| 2008 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship | |
| Dates: | 1 August – 19 October 2008 |
| Teams: | 9 |
| Sponsor: | AIB |
| Champions: | Kilmoyley |
| Count: | 21 |
| Champions Captain: | Tom Murnane |
| Champions Manager: | Anthony Daly |
| Runners-Up: | Causeway |
| Runners-Up Captain: | Cyril Dineen |
| Runners-Up Manager: | Richard Keane |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Goals: | 38 |
| Points: | 335 |
| Top Scorer: | John Mike Dooley (5-20) |
| Previous Year: | 2007 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2007 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
| Next Tournament: | 2009 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship |
The 2008 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 107th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The competition ran from 1 August to 19 October 2008.
Lixnaw entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Causeway in a quarter-final replay.[1] [2]
The final was played on 19 October 2008 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and Causeway, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in four years. Kilmoyley won the match by 2–18 to 0–08 to claim a record-equalling 21st championship title overall and a first title in four years.[3] [4]
Causeway's John Mike Dooley was the championship's top scorer with 5-20.
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Mike Dooley | Causeway | 5-20 | 35 | 5 | 7.00 | |
| 2 | Mike Conway | Lixnaw | 3-25 | 34 | 4 | 8.50 | |
| 3 | Shane Brick | Kilmoyley | 2-24 | 30 | 3 | 10.00 | |
| 4 | Darren Dineen | St Brendan's | 1-23 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 | |
| 5 | Bobby O'Sullivan | Ballyduff | 0-23 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Brick | Kilmoyley | 1-10 | 13 | Causeway |
| 2 | Michael Regan | Kilmoyley | 1-09 | 12 | South Kerry |
| Mike Conway | Lixnaw | 1-09 | 12 | Causeway | |
| 4 | Darren Dineen | St Brendan's | 1-08 | 11 | Crotta O'Neill's |
| Bobby O'Sullivan | Ballyduff | 1-08 | 11 | Ballyheigue | |
| 6 | John Mike Dooley | Causeway | 2-04 | 10 | Lixnaw |
| John Mike Dooley | Causeway | 2-04 | 10 | Lixnaw | |
| Michael Slattery | Ballyheigue | 0-10 | 10 | St Brendan's | |
| 9 | Billy Brick | Kilmoyley | 2-03 | 9 | South Kerry |
| Billy Brick | Kilmoyley | 1-06 | 9 | Lixnaw | |
| Shane Brick | Kilmoyley | 0-09 | 9 | St Brendan's |