2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
County Stadium Capacity
Dublin Croke Park 82,300
Tipperary Semple Stadium 55,000
Limerick Gaelic Grounds 50,000
Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh 43,500
Galway Pearse Stadium 34,000
Antrim Casement Park 32,600
Kilkenny Nowlan Park 30,000
Meath Páirc Tailteann 30,000
Laois O'Moore Park 27,000
Carlow Dr. Cullen Park 21,000
Waterford Walsh Park 17,000
Stadia
The following stadia were used during the championship :
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2008 was the 122nd since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The first matches of the season were played on 25 May 2008, and the championship ended on 7 September 2008. Kilkenny went into the 2008 championship as defending champions, having won their thirtieth All-Ireland title the previous year. The championship culminated with the All-Ireland final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by Kilkenny and Waterford. It was their first meeting in the final since 1963. Kilkenny won the game by 3-30 to 1-13. It was their third All-Ireland title in succession and a record thirty-first for the county. Kilkenny overtook Cork with the most All Ireland Titles. A position which they have not lost since.