The 2008 Tour of Ireland took place between Wednesday 27 August 2008 to Sunday 31 August 2008.
| Stage | Route | Distance | Date | Winner | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dublin–Waterford | 192km (119miles) | Wednesday, 27 August |  Mark Cavendish | Team Columbia–High Road | |
| 2 | Thurles–Loughrea | 158km (98miles) | Thursday, 28 August | Mark Cavendish | Team Columbia–High Road | |
| 3 | Ballinrobe–Galway | 201km (125miles) | Friday, 29 August | Mark Cavendish | Team Columbia–High Road | |
| 4 | Limerick–Dingle | 186km (116miles) | Saturday, 30 August | Russell Downing | Pinarello RT | |
| 5 | Killarney–Cork | 192km (119miles) | Sunday, 31 August |  František Raboň | Team Columbia–High Road |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marco Pinotti | Team Columbia | 21h 43' 16" | ||
| 2 | Russell Downing | Pinarello RT | + 19" | |
| 3 |  Julian Dean | Team Garmin–Chipotle | + 21" | |
| 4 |  Matt Wilson | Team Type 1 | + 33" | |
| 5 |  Michael Barry | Team Columbia | + 36" | |
| 6 | Simon Clarke | SouthAustralia.com–AIS | + 37" | |
| 7 |  Lars Petter Nordhaug | Team Joker Bianchi | + 37″ | |
| 8 |  Gonzalo Rabuñal | Karpin–Galicia | + 38″ | |
| 9 |  Nikolas Maes | Topsport Vlaanderen | + 44″ | |
| 10 | Kevin Evans | MTN Energade | + 44″ |
| Rank | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Team Columbia | 65h 09' 29" | ||
| 2 | + 2' 36" | ||
| 3 | + 3' 01" | ||
| 4 | + 10' 24" | ||
| 5 | + 10' 37" | ||
| 6 | + 12' 21" | ||
| 7 | + 12' 37" | ||
| 8 | + 19' 25" | ||
| 9 | + 24' 47" | ||
| 10 | + 32' 07" |
| Stage (Winner) | General Classification | Points Classification | Mountains Classification | Young Rider Classification | Team Classification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 (Mark Cavendish) | Mark Cavendish | Alexander Kristoff | Matt Wilson | Mark Cavendish | Topsport Vlaanderen | |
| Stage 2 (Mark Cavendish) | Mark Cavendish | |||||
| Stage 3 (Mark Cavendish) | ||||||
| Stage 4 (Russell Downing) | Russell Downing | Gonzalo Rabuñal | ||||
| Stage 5 (František Raboň) | Marco Pinotti | Russell Downing | Simon Clarke | Team Columbia | ||
| Final | Marco Pinotti | Russell Downing | Matt Wilson | Simon Clarke | Team Columbia |