| 2018 Croke Cup | |
| Dates: | 10–31 March 2018 |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Sponsor: | Masita |
| Champions: | St Kieran's College |
| Count: | 22 |
| Champions Captain: | Daithí Barron |
| Champions Manager: | Tom Hogan |
| Runners-Up: | Presentation College |
| Runners-Up Captain: | Conor Walsh |
| Runners-Up Manager: | Mike Finn |
| Matches: | 5 |
| Goals: | 17 |
| Points: | 131 |
| Top Scorer: | Conor Drennan (0-20) |
| Previous Year: | 2017 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2017 Croke Cup |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
| Next Tournament: | 2019 Croke Cup |
The 2018 All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Croke Cup was the 67th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 10 to 31 March 2018.
Our Lady's Secondary School were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Midleton CBS in the semi-final of the Harty Cup.[1] [2] Dublin North were the Leinster Championship winners, however, as an amalgamated team they were debarred from the provincial stage onwards.[3] Their place in the All-Ireland series was taken by Kilkenny CBS, who qualified after beating Good Counsel College in a playoff.[4]
The final was played on 31 March 2018 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between St Kieran's College and Presentation College, Athenry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[5] St Kieran's College won the match by 5–19 to 3–17 to claim their 22nd Croke Cup title overall and a first title in two years.[6] [7]
Conor Drennan was the top scorer with 0-20.
| Province | Team 1 | Team 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht | Presentation College | Gort Community School | [8] | |
| Leinster | St Kieran's College | Kilkenny CBS | ||
| Munster | Ardscoil Rís | Midleton CBS | [9] |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conor Drennan | Kilkenny CBS | 0-20 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 | |
| 2 | Mark Kennedy | Presentation College | 2-12 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 | |
| 3 | Adrian Mullen | St Kieran's College | 0-14 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 | |
| 4 | Conor Kelly | St Kieran's College | 0-12 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 | |
| 5 | Ciarán Brennan | St Kieran's College | 2-05 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conor Drennan | Kilkenny CBS | 0-13 | 13 | Midleton CBS |
| 2 | Mark Kennedy | Presentation College | 1-09 | 12 | St Kieran's College |
| 3 | Ciarán Brennan | St Kieran's College | 2-01 | 7 | Presentation College |
| Adam Brett | Presentation College | 2-01 | 7 | St Kieran's College | |
| Adrian Mullen | St Kieran's College | 0-07 | 7 | Presentation College | |
| Conor Kelly | St Kieran's College | 0-07 | 7 | Presentation College | |
| Conor Drennan | Kilkenny CBS | 0-07 | 7 | Presentation College | |
| Paul O'Brien | Ardscoil Rís | 0-07 | 7 | St Kieran's College | |
| 9 | Eoin Caulfield | Presentation College | 2-01 | 7 | Kilkenny CBS |
| Mark Kennedy | Presentation College | 1-03 | 6 | Kilkenny CBS | |
| Liam Gosnell | Midleton CBS | 1-03 | 6 | Kilkenny CBS | |
| Adrian Mullen | St Kieran's College | 0-06 | 6 | Ardscoil Rís |