2008 Tipperary county hurling team season

The 2008 season was Liam Sheedy's first season in charge of the Tipperary senior hurling team. He was appointed for a one-year term at a meeting of the county board on 25 September 2007.^[1] Paul Ormond was the team captain for the year but Eoin Kelly was the playing captain when Ormond wasn't named in the team.^[2]

Tipperary county hurling team

2008 season
Manager	Liam Sheedy
All-Ireland SHC	Semi-finalists
Munster SHC	Winners
National League	Winners
Top scorer SHC	Eoin Kelly (1-21)
Highest SHC attendance	53,635 (v Waterford 17 August)
Lowest SHC attendance	42,823 (v Cork 8 June)
Standard colours

On 27 January, Tipperary won the pre-season Waterford Crystal Cup for the second year in a row after a 3–13 to 1–13 defeat of Waterford.^[3] During the National League, Tipperary recorded three wins and two draws to finish second in Division 1B and secure a place in the knock-out stages. Subsequent defeats of Waterford and Kilkenny saw Tipperary qualify for the final in which they defeated Galway by 3–18 to 3–16 to take the title for the 19th time.^[4]

In the Munster Championship, Tipperary recorded their first defeat of Cork in Cork since 1923, before winning the Munster title following a 2–21 to 0–19 defeat of Clare in the final.^[5][6][7] Tipperary's went on to play Waterford in the All-Ireland semi-final where they lost by two points, it was there only defeat of the year.^[8][9][10]

Liam Sheedy was reappointment as manager for another term in October 2008.^[11][12]

2008 senior hurling management team

Name	Position	Club
Liam Sheedy	Manager	Portroe
Eamon O'Shea	Selector	Kilruane MacDonagh's
Michael Ryan	Selector	Upperchurch-Drombane
Cian O'Neill	Selector	Moorefield

2008 squad

The following players made their competitive senior debut in 2008.

• Séamus Callanan against Offaly on 10 February.
• Pat Kerwick against Offaly on 10 February.
• Paddy Stapleton against Limerick 17 February.

2008 National Hurling League

Main article: 2008 National Hurling League

Division 1B table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Galway	5	3	2	0	+51	8	Division 1 runners-up
2	Tipperary	5	3	2	0	+42	8	Division 1 champions
3	Limerick	5	3	0	2	+16	6
4	Clare	5	2	1	2	–1	5
5	Laois	5	1	0	4	–74	2	Relegated to Division 2
6	Offaly	5	0	1	4	–34	1	Relegated to Division 2

Tipperary v Offaly

10 February 2008 Round 1	Tipperary	2-25 - 2-8	Offaly	Semple Stadium
	E Kelly 1-10, P Kerwick 1-1, L Corbett 0-3, P Bourke 0-3, S Callinan 0-3, S Butler 0-2, R O'Dwyer 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, W Ryan 0-1.	Report	D Molloy 1-1, D Murray 1-0, S Dooley 0-3, J Rigney 0-2, B Carroll 0-1, C Mahon 0-1.	Attendance: 3,294 Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Tipperary v Limerick

17 February 2008 Round 2	Tipperary	2-20 - 2-9	Limerick	Semple Stadium
	E Kelly 1-12, S Callinan 1-1, C O'Mahony 0-2, S McGrath 0-2, S Butler 0-1, R O'Dwyer 0-1, J Woodlock 0-1.	Report	A O'Shaughnessy 2-3, P Tobin 0-3, H Flavin 0-1, P O'Dwyer 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Galway v Tipperary

9 March 2008 Round 3	Galway	0-16 - 0-16	Tipperary	Pearse Stadium
	K Wade 0-6, G Farragher 0-3, N Healy 0-2, A Cullinane 0-1, A Callanan 0-1, D Forde 0-1, K Hynes 0-1, G Mahon 0-1.	Report	C O'Mahony 0-5, E Kelly 0-4, S McGrath 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, S Butler 0-1, H Moloney 0-1, P Kerwick 0-1.	Referee: É Morris (Dublin)

Clare v Tipperary

16 March 2008 Round 4	Clare	0-17 - 1-14	Tipperary	Cusack Park
	M Flaherty 0-10, F Lynch 0-2, D O'Rourke 0-2, C Lynch 0-1, J Clancy 0-1, D Barrett 0-1.	Report	E Kelly 0-6, T Fitzgerald 1-0, J Woodlock 0-3, S McGrath 0-1, D Egan 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, S Butler 0-1, W Ryan 0-1.	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Tipperary v Laois

23 March 2008 Round 5	Tipperary	4-17 - 1-12	Laois	Leahy Park
	L Corbett 3-2, T Fitzgerald 1-0, P Bourke 0-3, P Kerwick 0-3, S Butler 0-3, C O'Mahony 0-1, S Maher 0-1, J Woodlock 0-1, J Ceaser 0-1, D Hickey 0-1, S McGrath 0-1.	Report	J Young 0-5, T Fitzgerald 1-0, Z Keenan 0-3, W Hyland 0-2, J Rowney 0-1, M Whelan 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Tipperary v Waterford

6 April 2008 Quarter-final	Tipperary	1-16 - 0-14	Waterford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	E Kelly (0-10, seven frees, one 65), S Butler (1-1), E Corcoran (0-1, line ball), C O'Mahony (0-1, free), S McGrath (0-1), L Corbett (0-1), S Callinan 0-1.	Report	D Bennett (0-8, six frees), E McGrath (0-1), K McGrath (0-1, free), S Prendergast (0-1), S O'Sullivan (0-1), J Mullane (0-1), S Casey (0-1).	Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Semi-finals

Kilkenny v Tipperary

13 April 2008 Semi-Final	Kilkenny	1-10 – 1-15	Tipperary	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	M Fennelly; R Power (0-6, four frees), E Brennan (1-0), J Fitzpatrick (0-1, free), M Rice (0-1), R Hogan (0-1), A Fogarty (0-1).	Report	E Kelly (0-7, four frees, one 65), L Corbett (1-0), T Fitzgerald (0-2), S Callinan (0-2), E Corcoran (0-1), S McGrath (0-1), S Butler (0-1), R O'Dwyer (0-1).	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Final

Tipperary v Galway

20 April 2008 Final	Tipperary	3-18 – 3-16	Galway	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
4:15 p.m.	E Kelly 0-7 (0-5 frees); L Corbett 1-3; S Butler 0-6; W Ryan 1-1; B Dunne 1-0; S McGrath 0-1.	Report	J Canning 1-6 (0-4 frees); F Healy and A Callinan 1-0 each; D Hayes 0-4; K Hynes 0-3; R Murray, J Skehill (free) and G Farragher (free) 0-1 each.	Attendance: 16,315 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

2008 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Cork	1-13 - 1-19	Tipperary
B O'Connor 1-3 (2f), C Naughton 0-4, J O'Connor 0-2, S Óg Ó hAilpín, P O'Sullivan, T Kenny, B Corry 0-1 each.		E Kelly 1-7 (5f), L Corbett 0-4, S Callanan 0-3, E Corcoran (sl), W Ryan, S McGrath, P Kerwick, M Webster 0-1 each.

8 June
Semi-final

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Tipperary	2-21 - 0-19	Clare
J O'Brien 1-4, S Callanan 1-3, E Kelly 0-6 (2f), S McGrath 0-3, L Corbett 0-2, J Woodlock, P Kerwick, H Maloney 0-1 each.		N Gilligan 0-8 (5f), M Flaherty (3f), C Lynch 0-3 each, T Carmody 0-2, J Clancy, G Quinn, D McMahon 0-1 each.

13 July
Final

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Attendance: 48,077

Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Main article: 2008 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Tipperary	1-18 - 1-20	Waterford
E Kelly 0-8 (6f), S Callanan 1-3, S McGrath 0-3, C O’Mahony (1f), L Corbett, P Kerwick, S Maher 0-1 each.	Report	E Kelly 1-10 (8f), J Mullane 0-3, E McGrath, S Molumphy, M Walsh 0-2 each, J Kennedy 0-1.

17 August
Semi-final

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 53,635

Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Awards

Brendan Cummins, Conor O'Mahony, and Shane McGrath all won All Star Awards.^[13][14]

References

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2. "Waterford 0-14 Tipperary 1-16". RTE Sport. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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4. "Tipperary give Cody Cats some food for thought". Irish Independent. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
5. Cahill, Jackie (15 August 2015). "Tipp v Cork: 7 classic moments from one of hurling's great rivalries". The 42. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
6. "Tipperary reign supreme in Munster". Irish Times. 13 July 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
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9. "One step left on path to tip-top success". Irish Times. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
10. "Waterford set final date with Kilkenny". Irish Examiner. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
11. "Reappointment of Tipp's Sheedy 'a formality'". Irish Independent. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
12. "Cork board retain duo in hurling and football". Irish Times. 22 October 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
13. "Tipperary All Stars". Tipperary GAA. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
14. "Nine Kilkenny players among All-Stars". RTE Sport. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

External links

• Tipperary GAA Archives 2008
• 2008 Teams and Results at Premierview