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: GK 1 Stephen ByrneRCB 2 Simon WhelahanFB 3 Kevin KinahanLCB 4 Martin HanamyRWB 5 Brian WhelahanCB 6 Hubert Rigney (c)LWB 7 Kevin MartinMD 8 Johnny PilkingtonMD 9 Johnny DooleyRWF 10 Michael DuignanCF 11 John TroyLWF 12 Gary HanniffyRCF 13 Billy DooleyFF 14 Joe ErrityLCF 15 Joe DooleySubstitutes: 16 Paudie Mulhaire 17 Darren Hanniffy 18 John RyanKILKENNY: GK 1 Joe DermodyRCB 2 Tom Hickey (c)FB 3 Pat O'NeillLCB 4 Willie O'ConnorRWB 5 Michael KavanaghCB 6 Canice BrennanLWB 7 Liam KeoghanMD 8 Phil LarkinMD 9 Peter BarryRWF 10 D. J. CareyCF 11 Andy ComerfordLWF 12 Brian McEvoy RCF 13 Ken O'SheaFF 14 P. J. DelaneyLCF 15 Charlie CarterSubstitutes: 16 Sean Ryan 17 Niall Moloney 18 John Costelloe
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