The 1989 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 59th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship, the

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's second tier

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championship. Meath entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by

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in the Leinster quarter-final. The

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was played on 10 September 1989 in

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, between

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and Warwickshire, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. Cork won the match by 0–18 to 0–03 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a first title since 1987. Cork's

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was the championship's top scorer with 1-16.

Results

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Leinster quarter-finals

Leinster semi-finals

Leinster final

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Munster quarter-finals

Munster semi-finals

Munster final

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All-Ireland home final

All-Ireland final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall ;In a single game

References

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