The 1998–99 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 29th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship ran from 11 October 1998 to 17 March 1999.
Birr of Offaly were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by St Rynagh's in the semi-finals of the 1998 Offaly SHC. Graigue–Ballycallan of Kilkenny and St Joseph's Doora-Barefield of Clare made their championship debuts.
The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 17 March 1999, between St Joseph's Doora-Barefield of Clare and Rathnure of Wexford, in what was a first championship meeting between the teams. St Joseph's Doora-Barefield won the match by 2–14 to 0–08 to claim a first title.
Rathnure's Paul Codd was the championship's top scorer with 1–24.
Results
Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship
First round
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-final
Final
Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Semi-final
Final
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Paul CoddRathnure1–343757.402Jamesie O'ConnorSt. Joseph's Doora-Barefield0–232345.753Johnny McGrattanBallygalget0–202054.004Tommy DunneToomevara1–131628.00Dom GreallyTooreen0–161635.335Brendan CoulterBallygalget2-091543.75Connie RingCraobh Chiaráin0–151527.506Liam HassettSt. Joseph's Doora-Barefield1–111443.50Damian CleereGraigue-Ballycallan2-081427.007Paschal HealyAthenry2-0713113.00Alan BrowneBlackrock2-071326.50Colm ByrneRathnure2-071343.25Nigel ByrneKiltegan0–131326.50
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Paul CoddRathure0–1414Ballygalget2Paschal HealyAthenry2-0713TooreenDamien CleereGraigue Ballycallan2-0713Coill Dubh3Connie RingCraobh Chiaráin0–1010Naomh Moninne4Tommy DunneToomevara1-069BlackrockJamesie O'ConnorSt. Joseph's Doora-Barefield0-099Toomevara5Alan BrowneBlackrock1-058ToomevaraLiam HassettSt. Joseph's Doora-Barefield1-058Rathnure6Eoin McGrathMount Sion2-017AhaneDeclan GreallyTooreen2-017OranPaul SeeversTubbercurry1-047TooreenMichael HoyneGraigue-Ballycallan1-047Coill DubhPaul McKillenBallygalget1-047Ballycastle McQuillan'sJohnny DooleyCauseway1-047BlackrockColm ByrneRathnure1-047Seir KieranPaul CoddRathnure1-047Seir KieranDom GreallyTooreen0-077OranNigel ByrneKiltegan0-077Lough Lene GaelsTommy DunneToomevara0-077St. Joseph's Doora-BarefieldGeoffrey McGonagleDungiven0-077BallygalgetJohnny McGrattanBallygalget0-077Ballycastle McQuillan's
Miscellaneous
Ballycastle McQuillan's represented Antrim in the Ulster Championship due to Dunloy's one-year ban from the competition.
References