The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship – known as the Liberty Insurance Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons – is the premier inter-county competition of the 2018 camogie season.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 June – 9 September 2018 |
| Teams | 11 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winners | Cork (28th win) |
| Captain | Aoife Murray |
| Manager | Paudie Murray |
| All-Ireland runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Shelly Farrell |
| Manager | Ann Downey |
| Championship statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
← 2017 2019 → | |
The championship began on 9 June and ended on 9 September with Cork retaining the O'Duffy Cup.[1][2][3][4]
Teams edit
Eleven county teams compete in the Senior Championship. 19 lower-ranked county teams compete in the Intermediate and Junior Championships.
Format edit
Group Stage
The eleven teams are drawn into two groups of five and six. Each team plays the other teams in their group once. Three points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
Knock-out stage
- The two group runners-up and the two third-placed teams play in two quarter-finals.
- The two group winners and the two quarter-final winners play in two semi-finals.
- The semi-final winners contest the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
Group stage edit
| Advance to semi-finals | |
| Advance to quarter-finals |
Group 1 edit
Group 1 Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kilkenny
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +49 | 12 |
 Galway
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +28 | 9 |
 Waterford
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –18 | 6 |
 Limerick
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | –24 | 1 |
 Clare
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | –35 | 1 |
Group 2 edit
Group 2 Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cork
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +95 | 15 |
 Tipperary
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +11 | 10 |
 Dublin
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
 Offaly
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | –12 | 6 |
 Wexford
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | –15 | 3 |
 Meath
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | –79 | 0 |
Knock-out stage edit
Quarter-finals edit
Quarter-Final
| Waterford | 1-7 – 1-14 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Referee: Owen Elliott (Antrim)
Quarter-Final
| Galway | 0-20 – 0-4 | Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| A Donohue, C Dolan (fs) 0-4 each; C Cormican, N McGrath (1f) 0-3 each; N Kilkenny 0-2; C Walsh, F Keely, S McGrath 0-1 each | Report | O Beagan 0-3(2fs); A Griffin 0-1 |
Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Referee: L Dempsey (Kilkenny)
Semi-finals edit
| Kilkenny | 1-10 – 1-7 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| D Gaule 0-6f; K Power 1-1; J Malone 0-1; M Quilty, M Farrell 0-1 each | Report | C Dolan 0-5f; R Hennelly 1-0 (pen); N Kilkenny, A O’Reilly 0-1 each |
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: R Kelly (Kildare)
| Cork | 0-21 – 0-9 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| Cotter 0-9 (7fs); C Sigerson, K Mackey 0-3 each; L Collins 0-2; A O’Connor, O Cronin, L Homan, P Mackey 0-1 each | Report | C Devane 0-5f; Caoimhe Maher, O O’Dwyer, G O’Brien, S Fryday 0-1 each |
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: E Cassidy (Derry)
Final edit
References edit
- ^ Vuepoint.ie. "The Camogie Association : News". www.camogie.ie.
- ^ "National camogie". sportsmanager.ie.
- ^ "Draws for 2018 All-Ireland Camogie Championships - SportsNewsIRELAND".
- ^ "Ref comes under fire as Rebelettes secure the two-in-a-row". Irish Independent. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.