1978 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1978

All Ireland Champions
Winners	Galway (2nd win)
Captain	Bernie Forde
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Tipperary
Captain	Pat Fitzelle
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Offaly
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Galway
← 1977 1979 →

The 1978 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 15th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial series.

On 29 October 1978, Galway won the championship following a 3-15 to 2-08 defeat of Tipperary in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their first in six championship seasons.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Final

Offaly v Laois

26 July 1978 Final	Offaly	2-14 - 2-07	Laois	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	M Cashin 1-1, B Keeshin 0-3, T Conneely 0-3, N Bergin 0-2, D Owens 0-2, A Fogarty 0-1, W Molloy 0-1, M Corrigan 0-1.		C Wall 2-2, C Dunphy 0-3, J Lalor 0-2.	Referee: P Johnston (Kilkenny)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

First round

Waterford v Clare

19 April 1978 First round	Waterford	2-06 - 1-06	Clare	Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary
	P Fanning 1-2, P Kirwan 1-0, D Fitzpatrick 0-3, J O'Regan 0-1.		N Duggan 1-0, M Maher 0-3, L Quinlan 0-2, M Nugent 0-1.

Cork v Limerick

26 April 1978 First round	Cork	1-08 - 0-07	Limerick	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J O'Sullivan 1-1, P Horgan 0-3, P Crowley 0-2, D O'Herlihy 0-1, C Ryan 0-1.		G Collins 0-2, T Dunne 0-2, G Mulcahy 0-1, J Mann 0-1.	Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)

Semi-finals

Waterford v Tippearry

12 July 1978 Semi-final	Waterford	1-06 - 3-15	Tippearry	Walsh Park, Waterford
	D Fitzpatrick 0-4, J Cotter 1-0, K Brophy 0-1, C Curley 0-1.		S Bourke 1-9, T Grogan 1-2, E O'Shea 1-0, P Ryan 0-2, J Hannigan 0-2.	Referee: F Murphy (Cork)

Cork v Kerry

20 July 1978 Semi-final	Cork	5-18 - 1-02	Kerry	Fr. Con Buckley Park, Buttevant
	P Crowley 1-7, D Buckley 2-0, C Ryan 1-1, T Lyons 1-1, J Cremin 0-4, J Buckley 0-3, P Horgan 0-1, D Herlihy 0-1.		J O'Sullivan 1-0, S Flaherty 0-1, W Allen 0-1.

Finals

Tipperary v Cork

10 August 1978 Final	Tipperary	3-13 - 4-10	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	P Fitzelle 0-7, T Grogan 2-0, E O'Shea 1-2, S Burke 0-3, M Doyle 0-1.		T Cashman 2-0, D Buckley 1-3, J O'Sullivan 0-5, T Lyons 1-1, P Horgan 0-1.	Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)

Cork v Tipperary

20 August 1978 Final replay	Cork	2-09 - 3-08	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	D Buckley 1-2, T Lyons 1-1, C Ryan 0-3, P Crowley 0-1, J Cremin 0-1, P Horgan 0-1.		S Burke 1-2, T Walsh 1-1, E O'Shea 1-0, P Fitzelle 0-3, J O'Dwyer 0-1, M Doyle 0-1.	Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Antrim v Tipperary

10 September 1978 Semi-final	Antrim	1-08 - 3-09	Tipperary	Casement Park, Belfast
	S McNaughton 1-3, P McFall 0-3, D Donnelly 0-1, Sean McNaughton 0-1.		S Burke 3-1, T Walsh 0-3, T Ryan 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, G Stapleton 0-1, P Fitzelle 0-1, P Loughnane 0-1.	Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Offaly v Galway

10 September 1978 Semi-final	Offaly	2-09 - 2-13	Galway	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	P Kirwan 2-4, B Keeshan 0-2, M Cashin 0-1, D Owens 0-1, T Conneely 0-1.		B Forde 1-3, M Conneely 1-1, G Kennedy 0-4, P Ryan 0-2, J Goode 0-1, S Mahon 0-1, M Kilkenny 0-1.	Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)

Finals

Galway v Tipperary

8 October 1978 Final	Galway	3-05 - 2-08	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	M Conneely 2-2, J Ryan 1-2, M Kilkenny 0-1.		S Burke 2-2, P Ryan 0-1, J Grace 0-1, T Walsh 0-1, E O'Shea 0-1, T Grogan 0-1, K Fox 0-1.	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: N O'Donoghue (Tipperary)

Galway v Tipperary

29 October 1978 Final replay	Galway	3-15 - 2-08	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	G Kennedy 0-8, M Conneely 2-0, J Ryan 0-4, B Forde 1-0, P Ryan 0-2, M Kilkenny 0-1.		S Burke 1-4, T Ryan 1-0, E O'Shea 0-3, T Grogan 0-1.	Referee: N O'Donoghue (Tipperary)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Offaly win the Leinster title for the first time in their history.
• The All-Ireland semi-final clash between Galway and Offaly is their very first meeting in the history of the championship.