The 2008 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 25th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 31 May 2008 and ended on 30 August 2008.
Wexford entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the Leinster semi-final.
The All-Ireland final was played on 30 August 2008 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Kilkenny and Limerick, in what was their first meeting in the final in 10 years. Kilkenny won the match by 1-16 to 0-13 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title since 1973.
Kilkenny's Paddy Hogan was the championship's top scorer with 6-15.
Team summaries TeamColoursMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialClareSaffron and blueCorkRed and white20062006DublinBlue and navy1972GalwayMaroon and white20021998KilkennyBlack and amber19732006LimerickGreen and white19981998TipperaryBlue and gold20002002WaterfordWhite and blue2007WexfordPurple and gold20072007
Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship Leinster semi-final
Leinster final
Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship Munster quarter-final
Munster semi-finals
Munster final
All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship All-Ireland semi-final
All-Ireland final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Paddy HoganKilkenny6-153348.252Noel DohertyKilkenny3-081744.253Seán ChaplinClare0-131326.504Noel HoganTipperary2-051125.50Paudie McNamaraLimerick1-081133.66Alan O'ConnorLimerick0-111133.66Michael GraceKilkenny0-111133.66
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Paddy HoganKilkenny4-0416Galway2Noel HoganTipperary2-0511Limerick3Noel DohertyKilkenny2-0410Dublin4Paddy HoganKilkenny1-069Limerick5David TreacyDublin0-088KilkennySeán ChaplinClare0-088WaterfordMark GormanWaterford0-088Clare8Shane MartinDublin2-017KilkennyEamon HylandGalway2-017KilkennyCathal DunneKilkenny1-047WexfordPádraig ChaplinClare1-047WaterfordJody RyanTipperary1-047CorkJim BerryWexford0-077Kilkenny
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