2008 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
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The 2008 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 107th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The competition ran from 1 August to 19 October 2008.
Dates | 1 August – 19 October 2008 | ||
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Teams | 9 | ||
Sponsor | AIB | ||
Champions | ![]() Tom Murnane (captain) Anthony Daly (manager) | ||
Runners-up | ![]() Cyril Dineen (captain) Richard Keane (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Goals scored | 38 (2.53 per match) | ||
Points scored | 335 (22.33 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
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Lixnaw entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Causeway in a quarter-final replay.[1][2]
The final was played on 19 October 2008 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and Causeway, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in four years. Kilmoyley won the match by 2–18 to 0–08 to claim a record-equalling 21st championship title overall and a first title in four years.[3][4]
Causeway's John Mike Dooley was the championship's top scorer with 5-20.