| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province |  Ulster |
| Year | 2018 |
| Sponsor | Bank of Ireland[1] |
| Dates | 3 January — 17 February |
| Teams | 12 |
| Defending champions |  Tyrone |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Donegal (11th win) |
| Manager | Declan Bonner |
| Captain | Hugh McFadden |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Tyrone |
| Manager | Mickey Harte |
| Captain | Mattie Donnelly |
| Other | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Website | Ulster GAA |
The 2018 Dr McKenna Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup, was a Gaelic football competition in the province of Ulster for county and university teams. It is normally held at the beginning of the GAA season.
Twelve teams take part – the nine Ulster county teams and three university teams, i.e. St Mary's University College, Belfast, Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University at Jordanstown (UUJ).
The draw took place on Thursday 30 November in the Balmoral Hotel, Belfast [2] with the fixtures confirmed following a meeting of Comhairle Uladh CCC on Tuesday 5 December 2017. [3]
After many postponements due to bad winter weather, the tournament ended on 17 February 2018 with Donegal the winners, ending a six-year Tyrone winning streak.
- ^ "Bank of Ireland Renew Dr McKenna Cup Sponsorship". Ulster GAA. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "2018 Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup Draw". Ulster GAA. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup 2018". Ulster GAA. Retrieved 6 December 2017.