Structure
- Four knockout (single elimination format) provincial championships are played. London and New York compete in Connacht. The 4 provincial champions advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.
- The 16 teams eliminated before reaching a provincial semi-final compete in Round One of the Qualifiers (New York do not compete in the Qualifiers). The 8 Round One winners advance to Round Two.
- Qualifiers, Round Two: The 8 teams eliminated in provincial semi-finals each play one of the 8 Round One winners.
- Qualifiers, Round Three: The 8 Round Two winners play off to reduce the number to 4.
- Qualifiers, Round Four: The 4 teams eliminated in provincial finals each play one of the 4 Round Three winners.
- All-Ireland Quarter-Finals: The 4 provincial champions each play one of the 4 Round Four winners.
- The winners of the All-Ireland Quarter-Finals then advance to the Semi-Finals, and the winners of the Semi-Finals go on to the 2009 All-Ireland Final.
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