The 1998 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 68th staging of the

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship) is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Associ ...

since its establishment by the

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. The championship began on 22 April 1998 and ended on 13 September 1998.

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entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by

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in the Munster final. On 13 September 1998, Cork won the championship following a 2-15 to 1-09 defeat of

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in the All-Ireland final. This was their 17th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since

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. Wexford's Leon O'Connell was the championship's top scorer with 3-37.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic ...

First round Semi-finals Finals

Munster Minor Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship) is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of ...

First round Semi-finals Final

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship The Ulster Hurling Minor Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster GAA, Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1930 for the youngest competitors (under-18) in the province of Ulster in Ireland. It is ...

Semi-final Final

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship) is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Associ ...

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game

References

External links

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour
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All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship