| Type: | Senior Club |
| Year: | 1988–89 |
| Dates: | 25 September 1988 – 17 March 1989 |
| Teams: | 29 |
| Connacht: | Four Roads |
| Munster: | Patrickswell |
| Leinster: | Buffer's Alley |
| Ulster: | O'Donovan Rossa |
| Ulsterlink: | O'Donovan Rossa GAC Belfast |
| Team: | Buffer's Alley |
| Titles: | 1st |
| Team2: | O'Donovan Rossa |
| Team2link: | O'Donovan Rossa GAC Belfast |
| Topscorer: | Gary Kirby (4-29) |
| Previous: | 1987–88 |
| Next: | 1989–90 |
The 1988–89 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 19th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 25 September 1988 and ended on 17 March 1989.
Midleton were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after losing in the Cork Senior Hurling Championship.
On 17 March 1989, Buffer's Alley won the championship following a 2-12 to 0-12 defeat of O'Donovan Rossa in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their first All-Ireland title.
First round
Second round
Semi-final
Final
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | 4-29 | 41 | 5 | 8.20 | |
| 2 | Mick Butler | Buffers Alley | 1-26 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 | |
| 3 | Tom Dempsey | Buffers Alley | 3-16 | 25 | 5 | 5.00 | |
| 4 | Val Donnellan | Feakle | 3-10 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 | |
| Ger Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-16 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 | ||
| 5 | Shane Ahearne | Mount Sion | 2-11 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 | |
| 6 | Noel Murray | O'Donovan Rossa | 1-13 | 16 | 3 | 5.66 | |
| 7 | Tim Massey | Trim | 4-03 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 | |
| 8 | Henry Downey | Lavey | 0-14 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 | |
| 9 | Paddy Dolan | Four Roads | 1-10 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Val Donnellan | Feakle | 3-07 | 16 | Ballyduff |
| 2 | Tim Massey | Trim | 4-02 | 14 | Wolfe Tones |
| 3 | Danny McNaughton | Ruairí Óg | 2-06 | 12 | Cúchulainns |
| 4 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | 1-08 | 11 | St. Finbarr's |
| 5 | Ger Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-07 | 10 | Buffers Alley |
| Mick Butler | Buffers Alley | 0-10 | 10 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | |
| 6 | Martin Linnane | North Mayo | 2-03 | 9 | Four Roads |
| Henry Downey | Lavey | 0-09 | 9 | Portaferry | |
| Noel Murray | O'Donovan Rossa | 0-09 | 9 | Lavey | |
| Mick Butler | Buffers Alley | 0-09 | 9 | Four Roads |