2018 Galway Senior Hurling Championship
{{Short description|Annual hurling competition season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
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{{Infobox GAA championship
|image = Conor Cooney Callanan Cup.jpg
|name = 2018 Galway Senior Hurling Championship
|county = Galway
|year = 2018
|manager = Kevin Lally
|poty =
|captain = Conor Cooney
|winners = St. Thomas'
|ordinal =
|super =
|relegated = Moycullen
|promoted = N/A
|previous = 2017
|next = 2019
}}
The 2018 Galway Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the Galway Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment in 1887.
The winners St. Thomas' were presented with the Tom Callanan Cup having beaten Liam Mellows in the final on 18 November.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/burke-stars-as-thomas-mark-50th-anniversary-with-galway-title-glory-37541651.html |title =Burke stars as Thomas' mark 50th anniversary with Galway title glory|date=18 November 2018|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=20 November 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/st-thomas-dethrone-liam-mellows-in-galway-1.3702069 |title =St Thomas' dethrone Liam Mellows in Galway|date=18 November 2018|work=Irish Times|accessdate=20 November 2018}}
Liam Mellows were the reigning champions. Ballinderreen participated in the senior championship having been promoted from the intermediate competition in 2017.
Competition format
Twenty four reams compete in the initial group stages of the championship – the top ranked twelve teams compete in the Senior A Group and the second ranked twelve teams compete in the Senior B Group. Eight teams from the Senior A Group and four teams from the Senior B Group progress to the knockout stage. The competition format is explained further in each of the championship rounds in the sections below.
Group stage
=Senior A=
Senior A consists of 12 teams divided into two groups of 6. The top two teams from each group automatically qualify for the quarter finals. The third and fourth teams from each group play in the preliminary quarter finals. The bottom two teams from each group play-off with the losing team relegated to playing in the following year's Senior B Section.
==Senior A - Group 1==
:
| class="wikitable"
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} ! style="width:150px; text-align:left;"|Team !width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Draws}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|SF|Score for}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|SA|Score against}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|Diff|Scoring difference}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} | |||||||||
| style="background:#98FB98;"
|1 | align=left| St. Thomas' | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-97 | 5-65 | 29 | 9 |
| style="background:#98FB98;"
|2 | align=left| Liam Mellows | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-83 | 3-82 | 7 | 7 |
| style="background:#ccf;"
|3 | align=left| Tommy Larkin's | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4-73 | 5-78 | 2 | 6 |
| style="background:#ccf;"
|4 | align=left| Castlegar | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8-72 | 4-75 | 9 | 5 |
| 5 | align=left| Craughwell | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7-68 | 6-83 | -12 | 2 |
| 6 | align=left| Kilnadeema-Leitrim | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-73 | 7-96 | -35 | 1 |
{{GAA match
|date = 7 April 2018
|time = 17:45
|round = Round 1
|team1 = St. Thomas'
|score = 1-17 - 0-14
|report =
|team2 = Kilnadeema-Leitrim
|goals1 = Conor Cooney (0-5 frees), David Burke (0-4), Darragh Burke (0-3), Brendan Farrell (0-3), Anthony Kelly (0-1), Bernard Burke (0-1), Eanna Burke (0-1)
|goals2 = Brian Molloy (0-10, 9 frees), Mikey Lynch (0-1), Conor Molloy (0-1), David Tierney (0-1), Gary Curley (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Eoin Shaughnessy
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 8 April 2018
|time = 14:00
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Castlegar
|score = 1-12 - 0-15
|report =
|team2 = Tommy Larkin's
|goals1 = Ger Farragher (1-8, 1-0 penalty, 8 frees), Enda Concannon (0-2), Sean Connolly (0-1), Kevin Keane (0-1)
|goals2 = Jason Flynn (0-8, 6 frees), Conor Gardiner (0-3), Kevin McHugo (0-2), Ronan Murphy (0-1), Kevin Hooban (0-1)
|stadium = Kinvara
|attendance =
|referee = John Keane
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 8 April 2018
|time = 17:45
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Liam Mellows
|score = 0-17 - 0-11
|report = [https://www.galwaydaily.com/sport/galway-gaa-match-report-liam-mellows-0-17-craughwell-0-11/ Report]
|team2 = Craughwell
|goals1 = Adrian Morrissey (0-13, 12 frees), Tadhg Haran (0-1), Conor Kavanagh (0-1), Aonghus Callanan (0-1), Kevin Lee (0-1)
|goals2 = Niall Healy (0-7, 5 frees), Shane Dolan (0-1), Fergal Healy (0-1), Jamie Ryan (0-1), Alan Callanan (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Christopher Browne
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 21 April 2018
|time = 14:00
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Craughwell
|score = 2-16 - 0-19
|report =
|team2 = Kilnadeema-Leitrim
|goals1 = Niall Healy (0-8 frees), Thomas Monaghan (1-1), Jamie Ryan (1-0), Shane Dolan (0-3), Patrick Monaghan (0-1), Gerard O'Halloran (0-1), Andrew Greaney (0-1), Fergal Healy (0-1)
|goals2 = Brian Molloy (0-10, 8 frees), Dylan Towolwai (0-4), Stephen Molloy (0-1), Conor Molloy (0-1), Mikey Lynch (0-1), Mark Lawless (0-1), Gary Curley (0-1)
|stadium = Loughrea
|attendance =
|referee = John McDonagh
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 21 April 2018
|time = 16:00
|round = Round 2
|team1 = St. Thomas'
|score = 0-17 - 2-11
|report = [https://www.galwaydaily.com/sport/galway-gaa-match-report-tommy-larkins-2-11-st-thomas-0-17/ Report]
|team2 = Tommy Larkin's
|goals1 = Conor Cooney (0-8, 6 frees), David Burke (0-2), Brendan Farrell (0-2), Bernard Burke (0-2), Eanna Burke (0-1), Damien McGlynn (0-1), Darragh Burke (0-1 free)
|goals2 = Jason Flynn (1-6, 6 frees), Eoghan Nevin (1-0), Cathal Kelly (0-1), Eamonn Hayes (0-1), Kevin McHugo (0-1), Conor Gardiner (0-1), Niall Kelly (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = Christy Browne
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 22 April 2018
|time = 14:00
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Liam Mellows
|score = 3-15 - 2-13
|report = [http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/100237/mellows-come-from-eight-down-to-win Report]
|team2 = Castlegar
|goals1 = Adrian Morrissey (1-5, 1-0 penalty, 3 frees), Conor Kavanagh (2-1), Ronan Elwood (0-3), Kevin Lee (0-2), David Collins (0-1), Mark Hughes (0-1), Aonghus Callanan (0-1), Jack Forde (0-1)
|goals2 = Ger Farragher (0-8, 7 frees), Kevin Keane (1-1), Enda Concannon (1-0), Dean Higgins (0-2, 1 free), Sean Connolloy (0-1), Jack Coyne (0-1)
|stadium = Pearse Stadium
|attendance =
|referee = John Keane
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 1 September 2018
|time = 17:45
|round = Round 3
|team1 = St. Thomas'
|score = 2-21 - 3-13
|report =
|team2 = Craughwell
|goals1 = Darragh Burke (0-7, 3 frees), Bernard Burke (1-2), Mark Caulfield (1-0), James Regan (0-2), Eanna Burke (0-2), David Burke (0-2), Damien McGlynn (0-2), Conor Cooney (0-2), Donal Cooney (0-1)
|goals2 = Fergal Healy (2-7, 1-6 frees), Thomas Monagan (0-5), Matthew Freaney (1-0), Shane Dolan (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = John McDonagh
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 2 September 2018
|time = 16:00
|round = Round 3
|team1 = Liam Mellows
|score = 0-19 - 0-19
|report =
|team2 = Tommy Larkin's
|goals1 = Adrian Morrissey (0-15, 13 frees), Tadhg Haran (0-2, 1 free), Jack Hastings (0-1), Aonghus Callanan (0-1)
|goals2 = Jason Flynn (0-13, 12 frees), Brian McCormack (0-2), Kevin McHugo (0-2), Ronan Murphy (0-1), Conor Gardiner (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 2 September 2018
|time = 17:45
|round = Round 3
|team1 = Castlegar
|score = 3-22 - 0-11
|report =
|team2 = Kilnadeema-Leitrim
|goals1 = Ger Farragher (0-11, 9 frees), Enda Concannon (2-4), Kevin Keane (1-1), Dean Higgins (0-2), Aaron Tummon (0-1), Jack Coyne (0-1), Adam Mooney (0-1)
|goals2 = Brian Molloy (0-7, 5 frees), Mikey Lynch (0-3), Dylan Twolowai (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = Seamus Moran
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 15 September 2018
|time = 17:30
|round = Round 4
|team1 = Castlegar
|score = 2-10 - 0-14
|report =
|team2 = Craughwell
|goals1 = Ger Farragher (0-8 frees), Enda Concannon (1-0), Kevin Keane (1-0), Sean Connolly (0-1), Dean Higgins (0-1)
|goals2 = Thomas Monaghan (0-6, 5 frees), Fergal Healy (0-3, 2 frees), Matthew Freaney (0-1), Shane Dolan (0-1), Jamie Ryan (0-1), Aidan Prendergast (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Derek Kelly
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 16 September 2018
|time = 17:30
|round = Round 4
|team1 = St. Thomas'
|score = 0-23 - 0-14
|report =
|team2 = Liam Mellows
|goals1 = Darragh Burke (0-6, 3 frees), Conor Cooney (0-5), Eanna Burke (0-3), Brendan Farrell (0-3), Bernard Burke (0-3), David Burke (0-1), Fintan Burke (0-1), David Sherry (0-1)
|goals2 = Adrian Morrissey (0-10, 6 frees), David Collins (0-1 free), Conor Kavanagh (0-1), Mark Hughes (0-1), Jack Forde (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Eoin Shaughnessy
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 16 September 2018
|time = 16:00
|round = Round 4
|team1 = Tommy Larkin's
|score = 0-20 - 2-14
|report =
|team2 = Kilnadeema-Leitrim
|goals1 = Jason Flynn (0-12, 9 frees), Kevin McHugo (0-4), Colm Flynn (0-2), Cathal Tuohy (0-1), Ronan Murphy (0-1)
|goals2 = Brian Molloy (0-9, 7 frees, 1 sideline), Dylan Twolowai (0-3), Jack Kenny (1-0), Mark Lawless (1-0), Stephen Molloy (0-1), Mikey Lynch (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = Michael Harverty
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 29 September 2018
|time = 15:30
|round = Round 5
|team1 = Liam Mellows
|score = 2-18 - 1-16
|report =
|team2 = Kilnadeema-Leitrim
|goals1 = A Morrissey (0-7 frees), Conor Kavanagh (2-0), Kevin Lee (0-4), Tadhg Haran (0-3), David Collins (0-1), Jack Hastings (0-1), Enda Fallon (0-1), Conor Hynes (0-1)
|goals2 = Brian Molloy (0-8, 5 frees), Mikey Lynch (1-4), Darragh O' Donoghue (0-1), Mark Lawless (0-1), Dylan Towolawi (0-1), Liam Kelly (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = John McDonagh
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 29 September 2018
|time = 15:30
|round = Round 5
|team1 = St. Thomas'
|score = 1-19 - 0-13
|report =
|team2 = Castlegar
|goals1 = Darragh Burke (0-6, 4 frees), Brendan Farrell (1-1), Eanna Burke (0-3), James Regan (0-2), Conor Cooney (0-2), Kenneth Burke (0-2), Fintan Burke (0-1), Damien Finnerty, Bernard Burke (0-1 free)
|goals2 = Ger Farragher (0-10, 8 frees), Mark Gill (0-1), Dean Higgins (0-1), Sean Connolly (0-1)
|stadium = Pearse Stadium
|attendance =
|referee = Paul Fahy
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 30 September 2018
|time = 12:00
|round = Round 5
|team1 = Tommy Larkin's
|score = 2-16 - 2-14
|report =
|team2 = Craughwell
|goals1 = Jason Flynn (0-7, 5 frees), Ronan Murphy (1-2), Colm Flynn (0-4), Conor Gardiner (1-1), Kevin McHugo (0-1), David Hickey (0-1)
|goals2 = Thomas Monaghan (0-9, 8 frees), Fergal Healy (1-1), Stephen Hynes (1-0), James Greaney (0-2), Gerard O'Toole (0-1), Aidan Prendergast (0-1)
|stadium = Loughrea
|attendance =
|referee = Christy Browne
}}
==Senior A - Group 2==
:
| class="wikitable"
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} ! style="width:150px; text-align:left;"|Team !width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Draws}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|SF|Score for}} !width=35|{{Tooltip|SA|Score against}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|Diff|Scoring difference}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} | |||||||||
| style="background:#98FB98;"
|1 | align=left| Sarsfields | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-74 | 6-68 | -3 | 7 |
| style="background:#98FB98;"
|2 | style="text-align:left;"| Loughrea | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5-76 | 4-76 | 3 | 6 |
| style="background:#ccf;"
|3 | style="text-align:left;"| Gort | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-95 | 3-79 | 16 | 6 |
| style="background:#ccf;"
|4 | style="text-align:left;"| Cappataggle | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2-83 | 4-73 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | style="text-align:left;"| Mullagh | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-71 | 2-90 | -10 | 4 |
| 6 | style="text-align:left;"| Portumna | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3-78 | 2-91 | -10 | 2 |
{{GAA match
|date = 7 April 2018
|time = 17:45
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Loughrea
|score = 0-15 - 0-12
|report = [https://www.galwaydaily.com/sport/galway-gaa-match-report-loughrea-0-15-mullagh-0-12/ Report]
|team2 = Mullagh
|goals1 = Jamie Ryan (0-6, 4 frees), Brian Keary (0-2), Joe Mooney (0-2), Gearoid Loughnane (0-2), Oisin Coyle (0-1), Johnny Coen (0-1), Sean Sweeney (0-1)
|goals2 = Ronan Glennon (0-4, 3 frees), Davy Glennon (0-3), Padraig Kennedy (0-2 frees), Justin Gaynor (0-1), Finian Coone (0-1), Sean Hardiman (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = Liam Gordon
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 8 April 2018
|time = 12:30
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Sarsfields
|score = 1-15 - 2-9
|report =
|team2 = Portumna
|goals1 = Niall Morrissey (0-9, 7 frees), Alan Ward (1-1), Kevin Cooney (0-2), Ian Fox (0-1), Ivan Kenny (0-1)
|goals2 = Joe Canning (2-4, 4 frees), Ronan O'Meara (0-2), Gareth Heagney (0-1), Andy Smith (0-1), Kevin Hayes (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = Paul Fahy
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 8 April 2018
|time = 14:15
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Gort
|score = 0-18 - 0-15
|report =
|team2 = Cappataggle
|goals1 = Aiden Helebert (0-6, 2 frees), Richie Cummins (0-4), Keith Killilea (0-3, 1 free), Greg Lally (0-1 free), Andy Coen (0-1), Wayne Walsh (0-1), Albert Mullins (0-1), Kaelan Higgins (0-1)
|goals2 = Alan Dolan (0-9, 8 frees), Damien Joyce (0-2), Eanna Garvey (0-1), Dan Nevin (0-1), Donal Mannion (0-1), Ronan Garvey (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = Peter Murphy
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 21 April 2018
|time = 16:30
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Portumna
|score = 0-21 - 0-17
|report =
|team2 = Gort
|goals1 = Joe Canning (0-12, 8 frees), Ronan O'Meara (0-8), Kevin Hayes (0-1)
|goals2 = Aiden Helebert (0-9, 8 frees), Greg Lally (0-2 frees), Richie Cummins (0-2), Aidan Harte (0-1), Sylvie Óg Linnane (0-1), Kaelan Higgins (0-1), Albert Mullins (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Eoin Shaughnessy
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 21 April 2018
|time = 17:45
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Cappataggle
|score = 2-14 - 1-15
|report =
|team2 = Loughrea
|goals1 = Ja Mannion (2-4), Alan Dolan (0-8, 7 frees), Donal Mannion (0-2)
|goals2 = Jamie Ryan (0-6, 4 frees, 1 sideline), Joe Mooney (1-1), Neil Keary (0-3), Brian Keary (0-2), Martin McManus (0-2), Sean Sweeney (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = Derek Kelly
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 22 April 2018
|time = 12:15
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Sarsfields
|score = 0-15 - 1-7
|report =
|team2 = Mullagh
|goals1 = Niall Morrissey (0-6, 4 frees), Joseph Cooney (0-2), Noel Kelly (0-2), Ian Fox (0-2), Kevin Cooney (0-1), Alan Ward (0-1), Eric Kenny (0-1)
|goals2 = Justin Gaynor (1-1), Ronan Glennon (0-2), Kevin Briscoe (0-1), Sean Hardiman (0-1), Davy Glennon (0-1), Cathal Dervan (0-1 free)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = Sean Moran
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 1 September 2018
|time = 17:45
|round = Round 3
|team1 = Mullagh
|score = 2-16 - 0-20
|report =
|team2 = Cappataggle
|goals1 = Cathal Dervan (0-9, 6 frees), Sean Hardiman (1-4), Davy Glennon (0-3), Eoin Dolphin (1-0)
|goals2 = Alan Dolan (0-7, 3 frees), Dan Nevin (0-5, 2 frees), Donal Mannion (0-2), Ronan Garvey (0-2), Michael Garvey (0-1), Eanna Garvey (0-1), Ja Mannion (0-1), James Egan (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = Liam Gordon
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 2 September 2018
|time = 16:00
|round = Round 3
|team1 = Gort
|score = 1-24 - 0-14
|report =
|team2 = Sarsfields
|goals1 = Aiden Helebert (0-6, 4 frees), Richie Cummins (0-5), Greg Lally (0-5, 4 frees), Aidan Harte (0-4), Kaelan Higgins (1-1), Albert Mullins (0-2), Jack Grealish (0-1)
|goals2 = Kevin Cooney (0-7, 1 sideline), Niall Morrissey (0-4 frees), Eric Kenny (0-1), Ian Fox (0-1), Noel Kelly (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Derek Kelly
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 2 September 2018
|time = 17:45
|round = Round 3
|team1 = Loughrea
|score = 0-20 - 0-17
|report =
|team2 = Portumna
|goals1 = Jamie Ryan (0-10, 8 frees), Joe Mooney (0-5), Neil Keary (0-2), Gearoid Loughnane (0-1), Brian Mahony (0-1), Sean Sweeney (0-1 free)
|goals2 = Joe Canning (0-13, 9 frees), Damien Hayes (0-1), Ivan Canning (0-1), Ronan O Meara (0-1), Neil Conneely (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Alan Kelly
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 15 September 2018
|time = 16:00
|round = Round 4
|team1 = Cappataggle
|score = 0-18 - 0-11
|report =
|team2 = Portumna
|goals1 = Alan Dolan (0-12 frees), James Skehill (0-2 frees), Paul Claffey (0-1), Damien Joyce (0-1), Donal Mannion (0-1), Michael Garvey (0-1)
|goals2 = Joe Canning (0-5, 3 frees), Jack Canning (0-4, 3 frees), Leo Smith (0-1), Ronan O'Meara (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = Peter Murphy
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 15 September 2018
|time = 16:00
|round = Round 4
|team1 = Gort
|score = 1-20 - 1-15
|report =
|team2 = Mullagh
|goals1 = Aiden Helebert (0-8, 7 frees), Aidan Harte (1-3), Richie Cummins (0-3), Greg Lally (0-2 frees), Albert Mullins (0-2), Jack Commins (0-2)
|goals2 = Cathal Dervan (1-11, 9 frees), Sean Hardiman (0-2, 1 free), Cathal Hardiman (0-1), Finian Coone (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Gerry Donoghue
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 15 September 2018
|time = 17:30
|round = Round 4
|team1 = Sarsfields
|score = 1-17 - 2-12
|report =
|team2 = Loughrea
|goals1 = Niall Morrissey (0-9, 7 frees), Noel Kelly (1-2), Jeffery Lawless (0-2), Kevin Cooney (0-2), Alan Ward (0-1), Eric Kenny (0-1)
|goals2 = Jamie Ryan (0-7, 5 frees), Brian Keary (1-1), Johnny Coen (1-0 free), Brian Mahony (0-1), Joe Mooney (0-1), Tom Hoban (0-1), Gearoid Loughnane (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = John McDonagh
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 30 September 2018
|time = 13:30
|round = Round 5
|team1 = Loughrea
|score = 2-14 - 1-16
|report =
|team2 = Gort
|goals1 = Jamie Ryan (0-8, 6 frees), Martin McManus (1-1), Dylan Shaughnessy (0-3), Joe Mooney (1-0), Neil Keary (0-2)
|goals2 = Aiden Helebert (0-10, 9 frees), Michael Mullins (1-0), Jack Commins (0-2), Wayne Walsh (0-1), Pakie Lally (0-1), Albert Mullins (0-1), Kaelan Higgins (0-1)
|stadium = Pearse Stadium
|attendance =
|referee = Shane Hynes
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 30 September 2018
|time = 13:30
|round = Round 5
|team1 = Cappataggle
|score = 0-16 - 1-13
|report =
|team2 = Sarsfields
|goals1 = Alan Dolan (0-6, 5 frees), Dan Nevin (0-6, 2 frees, 1 sideline), James Egan (0-2), Alan Loughnane (0-1), Donal Mannion (0-1)
|goals2 = Niall Morrissey (0-11, 8 frees), Noel Kelly (1-1), Kevin Cooney (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Liam Gordon
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 30 September 2018
|time = 13:30
|round = Round 5
|team1 = Mullagh
|score = 1-21 - 1-20
|report =
|team2 = Portumna
|goals1 = Cathal Dervan (1-10, 9 frees), Davy Glennon (0-5), Ronan Glennon (0-2), Justin Gaynor (0-2), Kevin Briscoe (0-1), Finian Coone (0-1)
|goals2 = Joe Canning (0-14, 10 frees), Ronan O'Meara (1-6)
|stadium = Loughrea
|attendance =
|referee = Eoin Shaughnessy
}}
==Senior A - Relegation==
{{GAA match
|date = 13 October 2018
|time = 14:30
|round = Senior A - Relegation
|team1 = Portumna
|score = 0-24 - 1-14
|report =
|team2 = Craughwell
|goals1 = Joe Canning (0-13, 5 frees), Andy Smith (0-4), Ronan O'Meara (0-3, 1 free), Kevin Hayes (0-3), Damien Hayes (0-1)
|goals2 = Thomas Monaghan (0-5, 3 frees), Fergal Healy (1-3, 1-0 penalty, 2 frees), Adrian Cullinane (0-1), Gerard O'Toole (0-1), Niall Callanan (0-1), Stephen Hynes (0-1), Jamie Ryan (0-1), James Greaney (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = Christy Browne
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 13 October 2018
|time = 16:00
|round = Senior A - Relegation
|team1 = Kilnadeema-Leitrim
|score = 0-14 - 0-12
|report =
|team2 = Mullagh
|goals1 = Brian Molloy (0-7, 5 frees), Ciaran O'Connor (0-2), Mikey Lynch (0-2), Jack Kenny (0-1), Dylan Towolowi (0-1), Mark Lawless (0-1)
|goals2 = Cathal Dervan (0-5 frees), Davy Glennon (0-3), Ronan Glennon (0-3 frees), Conor Hardiman (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = Shane Hynes
}}
=Senior B=
Senior B consists of 12 teams divided into two groups of 6. The winners of each group qualify for the 2018 preliminary quarter finals and compete in the following year's Senior A competition. The four second and third placed teams play-off with the two winners also qualifying for the 2018 preliminary quarter finals.
==Senior B - Group 1==
:
| class="wikitable"
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} ! style="width:150px; text-align:left;"|Team !width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Draws}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|SF|Score for}} !width=45|{{Tooltip|SA|Score against}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|Diff|Scoring difference}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} | |||||||||
| style="background:#98FB98;"
|1 | style="text-align:left;"| Turloughmore | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-93 | 5-61 | 29 | 10 |
| style="background:#ccf;"
|2 | style="text-align:left;"| Clarinbridge | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7-82 | 2-81 | 19 | 8 |
| style="background:#ccf;"
|3 | style="text-align:left;"| Killimordaly | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-82 | 4-75 | 10 | 5 |
| 4 | style="text-align:left;"| Ballinderreen | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8-59 | 4-76 | -5 | 4 |
| 5 | style="text-align:left;"| Ahascragh-Fohenagh | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5-63 | 8-84 | -30 | 2 |
| 6 | style="text-align:left;"| Beagh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-81 | 12-83 | -23 | 1 |
{{GAA match
|date = 8 April 2018
|time = 14:15
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Turloughmore
|score = 0-15 - 1-8
|report = [https://www.galwaydaily.com/sport/galway-gaa-match-report-turloughmore-0-15-ballinderreen-1-8/ Report]
|team2 = Ballinderreen
|goals1 = Sean Loftus (0-5), Jamie Holland (0-4 frees), Sean Linnane (0-2), Daithí Burke (0-1), Daniel Loftus (0-1), Barry McDonagh (0-1), Conor Walsh (0-1 free)
|goals2 = Kevin Lane (0-3 frees), Oisin Burke (1-1), Shane Coen (0-1 free), Shane Larkin (0-1), Sean Coen (0-1), Roy Lane (0-1)
|stadium = Pearse Stadium
|attendance =
|referee = Michael Haverty
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 8 April 2018
|time = 16:00
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Clarinbridge
|score = 1-20 - 0-21
|report =
|team2 = Killimordaly
|goals1 = Evan Niland (0-12, 0-10f), Cian Salmon (1-1), Stephen Forde (0-3), Michael Daly (0-2), Mark Kennedy, Niall Armstrong (0-1)
|goals2 = Brian Burke (0-10, 9f), David Concannon, Tommy Madden, Eanna Ryan, Paul Creaven, Darragh Cooney (0-2), Paul Madden (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = John McDonagh
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 8 April 2018
|time = 17:00
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Ahascragh-Fohenagh
|score = 2-15 - 2-14
|report =
|team2 = Beagh
|goals1 = Cathal Mannion (0-7, 1f), Ronan Kelly (1-1), Stephen Smyth (0-4f), Sean Bleahane (0-3), Shane Connelly (1-0)
|goals2 = Kevin Keehan (0-5, 0-4f), Paraic Landers (1-2,1f), Joe Gantley (1-0), Ferdia Tuohey (0-2), Rory Gantley, Adrian Tuohey, Aidan Diviney, John Moylan, Evan Hunt (0-1)
|stadium = Kinvara
|attendance =
|referee = Peter Campbell
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 21 April 2018
|time = 17:45
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Clarinbridge
|score = 1-17 - 1-8
|report =
|team2 = Ballinderreen
|goals1 = Evan Niland 0-13 (11f), Mark Kennedy 1-1, Michael Daly 0-2, Eoin Forde 0-1
|goals2 = Kevin Lane 0-4 (3f), Niall Coen 1-0, Roy Lane 0-2 (1f), Shane Larkin, David O Connor 0-1 each
|stadium = Pearse Stadium
|attendance =
|referee = Paul Fahy
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 21 April 2018
|time = 18:15
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Turloughmore
|score = 2-25 - 2-13
|report =
|team2 = Beagh
|goals1 = Jamie Holland (0-8f), Conor Shaughnessy (1-2), Sean Linnane (0-5), Barry McDonagh (1-1), Mark Murphy, Sean Loftus, Conor Walsh, Richard Doyle (0-2), Matthew Keating (0-1)
|goals2 = Kevin Keehan (1-8, 1-6f), Paraic Landers (1-0), Rory Gantley, Adrian Tuohey, Eoin Mahon, Joe Gantley, John Moylan (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Alan Kelly
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 22 April 2018
|time = 17:45
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Killimordaly
|score = 1-20 - 1-7
|report =
|team2 = Ahascragh-Fohenagh
|goals1 = Brian Burke (0-8f), Brian Concannon (0-4), David Concannon, Tommy Madden (0-3), Alan Lawless (1-0), Iomar Creaven, Paul Creaven (0-1)
|goals2 = Sean Bleahane (1-1), Stephen Kelly (0-2), Paraic Mannion (0-1f), Finbar Donnelan, Cathal Mannion, Peter Birch (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Shane Hynes
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 1 September 2018
|time = 16:00
|round = Round 3
|team1 = Clarinbridge
|score = 0-17 - 0-21
|report =
|team2 = Turloughmore
|goals1 = Evan Niland (0-9, 7f), Patrick Foley (0-4), Michael Daly (0-2, 1f), Mark Kennedy (0-1), TJ Brennan (0-1)
|goals2 = Jamie Holland (0-9, 8f), Sean Linnane (0-3), Sean Loftus (0-2), Matthew Keating (0-2), Kevin Hussey (0-1), Fergal Moore (0-1), Conor Walsh (0-1), Barry McDonagh (0-1), Daniel Loftus (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Eoin Shaughnessy
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 1 September 2018
|time = 17:45
|round = Round 3
|team1 = Killimordaly
|score = 2-16 - 0-22
|report =
|team2 = Beagh
|goals1 = Brian Concannon (2-3), Paul Creaven (0-3), Brian Burke (0-3, 2f), Paul Madden (0-2), Eanna Ryan (0-1), Jack Fitzpatrick (0-1), David Concannon (0-1), Darragh Cooney (0-1), Tommy Madden (0-1)
|goals2 = Rory Gantly (0-12, 11f), Adrian Tuohy (0-4), Evan Hunt (0-4), Paraic Landers (0-1), Kevin Keehan (0-1)
|stadium = Loughrea
|attendance =
|referee = Gerry Donoghue
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 2 September 2018
|time = 17:45
|round = Round 3
|team1 = Ballinderreen
|score = 3-17 - 1-11
|report =
|team2 = Ahascragh-Fohenagh
|goals1 = Roy Lane (1-6, 1-0 Pen, 6f), David O Connor (1-4), Kevin Lane (1-1), Cathal Gill (0-3), Shane Larkin (0-2), Sean Coen (0-1)
|goals2 = Cathal Mannion (0-8, 6f), John Finnerty (1-1f), Sean Bleahene (0-2)
|stadium = Loughrea
|attendance =
|referee = Peter Campbell
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 16 September 2018
|time = 12:00
|round = Round 4
|team1 = Ballinderreen
|score = 2-14 - 1-16
|report =
|team2 = Beagh
|goals1 = Roy Lane (1-7, 1-7f), Kevin Lane (1-3, 2f), Shane Larkin (0-2), Kieran Ryan (0-2)
|goals2 = Rory Gantley (0-9, 9f), Joe Gantley (1-1), John Moylan (0-2), Adrian Tuohey (0-1), Eoin Mahon (0-1), Kevin Keehan (0-1), Brian McGuane (0-1)
|stadium = Pearse Stadium
|attendance =
|referee = John Keane
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 16 September 2018
|time = 3:30
|round = Round 4
|team1 = Turloughmore
|score = 1-14 - 1-8
|report =
|team2 = Killimordaly
|goals1 = Jamie Holland (0-6, 5f), Dara Joyce (1-2), Sean Linnane (0-4), Matthew Keating (0-1), Richard Doyle (0-1)
|goals2 = Paul Creaven (1-6, 4f), Brian Concannon 0-1, 1f), Paul Madden (0-1)
|stadium = New Inn
|attendance =
|referee = John McDonagh
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 28 September 2018
|time = 19:00
|round = Round 5
|team1 = Ballinderreen
|score = 1-12 - 1-17
|report =
|team2 = Killimordaly
|goals1 = Sean Coen (1-1), Niall Coen (0-3), Roy Lane (0-3, 2f), Kevin Lane (0-2, 2f), Kieran Ryan (0-1), Shane Larkin (0-1), Colm Meehan (0-1, 1f)
|goals2 = Brian Burke 1-12 (1-0 pen, 10f), Eanna Ryan (0-2), Jack Fitzpatrick (0-1), Tommy Madden (0-1), Paul Creaven (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = Christy Browne
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 29 September 2018
|time = 15:30
|round = Round 5
|team1 = Turloughmore
|score = 1-18 - 1-15
|report =
|team2 = Ahascragh-Fohenagh
|goals1 = Jamie Holland (0-9, 8f), Kevin Hussey (1-0), Conor Shaughnessy (0-3), Richard Doyle (0-2), Sean Loftus (0-1), Damien Holland (0-1), Sean Linnane (0-1), Dara Joyce (0-1)
|goals2 = Cathal Mannion (0-12, 9f), Darragh Glynn (1-0), Mark Kelly (0-2), Padraig Mannion (0-1)
|stadium = Lougrhea
|attendance =
|referee = Peter Murphy
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 30 September 2018
|time = 15:00
|round = Round 5
|team1 = Clarinbridge
|score = 4-13 - 1-16
|report =
|team2 = Beagh
|goals1 = Niall Armstrong (2-1), Enda Collins (0-5, 4f), Mark Kennedy (1-1), Andrew Monaghan (1-0), Sean Kilduff (0-3), Michael Daly (0-2), Stephen Forde (0-1)
|goals2 = Kevin Keehan (0-4, 2f), Rory Gantley (0-3), Paraic Landers (1-0), Adrian Tuohy (0-3), Joe Gantley (0-2), Adrian Diviney (0-1f), Tommy McKeown (0-1), John Moylan (0-1), Evan Hunt (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Gerry Donoghue
}}
==Senior B - Group 2==
:
| class="wikitable"
!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} ! style="width:150px; text-align:left;"|Team !width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Draws}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|SF|Score for}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|SA|Score against}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|Diff|Scoring difference}} !width=20|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} | |||||||||
| style="background:#98FB98;"
|1 | align=left| Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-89 | 4-63 | 32 | 9 |
| style="background:#ccf;"
|2 | align=left| Athenry | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6-71 | 2-69 | 14 | 6 |
| style="background:#ccf;"
|3 | align=left| Padraig Pearse's | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4-74 | 1-65 | 18 | 6 |
| 4 | align=left| Abbeyknockmoy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-79 | 8-77 | -14 | 4 |
| 5 | align=left| Ardrahan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-69 | 2-82 | -10 | 3 |
| 6 | align=left| Moycullen | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-67 | 12-83 | -40 | 2 |
{{GAA match
|date = 7 April 2018
|time = 16:00
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry
|score = 2-14 - 1-14
|report = [https://www.galwaydaily.com/sport/galway-gaa-match-report-tynagh-abbey-duniry-2-14-athenry-1-14/ Report]
|team2 = Athenry
|goals1 = Shane Moloney (1-10, 10f), Brendan Lynch (1-0), Johnny Conroy (0-2), Padraig Robinson (0-2)
|goals2 = Ronan Hardiman (0-8, 7f), Cathal Keane (1-0), Cian Burke (0-3), Mark Hannon (0-1), Patrick Hannon (0-1), Martin Cullen (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = Michael Conway
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 7 April 2018
|time = 16:00
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Padraig Pearse's
|score = 0-20 - 0-16
|report =
|team2 = Ardrahan
|goals1 = Emmet Ward (0-7, 6f), Thomas Flannery (0-4), Ronan Bellew (0-3), Cyrill Donnellan (0-2), Kerrill Hardiman (0-1), Sean Hardiman (0-1), Enda Cunniffe (0-1), Jimmy Gelston (0-1)
|goals2 = Maurice Callanan (0-5, 4f), Gerard Forde (0-3), Jasom Kennedy (0-3), Cianan Fahy (0-2f), Cian Walsh (0-2), Johnny Glynn (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Derek Kelly
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 7 April 2018
|time = 17:45
|round = Round 1
|team1 = Abbeyknockmoy
|score = 2-14 - 2-14
|report =
|team2 = Moycullen
|goals1 = Paul Flaherty (2-7, 3f), Craig Kennedy (0-3), Eoin Blade (0-2), Damien Rooney (0-1), Danny Mullins (0-1)
|goals2 = Eanna Noone (0-6, 3f), Lairgnen McDermott (1-0), Anraoi Whyte (1-0), Danny Gleeson (0-2), Seamus Ó Conghaille (0-2), Shane Clancy (0-1), Kevin Donovan (0-1), Gary Bohan (0-1), Fionn Mac Donnacha (0-1)
|stadium = Pearse Stadium
|attendance =
|referee = Conor Quinlan
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 22 April 2018
|time = 12:15
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Moycullen
|score = 1-15 - 2-12
|report =
|team2 = Ardrahan
|goals1 = Eanna Noone (1-10, 1-0 pen, 9f), Danny Gleeson (0-3), Lairgnen McDermott (0-1), Fionn Mac Donnacha (0-1)
|goals2 = Maurice Callanan (1-7, 5f), Cian Walsh (0-5), Liam Forde (1-0), Gerard Forde (0-1)
|stadium = Pearse Stadium
|attendance =
|referee = Conor Quinlan
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 22 April 2018
|time = 14:00
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry
|score = 0-21 - 3-12
|report =
|team2 = Abbeyknockmoy
|goals1 = Shane Moloney (0-14, 9f), Padraig Brehony (0-3), Johnny Conroy (0-2), Ben Moran (0-1), Padraig Robinson (0-1)
|goals2 = Paul Flaherty (0-6, 5f), Damien Rooney (1-0), Cathal Cooley (1-0), Fionnan Garvey (1-0), Brian Flaherty (0-2), Craig Kennedy (0-2), Coleman Maher (0-1), Colm Flaherty (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = Liam Gordon
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 22 April 2018
|time = 16:00
|round = Round 2
|team1 = Athenry
|score = 0-15 - 0-8
|report =
|team2 = Padraig Pearse's
|goals1 = Ronan Hardiman (0-6, 4f), Patrick Hannon (0-6), Conor Burke (0-1), Martin Cullen (0-1), Noel Keogh (0-1)
|goals2 = Emmet Ward (0-5f), Kerrill Hardiman (0-1), Cyrill Donnellan (0-1), Ronan Bellew (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Seamus Moran
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 1 September 2018
|time = 16:00
|round = Round 3
|team1 = Pádraig Pearse's
|score = 2-19 - 0-11
|report =
|team2 = Abbeyknockmoy
|goals1 = Thomas Flannery (0-7f), Gareth Lally (1-1), Sean Hardiman (1-1), Conor Fahey (0-3), Ronan Bellew (0-2), James Gelston (0-1), Kerrill Hardiman (0-1)
|goals2 = Paul Flaherty (0-9, 6f), Brian Flaherty (0-1), Jason Joyce (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = Christopher Browne
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 1 September 2018
|time = 17:45
|round = Round 3
|team1 = Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry
|score = 4-21 - 0-13
|report =
|team2 = Moycullen
|goals1 = Shane Maloney (2-10, 6f), Padraig Brehony (1-2), Johnny Conroy (0-4), Thomas Gordon (1-0), Kevin Maloney (0-1), Gary McHugo (0-1), Micheal Dervan (0-1), Colm Larkin (0-1)
|goals2 = Eanna Noone (0-6, 4f), Niall Mannion (0-2), Conor Bohan (0-2), Christopher Hurney (0-1), Fionn McDonagh (0-1)
|stadium = Pearse Stadium
|attendance =
|referee = Paul Fahy
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 2 September 2018
|time = 13:45
|round = Round 3
|team1 = Athenry
|score = 0-11 - 0-16
|report =
|team2 = Ardrahan
|goals1 = Ronan Hardiman (0-7, 6f), Cian Burke (0-1), Patrick Hannon (0-1), Cillian Lawless (0-1), Aidan Higgins (0-1)
|goals2 = Maurice Callanan (0-5, 4f), Iarla Tannian (0-3), Cianan Fahy (0-2), Cian Walsh (0-2), Jason Kennedy (0-2), Liam Forde (0-2)
|stadium = Gort
|attendance =
|referee = Peter Murphy
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 15 September 2018
|time = 17:30
|round = Round 4
|team1 = Padraig Pearses
|score = 2-16 - 1-8
|report =
|team2 = Moycullen
|goals1 = Emmet Ward (0-6, 4f), Thomas Flannery (1-2, 2f), Jimmy Gelston (0-3), Gareth Lally (0-3), Sean Hardiman (1-0), Shane Raftrey (0-1), Colm Raftrey (0-1)
|goals2 = Eanna Noone (1-5, 1-3f, 1 sl), Conor Bohan (0-1), Niall Mannion (0-1), Seamus Conneely (0-1)
|stadium = Pearse Stadium
|attendance =
|referee = Shane Hynes
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 16 September 2018
|time = 13:30
|round = Round 4
|team1 = Athenry
|score = 3-11 - 0-14
|report =
|team2 = Abbeyknockmoy
|goals1 = Cian Burke (1-3), Ronan Hardiman (0-5, 3f), Tom Flynn (1-0), Cillian Lawless (1-0), Cathal Keane (0-2), James Divilly (0-1)
|goals2 = Paul Flaherty (0-8, 7f), Eoin Blade (0-2), Brian Flaherty (0-1), Cathal Cooley (0-1), Craig Kennedy (0-1), Jason Joyce (0-1)
|stadium = Loughrea
|attendance =
|referee = Peter Campbell
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 16 September 2018
|time = 17:30
|round = Round 4
|team1 = Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry
|score = 0-18 - 0-13
|report =
|team2 = Ardrahan
|goals1 = Shane Moloney (0-11, 6f), Johnny Conroy (0-4), Thomas Gordon (0-2), Micheal Dervan (0-1)
|goals2 = Maurice Callanan (0-5f), Stephen Whelan (0-3), Pearce McCrann (0-2), Liam Forde (0-2), Cianan Fahy (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = Liam Gordon
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 29 September 2018
|time = 17:00
|round = Round 5
|team1 = Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry
|score = 0-15 - 0-11
|report =
|team2 = Padraig Pearses
|goals1 = Shane Moloney (0-10, 8f), Colm Larkin (0-2), David Jordan (0-1), Thomas Gordon (0-1), Johnny Conroy (0-1)
|goals2 = Thomas Flannery (0-6f), Emmet Ward (0-2, 1f), Colm Raftery (0-1), Ronan O'Neill (0-1), Sean Hardiman (0-1)
|stadium = Loughrea
|attendance =
|referee = John Keane
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 29 September 2018
|time = 17:00
|round = Round 5
|team1 = Athenry
|score = 2-20 - 0-17
|report =
|team2 = Moycullen
|goals1 = Ronan Hardiman (0-9, 7f), Cian Burke (1-3, 1-0 pen), Martin Cullen (1-0), Tom Flynn (0-2), Patrick Hannon (0-2), Cillian Lawless (0-2), Mark Hannon (0-1), Aidan Higgins (0-1)
|goals2 = Eanna Noone (0-10, 8f, 1sl), Seamus Conneeley (0-3), Danny Gleeson (0-2), Anraoi Whyte (0-1), Niall Mannion (0-1)
|stadium = Pearse Stadium
|attendance =
|referee = Derek Kelly
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 29 September 2018
|time = 17:00
|round = Round 5
|team1 = Abbeyknockmoy
|score = 1-18 - 1-12
|report =
|team2 = Ardrahan
|goals1 = Paul Flaherty (0-7, 5f), Eoin Blade (1-1), Brian Flaherty (0-3), Eoin Loftus (0-2), Craig Kennedy (0-2), Cathal Cooley (0-1), Paul Cooley (0-1), Fionnan Garvey (0-1)
|goals2 = Jason Kennedy (1-4, 3f), Cianan Fahy (0-2, 1f), Maurice Callanan (0-2f), Cian Walsh (0-2), Ross Albertini (0-2)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Seamus Moran
}}
==Senior B - playoffs==
The second team in Senior B Group 1 plays the third team in Senior B Group 2 and the third team in Senior B Group 1 plays the second team in Senior B Group 2. The two winning teams qualify for the 2018 senior preliminary quarter finals. The two losing teams are eliminated from this year's senior championship.
{{GAA match
|date = 7 October 2018
|time = 14:00
|round = Senior B Playoff
|team1 = Killimordaly
|score = 0-15 - 0-12
|report =
|team2 = Athenry
|goals1 = Brian Burke (0-8, 5f), Paul Creaven (0-3), David Concannon (0-2), Brian Concannon (0-1), Eanna Ryan (0-1)
|goals2 = Ronan Hardiman (0-4f), Cillian Lawless (0-4, 1f), Cian Burke (0-2, 1f), Patrick Hannon (0-1), Noel Keogh (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Paul Fahy
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 7 October 2018
|time = 15:45
|round = Senior B Playoff
|team1 = Clarinbridge
|score = 1-20 - 1-14
AET
|report =
|team2 = Padraig Pearses
|goals1 = Evan Niland (0-13, 9f), Mark Kennedy (1-1), Michael Daly (0-2), Barry Daly (0-1), Sean Kilduff (0-1), Niall Armstrong (0-1), Stephen Forde (0-1)
|goals2 = Thomas Flannery (0-6, 5f), Conor Fahy (1-1), Gareth Lally (0-3), Sean Hardiman (0-2), Colm Rafferty (0-1), Ronan Bellew (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = John McDonagh
}}
==Senior B - Relegation==
The losing team is relegated to the following year's intermediate championship.
{{GAA match
|date = 20 October 2018
|time = 14:00
|round = Senior B Relegation
|team1 = Beagh
|score = 1-19 - 0-20
|report = [https://www.galwaydaily.com/sport/gaa-beaghs-magnificent-seven-shoots-down-moycullen/ Report]
|team2 = Moycullen
|goals1 = Rory Gantley (0-11, 6f), Kevin Keehan (1-0), Tommy McKeown (0-2), Evan Hunt (0-2), Joe Gantley (0-2), John Moylan (0-2)
|goals2 = Eanna Noone (0-11, 5f, 3sl), Anraoi Whyte (0-1), Seamus Conneely (0-2), Niall Mannion (0-2), Danny Gleeson (0-1), Gary Bohan (0-1), Fionn MacDonnacha (0-1)
|stadium = Loughrea
|attendance =
|referee = Liam Gordon
}}
Senior Knockout stage
=Senior Preliminary Quarter-finals=
The four teams who finished third and fourth in the two Senior A Groups play the four Senior B teams who qualified (the two winners of the two Senior B Groups plus the two winners of the Senior B play-offs).
{{GAA match
|date = 14 October 2018
|time = 13:30
|round = Preliminary Quarter-final
|team1 = Castlegar
|score = 0-19 - 0-16
|report =
|team2 = Killimaordaly
|goals1 = Ger Farragher (0-9, 7f), Enda Concannon (0-3), Kevin Keane (0-2), Donal McGreal (0-2), Mark Gill (0-1), Aaron Tummon (0-1), Oisin Connolly (0-1)
|goals2 = Brian Burke (0-12, 9f), Jack Fitzpatrick (0-1), Paul Creaven (0-1), Brian Concannon (0-1), Tommy Madden (0-1)
|stadium = Pearse Stadium
|attendance =
|referee = John Keane
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 21 October 2018
|time = 14:00
|round = Preliminary Quarter-final
|team1 = Clarinbridge
|score = 3-18 - 1-19
|report =
|team2 = Gort
|goals1 = Evan Niland (0-10, 9f), Stephen Forde (1-2), Michael Daly (0-3, 2f), Cian Salmon (1-0), Mark Kennedy (1-0), Niall Armstrong (0-2), TJ Brennan (0-1)
|goals2 = Greg Lally (1-5, 1-0 pen, 4f), Aidan Harte (0-7, 3f), Richie Cummins (0-6, 3f), Paul Killilea (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Gerry Donoghue
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 14 October 2018
|time = 15:30
|round = Preliminary Quarter-final
|team1 = Cappataggle
|score = 2-15 - 0-19 AET
|report =
|team2 = Turloughmore
|goals1 = Alan Dolan (0-10, 6f), Jarlaith Mannion (1-0), Michael Garvey (1-0), David Malone (0-2), Dan Nevin (0-1f), Damien Joyce (0-1), Donal Mannion (0-1)
|goals2 = Conor Walsh (0-6, 4f), Jamie Holland (0-4, 3f), Sean Linnane (0-2), Daniel Loftus (0-2), Sean Loftus (0-1), Richard Doyle (0-1), Vincent Doyle (0-1), Barry McDonagh (0-1), Daithí Burke (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Eoin Shaughnessy
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 14 October 2018
|time = 15:30
|round = Preliminary Quarter-final
|team1 = Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry
|score = 1-17 - 1-15
|report =
|team2 = Tommy Larkin's
|goals1 = Shane Maloney (0-10, 7f), Thomas Gordon (1-0), Padraig Brehony (0-3), Colm Larkin (0-2), Micheal Dervan (0-1), John Conroy (0-1)
|goals2 = Jason Flynn (0-8, 5f 1sl), David Hickey (1-1), Ronan Murphy (0-2), Conor Gardiner (0-2), Kevin McHugo (0-1), Kevin Hooban (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = Liam Gordon
}}
=Senior Quarter-finals=
The four teams who finished first and second in the two Senior A groups play the four winners of the senior preliminary quarter finals.
{{GAA match
|date = 20 October 2018
|time = 15:30
|round = Quarter-final
|team1 = Sarsfields
|score = 1-12 - 0-13
|report = [https://connachttribune.ie/sarsfields-carry-the-day-despite-sluggish-start-in-quarter-final/ Report]
|team2 = Castlegar
|goals1 = Kevin Cooney (1-2), Niall Morrissey (0-4f), Jeffery Lawless (0-3), Joseph Cooney (0-1), Peter English (0-1), Noel Kelly (0-1)
|goals2 = Ger Farragher (0-7, 4f, 1sl), Oisin Connolly (0-2), Enda Concannon (0-2), Jack Coyne (0-1), Kevin Keane (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Gerry Donoghue
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 21 October 2018
|time = 13:30
|round = Quarter-final
|team1 = Cappataggle
|score = 1-15 - 0-17
|report = [https://connachttribune.ie/mannions-early-goal-helps-to-get-cappataggle-over-the-line/ Report]
|team2 = Loughrea
|goals1 = Alan Dolan (0-9, 8f), Dan Nevin (0-5, 3f, 1sl) Donal Mannion (1-0), Jarlaith Mannion (0-1)
|goals2 = Jamie Ryan (0-11, 8f), Dylan Shaughnessey (0-2), Sean O'Brien (0-2), Tom Huban (0-1), Martin McManus (0-1)
|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = John Keane
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 21 October 2018
|time = 15:30
|round = Quarter-final
|team1 = Liam Mellows
|score = 2-16 - 0-16
|report = [http://www.hoganstand.com/Galway/Article/Index/291714 Report]
|team2 = Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry
|goals1 = Tadhg Haran (0-7, 2f, 2sl), Conor Kavanagh (1-2), Enda Fallon (1-1), Aonghus Callanan (0-2), Kevin Lee (0-2), David Collins (0-1), David Fahy (0-1)
|goals2 = Shane Moloney (0-8, 7f), Colm Larkin (0-3), Micheal Dervan (0-2), Gary McHugo (0-1), Thomas Gordon (0-1), Niall Moloney (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Eoin Shaughnessy
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 28 October 2018
|time = 13:30
|round = Quarter-final
|team1 = St. Thomas's
|score = 1-23 - 2-19 (AET)
|report = [https://connachttribune.ie/st-thomas-come-out-on-top-in-thriller-against-the-bridge/ Report]
|team2 = Clarinbridge
|goals1 = Darragh Burke (0-8, 7f), Conor Cooney (1-5), Brendan Farrell (0-3), Fintan Burke (0-2, 1f), Eanna Burke (0-1), James Regan (0-1), Damien McGlynn (0-1), David Sherry (0-1), Kenneth Burke (0-1)
|goals2 = Evan Niland (0-11, 9f), Mark Kennedy (1-1), Cian Salmon (1-0), Barry Daly (0-2), Sean Kilduff (0-2), Shane Ryan (0-1), Michael Daly (0-1), Patrick Foley (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Paul Fahy
}}
=Senior Semi-finals=
{{GAA match
|date = 4 November 2018
|time = 13:00
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = St. Thomas'
|score = 2-19 - 0-20
|report =[https://connachttribune.ie/st-thomas-scrape-past-a-sterling-sarsfields-challenge/ Report]
|team2 = Sarsfields
|goals1 = Darragh Burke (1-7, 5f), Eanna Burke (0-5), Brendan Farrell (1-2), Shane Cooney (0-1), James Regan (0-1), David Burke (0-1), Conor Cooney (0-1), Kenneth Burke (0-1)
|goals2 = Niall Morrissey (0-9, 8f), Kevin Cooney (0-3), Ian Fox (0-2), Alan Ward (0-2), Joseph Cooney (0-1), Noel Kelly (0-1), Eric Kenny (0-1), Kenneth Cooney (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Christy Browne
}}
{{GAA match
|date = 4 November 2018
|time = 14:45
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = Liam Mellows
|score = 0-20 - 0-19
|report = [https://connachttribune.ie/mellows-and-haran-hold-their-nerve-in-breathtaking-climax/ Report]
|team2 = Cappataggle
|goals1 = Adrian Morrissey (0-8, 7f), Tadhg Haran (0-4, 1f), Aonghus Callanan (0-3), Conor Kavanagh (0-2), Jack Hastings (0-1), Conor Elwood (0-1), Jack Forde (0-1)
|goals2 = Jarlath Mannion (0-5), Alan Dolan (0-4, 3f), Darragh Dolan (0-3), Dan Nevin (0-2f), Alan Loughnane (0-1), Damien Joyce (0-1), James Egan (0-1), Ronan Garvey (0-1), Donal Mannion (0-1)
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = Alan Kelly
}}
=Senior final=
{{GAA match
|date = 18 November 2018
|time = 14:00
|round = Final
|team1 = St. Thomas'
|score = 2-13 - 0-10
|report = [https://www.the42.ie/st-thomas-liam-mellows-galway-shc-final-4346159-Nov2018/ Report]
|team2 = Liam Mellows
|goals1 = Darragh Burke (1-7, 2f), Conor Cooney (1-1), Eanna Burke (0-3), David Burke (0-1), James Regan (0-1)
|goals2 = Adrian Morrissey (0-6f), Tadhg Haran (0-1), Jack Forde (0-1), Kevin Lee (0-1), Conor Hynes (0-1)
|stadium = Pearse Stadium
|attendance = 8,487
|referee = Liam Gordon
}}
| style="width:75%;" | |
| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
{| style="font-size: 100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" | |
| colspan="4"|St. Thomas': | |
| width=25| | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gerald Murray |
| 2 | Cian Mahoney |
| 3 | Cathal Burke |
| 4 | David Sherry |
| 7 | Fintan Burke |
| 6 | Shane Cooney |
| 5 | Donal Cooney |
| 11 | David Burke |
| 8 | James Regan |
| 14 | Conor Cooney |
| 10 | Darragh Burke |
| 15 | Damien McGlynn |
| 12 | Bernard Burke |
| 13 | Brendan Farrell |
| 9 | Eanna Burke |
| colspan=3|Substitutes Used: | |
| 17 | Kenneth Burke for Damien McGlynn (40 mins) |
| 18 | Cian Kelly for Bernard Burke (43 mins) |
| 19 | Mark Caulfield for Brendan Farrell (60 mins) |
| 21 | Sean Skehill for Donal Cooney (60 mins) |
| 20 | Damien Finnerty for Eanna Burke (62 mins) |
| colspan=3|Manager: | |
| colspan=4| Kevin Lally |
| style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:100%; margin:auto;" | |
| colspan="4"|Liam Mellows: | |
| width=25| | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Walsh |
| 7 | Brian Leen |
| 3 | Sean Morrissey |
| 2 | Cathal Reilly |
| 4 | Mark Hughes |
| 6 | David Collins |
| 5 | Michael Conneely |
| 8 | Jack Hastings |
| 9 | Kevin Lee |
| 13 | Adrian Morrissey |
| 11 | Conor Hynes |
| 14 | Tadhg Haran |
| 19 | Enda Fallon |
| 10 | Conor Kavanagh |
| 12 | Aonghus Callanan |
| colspan=3|Substitutes Used: | |
| 15 | Jack Forde for Adrian Morrissey (39 mins) |
| 35 | Ronan Elwood for Aonghus Callanan (39 mins) |
| 25 | Stephen Barrett for Enda Fallon (43 mins) |
| 18 | Conor Elwood for Kevin Lee (52 mins) |
| colspan=3|Manager: | |
| colspan=4| Louis Mulqueen |
|}