2008–09 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship

The 2008–09 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship was the sixth staging of the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association.

2008–09 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersDripsey (1st win)
CaptainDiarmuid O'Riordan
ManagerJohnny Keane
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upTullogher-Rosbercon
CaptainPat Hartley
ManagerLiam Barron
Provincial Champions
MunsterDripsey
LeinsterTullogher-Rosbercon
UlsterLisbellaw St Patrick's
ConnachtSkehana
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The All-Ireland final was played on 15 February 2009 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Dripsey from Cork and Tullogher-Rosbercon from Kilkenny, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Dripsey won the match by 2-15 to 0-18 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3]

Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-finals
16 November 2008 Quarter-final Kilgarvan 3-11 - 3-10 Emly Fr. Breen Park
M Foley 2-1, G Egan 0-6, K O'Sullivan 1-1, K Harrington 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1. P Buckley 3-6, E Buckley 0-2, J Purcell 0-1, D Buirnes 0-1.
16 November 2008 Quarter-final Dripsey 3-17 - 0-12 Modeligo Coachford Sportsfield
D O’Riordan 2-6 (1-0 pen, 0-4 frees); D Buckley 0-5; J Hogan 1-0; M O’Sullivan 0-3; G Murphy, D O’Sullivan, J Carey 0-1 each. Report K McCarthy 0-5 (frees); P O’Donovan 0-3; P Walsh, J Fitzgerald, W O’Grady, B McCarthy 0-1 each.

Munster semi-finals
23 November 2008 Semi-final Dripsey 2-12 - 1-06 Monagea Dr. Mannix Sportsfield
D O'Riordan 1-5, J Hogan 1-1, D O'Sullivan 0-3, G Murphy 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1. T O'Callaghan 1-0, S Herlihy 0-4, DJ Corbett 0-1, J Hough 0-1.
  • Kilgarvan received a bye in this round as there were no Clare representatives.

Munster final
14 December 2008 Final Dripsey 2-11 - 1-03 Kilgarvan Mallow GAA Complex
M O'Sullivan 2-0, D O'Sullivan 0-5 (2f), D Buckley, D O'Riordan (1f), 0-2 each, D Foley, G Murphy 0-1 each. Report F O'Brien 1-0, M Foley 0-2 (2f), K Harrington 0-1. Referee: G Hoey (Clare)

All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland quarter-final
18 January 2009 Quarter-final Skehana 2-10 - 2-02 John Mitchel's Duggan Park

All-Ireland semi-finals
25 January 2009 Semi-final Tullogher-Rosbercon 2–12 – 0–06 Skehana Ballyagran
L Barron 0–8 (7f), S Ryan 1–1, E Conway 1–0 ; M Bookle, R Dollard, J Barron 0–1 each. Report J Glynn 0–5 (4f), J McHugh 0–1.
25 January 2009 Semi-final Dripsey 2–13 – 2–05 Lisbellaw Páirc Mhearnóg
D O'Riordan 1–4 (0-2f), G Murphy 1–2, D O'Sullivan 0–3, C Hayes 0–2 M O'Sullivan, J Carey 0–1 each. Report S Corrigan 2–0 (1-0f), R Bogue 0–4 (0-3f), A Breslin 0–1.

All-Ireland final
15 February 2009 Final Dripsey 2–15 – 0–18 Tullogher-Rosbercon Croke Park
D O'Riordan 1-9, G Murphy 1-0, M O'Sullivan 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, J Carey 0-1, D Buckley 0-1. Report L Barron 0-8, J Barron 0-4, S Ryan 0-2, R Dollard 0-2, E Conway 0-1, P Hartley 0-1. Referee: A Kelly (Galway)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References
  1. "Clubs chasing Croker dream". Irish Examiner. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. "O'Riordan proves captain fantastic in gritty Dripsey's charge to trophy". Irish Independent. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. "All-Ireland JHC: Dripsey's Captain fantastic". Hogan Stand. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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