1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Leinster Senior Hurling championship

A total of eleven teams contested the championship, one of the fewest participants in years. Only four team contested the Leinster series of games. Kildare, Laois and Westmeath withdrew from the provincial campaign, however, Laois did qualify for the All-Ireland series by winning the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship. They did this at Antrim's expense. Kerry withdrew from the Munster championship.

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| date = 24 June

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Kilkenny

| score = 4–15 – 4–11

| team2 = Dublin

| goals1 = M Crotty (2–1), M Brennan (1–3), M Ruth (1–1), B Fitzpatrick (0–3), L O'Brien (0–3), J Hennessy (0–2), K Fennelly (0–2).

| goals2 = M Holden (2–3), B Barry (1–2), J Cunningham (1–2), G Hayes (0–2), E Davy (0–1), J Towell (0–1).

| stadium = Geraldine Park

| referee = G Kirwan (Offaly)

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| date = 24 June

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Wexford

| score = 0–17 – 2–10

| team2 = Offaly

| goals1 = N Buggy (0–10), M Casey (0–2), S Kinsella (0–2), C Keogh (0–1), M Quigley (0–1), M Jacob (0–1).

| goals2 = P Carroll (0–4), J Flaherty (1–0), P Horan (1–0), P Kirwan (0–3), P Delaney (0–1), J Kelly (0–1), B Bermingham (0–1).

| stadium = Geraldine Park

| referee = N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

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| date = 15 July

| round = Final

| team1 = Kilkenny

| score = 2–21 – 2–17

| team2 = Wexford

| goals1 = M Brennan (0–8), M Ruth (1–4), B Fitzpatrick (1–0), M Crotty (0–3), L O'Brien (0–2), J Hennessy (0–2), G Henderson (0–1), G Fennelly (0–1).

| goals2 = N Buggy (1–6), T Doran (1–1), S Kinsella (0–4), M Casey (0–3), C Keogh (0–1), D Rowesome (0–1), M Quigley (0–1).

| stadium = Croke Park

|attendance = 24,991

|referee = G Kirwan (Offaly)

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| date = 27 May

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Limerick

| score = 5–11 – 2–11

| team2 = Waterford

| goals1 = E Cregan (2–4), J McKenna (2–1), G Moloney (1–0), P Kelly (0–3), O O'Connor (0–2), P Fitzmaurice (0–1).

| goals2 = P McGrath (1–3), M Ormond (1–3), M Walsh (0–3), M Whelan (0–1), J Greene (0–1).

| stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh

| referee = F Murphy (Cork)

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| date = 3 June

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Cork

| score = 1–14 – 2–10

| team2 = Tipperary

| goals1 = C McCarthy (0–5), J Barry-Murphy (1–0), J Fenton (0–3), P Moylan (0–3), J Horgan (0–2), R Cummins (0–1).

| goals2 = P O'Neill (1–2), M Doyle (1–0), N O'Dwyer (0–3), F Loughnane (0–3), G Stapleton (0–1), E O'Shea (0–1).

| stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh

| attendance = 40,690

| referee = N Dalton (Waterford)

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| date = 10 June

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Limerick

| score = 3–19 – 4–12

| team2 = Clare

| goals1 = J McKenna (2–4), E Cregan (0–8), O O'Connor (1–3), B Carroll (0–2), P Fitzmaurice (0–1), P Kelly (0–1).

| goals2 = E O'Connor (2–0), M Moroney (0–5), P O'Connor (1–0), N Casey (1–0), C Honan (0–3), J Callinan (0–2), M Meehan (0–1), S Stack (0–1).

| stadium = Semple Stadium

| attendance = 20,791

| referee = F Murphy

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| date = 8 July

| round = Final

| team1 = Cork

| score = 2–14 – 0–9

| team2 = Limerick

| goals1 = C McCarthy (1–4), R Cummins (1–2), J Fenton (0–3), T Cashman (0–2), T Crowley (0–1), J Barry-Murphy (0–1), G McCarthy (0–1).

| goals2 = E Cregan (0–5), S Foley (0–1), L Enright (0–1), P Kelly (0–1), O O'Connor (0–1).

| stadium = Semple Stadium

| attendance = 47,849

| referee = G Ryan (Tipperary)

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| date = 1 July

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Galway

| score = 1–23 – 3–10

| team2 = Laois

| goals1 = PJ Molloy (1–6), N McInerney (0–5), John Connolly (0–3), F Burke (0–3), I Clarke (0–2), S Mahon (0–2), Joe Connolly (0–1), B Forde (0–1).

| goals2 = M Brophy (1–2), C Jones (1–0), J Mahon (1–0), F Feenan (0–3), Mick Cuddy (0–2), B Bohane (0–1), A Lanham (0–1).

| stadium = St. Brendan's Park

| referee = N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

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| date = 5 August

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Galway

| score = 2–14 – 1–13

| team2 = Cork

| goals1 = John Connolly (0–5), N Lane (1–1), F Gantley (1–0), PJ Molloy (0–3), B Forde (0–3), F Burke (0–1), S Mahon (0–1).

| goals2 = R Cummins (1–0), C McCarthy (0–3), J Horgan (0–3), P Moylan (0–3), J Fenton (0–1), G McCarthy (0–1), T Crowley (0–1), S O'Leary (0–1).

| stadium = Croke Park

| attendance = 12,315

| referee = J Rankins (Laois)

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| date = 2 September

| round = Final

| team1 = Kilkenny

| score = 2–12 – 1–8

| team2 = Galway

| goals1 = L O'Brien (1–7), M Brennan (1–1), M Crotty (0–1), K Fennelly (0–1), J Hennessy (0–1), B Fitzpatrick (0–1).

| goals2 = N Lane (1–0), PJ Molloy (0–3), F Gantley (0–2), Joe Connolly (0–2), S Mahon (0–1).

| stadium = Croke Park

| attendance = 53,535

| referee = G Ryan (Tipperary)

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• Cork capture a record-equalling fifth successive Munster title following a victory over Limerick. It is the second time that Cork have achieved the five-in-a-row, the first since 1905.
• In the All-Ireland semi-final, Galway defeat Cork for only the second time in the history of the championship. It is Cork's first defeat since the All-Ireland semi-final of 1975 when the same opposition recorded their first win over 'the Rebels'.

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).

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship