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.
Lixnaw entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Causeway in a quarter-final replay.
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.
Causeway's John Mike Dooley was the championship's top scorer with 5-20.
Results Preliminary round
Round 1
Round 2A
Round 2B
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1John Mike DooleyCauseway5-203557.002Mike ConwayLixnaw3-253448.503Shane BrickKilmoyley2-2430310.004Darren DineenSt Brendan's1-232646.505Bobby O'SullivanBallyduff0-232337.66
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Shane BrickKilmoyley1-1013Causeway2Michael ReganKilmoyley1-0912South KerryMike ConwayLixnaw1-0912Causeway4Darren DineenSt Brendan's1-0811Crotta O'Neill'sBobby O'SullivanBallyduff1-0811Ballyheigue6John Mike DooleyCauseway2-0410LixnawJohn Mike DooleyCauseway2-0410LixnawMichael SlatteryBallyheigue0-1010St Brendan's9Billy BrickKilmoyley2-039South KerryBilly BrickKilmoyley1-069LixnawShane BrickKilmoyley0-099St Brendan's
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