| 1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final | |
| Event: | 1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship |
| Team1: | Offaly |
| Team1score: | 2-16 |
| Team2: | Kilkenny |
| Team2score: | 1-13 |
| Date: | 13 September 1998 |
| Stadium: | Croke Park |
| City: | Dublin |
| Man Of The Match1a: | Brian Whelahan |
| Referee: | Dickie Murphy (Wexford) |
| Attendance: | 65,491 |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Previous: | 1997 |
| Next: | 1999 |
The 1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 111th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 13 September 1998, between Offaly and Kilkenny.[1]
It was the first all-Leinster All-Ireland final with victory going to Offaly managed by Michael Bond on a score line of 2-16 to 1-13.[2] It was the first time that a defeated team from the earlier rounds of the championship had come through to win the All-Ireland final.[3]
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