2018 All - Ireland Senior hurling championship - wikipedia 2018 All - Ireland Senior hurling championship 2018 All - Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 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 ) All - Star Team See here ← 2017 2019 → 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. 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. Contents 1 New 2018 Format 2 Teams 2.1 Teams and venues 2.2 Personnel and colours 3 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 3.1 Leinster group table 3.2 Leinster rounds 1 to 5 3.2. 1 Leinster Round 1 3.2. 2 Leinster Round 2 3.2. 3 Leinster Round 3 3.2. 4 Leinster Round 4 3.2. 5 Leinster Round 5 3.3 Leinster final 3.4 Leinster final replay 4 Munster Senior Hurling Championship 4.1 Munster group table 4.2 Munster rounds 1 to 5 4.2. 1 Munster Round 1 4.2. 2 Munster Round 2 4.2. 3 Munster Round 3 4.2. 4 Munster Round 4 4.2. 5 Munster Round 5 4.3 Munster final 5 2018 Joe McDonagh Cup 6 All - Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 6.1 Bracket 6.2 All - Ireland preliminary quarter - finals 6.3 All - Ireland quarter - finals 6.4 All - Ireland semi-finals 6.5 All - Ireland final 7 Championship statistics 7.1 Top scorers overall 7.2 Top scorers in a single game 7.3 Scoring Events 8 Miscellaneous 9 Live Hurling on TV 10 Awards 11 Footnotes 12 References New 2018 format A new provincial hurling championship featuring five - team round - robin groups in both Leinster and Munster and the new Joe McDonagh Cup was introduced in 2018 for an initial three - year period. The proposal was carried by a narrow margin with 62 % voting in favour ( a majority of at least 60 % was required ) at the GAA 's Special Congress on 30 September 2017. The top two teams in each provincial group contest the provincial final, with the provincial winners advancing to the All - Ireland semi-finals and the losing provincial finalists advancing to the two quarter - finals. An amendment to the motion from Laois, Offaly and Meath was carried by 87 %. The third - placed teams in Leinster and Munster compete in All - Ireland preliminary quarter - finals against the two Joe McDonagh Cup finalists with the Joe McDonagh Cup teams having home advantage. If a non-Munster team wins the Joe McDonagh Cup, the bottom team in the Leinster championship will be relegated to next year 's Joe McDonagh Cup and will be replaced in next year 's Leinster championship by the Joe McDonagh Cup winners. If a Munster team wins the Joe McDonagh Cup, they will play off against the team who finished bottom in the Munster championship for the right to play in next year 's Munster championship, thereby ensuring that only teams based in the province of Munster compete in the Munster championship. The restructure of hurling involved the reduction of the Leinster championship from nine teams to five. The Joe McDonagh Cup was created, consisting of the four counties from the 2017 Leinster qualifier group plus Antrim and Carlow, the 2017 Christy Ring finalists. Teams A total of twelve teams compete in the championship -- five in the Leinster championship, five in the Munster championship, and the top two teams from the Joe McDonagh Cup who enter at the preliminary quarter - final stage. Teams and venues Each team has a nominal home stadium for the round - robin series of the provincial championships. However, Waterford will not play their `` home '' games at Walsh Park, instead playing in neutral venues for these fixtures, namely Limerick 's Gaelic Grounds and Semple Stadium in Thurles. In the knockout stage, teams from the provincial round - robin series will not have home advantage, if avoidable. The only teams to play knockout games at home are the two Joe McDonagh Cup finalists, who had home advantage in the preliminary quarter - finals. The Munster final was held at a neutral venue which was decided based on the qualifying teams, while the locations of the two quarter - finals were decided based on similar considerations. The Leinster final, and the semi-finals and final of the All - Ireland series are held in the 82,300 - capacity Croke Park in Dublin, headquarters of the GAA. Team Location Stadium Capacity From the Leinster Championship Dublin Donnycarney Parnell Park 7004134990000000000 ♠ 13,499 Galway Galway Pearse Stadium 7004261970000000000 ♠ 26,197 Kilkenny Kilkenny Nowlan Park 7004278000000000000 ♠ 27,800 Offaly Tullamore O'Connor Park 7004200000000000000 ♠ 20,000 Wexford Wexford Wexford Park 7004250000000000000 ♠ 25,000 From the Munster Championship Clare Ennis Cusack Park 7004190000000000000 ♠ 19,000 Cork Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh 7004450000000000000 ♠ 45,000 Limerick Limerick Gaelic Grounds 7004498860000000000 ♠ 49,886 Tipperary Thurles Semple Stadium 7004530000000000000 ♠ 53,000 Waterford n / a n / a n / a From the Joe McDonagh Cup Carlow Carlow Dr. Cullen Park 7004210000000000000 ♠ 21,000 Westmeath Mullingar Cusack Park 7004110000000000000 ♠ 11,000 Personnel and colours Team Colours Main Sponsor Captain ( s ) Manager ( s ) Most recent success All - Ireland Provincial League Clare Pat O'Donnell Patrick O'Connor Donal Moloney Gerry O'Connor 2013 1998 2016 Cork Chill Insurance Séamus Harnedy John Meyler 2005 2017 1998 Dublin AIG Liam Rushe Pat Gilroy 1938 2013 2011 Galway Supermac 's David Burke Micheal Donoghue 2017 2017 2017 Kilkenny Glanbia Cillian Buckley Brian Cody 2015 2016 2018 Limerick Sporting Limerick Declan Hannon John Kiely 2018 2013 1997 Offaly Carroll Cuisine David King Kevin Martin 1998 1995 1990 -- 91 Tipperary Intersport / Elverys Pádraic Maher Michael Ryan 2016 2016 2008 Waterford TQS Integration Derek McGrath 1959 2015 Wexford Gain Lee Chin Matthew O'Hanlon Davy Fitzgerald 1972 -- 73 Leinster Senior hurling championship Main article : Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Leinster group table Pos Team Pld SF SA Diff Pts Galway 0 0 7 - 89 ( 110 ) 6 - 62 ( 80 ) + 30 8 Kilkenny 0 5 - 76 ( 91 ) 6 - 69 ( 87 ) + 4 6 Wexford 0 6 - 81 ( 99 ) 5 - 68 ( 83 ) + 16 Dublin 0 9 - 73 ( 100 ) 1 - 85 ( 88 ) + 12 5 Offaly 0 0 5 - 50 ( 65 ) 14 - 85 ( 127 ) -- 62 0 Green background The top two teams contest the Leinster Final with the winners advancing to the All - Ireland semi-finals and the losers advancing to the All - Ireland quarter - finals. Yellow background The third - placed team advances to the All - Ireland preliminary quarter - finals. Red background As the 2018 Joe McDonagh Cup was won by Carlow ( a Leinster county ), the bottom team in the Leinster group, Offaly, are relegated to the 2019 Joe McDonagh Cup. Leinster rounds 1 to 5 Leinster Round 1 Offaly v Galway 12 May 2018 Round 1 Offaly 2 - 15 ( 21 ) -- ( 33 ) 5 - 18 Galway show Tullamore 19 : 00 ( HT : 1 - 7 -- 2 - 9 ) Venue : O'Connor Park Gls : S Dooley 1, J Bergin 1 Pts : S Dooley 9 ( 8f ), D King 2, J Bergin 1, D Currams 1, E Cahill 1 ( f ), S Kinsella 1 Report Gls : B Concannon 2, J Cooney 1, C Whelan 1, J Flynn 1 Pts : J Canning 8 ( 6f, 1 ' 65 ' ), J Cooney 4, C Cooney 2, B Concannon 1, C Whelan 1, C Mannion 1, S Loftus 1 Referee : Johnny Murphy ( Limerick ) Attendance : 8,330 Dublin v Kilkenny 13 May 2018 Round 1 Dublin 3 - 16 ( 25 ) -- ( 27 ) 1 - 24 Kilkenny show Dublin 14 : 00 ( HT : 2 - 7 -- 0 - 9 ) Venue : Parnell Park Gls : P Ryan 1, F Whitely 1, J Malone 1 Pts : P Ryan 6 ( 5f ), C Keaney 4, P Winters 3 ( 2f ), T Connolly 1, C Crummey 1, F MacGibb 1 Report Gls : L Blanchfield 1 Pts : TJ Reid 12 ( 9f, 2 ' 65 ' ), E Murphy 4 ( 4f ), C Fennelly 3, J Maher 2, W Walsh 2, J Donnelly 1 Referee : Diarmuid Kirwan ( Cork ) TV : RTÉ Leinster Round 2 Kilkenny v Offaly 20 May 2018 Round 2 Kilkenny 2 - 19 ( 25 ) -- ( 16 ) 1 - 13 Offaly show Kilkenny 15 : 00 ( HT : 1 - 10 -- 0 - 7 ) Venue : Nowlan Park Gls : L Blanchfield 1, TJ Reid 1 Pts : TJ Reid 5 ( 4f ), L Scanlon 4, L Blanchfield 2, J Donnelly 2, M Keoghan 2, C Fennelly 2, R Leahy 1, E Murphy 1 ( f ) Report Gls : J Bergin 1 Pts : S Dooley 5 ( 4f ), J Bergin 3, S Kinsella 2, O Kelly 1, C Egan 1, P Camon 1 Referee : James Owens ( Wexford ) Attendance : 6,996 Wexford v Dublin 20 May 2018 Round 2 Wexford 0 - 22 ( 22 ) -- ( 20 ) 2 - 14 Dublin show Wexford 15 : 00 ( HT : 0 - 10 -- 1 - 6 ) Venue : Wexford Park Pts : R O'Connor 12 ( 11f ), L Chin 2, P Foley 2 ( 1f ), D O'Keeffe 1, K Foley 1, A Nolan 1, J O'Connor 1, P Morris 1, H Kehoe 1 Report Gls : P Ryan 1, R McBride 1 Pts : P Ryan 7 ( 6f, 1 ' 65 ' ), R McBride 1, J Malone 1, P Smyth 1, C Boland 1, L Rushe 1, D Sutcliffe 1, D Treacy 1 Referee : Colm Lyons ( Cork ) Attendance : 10,248 Leinster Round 3 Offaly v Wexford 26 May 2018 Round 3 Offaly 2 - 9 ( 15 ) -- ( 39 ) 5 - 24 Wexford show Tullamore 14 : 00 ( HT : 0 - 6 -- 3 - 12 ) Venue : O'Connor Park Gls : O Kelly 1, S Dooley 1 Pts : S Dooley 5 ( 5f ), O Kelly 1, J Bergin 1, K Dunne 1, T Geraghty 1 Report Gls : M Fanning 1 ( pen ), A Nolan 1, J O'Connor 1, L Chin 1, C McDonald 1 Pts : R O'Connor 7 ( 5f ), L Chin 4 ( 4f ), H Kehoe 3 ( 2f ), J O'Connor 3, P Morris 2, D Reck 1, D O'Keeffe 1, K Foley 1, A Nolan 1, C McDonald 1 Referee : James McGrath ( Westmeath ) Attendance : 6,186 Galway v Kilkenny 27 May 2018 Round 3 Galway 1 - 22 ( 25 ) -- ( 17 ) 2 - 11 Kilkenny show Salthill 16 : 00 ( HT : 1 - 9 -- 1 - 5 ) Venue : Pearse Stadium Gls : J Canning 1 ( pen ) Pts : J Canning 12 ( 7f, 1 ' 65 ' ), C Cooney 4, C Mannion 2, B Concannon 1, David Burke 1, J Flynn 1, N Burke 1 Report Gls : TJ Reid 1 ( pen ), W Walsh 1 Pts : TJ Reid 9 ( 8f, 1 ' 65 ' ), W Walsh 1, L Scanlon 1 Referee : Fergal Horgan ( Tipperary ) Attendance : 18,775 TV : RTÉ Leinster Round 4 Wexford v Galway 2 June 2018 Round 4 Wexford 0 - 17 ( 17 ) -- ( 26 ) 1 - 23 Galway show Wexford 17 : 00 ( HT : 0 - 9 -- 1 - 12 ) Venue : Wexford Park Pts : R O'Connor 12 ( 10f ), A Nolan 2, P Morris 2, P Foley 1 Report Gls : C Whelan 1 Pts : J Canning 12 ( 8f, 2 sl ), C Cooney 4, D Burke 2, C Whelan 2, J Cooney 1, J Flynn 1 ( 1f ), N Burke 1 Referee : Johnny Murphy ( Limerick ) Attendance : 14,500 TV : Sky Sports Dublin v Offaly 3 June 2018 Round 4 Dublin 2 - 24 ( 30 ) -- ( 13 ) 0 - 13 Offaly show Dublin 15 : 00 ( HT : 1 - 10 -- 0 - 5 ) Venue : Parnell Park Gls : P Ryan 1, F Whitley 1 Pts : P Ryan 5 ( 4f ), S Barrett 4, C Cummey 4, L Rushe 2, J Malone 2, C Keaney 2, C Boland 2, F Whitley 1, F McGibb 1, R McBride 1 Report Pts : J Bergin 4 ( 4f ), D Currams 2, P Murphy 2, S Dooley 2 ( 2f ), J Gorman 1, E Cahill 1, K Dunne 1 Referee : Colm Lyons ( Cork ) Attendance : 6,000 Leinster Round 5 Kilkenny v Wexford 9 June 2018 Round 5 Kilkenny 0 - 22 ( 22 ) -- ( 21 ) 1 - 18 Wexford show Kilkenny 19 : 00 ( HT : 0 - 7 -- 1 - 11 ) Venue : Nowlan Park Pts : TJ Reid 11 ( 9f, 1 ' 65 ' ), J Donnelly 2, R Leahy 2, W Walsh 1, J Holden 1, E Morrissey 1, P Walsh 1, C Fogarty 1, J Maher 1, E Murphy 1 ( f ) Report Gls : P Morris 1 Pts : R O'Connor 5 ( 2f ), P Foley 5 ( 4f ), L Chin 3, C McDonald 2, K Foley 1, D O'Keeffe 1, P Morris 1 Referee : James McGrath ( Westmeath ) Attendance : 17,516 TV : Sky Sports Galway v Dublin 9 June 2018 Round 5 Galway 0 - 26 ( 26 ) -- ( 25 ) 2 - 19 Dublin show Salthill 19 : 00 ( HT : 0 - 16 -- 0 - 9 ) Venue : Pearse Stadium Pts : J Flynn 11 ( 9f ), J Cooney 3, C Whelan 3, P Mannion 3, C Cooney 2, David Burke 2, S Loftus 1, C Mannion 1 Report Gls : P Winter 2 Pts : D Treacy 4 ( 3f ), R McBride 4 ( 1 sl ), P Ryan 3 ( 3f ), A Nolan 2 ( 2f ), D Sutcliffe 1, J Malone 1, S Moran 1, J Madden 1, C Boland 1, P Winters 1 Referee : Diarmuid Kirwan ( Cork ) Attendance : 9,957 Leinster final The winners advance to the All - Ireland semi-finals and the losers advance to the All - Ireland quarter - finals. Main article : 2018 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final Galway v Kilkenny RTÉ 1 July 2018 16 : 00 Leinster Final Report Galway 0 - 18 ( 18 ) -- ( 18 ) 0 - 18 Kilkenny ( HT : 0 - 7 -- 0 - 8 ) Pts : J Canning 6, N Burke 4, C Whelan 3, C Mannion 3, C Cooney 1, J Cooney 1 Pts : TJ Reid 10, B Ryan 2, E Murphy 1 ( f ), E Morrissey 1, J Maher 1, G Aylward 1, J Donnelly 1, W Walsh 1 Croke Park, Dublin Referee : Fergal Horgan ( Tipperary ) Attendance : 40,703 Leinster final replay Galway v Kilkenny RTÉ 8 July 2018 15 : 00 Leinster Final Replay Report Galway 1 - 28 ( 31 ) -- ( 24 ) 3 - 15 Kilkenny ( HT : 1 - 16 -- 1 - 7 ) Gls : J Glynn 1 Pts : J Canning 10 ( 6f ), C Mannion 6, C Whelan 4, N Burke 2, A Harte 2, J Cooney 1, J Glynn 1, C Cooney 1, J Flynn 1 Gls : G Aylward 1, R Hogan 1, C Fennelly 1 Pts : TJ Reid 9 ( 6f, 1 ' 65 ' ), J Holden 1, C Fogarty 1, J Maher 1, J Donnelly 1, R Hogan 1, C Fennelly 1 Semple Stadium, Thurles Referee : James Owens ( Wexford ) Attendance : 25,102 Munster Senior hurling championship Main article : Munster Senior Hurling Championship Munster group table Pos Team Pld SF SA Diff Pts Cork 0 5 - 94 ( 109 ) 4 - 89 ( 101 ) + 8 6 Clare 0 4 - 97 ( 109 ) 5 - 77 ( 92 ) + 17 6 Limerick 3 - 92 ( 101 ) 4 - 81 ( 93 ) + 8 5 Tipperary 0 7 - 77 ( 98 ) 5 - 91 ( 106 ) -- 8 5 Waterford 0 6 - 76 ( 94 ) 7 - 98 ( 119 ) -- 25 Green background The top two teams contest the Munster Final with the winners advancing to the All - Ireland semi-finals and the losers advancing to the All - Ireland quarter - finals. Yellow background The third - placed team advances to the All - Ireland preliminary quarter - finals. As the 2018 Joe McDonagh Cup was won by Carlow ( a Leinster county ), there was no relegation / promotion play - off between the bottom team in the Munster group and the Joe McDonagh Cup winners for the right to compete in next year 's Munster championship. Cork are ranked ahead of Clare as they won the head - to - head game between the teams. Munster rounds 1 to 5 Munster Round 1 Limerick v Tipperary 20 May 2018 Round 1 Limerick 1 - 23 ( 26 ) -- ( 20 ) 2 - 14 Tipperary show Limerick 14 : 00 ( HT : 0 - 12 -- 1 - 10 ) Venue : Gaelic Grounds Gls : B Murphy 1 Pts : A Gillane 8 ( 6f ), G Mulcahy 4, D Byrnes 3 ( 2 ' 65 ', 1f ), C Lynch 2, G Hegarty 2, T Morrissey 2, D O'Donovan 1, S Flanagan 1 Report Gls : D McCormack 1, J Forde 1 Pts : J Forde 9 ( 9f ), N McGrath 2, J McGrath 2, J O'Dwyer 1 Referee : James McGrath ( Westmeath ) Attendance : 20,403 TV : RTÉ Cork v Clare 20 May 2018 Round 1 Cork 2 - 23 ( 29 ) -- ( 24 ) 1 - 21 Clare show Cork 16 : 00 ( HT : 0 - 11 -- 0 - 10 ) Venue : Páirc Uí Chaoimh Gls : C Lehane 1, S Harnedy 1 Pts : P Horgan 10 ( 6f ), D Fitzgibbon 3, C Lehane 2, S Harnedy 2, M Ellis 2, M Coleman 1, B Cooper 1, R O'Flynn 1, D Brosnan 1 Report Gls : T Kelly 1 Pts : J Conlon 5, P Duggan 4 ( 4f ), C Galvin 3, D Reidy 3 ( 2f ), T Kelly 3 ( 1f ), S O'Donnell 2, C McGrath 1 Referee : Sean Cleere ( Kilkenny ) Attendance : 24,490 TV : RTÉ Munster Round 2 Tipperary v Cork 27 May 2018 Round 2 Tipperary 2 - 20 ( 26 ) -- ( 26 ) 1 - 23 Cork show Thurles 14 : 00 Venue : Semple Stadium Gls : J Forde 1, N McGrath 1 Pts : J Forde 6 ( 4f, 2 ' 65 ' ), J McGrath 5, N McGrath 3, B Maher 1, S Callanan 1, Patrick Maher 1, B McCarthy 1, J O'Dwyer 1, J Morris 1 Report Gls : S Kingston 1 Pts : S Kingston 5, P Horgan 5 ( 3f ), S Harnedy 5, D Kearney 4, B Cooper 2, C Lehane 2 Referee : James Keenan ( Wicklow ) Attendance : 22,456 TV : RTÉ Clare v Waterford 27 May 2018 Round 2 Clare 2 - 27 ( 33 ) -- ( 24 ) 2 - 18 Waterford show Ennis 15 : 30 Venue : Cusack Park Gls : P Duggan 1 ( pen ), J Conlon 1 Pts : P Duggan 10 ( 9f, 1 ' 65 ' ), T Kelly 6, J Conlon 3, J Shanahan 2, C Galvin 2, D Fitzgerald 1, C McGrath 1, S O'Donnell 1, D Reidy 1 Report Gls : M Shanahan 1, T Ryan 1 Pts : M Shanahan 6 ( 6f ), Stephen Bennett 2, Jake Dillon 2, T de Burca 1, C Gleeson 1, Philip Mahony 1, T Devine 1, K Moran 1, J Barron 1, DJ Foran 1, T Ryan 1 Referee : Paud O'Dwyer ( Carlow ) Attendance : 13,736 Munster Round 3 Cork v Limerick 2 June 2018 Round 3 Cork 1 - 25 ( 28 ) -- ( 28 ) 0 - 28 Limerick show Cork 19 : 00 ( HT : 0 - 14 -- 0 - 12 ) Venue : Páirc Uí Chaoimh Gls : P Horgan 1 Pts : P Horgan 11 ( 8f, 3 ' 65 ' ), D Fitzgibbon 4, C Lehane 3, D Kearney 2, S Kingston 2, L Meade 1, M Coleman 1, C Spillane 1 Report Pts : T Morrissey 8 ( 5f ), S Flanagan 6, C Lynch 3, D O'Donovan 2, G Mulcahy 2, D Byrnes 2 ( 2f ), K Hayes 2, G Hegarty 1, D Morrissey 1, A Gillane 1 Referee : James Owens ( Wexford ) Attendance : 34,607 TV : Sky Sports Waterford v Tipperary 3 June 2018 Round 3 Waterford 2 - 22 ( 28 ) -- ( 28 ) 2 - 22 Tipperary show Limerick 16 : 00 ( HT : 2 - 12 -- 0 - 12 ) Venue : Gaelic Grounds Gls : Pauric Mahony 1, T Devine 1 Pts : Pauric Mahony 8 ( 5f ), J Barron 3, DJ Foran 3, T Devine 2, Philip Mahony 1, S Bennett 1, P Curran 1, T Ryan 1, J Dillon 1 Report Gls : J Forde 1 Pts : J Forde 14 ( 11f ), R Maher 3, S Callanan 2, J McGrath 2, B McCarthy 1, N McGrath 1, J O'Dwyer 1 P Maher 1, C Barrett 1 Referee : Alan Kelly ( Galway ) Attendance : 10,237 TV : RTÉ Munster Round 4 Limerick v Waterford 10 June 2018 Round 4 Limerick 2 - 26 ( 32 ) -- ( 19 ) 1 - 16 Waterford show Limerick ( HT : 2 - 14 -- 0 - 7 ) Venue : Gaelic Grounds Gls : G Hegarty 1, G Mulcahy 1 Pts : S Dowling 15 ( 13f ), C Lynch 3, T Morrissey 2, K Hayes 2, G Hegarty 1, S Flanagan 1, D O'Donovan 1, D Dempsey 1 Report Gls : T Ryan 1 Pts : Pauric Mahony 10 ( 9f ), DJ Foran 1, S Bennett 1, T Devine 1, M Shanahan 1, M Kearney 1, S O'Keeffe 1 Referee : Seán Cleere ( Kilkenny ) Attendance : 23,194 Tipperary v Clare 10 June 2018 Round 4 Tipperary 1 - 21 ( 24 ) -- ( 26 ) 1 - 23 Clare show Thurles ( HT : 1 - 10 -- 0 - 9 ) Venue : Semple Stadium Gls : B McCarthy 1 Pts : J Forde 10 ( 8f, 1 ' 65 ' ), J McGrath 3, S Callanan 2, N McGrath 2, R Maher 1, C Barrett 1, Pádraic Maher 1, Patrick Maher 1 Report Gls : I Galvin 1 Pts : P Duggan 15 ( 13f ), P Collins 3, T Kelly 2, J Conlon 2, J Browne 1 Referee : Paud O'Dwyer ( Carlow ) Attendance : 20,782 TV : RTÉ Munster Round 5 Clare v Limerick 17 June 2018 Round 5 Clare 0 - 26 ( 26 ) -- ( 15 ) 0 - 15 Limerick show Ennis ( HT : 0 - 13 -- 0 - 9 ) Venue : Cusack Park Pts : P Duggan 13 ( 10f, 1 ' 65 ' ), T Kelly 5 ( 1 ' 65 ' ), J Conlon 4, D Fitzgerald 2, J Shanahan 1, C Galvin 1 Report Pts : S Dowling 4 ( 4f ), T Morrissey 3, K Hayes 1, D O'Donovan 1 ( sl ), C Lynch 1, D Byrnes 1, G Hegarty 1, D Morrissey 1, S Flanagan 1, A Gillane 1 Referee : James Owens ( Westmeath ) Attendance : 18,803 TV : RTÉ Waterford v Cork 17 June 2018 Round 5 Waterford 1 - 20 ( 23 ) -- ( 26 ) 1 - 23 Cork show Thurles Venue : Semple Stadium Gls : T Ryan 1 Pts : Pauric Mahony 8 ( 4f, 1 ' 65 ' ), T Ryan 3, B O'Halloran 2, J Dillon 2, T Devine 1, J Barron 1, A Gleeson 1, DJ Foran 1, M Shanahan 1 Report Gls : S Harnedy 1 Pts : P Horgan 5 ( 2f, 1 ' 65 ' ), S Harnedy 3, B Cooper 4, C Lehane 3, M Coleman 2 ( 1 sl ), S Kingston 2, D Kearney 2, D Fitzgibbon 1, C Joyce 1 Referee : John Keenan ( Wicklow ) Attendance : 14,737 Munster final The winners advance to the All - Ireland semi-finals and the losers advance to the All - Ireland quarter - finals. Main article : 2018 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final Cork v Clare RTÉ 1 July 2018 14 : 00 Munster Final Report Cork 2 - 24 ( 30 ) -- ( 28 ) 3 - 19 Clare ( HT : 1 - 10 -- 2 - 11 ) Gls : S Harnedy 1, L Meade 1 Pts : P Horgan 11 ( 6f, 1 ' 65 ' ), S Harnedy 4, M Coleman 2 ( 1 sl ), D Fitzgibbon 2, D Kearney 2, C Lehane 1, L Meade 1, B Cooper 1 Gls : P Duggan 1, D Reidy 1, I Galvin 1 Pts : P Duggan 7 ( 6f ), J Conlon 5, D Reidy 2, P Collins 2, C McGrath 1, T Kelly 1, C Galvin 1 Semple Stadium, Thurles Referee : J McGrath ( Westmeath ) Attendance : 45,364 2018 Joe McDonagh Cup Main article : 2018 Joe McDonagh Cup The inaugural Joe McDonagh Cup, the second tier of senior inter-county championship hurling, was contested by Antrim, Carlow, Kerry, Laois, Meath and Westmeath. Each team played all the other teams once in a round - robin format, with the top two teams progressing to the Joe McDonagh Cup final and also advancing to the All - Ireland preliminary quarter - finals, where they played the teams that finished third in the Leinster and Munster championships. Westmeath confirmed their place in the Joe McDonagh Cup final on 2 June 2018 after winning their first four matches, with Carlow confirming their place on 9 June after beating Westmeath. Pos Team Pld SF SA Diff Pts Carlow ( Q ) 5 0 122 102 20 8 Westmeath ( Q ) 5 0 130 115 15 8 Kerry 5 0 105 97 8 6 Laois 5 0 118 123 - 5 5 Antrim 5 0 130 116 14 6 Meath 5 0 0 5 94 146 - 52 0 Final The top two teams at the end of the round - robin, Westmeath and Carlow, faced each other in the final on 1 July 2018. The game, which took place in Croke Park, saw Carlow emerge victorious by a margin of five points to claim the inaugural Joe McDonagh Cup title. Westmeath v Carlow 1 July 2018 13 : 45 Joe McDonagh Cup Final Report Westmeath 1 - 24 ( 27 ) -- ( 32 ) 2 - 26 Carlow ( HT : 0 - 13 -- 1 - 12 ) Gls : N O'Brien 1 Pts : A Devine 8 ( 8f ), E Price 6, A Clarke 3, R Greville 2, D McNicholas 2 ( 1f ), N O'Brien 1, D Clinton 1, N Mitchell 1 Gls : J Doyle 1, C Nolan 1 Pts : D Murphy 10 ( 9f, 1 ' 65 ' ), C Nolan 4, P Coady 4, JM Nolan 3, E Byrne 2, J Doyle 1, K McDonald 1, D Byrne 1 Croke Park, Dublin Referee : Cathal McAllister ( Cork ) As a Leinster county, Carlow were automatically promoted to the Leinster championship for 2019, taking the place of Offaly. All - Ireland Senior hurling championship Main article : All - Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Bracket Preliminary Quarter - Finals Quarter - Finals Semi-Finals All - Ireland Final Clare 0 - 27 Westmeath 0 - 16 Wexford 1 - 17 Wexford 2 - 21 Clare ( R ) 1 - 30 2 - 13 Galway ( R ) 1 - 30 1 - 17 Galway 2 - 18 Limerick 3 - 16 Cork 2 - 31 Limerick 5 - 22 Limerick 3 - 32 Carlow 0 - 13 Limerick 0 - 27 Kilkenny 1 - 22 All - Ireland preliminary quarter - finals The preliminary quarter - finals saw the third - placed teams from the two provincial round - robins play the two teams who competed in the Joe McDonagh Cup Final, with the two finalists having home advantage. Joe McDonagh champions Carlow faced third - placed Munster team Limerick in Dr Cullen Park, while runners - up Westmeath met Wexford, the third - place finished from Leinster, in Mullingar 's Cusack Park. Carlow v Limerick 7 July 2018 Preliminary quarter - final Carlow 0 - 13 ( 13 ) -- ( 37 ) 5 - 22 Limerick show Carlow 19 : 00 ( HT : 0 - 4 -- 3 - 9 ) Venue : Dr Cullen Park Pts : D Murphy 4 ( 3f, 1 ' 65 ' ), P Abbey 2, JM Nolan 2, J Kavanagh 1, D Byrne 1, E Byrne 1, C Nolan 1, S Murphy 1 Report Gls : D Byrnes 1, K Hayes 1, A Gillane 1, G Mulcahy 1, P Casey 1 Pts : A Gillane 6 ( 2f ), T Morrissey 5, P Casey 3, G Hegarty 2, D Byrnes 1 ( 1 ' 65 ' ), C Lynch 1, S Flanagan 1, G Mulcahy 1, B Nash 1, D O'Donovan 1 Referee : John Keenan ( Wicklow ) Westmeath v Wexford 7 July 2018 Preliminary quarter - final Westmeath 0 - 16 ( 16 ) -- ( 27 ) 2 - 21 Wexford show Mullingar 19 : 00 ( HT : 0 - 8 -- 1 - 12 ) Venue : Cusack Park Pts : A Devine 8 ( 7f ), A Clarke 2, E Price 2, D McNicholas 1, C Doyle 1, C Boyle 1, J Boyle 1 Report Gls : D Dunne 1, C McDonald 1 Pts : L Chin 7 ( 6f, 1 ' 65 ' ), A Nolan 4, H Kehoe 2, L Ryan 1, D O'Keefe 1, S Murphy 1, J O'Connor 1, P Morris 1, D Dunne 1, C McDonald 1, S Tompkins 1 Referee : Diarmuid Kirwan ( Cork ) All - Ireland quarter - finals The two quarter - finals saw the losing provincial finalists play the winners of the two preliminary quarter - finals. As both third - place finishers from the provincial series won in the previous round, they were kept apart from the teams they had already met in the round - robin phase to prevent a repeat fixture. Munster runners - up Clare met Wexford, with beaten Leinster finalists Kilkenny facing Limerick the following day. Both games were held at neutral venues. Clare v Wexford 14 July 2018 Quarter - final Clare 0 - 27 ( 27 ) -- ( 20 ) 1 - 17 Wexford show Cork 15 : 00 ( HT : 0 - 16 -- 0 - 9 ) Venue : Páirc Uí Chaoimh Pts : P Duggan 7 ( 5f ), T Kelly 5, S O'Donnell 4, J Conlon 3, D Reidy 2, P Collins 2, S Morey 1, C Malone 1, C McGrath 1, I Galvin 1 Report Gls : C McDonald 1 Pts : R O'Connor 10 ( 9f ), C McDonald 3, D Reck 1, S Murphy 1, L Chin 1, D O'Keeffe 1 Referee : Fergal Horgan ( Tipperary ) Attendance : 10,255 TV : RTÉ Kilkenny v Limerick 15 July 2018 Quarter - final Kilkenny 1 - 22 ( 25 ) -- ( 27 ) 0 - 27 Limerick show Thurles 14 : 00 ( HT : 0 - 12 -- 0 - 15 ) Venue : Semple Stadium Gls : R Hogan 1 Pts : TJ Reid 7 ( 5f ) ( 1 65 ), R Leahy 4, R Hogan 3, J Maher 3, C Fennelly 2, C Fogarty 1, L Blanchfield 1, J Donnolly 1 Report Pts : A Gillane 5 ( 2f ), T Morrissey 4, K Hayes 3, G Mulcahy 3, D O'Donnovan 3 ( 1 sl ), G Hegarty 3, P Casey 2, S Flanagan 1, D Byrnes 1, D Hannon 1, S Dowling 1 Referee : J McGrath ( Westmeath ) Attendance : 18,596 TV : RTÉ All - Ireland semi-finals The semi-finals will take place in Croke Park across the last weekend of July, with the Leinster ( Galway ) and Munster champions ( Cork ) playing the winners of the two quarter - finals -- Clare and Limerick respectively. Galway v Clare RTÉ Sky Sports 28 July 2018 17 : 00 Semi-final Report Galway 1 - 30 ( 33 ) -- ( 33 ) 1 - 30 ( a.e.t. ) Clare ( HT : 1 - 10 -- 0 - 9 ) ( FT : 1 - 23 -- 0 - 26 ) Gls : C Cooney 1 Pts : J Canning 12 ( 6f, 2 sl ), C Mannion 4, David Burke 3, C Whelan 3, J Flynn 3 ( 1f ), J Coen 2, C Cooney 1, J Glynn 1, N Burke 1 Gls : A Shanagher 1 Pts : P Duggan 14 ( 11f ), J Conlon 4, S O'Donnell 3, T Kelly 3 ( 1 sl ), I Galvin 2, D Fitzgerald 1, D Reidy 1, J McCarthy 1, C Galvin 1 Croke Park, Dublin Referee : James Owens ( Wexford ) Attendance : 54,191 Cork v Limerick RTÉ Sky Sports 29 July 2018 15 : 30 Semi-final Report Cork 2 - 31 ( 37 ) -- ( 41 ) 3 - 32 ( a.e.t. ) Limerick ( HT : 0 - 14 -- 1 - 12 ) ( FT : 1 - 27 -- 1 - 27 ) Gls : P Horgan 1 ( 1f ), C Lehane 1 Pts : P Horgan 0 - 11 ( 9f ), D Fitzgibbon 4, C Lehane 3, D Kearney 3, S Kingston 3, S Harnedy 2, M Coleman 2 ( 1s / l ), C Joyce 1, L Meade 1, J O'Connor 1 Gls : S Dowling 1 ( 1p ), C Lynch 1, P Ryan 1 Pts : A Gillane 13 ( 7f ), S Dowling 4 ( 1f ), G Mulcahy 4, G Hegarty 3, C Lynch 1, D O'Donovan 1, D Byrnes 1 ( 1f ), S Flanagan 1, T Morrissey 1, K Hayes 1, B Nash 1, D Reidy 1 Croke Park, Dublin Referee : Paud O'Dwyer ( Carlow ) Attendance : 71,073 Clare v Galway RTÉ Sky Sports 5 August 2018 14 : 00 Semi-final Replay Report Clare 2 - 13 ( 19 ) -- ( 20 ) 1 - 17 Galway ( HT : 0 - 6 -- 1 - 9 ) Gls : P Duggan 1, S O'Donnell 1 Pts : P Duggan 6 ( 6f ), I Galvin 2, T Kelly, P Collins 1, J Conlon 1, A Shanagher 1, S O'Donnell 1 Gls : J Glynn 1 Pts : J Canning 8 ( 4f, 1 sl ), C Whelan 3, N Burke 2, D Burke 2, C Mannion 1, C Cooney 1 Semple Stadium, Thurles Referee : Fergal Horgan ( Tipperary ) Attendance : 44,246 All - Ireland final Main article : 2018 All - Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Galway v Limerick RTÉ Sky Sports 19 August 2018 15 : 30 All - Ireland Final Report Galway 2 - 18 ( 24 ) -- ( 25 ) 3 - 16 Limerick ( HT : 0 - 9 -- 1 - 10 ) Gls : C Whelan 1, J Canning 1 ( 1f ) Pts : J Canning 10 ( 5f, 2 ' 65 ' ), D Burke 3, J Cooney 3, P Mannion 1, N Burke 1 Gls : G Mulcahy 1, T Morrissey 1, S Dowling 1 Pts : K Hayes 4, A Gillane 3 ( 1f ), G Mulcahy 2, D Hannon 2, T Morrisey 1, D O'Donovan 1, C Lynch 1, D Byrnes 1 Croke Park, Dublin Referee : James Owens ( Wexford ) Attendance : 82,000 Championship statistics Top scorers overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average Peter Duggan Clare 3 - 76 85 8 10.60 Joe Canning Galway 2 - 78 84 8 10.50 T.J. Reid Kilkenny 2 - 63 69 7 9.85 Patrick Horgan Cork 2 - 53 61 6 10.17 5 Jason Forde Tipperary 3 - 39 48 12.00 6 Rory O'Connor Wexford 0 - 46 46 5 9.20 7 Aaron Gillane Limerick 1 - 37 40 7 5.71 8 Paul Ryan Dublin 3 - 21 30 7.50 9 Shane Dowling Limerick 2 - 24 30 5 6.00 10 Pauric Mahony Waterford 1 - 26 29 9.66 Top scorers in a single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition Jason Forde Tipperary 1 - 14 17 Waterford Joe Canning Galway 1 - 12 15 Kilkenny Peter Duggan Clare 0 - 15 15 Tipperary Shane Dowling Limerick 0 - 15 15 Waterford 5 Peter Duggan Clare 0 - 14 14 Galway 6 Patrick Horgan Cork 1 - 11 14 Limerick 7 Joe Canning Galway 1 - 10 13 Limerick Peter Duggan Clare 1 - 10 13 Waterford Peter Duggan Clare 0 - 13 13 Limerick Aaron Gillane Limerick 0 - 13 13 Cork 11 Jason Forde Tipperary 1 - 9 12 Limerick T.J. Reid Kilkenny 1 - 9 12 Galway Shane Dooley Offaly 1 - 9 12 Galway Rory O'Connor Wexford 0 - 12 12 Dublin T.J. Reid Kilkenny 0 - 12 12 Dublin Rory O'Connor Wexford 0 - 12 12 Galway Joe Canning Galway 0 - 12 12 Wexford Joe Canning Galway 0 - 12 12 Clare Scoring Events Widest winning margin : 24 points Offaly 2 - 9 -- 5 - 24 Wexford ( Leinster round - robin ) Carlow 0 - 13 -- 5 - 22 Limerick ( All - Ireland preliminary quarter - final ) Most goals in a match : 7 Offaly 2 - 9 -- 5 - 24 Wexford ( Leinster round - robin ) Offaly 2 - 15 -- 5 - 18 Galway ( Leinster round - robin ) Most points in a match : 63 Cork 2 - 31 -- 3 - 32 Limerick ( All - Ireland semi-final, after extra time ) Most goals by one team in a match : 5 Offaly 2 - 9 -- 5 - 24 Wexford ( Leinster round - robin ) Offaly 2 - 15 -- 5 - 18 Galway ( Leinster round - robin ) Carlow 0 - 13 -- 5 - 22 Limerick ( All - Ireland preliminary quarter - final ) Most goals by a losing team : 3 Dublin 3 - 16 -- 1 - 24 Kilkenny ( Leinster round - robin ) Cork 2 - 24 -- 3 - 19 Clare ( Munster final ) Kilkenny 3 - 15 -- 1 - 28 Galway ( Leinster final, replay ) Highest aggregate score : 78 points ( new all - time record ) Cork 2 - 31 -- 3 - 32 Limerick ( All - Ireland semi-final, after extra time ) Lowest aggregate score : 36 points Kilkenny 0 - 18 -- 0 - 18 Galway ( Leinster final, drawn match ) Miscellaneous The Munster round - robin game between Clare and Waterford was the first Munster Championship game to take place at Cusack Park in Ennis since 1997. The Leinster round - robin game between Galway and Kilkenny at Pearse Stadium in Salthill was Galway 's first home Leinster Championship match. It was the first provincial championship game ( excluding the Connacht championship ) to take place in County Galway since 1965. Clare 's defeat of Tipperary in the Munster round - robin game was their first victory over the team since 2003. It is also their first defeat of Tipperary in Thurles since 1928. Michael `` Brick '' Walsh of Waterford set a new record when he made his 74th championship appearance against Cork on 17 June 2018. Cork won back - to - back Munster titles for the first time since 2005 / 06. The Leinster final ended in a draw for the first time since 1993. The Leinster final was played outside Leinster for the first time. For only the second year in a row, no county from Leinster reached the All - Ireland semi-final stage, with the four spots going to Clare, Cork, Galway and Limerick. ( Galway currently play in the Leinster Championship but are geographically in Connacht. ) Limerick defeated Kilkenny in the championship for the first time since 1973. Kilkenny failed to win the All - Ireland for the third consecutive year. This is their longest titleless streak since 1994 -- 1999, when they went six years without an All - Ireland. Limerick achieve victory in the All - Ireland final for the first time since 1973. Limerick defeated Galway in the All - Ireland final for the very first time. Live hurling on tv RTÉ, the national broadcaster in Ireland, provided the majority of the live television coverage of the hurling championship in the second year of a five - year deal running from 2017 until 2021. Sky Sports also broadcast a number of matches and had exclusive rights to some games. Live Hurling On TV Schedule Date Fixture & Match Details RTÉ Sky Sports Provincial Championships 13 May Dublin v Kilkenny Leinster Round 1 RTÉ 20 May Limerick v Tipperary Munster Round 1 RTÉ 20 May Cork v Clare Munster Round 1 RTÉ 27 May Tipperary v Cork Munster Round 2 RTÉ 27 May Galway v Kilkenny Leinster Round 3 RTÉ 2 June Wexford v Galway Leinster Round 4 Sky Sports 2 June Cork v Limerick Munster Round 3 Sky Sports 3 June Waterford v Tipperary Munster Round 3 RTÉ 9 June Kilkenny v Wexford Leinster Round 5 Sky Sports 10 June Tipperary v Clare Munster Round 4 RTÉ 17 June Clare v Limerick Munster Round 5 RTÉ 1 July Cork v Clare Munster Final RTÉ 1 July Galway v Kilkenny Leinster Final RTÉ All - Ireland Hurling Championship 14 July Clare v Wexford All - Ireland Quarter - Final RTÉ 15 July Kilkenny v Limerick All - Ireland Quarter - Final RTÉ 28 July Galway v Clare All - Ireland Semi-Final RTÉ Sky Sports 29 July Cork v Limerick All - Ireland Semi-Final RTÉ Sky Sports 19 August Galway v Limerick All - Ireland Final RTÉ Sky Sports Awards Sunday Game Team of the Year The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 19 August, which was the night of the final. The panel consisting of Brendan Cummins, Jackie Tyrrell, Anthony Daly, Eddie Brennan, Dónal O'Grady, Ken McGrath and Cyril Farrell unanimously selected Galway 's Pádraic Mannion as the Sunday game player of the year. 1. Eoin Murphy ( Kilkenny ) 2. Sean Finn ( Limerick ) 3. Daithi Burke ( Galway ) 4. Richie English ( Limerick ) 5. Diarmaid Byrnes ( Limerick ) 6. Declan Hannon ( Limerick ) 7. Padraic Mannion ( Galway ) 8. Darragh Fitzgibbon ( Cork ) 9. Cian Lynch ( Limerick ) 10. Peter Duggan ( Clare ) 11. Joe Canning ( Galway ) 12. Tom Morrissey ( Limerick ) 13. Graeme Mulcahy ( Limerick ) 14. John Conlon ( Clare ) 15. Seamus Harnedy ( Cork ) Footnotes Jump up ^ Sky Sports missed the first 22 minutes of the match because they showed extra time of Meath v Tyrone in the All - Ireland Senior Football Championship instead. References Jump up ^ Hurling tiers - 1. All - Ireland ( Liam McCarthy Cup ) 2. Joe McDonagh Cup 3. Christy Ring Cup 4. Nicky Rackard Cup 5. Lory Meagher Cup Jump up ^ `` 2018 GAA Championship Draw : Recap ''. RTE Sport. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Dublin v Kilkenny, Cork v Clare among the early standouts in revamped Hurling Championship draw ''. The 42. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Limerick hang on against Galway to end 45 years of pain ''. RTE Sport. 19 August 2018. Jump up ^ `` New green wave ends 45 years of heartache for Limerick ''. Irish Examiner. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018. Jump up ^ `` Ranking the top ten hurling games of 2018 ''. SKY Sports. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018. Jump up ^ `` Hurling 's giddy summer : The Revolution Years mark II ''. RTE Sport. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018. Jump up ^ `` Jamesie O'Connor : A summer of great memories and even greater champions ''. Irish Independent. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018. Jump up ^ `` Team of the year, best moment and greatest game - John Mullane 's 2018 hurling awards ''. Irish Independent. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018. Jump up ^ Moran, Seán ( 30 September 2017 ). `` GAA Congress approve round - robin provincial hurling championships ''. Irish Times. Retrieved 30 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` GAA votes to change senior hurling championship ''. Irish Examiner. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Historic day at Croke Park as Congress votes in hurling structure changes ''. RTE Sport. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Provincial finalists kept apart in All - Ireland hurling semi-finals ''. Irish Examiner. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` Seats scarce for Clare 's first home Munster SHC game since 1997 ''. RTE Sport. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Historic day as Galway get to enjoy home comforts ''. Irish Examiner. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` 0 - 15 for Duggan as Clare fight back to claim dramatic Munster win and knock out Tipp ''. The 42. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Late push by Clare slams the trapdoor shut on Tipperary ''. Irish Times. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Cork book Munster final place after dramatic late comeback denies Waterford ''. Irish Independent. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Kilkenny and Galway to go again after first final draw in 25 years ''. Irish Times. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` Semple Stadium to host Leinster hurling final replay ''. RTE Sport. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` Limerick 's first win over the Cats in 45 years, Kilkenny show their heart and Cork up next ''. The 42. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018. Jump up ^ ( ( citeweb url = http://www.the42.ie/galway-limerick-all-ireland-final-4189637-Aug2018/ Jump up ^ `` ' We apologise ' - Sky Sports issues statement on 22 - minute delay showing Kilkenny and Wexford hurling clash - Independent.ie ''. Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 6 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Limerick rule in The Sunday Game team of the year ''. RTE Sport. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018. Jump up ^ `` Here 's The Sunday Game 's Hurling Team of the Year for 2018 ''. The 42. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Sunday Game panel voted unanimously for Pádraic Mannion as their Player of the Year ''. Sportsjoe.ie. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018. 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Question: who won the leinster hurling final this year
Answer: Limerick