| Type: | Minor |
| Year: | 1988 |
| Dates: | 14 May 1988 - 4 September 1988 |
| Teams: | 15 |
| Munster: | Cork |
| Leinster: | Kilkenny |
| Ulster: | Antrim |
| Matches: | 14 |
| Motm: | Richard Dooley |
| Team: | Kilkenny |
| Titles: | 13th |
| Captain: | Patsy Brophy |
| Team2: | Cork |
| Captain2: | Paudie O'Brien |
| Topscorer: | Brian Cunningham (3-29) |
| Previous: | 1987 |
| Next: | 1989 |
The 1988 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 58th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 14 May 1988 and ended on 4 September 1988.
Offaly entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive All-Ireland title, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the Leinster final.
On 4 September 1988, Kilkenny won the championship following a 3-13 to 0-12 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 13th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1981.
Cork's Brian Cunningham was the championship's top scorer with 3-29.
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| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Cunningham | Cork | 3-29 | 38 | 4 | 9.50 | |
| 2 | Adrian Ronan | Kilkenny | 1-27 | 30 | 5 | 6.00 | |
| 3 | Pat O'Grady | Kilkenny | 3-10 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 | |
| 4 | Paudie O'Brien | Cork | 4-05 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 | |
| D. J. Carey | Kilkenny | 3-08 | 17 | 5 | 3.40 | ||
| 5 | Ken Ralph | Tipperary | 1-11 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Cunningham | Cork | 1-11 | 14 | Antrim |
| 2 | Ken Ralph | Tipperary | 1-07 | 10 | Limerick |
| 3 | Brian Cunningham | Cork | 1-06 | 9 | Waterford |
| Adrian Ronan | Kilkenny | 0-09 | 9 | Dublin | |
| Brian Cunningham | Cork | 0-09 | 9 | Kilkenny | |
| Adrian Ronan | Kilkenny | 0-09 | 9 | Laois | |
| 4 | Pat O'Grady | Kilkenny | 2-02 | 8 | Laois |
| John Fitzgibbon | Limerick | 2-02 | 8 | Tipperary |