The 1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 25th staging of the
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (G ...
since its establishment by the
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in 1964. The championship began on 8 June 1988 and ended on 11 September 1988.
Limerick
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entered the championship as the
defending champions, however, they were beaten by
Cork
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in the Munster final.
On 11 September 1988, Cork won the championship following a 4-11 to 1-05 defeat of
Kilkenny
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in the
All-Ireland final
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* The last match to be played in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
...
.
This was their ninth All-Ireland title overall and their first title since
1982
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.
Cork's
Dan O'Connelll was the championship's top scorer with 6-03.
Results
Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
The Leinster GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-20 Championship known simply as the Leinster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the high ...
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
The Munster GAA Hurling Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Munster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-co ...
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
The Ulster U-21 Hurling Championship, or for sponsorship reasons the Erin Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship, is an Under 21 hurling tournament between counties affiliated to Ulster. The winners of the Ulster championship go on to qualify for ...
Semi-final
Final
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (G ...
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Overall
References
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All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship