2018 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
| 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 |
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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.
The championship began on 9 June and ended on 9 September with Cork retaining the O'Duffy Cup.[1][2][3][4]
Teams
Eleven county teams compete in the Senior Championship. 19 lower-ranked county teams compete in the Intermediate and Junior Championships.
Format
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
| Advance to semi-finals | |
| Advance to quarter-finals |
Group 1
Group 1 Table
| 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
Group 2 Table
| 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
Quarter-finals
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
| 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
| Kilkenny | 0-13 – 0-14 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| Denise Gaule 0-10 (7f, 2 '65'); Julia Ann Malone, Meghan Farrell, Michelle Quilty 0-1 each | Report | Orla Cotter 0-5f; Chloe Sigerson 0-3f; Katrina Mackey, Orla Cronin 0-2 each; Aoife Murray (pen), Amy O’Connor 0-1 each |
References
- ^ 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.