2018 Christy Ring Cup
The 2018 Christy Ring Cup was the 14th staging of the Christy Ring Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. It is the third tier of senior inter-county hurling. The competition began on 12 May 2018 and ended on 23 June 2018.
| Dates | 12 May – 23 June 2018 | ||
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| Teams | 8 | ||
| Champions | Kildare (2nd title) Brian Byrne (captain) Joe Quaid (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | London Brian Regan (captain) Fergus McMahon (manager) | ||
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| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Official website | gaa.ie | ||
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Carlow were the 2017 champions, beating Antrim in the final. Both teams were included in the counties competing in the newly created Joe McDonagh Cup. Roscommon lost their play-off match against Mayo in 2017 – normally Roscommon would have been relegated but they remained in the 2018 Christy Ring Cup as a result of the restructuring of the hurling championship tiers.
Kildare were the 2018 Chrisy Ring champions, defeating London by 3–19 to 1–11 in the final. Kildare lost the relegation/promotion game against Antrim and remained in the Christy Ring Cup for 2019.