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 ran from 25 September 1988 to 17 March 1989.
Midleton of Cork were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by Blackrock in the second round of the 1988 Cork SHC. Feakle of Clare made their championship debut.
The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 17 March 1989, between Buffers Alley of Wexford and O'Donovan Rossa of Antrim, in what was a first championship meeting between the teams. Buffers Alley won the match by 2–12 to 0–12 to claim their only title.
Patrickswell's Gary Kirby was the championship's top scorer with 4–29.
Results Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship
First round
Second round
Semi-final
Final
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Gary KirbyPatrickswell4–294158.202Mick ButlerBuffers Alley1–262955.803Tom DempseyBuffers Alley3–162555.004Val DonnellanFeakle3–101929.50Ger FennellyBallyhale Shamrocks1–161936.335Shane AhearneMount Sion2–111728.506Noel MurrayO'Donovan Rossa1–131635.667Tim MasseyTrim4-031527.508Henry DowneyLavey0–141427.009Paddy DolanFour Roads1–101334.33
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Val DonnellanFeakle3-0716Ballyduff2Tim MasseyTrim4-0214Wolfe Tones3Danny McNaughtonRuairí Óg2-0612Cúchulainns4Gary KirbyPatrickswell1-0811St. Finbarr's5Ger FennellyBallyhale Shamrocks1-0710Buffers AlleyMick ButlerBuffers Alley0–1010Ballyhale Shamrocks6Martin LinnaneNorth Mayo2-039Four RoadsHenry DowneyLavey0-099PortaferryNoel MurrayO'Donovan Rossa0-099LaveyMick ButlerBuffers Alley0-099Four Roads
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