| 2018 Kilkenny Senior Hurling League | |
| Dates: | 14 April - 22 September 2018 |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Sponsor: | St. Canice's Credit Union |
| Champions: | James Stephens |
| Count: | 2 |
| Runners-Up: | O'Loughlin Gaels |
| Previous Year: | 2017 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2017 Kilkenny Senior Hurling League |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
| Next Tournament: | 2019 Kilkenny Senior Hurling League |
The 2018 Kilkenny Senior Hurling League was the 25th staging of the competition since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1992.
The league competition consisted of 12 teams divided into two groups of six and ran from 14 April to 22 September 2018.[1]
The two second-placed teams in each group qualified to compete in the shield final. In this game Dicksboro defeated Bennettsbridge by 2–24 to 2–17.[2]
The two first-placed teams in each group qualified for the league final in which James Stephens defeated O'Loughlin Gaels by 1–17 to 1–16 at UPMC Nowlan Park on 17 September 2022. It was the club's second league title.
| width=160 | Team | width=40 | P | width=40 | W | width=40 | D | width=40 | L | width=40 | F | width=40 | A | width=40 | +/- | width=40 | Pts | width=160 colspan="2" | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Loughlin Gaels | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 77 | 32 | 10 | league final | championship quarter-final | |||||||||
| Bennettsbridge | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 95 | 4 | 6 | shield final | ||||||||||
| Ballyhale Shamrocks | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 88 | 18 | 6 | championship round 1 | ||||||||||
| Rower–Inistioge | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 90 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Erin's Own | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 105 | -38 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Danesfort | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 102 | -24 | 2 | |||||||||||
| width=160 | Team | width=40 | P | width=40 | W | width=40 | D | width=40 | L | width=40 | F | width=40 | A | width=40 | +/- | width=40 | Pts | width=160 colspan="2" | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stephens | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 92 | 12 | 8 | league final | championship quarter-final | |||||||||
| Dicksboro | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 75 | 37 | 8 | shield final | ||||||||||
| Mullinavat | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 94 | 15 | 7 | championship round 1 | ||||||||||
| St Patrick's | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 104 | -3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Clara | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 104 | -16 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Carrickshock | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 118 | -45 | 0 | |||||||||||