The 2008 Walsh Cup was a hurling competition played by the teams of Leinster GAA and two teams from Ulster GAA. The competition differs from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship as it also features further education colleges and it also featured two teams from Ulster. The first four losers of the competition entered the Walsh Shield.

2008 Walsh Cup
Tournament details
TrophyWalsh Cup
Winners
ChampionsAntrim (1st win)
ManagerTerence McNaughton & Dominic McKinley
CaptainSeán Delargy
Runners-up
Runners-upOffaly
ManagerJoe Dooley
CaptainKevin Brady
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Antrim won their first and (so far) only Walsh Cup, while Laois won the Walsh Shield.[1]

Walsh Cup

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Preliminary round
13 January 2008
Quarter-finals
20 January 2008
Semi-finals
27 January 2008
Final
3 February 2008
Westmeath 0-14
U.C.D. 2-15 U.C.D. 2-15
  Dublin 0-13
  U.C.D. 1-16
    Antrim 3-14
  Antrim 2-15
  Kilkenny 1-17
    Antrim 3-12
  Offaly 2-7
  Offaly 4-13
  Down 2-12
  Offaly 1-12
  Wexford 0-11
  Wexford 1-15
  Laois 0-15
 

Preliminary round

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Westmeath0-14 - 2-15U.C.D.
Report
Mullingar

Quarter-finals

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Dublin0-13 - 2-15U.C.D.
D O’Callaghan 0-5, P O’Boyle 0-3, D Curtin (0-2f) 0-2, P O’Driscoll, J McCaffrey, K Flynn 0-1 each. Report[permanent dead link] M Nolan 1-5 (0-4f), T Fitzgerald 1-1, S Nolan (0-1f), J Boland, E Power 0-2 each, B Murphy, PJ Nolan, C McBride 0-1 each.
Thomas Davis
Kilkenny1-17 - 2-15Antrim
R Power 0-09, E McCormack 1-00, E Brennan, A Fogarty 0-02, PJ Delaney, J Ryall, R Mullally, R Hogan 0-01 each. Report L Watson 1-08, K McKeegan 1-01, R McGarry, K Elliot, N McManus, S McCrory, P McGill, K Stewart 0-01 each.
Freshford
Offaly4-13 - 2-12Down
F Kerrigan 2-02, D Currams 1-01, S Dooley 0-4, J Brady 1-00, G Oakley, B Teehan 0-2 each, D Molloy, J Bergin 0-01 each. Report S Clarke 0-5, B Ennis 1-01, P Coulter 1-00, K McGarry 0-02, J Coyle, P Braniff, C Coulter 0-01 each.
Darver
Wexford1-15 - 0-15Laois
R Jacob 0-10, D Redmond 1-00, W Doran 0-02, E Quigley, M Jacob, M Doyle 0-01 each. J Young 0-08, Z Keenan 0-04, J Rowney 0-02, J Brophy 0-01.
Monamolin (Buffers Alley)

Semi-final

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Offaly1-12 - 0-11Wexford
Tullamore
Antrim3-14 - 1-16U.C.D.
Belfield

Final

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Antrim3-12 - 2-7Offaly
Report

Walsh Shield

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Kilkenny and Dublin declined to compete.

Semi-final

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Laois2-18 - 0-16Down

Final

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Laois2-14 - 2-11Westmeath

References

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  1. ^ "Leinster G.A.A. Results 2008". Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.