 Cork ended the year as All-Ireland Under-21 Championship-winners after a 3-11 to 0-13 victory over Galway.Coleman was again part of the management team for a third successive year in 1998, with Cork claiming a third successive Munster Under-21 Championship after a 3-18 to 1-10 defeat of Tipperary.He later helped guide Cork to a second successive All-Ireland final victory over Galway.