Tipperary won the championship, beating Antrim 4–24 to 3–9 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1989 was run on a provincial basis as usual.

It was a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces - there were no seeds.

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

In the United Kingdom Channel 4 broadcast live coverage of the All-Ireland final.