The 2018 Joe McDonagh Cup was the inaugural staging of the Joe McDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The fixtures were announced on 13 April 2018. The competition began on 5 May 2018. On 1 July 2018, Carlow won the title following a 2-26 to 1-24 defeat of Westmeath in the final. This was their second successive promotion within the various tiers of hurling, as they were also the 2017 Christy Ring Cup champions. Meath were relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup after losing all of their group stage games. Antrim's Neil McManus was the competition's top scorer with 3-67. (en)
Is é Corn Seosamh Mhic Dhonnacha 2018 an 1ú eagrán den Corn Mhic Dhonnacha ó bunaíodh an comórtas in 2018. Thosaigh an corn ar an 5 Bealtaine 2018. (ga)
R King 0-08 , B Conroy 0-05, W Dunphy 0-01, S Maher 0-01, P Purcell 0-01, C Taylor 0-01, C Dwyer 0-01, PJ Scully 0-01. (en)
N McManus 2-10 ; K Molloy 0-6; C McCann 1-1; N Elliott 0-2; R McCambridge, E O’Neill, E McCloskey and J Dillon 0-1 each. (en)
J Regan 1-2 , A Douglas 1-1, P Conneely , J Kelly, D Kelly 0-3 each, C McCabe, M O'Sullivan 0-2 each, S Quigley 0-1. (en)
S Conway , P Boyle , M Stackpoole , B Murphy , B Barrett , D Collins , B O'Leary , M Boyle , J Goulding . (en)
N Elliott , C Johnston , N McManus , S McCrory , J Maskey and D McKinley , C Carson, M Armstrong, E Campbell and C McCann . (en)
N McManus 0-13 , K Molloy 1-0, C McCann 0-2, P Burke, J Dillon, N Elliott, E Campbell, and C Johnston 0-1 each. (en)
P Divilly 1-6 ; J Burke 0-6 ; B Deay 0-2; C Bonus, K Whelan and É O'Neill 0-1 each. (en)
D Murphy 0-8 , C Nolan 0-6 , J Doyle 0-3, P Coady, E Byrne, R Kelly and D English 0-1 each. (en)
S Maher 0-8 , R Mullaney 1-3, E Rowland 1-0 , N Foyle, C Taylor, W Dunphy and M Kavanagh 0-1 each. (en)
JM Nolan 0-6 , D Murphy and C Nolan 0-5 each, D Byrne and E Byrne 1-1 each, P Coady 0-3, J Doyle 0-1 and K McDonald 0-1 each. (en)
A Devine 0-8f, E Price 0-6, A Clarke 0-3, N O’Brien 1-1, R Greville 0-2, D McNicholas 0-2 , D Clinton 0-1, N Mitchell 0-1. (en)
P Conneely 1-7 , G McGowan 0-3, A Gannon 0-2, A Douglas and S Brennan 0-1 each. (en)
J Regan , G McGowan , A Douglas , C McCabe, P Conneely, S Quigley . (en)
D Murphy 0-10 , C Nolan 1-4, P Coady 0-4, J Doyle 1-1, JM Nolan 0-3, E Byrne 0-2, K McDonald 0-1, D Byrne 0-1. (en)
N McManus 0-17 , C Clarke 1-0, C McCann 0-1, D McKinley 0-1, C Johnston 0-1. (en)
D Murphy 0-11 , JM Nolan , J Doyle, C Nolan and C Foley 0-2 each. (en)
A Devine 0-7 , C Doyle and N O’Brien 1-2 each, N Mitchell 0-3, L Varley 0-2, P Greville, A Clarke, R Greville 0-1 each. (en)
N McManus 1-8 , N Elliott 1-2, C Johnston 0-2 , J Maskey, E Campbell, M Armstrong, and E McCloskey 0-1 each. (en)
N O’Brien 0-6 , A Clarke 0-4, S Clavin 0-3, N Mitchell 1-0, J Boyle, E Price and D Clinton 0-2 each, P Greville and J Gilligan 0-1 each. (en)
P Conneely , J Keena , K Keoghan , A Gannon , J Kelly , J Regan , S Brennan . (en)
N O’Brien , R Greville , N Mitchell , C Boyle, J Boyle , E Price, C Doyle , D McNicholas . (en)
S Conway 0-09 , J Goulding 1-02 , S Nolan 1-02, B O’Leary 1-00, S Weir 0-02, B Murphy 0-01, B Barrett 0-01, D Griffin 0-01, B O'Mahony 0-01, M O'Connor 0-01. (en)
P Boyle 0-7 , S Conway 0-6 , J Goulding 0-4, C Harty 0-1. (en)
N McManus 0-11 , C Johnston 0-3, C Clarke 1-0, E McCloskey 0-1, N Elliott 0-1, J McNaughton 0-1, D McKinley 0-1, C McCann 0-1. (en)
B Conroy 1-5, C Dwyer 1-3, R King 0-6 , P Purcell 1-2, W Dunphy 0-2, S Maher 0-2 , N Foyle 0-1, R Mullaney 0-1, E Lyons 0-1. (en)
R King 0-11 , B Conroy 0-4, W Dunphy 1-1, P Purcell 0-2, C Dwyer 0-1, A Corby 0-1. (en)
J Kelly 0-4, P Conneely 0-4 , J Regan 0-3 , J Toher 0-1, C McCabe 0-1, S Morris 0-1. (en)
S Conway 0-12 , M Boyle 1-2, J Goulding 1-1, P Boyle 0-2, D Griffin 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1, B Barrett 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1. (en)
D Murphy 0-10 , J Doyle 3-1 , C Nolan 0-3, J Kavanagh and P Coady 0-2 each, E Byrne, JM Nolan and B Tracey 0-1 each. (en)
D Griffin, P Boyle and S Conway 0-3 each, B O'Mahony 0-2, J O'Connor, S Nolan, J Goulding and J Conway 0-1 each. (en)
A Devine 0-7 , N O'Brien 1-2, D Clinton 1-0, J Boyle, C Boyle, and A Clarke 0-1 each. Kerry: (en)
A Devine 2-2 , A Clarke 0-7, E Price, N O'Brien 0-5 each, R Greville 1-1, C Doyle 0-3, N Mitchell 1-0, D McNicholas 0-1. (en)
R King , N Foyle , C Dwyer , B Conroy, A Corby, P Purcell, W Dunphy, S Maher . (en)
D Murphy 0-6 , E Byrne 0-4, J Doyle 0-3, K McDonald 0-2, D English , C Nolan, P Coady, D Byrne, R Smithers, J Kavanagh 0-1 each. Kerry: (en)
Is é Corn Seosamh Mhic Dhonnacha 2018 an 1ú eagrán den Corn Mhic Dhonnacha ó bunaíodh an comórtas in 2018. Thosaigh an corn ar an 5 Bealtaine 2018. (ga)
The 2018 Joe McDonagh Cup was the inaugural staging of the Joe McDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The fixtures were announced on 13 April 2018. The competition began on 5 May 2018. On 1 July 2018, Carlow won the title following a 2-26 to 1-24 defeat of Westmeath in the final. This was their second successive promotion within the various tiers of hurling, as they were also the 2017 Christy Ring Cup champions. Meath were relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup after losing all of their group stage games. (en)