| Type: | Junior |
| Year: | 1988 |
| Munster: | Cork |
| Leinster: | Meath |
| Team: | Meath |
| Titles: | 4th |
| Captain: | John McEnroe |
| Team2: | London |
| Previous: | 1987 |
| Next: | 1989 |
The 1988 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 58th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's second tier Gaelic football championship.
Cork were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Meath in the All-Ireland home final.[1] [2]
The All-Ireland final was played on 9 October 1988 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Meath and London, in what was their fourth meeting in the final and a first in 26 years. Meath won the match by 1-10 to 0-03 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title since 1962.[3] [4]