 2-09	O'Donovan Rossa	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	G Kirby 1-4, S Kirby 1-0, C Carey 0-2, A Carmody 0-1, F Nolan 0-1.		N Murray 1-2, C Murray 1-0, C Barr 0-3, J Reilly 0-2, J Fagin 0-1, A Murray 0-1.

Final

17 March 1989 Final	Buffer's Alley	2-12 - 0-12	O'Donovan Rossa	Croke Park, Dublin
	P Donoghue 1-1, T Dempsey 0-4, S Ó Laoire 1-0, T Doran 0-3, M Butler 0-2, S Whelan 0-1, M Foley 0-1.		C Barr 0-5, N Murray 0-2, D Armstrong 0-1, A Murray 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, J Reilly 0-1, P Rogan 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	4-29	41	5	8.20
2	Mick Butler	Buffers Alley	1-26	29	5	5.80
3	Tom Dempsey	Buffers Alley	3-16	25	5	5.00
4	Val Donnellan	Feakle	3-10	19	2	9.50
4	Ger Fennelly	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-16	19	3	6.33
5	Shane Ahearne	Mount Sion	2-11	17	2	8.50
6	Noel Murray	O'Donovan Rossa	1-13	16	3	5.66
7	Tim Massey	Trim	4-03	15	2	7.50
8	Henry Downey	Lavey	0-14	14	2	7.00
9	Paddy Dolan	Four Roads	1-10	13	3	4.33

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Val Donnellan	Feakle	3-07	16	Ballyduff
2	Tim Massey	Trim	4-02	14	Wolfe Tones
3	Danny McNaughton	Ruairí Óg	2-06	12	Cúchulainns
4	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	1-08	11	St. Finbarr's
5	Ger Fennelly	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-07	10	Buffers Alley
5	Mick Butler	Buffers Alley	0-10	10	Ballyhale Shamrocks
6	Martin Linnane	North Mayo	2-03	9	Four Roads
	Henry Downey	Lavey	0-09	9	Portaferry
	Noel Murray	O'Donovan Rossa	0-09	9	Lavey
	Mick Butler	Buffers Alley	0-09	9	Four Roads

References

^ "Result: Buffers Alley 2–12 : O'Donovan Rossa 0–12". The Irish Emigrant. 18 March 1989. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2010.

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