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1980 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Teams
  
12

Captain
  
Joe Connolly

Losing team
  
Limerick

Winning team
  
Galway (2nd win)

Manager
  
Cyril Farrell

Dates
  
25 May – 7 September 1980

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1980 was the 94th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Galway won the championship, beating Limerick 2–15 to 3–9 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

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Munster Championship

First round: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joins the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.

Leinster Championship

First round: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joins the other three Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

All-Ireland Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a single match between Galway and the winners of the All-Ireland 'B' championship. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-final where they play the Leinster champions.

Semi-final: (1 match) This is a single match between the Leinster champions and the winners of the lone quarter-final. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final where they play the Munster champions.

Final: (1 match) The Munster champions and the winners of the lone semi-final contest this game.

Miscellaneous

  • For the first time since 1969 the Leinster final sees a pairing other than Kilkenny and Wexford.
  • The Leinster final sees Offaly defeat Kilkenny to take their very first provincial title.
  • Limerick's victory in the Munster final foils Cork's hopes of an unprecedented sixth provincial title in-a-row.
  • In the All-Ireland semi-final between Galway and Offaly the referee, J. J. Landers, signalled the end of the game with 52 seconds of normal time yet to be played and at least another half a minute of 'lost' time to be added on. Offaly were in the middle of a comeback at that stage, after cutting Galway's lead from nine points to just two. The game is also the first-ever championship meeting between these two sides.
  • Galway's victory over Limerick in the championship decider is their first All-Ireland title since 1923.

    • References

    1980 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Wikipedia
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