| Dates | 29 April – 21 October 1989 | ||
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| Champions |  Ballyhale Shamrocks (8th title)Watty Phelan (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  Glenmore | ||
| Relegated |  Thomastown | ||
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The1989 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 95th staging of theKilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by theKilkenny County Board.
Ballyhale Shamrocks were thedefending champions.
Ballyhale Shamrocks won the championship after a 2–11 to 1–13 defeat ofGlenmore in the final.[1] It was their eighth championship title overall and their second title in succession.
| 9 September 1989Final | Conahy Shamrocks | 0-12 - 0-09 | Thomastown | Nowlan Park |
| J Feehan 0-3, C Brennan 0-3, K Brennan 0-3, S Cahill 0-2, C Brennan 0-1. | B O'Keeffe 0-5, T O'Keeffe 0-3, C Fitzgerald 0-1. |
| 27 August 1989Semi-final | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3-14 - 0-10 | Clara | Nowlan Park |
| J Lawlor 1-5, D Fennelly 1-1, B Mason 1-1, G Fennelly 0-3, T Shefflin 0-2, T Phelan 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1. | A Prendergast 0-8, P Murphy 0-1, Lester Ryan 0-1. |
| 27 August 1989Semi-final | Glenmore | 2-11 - 0-11 | James Stephens | Nowlan Park |
| R Heffernan 0-6, C Heffernan 1-2, J Murphy 1-2, J Flynn 0-1. | B Walton 0-5, A Ayres 0-2, T Leahy 0-2, E Connery 0-1, L Mullen 0-1. |
| 1 October 1989Final | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-11 - 1-13 | Glenmore | Nowlan Park |
| G Fennelly 0-6, B Fennelly 1-1, P Phelan 1-0, D Fennelly 0-2, T Shefflin 0-1, J Lawlor 0-1. | R Heffernan 0-9, J Heffernan 1-0, C Heffernan 0-2, J Flynn 0-1, J Murphy 0-1. |