St. Thomas' were the reigning champions and went on to retain the title.[2]Oranmore-Maree participated in the senior championship having been promoted from the intermediate competition in 2018[3][4]
Competition format
Twenty four reams compete in the initial group stages of the championship – the top ranked twelve teams compete in the Senior A Group and the second ranked twelve teams compete in the Senior B Group. Eight teams from the Senior A Group and four teams from the Senior B Group progress to the knockout stage. The competition format is explained further in each of the championship rounds in the sections below.
Group stage
Senior A
Senior A consists of 12 teams divided into two groups of 6. The top two teams from each group automatically qualify for the quarter-finals. The third and fourth teams from each group play in the preliminary quarter finals. The bottom two teams from each group play-off with the losing team relegated to playing in the following year's Senior B Section.
Richard Doyle (2-1), Conor Walsh (0-6, 5 frees), Sean Linnane (1-2), Ronan Badger (1-2), Sean Loftus (0-2), Fergal Moore (0-2), Jamie Holland (0-1), Kevin Hussey (0-1), Daniel Loftus (0-1)
Ronan O'Meara (1-6, 5 frees), Andy Smith (0-3, 2 frees), Kevin Hayes (0-2), Neil Connelly (0-1)
Tadhg Haran (0-9, 6 frees), Adrian Morrissey (0-3, 2 frees), Jack Hastings (1-0), Conor Kavanagh (0-1), David Collins (0-1), Jack Forde (0-1), Enda Fallon (0-1), Kevin Lee (0-1)
Oisin Connolly (0-13, 10 frees), Enda Concannon (1-2), Sean Neary (0-3), Micheal Fahy (1-0), Thomas Mannion (0-2), Dean Higgins (0-2), Donal Barry (0-1), Kevin Keane (0-1), Tomas Kimball (0-1)
Ronan O'Meara (1-10, 1-8 frees), Andy Smith (0-4, 3 frees), Oisin O'Sullivan (0-1), Donal Donoghue (0-1)
Conor Walsh (0-6 frees), Sean Linnane (1-1), Jamie Holland (0-4 frees), Ronan Badger (1-0 pen), Gary Burke (0-2), Barry McDonagh (0-2), Daniel Loftus (0-1), Richard Doyle (0-1)
Jason Flynn (1-8, 8 frees), Ronan Murphy (1-2), Kevin Hooban (0-1), Conor Gardiner (0-1), Kevin McHugo (0-1), Brian McCormack (0-1)
Conor Walsh (0-6, 5 frees), Sean Loftus (0-4), Ronan Badger (1-0), Jamie Holland (0-2 frees), Gary Burke (0-2), Daithí Burke (0-1), Richard Doyle (0-1), Sean Linnane (0-1), Damien Holland (0-1)
Oisin Connolly (0-10, 9 frees), Ger Farragher (0-1), Dean Higgins (0-1), Enda Concannon (0-1), Sean Neary (0-1), Sean Connolly (0-1)
Michael Garvey (2-3), Alan Dolan (0-4, 3 frees), Oran Finn (1-1), Darragh Dolan (0-3), Ja Mannion (0-2), Kevin Kelly (0-1), Stephen Creaven (0-1), Ronan Garvey (0-1), David Malone (0-1)
Niall Morrissey (0-6, 4 frees), Kevin Cooney (0-3), Ian Skehill (0-2), Ian Fox (0-2), Darren Morrissey (0-1), Ivan Kenny (0-1), Alan Ward (0-1), Eric Kenny (0-1)
Shane Moloney (0-8, 6 frees), David Jordan (0-1), Ben Moran (0-1), Padraig Breheny (0-1), John Conroy (0-1), Padraig Robinson (0-1)
Jamie Ryan (0-7, 4 frees), Neil Keary (1-4), Martin McManus (0-3), Dylan Shaughnessey (0-2), Brian Keary (0-2), Shane Sweeney (0-1), Paul Hoban (0-1), Johnny Coen (0-1), Tom Hoban (0-1)
Mikey Lynch (1-2), Mark Lawless (1-1), Brian Molloy (0-3, 2 frees), Jack Kenny (0-2), Darragh O'Donoghue (0-1), Liam Kelly (0-1)
Niall Morrissey (1-10, 10 frees), Kieran Kelly (1-1), Kevin Cooney (0-2), Kenneth Cooney (0-1), Eric Kenny (0-1), Ivan Kenny (0-1), Alan Ward (0-1), Mark O'Regan (0-1)
Greg Lally (0-8, 7 frees), Jason O'Donoghue (0-3), Kaelan Higgins (0-2), Aidan Harte (0-2), Gerard O'Donoghue (0-2), Wayne Walsh (0-2), Jack Grealish (0-1), Jason Grealish (0-1), Aiden Helebert (0-1)
Shane Moloney (0-11, 6 frees), John Conroy (0-3), Paul Killeen (0-3), Padraig Robinson (0-2), Niall Moloney (0-2), David Jordan (0-1), Kevin Moloney (0-1), Padraig Brehony (0-1), Ben Moran (0-1),
Brian Molloy (0-13, 10 frees), Mikey Lynch (0-3), Liam Kelly (0-2), Dylan Towolowi (0-2), Vinny Kenny (0-1), Luke Devine (0-1)
Jamie Ryan (0-10, 6 frees), Joe Mooney (0-3), Brian Keary (0-2), Neil Keary (0-2), Alan Cormican (0-1), Dylan Shaughnessey (0-1), Johnny Coen (0-1), Martin McManus (0-1)
Eric Kenny (0-8, frees), Ian Fox (0-1), Kieran Kelly (0-1), Alan Ward (0-1)
Donal Mannion (2-1), Michael Garvey (1-3, 1 free), Alan Dolan (0-3, 2 frees), Eanna Garvey (1-0), Ja Mannion (0-3), Daniel Reddan (0-1), Oran Finn (0-1), Kevin Kelly (0-1)
Brian Molloy (0-8, 6 frees), Mikey Lynch (0-4), Liam Kelly (1-1), Jack Kenny (0-1), Dylan Towolawi (0-1)
Senior B consists of 12 teams divided into two groups of 6. The winners of each group qualify for the 2019 preliminary quarter finals and compete in the following year's Senior A competition. The four second and third placed teams play-off with the two winners also qualifying for the 2019 preliminary quarter finals.
Niall Healy (0-6, 4 frees), Jamie Ryan (1-2), Patrick Monaghan (0-2), Shane Dolan (0-2), Fergal Healy (0-2), John Greaney (0-1), Matthew Freaney (0-1), Dean Callanan (0-1)
Niall Healy (0-9, 8 frees), Thomas Monaghan (1-3), Patrick Monaghan (0-3), Jamie Ryan (0-1), Shane Dolan (0-1), Fergal Healy (0-1), Adrian Prendergast (0-1)
Kevin Keehan (0-5, 5 frees), Joe Gantley (0-3), Adrian Tuohey (0-2), John Moylan (0-2), Padraic Landers (0-2)
Niall Healy (0-11, 10 frees), Thomas Monaghan (0-3), Patrick Monaghan (0-2), James Greaney (0-2), Stephen Hynes (0-2), Adrian Cullinane (0-1), Adrian Prendergast (0-1), Dean Callanan (0-1), Fergal Healy (0-1)
Stephen Smyth (0-5 frees), Cathal Mannion (0-3, 1 free), Sean Bleahane (0-1)
Niall Healy (1-6, 3 frees), Stephen Hynes (0-5), Thomas Monaghan (0-3), Adrain Prendergast (0-2), Dean Callanan (0-2), Fergal Healy (0-2), Jamie Ryan (0-2), Brian Dolan (0-1)
Oisin Flannery (1-3, 2 frees), Thomas Flannery (0-5 frees), Ronan Bellew (0-2), Fergal Flannery (0-1 free), Enda Cunniffe (0-1)
Jamie Ryan (3-3), Niall Healy (0-6, 3 frees), Adrian Prendergast (0-3), Shane Dolan (0-2), John Greaney (0-1), Patrick Monaghan (0-1), Thomas Monaghan (0-1), Dean Callanan (0-1), James Greaney (0-1)
B Burke (0-11, 7 frees), Brian Concannon (0-6), Luke Lynskey (1-0), Paul Creaven (1-0), Paul Concannon (0-1), David Concannon (0-1), Darren Daly (0-1), Keith Coen (0-1)
Paul Creaven (1-9, 7 frees), David Concannon (1-1), Brian Concannon (0-2), Luke Lynskey (0-2), Eanna Ryan (0-1), Tommy Madden (0-1), Darragh Cooney (0-1)
Cathal Dervan (1-10 frees), Davy Glennon (0-2), Finian Coone (0-1), Kevin Briscoe (0-1), Ronan Glennon (0-1), Sean Hardiman (0-1)
Darragh Cooney (1-0), Brian Burke (0-3, 2 frees), Paul Creaven (0-3, 1 free), Luke Lynskey (0-3), David Earls (0-2), Brian Concannon (0-1), Tommy Madden (0-1)
Sean Gardiner (0-3 frees), Darrach Fahey (0-2 frees), Maurice Callanan (0-2), Liam Forde (0-1), Cianan Fahey (0-1)
Roy Lane (0-7, 6 frees), Kevin Lane (1-2), David O'Connor (0-1)
Senior B - playoffs
The second team in Senior B Group 1 plays the third team in Senior B Group 2 and the third team in Senior B Group 1 plays the second team in Senior B Group 2. The two winning teams qualify for the 2018 senior preliminary quarter finals. The two losing teams are eliminated from this year's senior championship.
The four teams who finished third and fourth in the two Senior A Groups play the four Senior B teams who qualified (the two winners of the two Senior B Groups plus the two winners of the Senior B play-offs).
Conor Walsh (0-7, 5 frees), Daniel Loftus (0-3), Sean Loftus (0-3), Jamie Holland (0-2, 1 free), Richard Doyle (0-2), Gary Burke (0-2), Barry McDonagh (0-1), Sean Linnane (0-1)
Niall Healy (0-5 frees), Adrian Prendergast (0-2 frees), Thomas Monaghan (0-2), Mark Horan (0-1), Dean Callanan (0-1), Jamie Ryan (0-1), Shane Dolan (0-1), John Greaney (0-1)