2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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.
| 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 |
← 2017 2019 → | |
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.
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. Limerick's victory was their eighth All-Ireland title and first since 1973.
The 2018 Championship has been described by many as one of the best ever.
The 2018 championship saw the biggest change in format since the introduction of the qualifiers in 2002.