 Kilkenny's path to the All-Ireland Hurling Final turned out to be a more straight forward affair in comparison to Waterford.Kilkenny's Leinster Championship campaign started off in O'Moore Park, Portlaoise on 15 June 2008 against Offaly.The match turned out to be a very one-sided affair with Henry Shefflin scoring 11 points on his return from a long term injury.