2012 Croke Cup
The 2012 Croke Cup was the 61st staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 10 March to 31 March 2012.
St Kieran's College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St Joseph's CBS, Nenagh in the [|All-Ireland semi-final].
The [|final] was played on 31 March 2012 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between St Joseph's CBS and Kilkenny CBS, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St Joseph's CBS won the match by 3–10 to 2–11 to claim their first ever Croke Cup title.
Jason Forde was the [|top scorer] with 2-16.
Results
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Jason Forde | St Joseph's CBS | 2-16 | 22 | 2 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Mason Clifford | Kilkenny CBS | 2-07 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
| 3 | Owen McGrath | Kilkenny CBS | 1-08 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
| 4 | Ciarán Doyle | Kilkenny CBS | 0-09 | 9 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Aidan Cleere | St Kieran's College | 0-08 | 8 | 1 | 8.00 |