2018 National Hurling League
The 2018 National Hurling League was the 87th season of the National Hurling League for county teams.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 January – 8 April 2018 |
| Teams | 35 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Kilkenny (18th win) |
| Captain | Cillian Buckley |
| Manager | Brian Cody |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Tipperary |
| Captain | Pádraic Maher |
| Manager | Michael Ryan |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 1B | Limerick |
| Division 2A | Carlow |
| Division 2B | Mayo |
| Division 3A | Warwickshire |
| Division 3B | Lancashire |
← 2017 2019 → | |
Wexford finished top of Division 1B in 2017 and were promoted to Division 1A for 2018. Galway finished second in Division 1B in 2017 and so missed out on promotion, even though they subsequently won the Division 1 league final.
Cavan re-entered the National Hurling League in Division 3B, having previously withdrawn. Lancashire also entered in Division 3B for the first time.
Eir Sport and TG4 provided live TV coverage of the league on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons respectively. Highlights programmes – RTÉ2 broadcast League Sunday on Sunday evenings, TG4 broadcast GAA 2018 on Monday evenings.
Kilkenny were the winners, defeating Tipperary in the final on 8 April by 2–23 to 2-17. It was an 18th League title for Kilkenny.
As National Hurling League champions Kilkenny played the 2017 All-Ireland champions Galway in Australia on 11 November 2018 for the Wild Geese Trophy as part of the Sydney Irish Festival.