1978 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

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| date = 30 April 1978

| round = First round

| team1 = Laois

| score = 2-8 - 2-7

| team2 = Westmeath

| goals1 = F Keenan 0-4, J Mahon 1-0, M Bolger 1-0, M Cuddy 0-3, M Walsh 0-2.

| goals2 = M Ryan 2-1, D McCormack 0-3, J Kilcoyne 0-2, G Whelan 0-1.

| referee = O Moylan (Offaly)

| stadium = O'Connor Park

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Quarter-final

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| date = 4 June 1978

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Laois

| score = 2-10 - 2-13

| team2 = Dublin

| goals1 = P Keenan 1-7, M Cuddy 1-0, P Kelly 0-1, L Shaughnessy 0-1, P Dunphy 0-1.

| goals2 = L Hennebry 1-3, D Itbeinlarh 1-0, V Holden 0-4, M Holden 0-4, S Cullen 0-1, J Towell 0-1.

| referee = G Kirwan (Offaly)

| stadium = O'Connor Park

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| date = 11 June 1978

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Offaly

| score = 3-19 – 2-10

| team2 = Kildare

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| stadium = O'Moore Park

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Semi-finals

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| date = 18 June 1978

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Dublin

| score = 4-13 - 5-16

| team2 = Wexford

| goals1 = J Towell 2-0, V Holden 1-3, M Holden 1-3, L Hennebry 0-4, T Quinn 0-1, P Carton 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.

| goals2 = S Kinsella 3-1, N Buggy 0-8, C Keogh 1-0, M Quigley 1-0, J Quigley 0-2, M Butler 0-2, T Doran 0-1, C Doran 0-1, M Casey 0-1.

| referee = J Murphy (Kilkenny)

| stadium = Dr. Cullen Park

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| date = 25 June 1978

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Kilkenny

| score = 2-17 – 1-4

| team2 = Offaly

| goals1 = L O'Brien 0-11, B Cody 1-3, M Malone 1-0, B Fitzpatrick 0-2, M Brennan 0-2.

| goals2 = P Horgan 1-0, K Mooney 0-2, P Delaney 0-1, B Bermingham 0-1.

| referee = J Rankins (Laois)

| stadium = O'Moore Park

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Final

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| date = 16 July 1978

| round = Final

| team1 = Kilkenny

| score = 2-16 – 1-16

| team2 = Wexford

| goals1 = M Ruth 1-3, B Fitzpatrick 1-2, L O'Brien 0-5, M Brennan 0-4, B Cody 0-1, F Cummins 0-1.

| goals2 = N Buggy 1-7, J Murphy 0-4, M Quigley 0-2, S Kinsella 0-1, D Bernie 0-1, R Kinsella 0-1.

| referee = J Rankins (Laois)

| stadium = Croke Park

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Quarter-finals

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| date = 4 June 1978

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Waterford

| score = 5-13 - 0-11

| team2 = Kerry

| goals1 = M Walsh 0-7, P Kelly 2-0, J Greene 1-2, M Hickey 1-1, J Galvin 1-1, P McGrath 0-1, M Whelan 0-1.

| goals2 = P Moriarty 0-5, C Nolan 0-3, J O'Grady 0-1, J Hourihane 0-1, J McElligott 0-1.

| referee = K Ryan (Tipperary)

| stadium = Fraher Field

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| date = 11 June 1978

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Limerick

| score = 1-14 - 0-9

| team2 = Tipperary

| goals1 = L O'Donoghue 0-5, É Grimes 0-4, W Fitzmaurice 1-0, S Condon 0-2, F Nolan 0-1, S Foley 0-1.

| goals2 = T Butler 0-3, P O'Neill 0-2, S Burke 0-1, P Fanning 0-1, N O'Dwyer 0-1.

| referee = F Murphy (Cork)

| stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh

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Semi-finals

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| date = 25 June 1978

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Cork

| score = 3-17 – 2-8

| team2 = Waterford

| goals1 = J Barry-Murphy 1-3, T Cashman 1-2, R Cummins 1-1, S O'Leary 0-3, J Horgan 0-3, C McCarthy 0-2, G McCarthy 0-2, T Crowley 0-1.

| goals2 = J Greene 1-1, J Galvin 1-0, M Walsh 0-3, D Fitzpatrick 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, J Dalton 0-1.

| referee = J Moloney (Tipperary)

| stadium = Semple Stadium

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| date = 2 July 1978

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Clare

| score = 4-12 – 3-8

| team2 = Limerick

| goals1 = C Honan 0-9, P O'Connor 1-1, B Gilligan 1-0, M McKeogh 1-0, S O'Connor 1-0, M Moroney 0-2.

| goals2 = W Fitzmaurice 3-0, É Grimes 0-4, S Foley 0-2, F Nolan 0-1, É Cregan 0-1.

| referee = J Moloney (Tipperary)

| stadium = Semple Stadium

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Final

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| date = 30 July 1978

| round = Final

| team1 = Cork

| score = 0-13 – 0-11

| team2 = Clare

| goals1 = C McCarthy 0-5, J Horgan 0-4, R Cummins 0-2, T Cashman 0-1, T Crowley 0-1.

| goals2 = C Honan 0-6, E O'Connor 0-1, G Loughnane 0-1, M Moroney 0-1, J Callinan 0-1, N Casey 0-1.

| referee = J Moloney (Tipperary)

| stadium = Semple Stadium

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| date = 23 July 1978

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Galway

| score = 4-19 – 3-10

| team2 = Antrim

| goals1 = Joe Connolly 3-1, M Connolly 0-5, F Burke 1-0, F Gantley 0-3, PJ Molloy 0-3, S Silke 0-3, John Connolly 0-2, M Barrett 0-1, I Clarke 0-1.

| goals2 = R McDonnell 3-1, J Fagan 0-4, S Boyle 0-2, J Crossey 0-1, D Donnelly 0-1, P Boyle 0-1.

| referee = C Foley (Dublin)

| stadium = Croke Park

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| date = 6 August 1978

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Galway

| score = 4-13 – 4-20

| team2 = Kilkenny

| goals2 = M Ruth 2-1, L O'Brien 1-3, B Cody 1-2, B Fitzpatrick 0-5, K Fennelly 0-3, M Crotty 0-2, F Cummins 0-2, J Hennessy 0-2.

| goals1 = PJ Molloy 1-3, N Lane 1-1, F Burke 1-0, John Connolly 1-0, F Gantley 0-3, M Connolly 0-2, I Clarke 0-2, Joe Connolly 0-2.

| referee = J Moloney (Tipperary)

| attendance = 16,299

| stadium = Croke Park

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| date = 3 September 1978

| round = Final

| team1 = Cork

| score = 1-15 – 2-8

| team2 = Kilkenny

| goals1 = C McCarthy 0-7, J Barry-Murphy 1-1, G McCarthy 0-2, T Crowley 0-2, R Cummins 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1, T Cashman 0-1.

| goals2 = B Fitzpatrick 1-1, L O'Brien 0-4, K Fennelly 1-0, M Brennan 0-2, J Hennessy 0-1.

| stadium = Croke Park

|attendance = 64,155

|referee = J Rankin (Laois)

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;Overall

;Single game

• Cork retain the All-Ireland title for a third successive season. It is the fourth time in their history that they have achieved this feat and the first time since Cork in 1954 that a team has won three championships in succession.
• Kerry return to the Munster Senior Hurling Championship for the first time since 1958.

The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ.

• Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
• Nolan, Pat, Flashbacks: A Half Century of Cork Hurling (The Collins Press, 2000).

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