The 2009 Croke Cup was the 58th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the

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. The competition ran from 21 March to 13 April 2009.

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were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by

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in the Harty Cup quarter-final. The

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was played on 13 April 2009 at

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, between

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and Good Counsel College, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Thurles CBS won the match by 1–17 to 1–15 to claim their first ever Croke Cup title. Michael O'Brien was the top scorer with 2-07.

Results

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

References