The 2018 All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Croke Cup was the 67th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the

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. 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. Dublin North were the Leinster Championship winners, however, as an amalgamated team they were debarred from the provincial stage onwards. Their place in the All-Ireland series was taken by Kilkenny CBS, who qualified after beating

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in a playoff. The

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was played on 31 March 2018 at

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, between

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and

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, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. 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. Conor Drennan was the top scorer with 0-20.

Qualification

Results

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

References