The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1989 was the 103rd staging of

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's premier hurling knock-out competition.

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won the championship, beating Antrim 4–24 to 3–9 in the

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at Croke Park,

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Calendar

Format

Overview

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1989 was run on a provincial basis as usual. It was a

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with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces - there were no seeds. Each match was played as a single leg. If a match was drawn there was a replay, however, if both sides were still level at the end of that game another replay had to take place until a winner was eventually decided. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows: * The winners of the

Munster Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurlin ...

advanced directly to the first All-Ireland semi-final. * The winners of the Leinster Championship advanced directly to the second All-Ireland semi-final. *

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entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage where they played the Munster winners. * The winners of the Ulster Championship played the All-Ireland 'B' champions in a lone All-Ireland quarter-final. The winners of this game advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final where they played the Leinster winners.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship * Derry * Down *

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(qualified)

From Championship

Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship *

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Teams

General information

Seventeen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team from the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurl ...

, six teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, three teams from the

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship The Ulster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Ulster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling co ...

and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.

Provincial championship

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship

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Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland quarter-finals

All-Ireland semi-finals

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All-Ireland Final

Stadia and locations

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Season

Single game

Broadcasting

The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ. In the

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broadcast live coverage of the All-Ireland final. Highlights of a number of other games were shown on ''

The Sunday Game ''The Sunday Game'' is RTÉ's main Gaelic games television programme. It is shown on RTÉ2 every Sunday during the Football Championship and Hurling Championship seasons. It is one of RTÉ2's longest-running shows, having been on air since 1 ...

''.

External links

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1989 Results
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