| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 May – 19 August 2018 |
| Teams | 12 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Limerick (8th win) |
| Captain | Declan Hannon |
| Manager | John Kiely |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | David Burke |
| Manager | Micheál Donoghue |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Galway |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 27 |
| Top Scorer |  Peter Duggan (3-76) |
| Player of the Year |  Cian Lynch |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 131st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. It is the first tier of senior inter-county championship hurling.[1]
The championship began on 12 May 2018 and ended on 19 August 2018. The draw for the championship round-robin fixtures was held off camera on 19 October 2017 and announced on the championship draw broadcast on RTÉ2.[2][3]
The Championship was won by Limerick, who were crowned champions after overcoming Galway in the final by a score line of 3–16 to 2-18.[4] Limerick's victory was their eighth All-Ireland title and first since 1973.[4][5]
The 2018 Championship has been described by many as one of the best ever.[6][7][8][9]
The 2018 championship saw the biggest change in format since the introduction of the qualifiers in 2002.[10]
- ^ Hurling tiers - 1. All-Ireland (Liam MacCarthy Cup) 2. Joe McDonagh Cup 3. Christy Ring Cup 4. Nicky Rackard Cup 5. Lory Meagher Cup
- ^ "2018 GAA Championship Draw: Recap". RTE Sport. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Dublin v Kilkenny, Cork v Clare among the early standouts in revamped Hurling Championship draw". The 42. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Limerick hang on against Galway to end 45 years of pain". RTE Sport. 19 August 2018.
- ^ "New green wave ends 45 years of heartache for Limerick". Irish Examiner. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Ranking the top ten hurling games of 2018". SKY Sports. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Hurling's giddy summer: The Revolution Years mark II". RTE Sport. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Jamesie O'Connor: A summer of great memories and even greater champions". Irish Independent. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Team of the year, best moment and greatest game - John Mullane's 2018 hurling awards". Irish Independent. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Moran, Seán (30 September 2017). "GAA Congress approve round-robin provincial hurling championships". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 September 2017.