The 2011 Croke Cup was the 60th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the

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. The competition ran from 12 March to 2 April 2011.

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were the defending champions. The

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was played on 2 April 2011 at

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, between St Kieran's College and Ardscoil Rís, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final. St Kieran's College won the match by 2–10 to 1–11 to claim their 18th Croke Cup title overall and a second successive title. Thomas O'Hanrahan was the top scorer with 4-04.

Results

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

References