The 2010 Croke Cup was the 59th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the

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. The competition ran from 15 March to 4 April 2010.

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were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny CBS in the All-Ireland quarter-final. The

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was played on 3 April 2010 at

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, between

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and Ardscoil Rís, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St Kieran's College won the match by 2–11 to 2–08 to claim their 17th Croke Cup title overall and a first title in six years. Stephen Farrell was the top scorer with 1-12.

Results

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

;Overall

Miscellaneous

* Ardscoil Rís became the first

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-based school to qualify for the

since Limerick CBS in

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References

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