Dates | April – May 2024 | ||
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Teams | 6 | ||
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The 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup is due to be the seventh staging of the Joe McDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018.[1]
The top 2 teams from the round robin stage will play off in the final to decide the winner. Both will advance to the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship knock-out stages. The bottom team will be relegated to the Christy Ring Cup.[2]
Relegated from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup
Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup
Initially each of the six teams play the other five teams in single round-robin matches. The top two teams after the round robin games compete in the Joe McDonagh Cup final. The Joe McDonagh Cup champions and runners-up also advance to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals with the Joe McDonagh Cup teams having home advantage.
If the Joe McDonagh champions are a non-Munster team, they are automatically promoted to the following year's Leinster Championship. If the champions are a Munster team, they are automatically promoted to the following year's Munster Championship. The Joe McDonagh Cup champions replace the bottom-placed team in the provincial championship containing six teams.
The bottom-placed team in the Joe McDonagh Cup are automatically relegated to the following year's Christy Ring Cup and are replaced by the Christy Ring Cup champions.
The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2024 National Hurling League before the championship were:
Leinster (4)
Munster (1)
Ulster (1)
Six counties will compete in the Joe McDonagh Cup:
County | Last Cup Title | Last Provincial Title | Last All-Ireland Title | Position in 2023 Championship | Appearance |
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Down | — | 1997 | — | 5th | 4th |
Kerry | — | 1891 | 1891 | 4th | 7th |
Laois | 2019 | 1949 | 1915 | 3rd | 4th |
Meath | — | — | — | Champions (Christy Ring Cup) | 5th |
Offaly | — | 1995 | 1998 | Runners-up | 4th |
Westmeath | 2021 | — | — | 6th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) | 5th |
County | Manager | Captain(s) | Sponsor |
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Down | |||
Kerry | Stephen Molumphy | Tomás O'Connor | Kerry Group |
Laois | Willie Maher | ||
Meath | |||
Offaly | |||
Westmeath |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Laois | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-50 | 1-40 | +34 | 4 | Advance to Final and All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals |
2 | Down | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-24 | 0-25 | +8 | 2 | |
3 | Kerry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-20 | 1-14 | +6 | 2 | |
4 | Offaly | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-47 | 3-41 | +3 | 2 | |
5 | Westmeath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-34 | 3-43 | -12 | 0 | |
6 | Meath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-41 | 10-53 | -39 | 0 | Relegated to Christy Ring Cup |
20 April 2024 Round 1 | Down | 3-24 (33) – 0-25 (25) | Meath | Ballycran | |
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2pm | (HT: 1-15 - 0-13) | Venue: McKenna Park | |||
Pts: Tim Prenter 2-1, Daithí Sands 1-3, Paul Sheehan 0-5 (4fs), Pearse Óg McCrickard 0-3 (2fs), Oisín McManus and Eoghan Sands 0-2 each, Marc Fisher, Donal Hughes, Liam Savage, Caolan Taggart, Donal Hughes, and Finn Turpin 0-1 each. |
Report | Pts: Padraic O'Hanrahan 0-17 (15fs), Eamon Óg Ó Donnchadha 0-2, Simon Ennis, James Toher, Kris Gorman, Niall McLarnon, Nicky Potterton, Seán Martin 0-1 each. |
Referee: C McDonald (Antrim)
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21 April 2024 Round 1 | Laois | 2-21 (27) – 0-24 (24) | Offaly | Portlaoise | |
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2pm | (HT: 0-11 - 0-16) | Venue: O'Moore Park | |||
Pts: Paddy Purcell 2-1, Aaron Dunphy 0-5 (three frees), Aidan Corby and Stephen Maher (two frees, one 65) 0-4 each, Jer Quinlan 0-3, Tom Cuddy 0-2, Liam O'Connell and John Lennon 0-1 each |
Report | Pts: Adam Screeney 0-8 (four frees), Brian Duignan 0-4 (two frees), Sam Bourke, Killian Sampson, Eoghan Cahill (one free) and Dan Bourke 0-2 each, Dan Ravenhill, Cathal King, Charlie Mitchel and Leon Fox 0-1 each |
Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)
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21 April 2024 Round 1 | Westmeath | 1-14 (17) – 1-20 (23) | Kerry | Mullingar | |
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2pm | (HT: 0-6 - 0-9) | Venue: Cusack Park | |||
Pts: K Doyle 0-11 (7f), T Doyle 1-1, A Clarke, s McGovern 0-1 each |
Report | Pts: M O'Connor 1-10 (10f), F Mackessy 0-4 (2f), R Walsh 0-3, D Shanahan, N Mulcahy, K Hayes 0-1 each |
Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
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27 April 2024 Round 2 | Meath | 1-16 (19) – 7-29 (50) | Laois | Navan | |
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3pm | (HT: 1-8 - 2-16) | Venue: Páirc Tailteann | |||
Pts: Nicky Potterton 0-4 (0-1f, 0-1 65), Mark Horan 1-0, Sean Quigley 0-3, James Toher 0-2 (0-2f), Kris Gorman 0-1, Tom Shine 0-1, Sean Martin 0-1, James Kelly 0-1, Simon Ennis 0-1, Eamon Og O Donnchadha 0-1, Domhnall Rogers 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Willie Dunphy 1-4, Mark Dowling 2-0, Martin Phelan 1-2, Tomas Keyes 1-2, Aaron Dunphy 0-5, James Duggan 1-1, Padraig Purcell 0-4, Stephen Maher 0-4 (0-1f, 0-1 65), Enda Rowland 1-0 (1-0 pen), Padraig Delaney 0-2, David Dooley 0-2, Aidan Corby 0-2, Fiachra C Fennell 0-1 |
Referee: P Owens (Down)
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27 April 2024 Round 2 | Offaly | 2-23 (29) – 1-20 (23) | Westmeath | Tullamore | |
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3pm | (HT: 1-11 - 1-11) | Venue: O'Connor Park | |||
Pts: Brian Duignan 1-11 (1-0 pen, 8fs, 1 65), Cillian Kiely 0-3, Dan Bourke 1-0, Killian Sampson 0-2, Charlie Mitchell 0-2, Eimhin Kelly 0-2, Ben Conneely 0-1, Cathal King 0-1, Leon Fox 0-1 |
Report | Pts: Killian Doyle 0-15 (10fs, 1 65), David O’Reilly 1-1, Eoin Keyes 0-1, Robbie Greville 0-1, David Williams 0-1, Davy Glennon 0-1 |
Referee: B Keon (Galway)
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28 April 2024 Round 2 | Kerry | 0-26 (26) – (18) 2-12 | Down | Tralee | |
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13:00 | (HT: 0-10 – 2-04) | Venue: Austin Stack Park | |||
Report[3] | Referee: C Doyle (Tipperary)
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4 May 2024 Round 3 | Down | v | Westmeath | Ballycran | |
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3pm | Venue: McKenna Park | ||||
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4 May 2024 Round 3 | Meath | v | Offaly | Navan | |
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3pm | Venue: Páirc Tailteann | ||||
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5 May 2024 Round 3 | Kerry | v | Laois | Tralee | |
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3pm | Venue: Austin Stack Park | ||||
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18 May 2024 Round 4 | Westmeath | v | Meath | Mullingar | |
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TBC | Venue: Cusack Park | ||||
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18 May 2024 Round 4 | Laois | v | Down | Portlaoise | |
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TBC | Venue: O'Moore Park | ||||
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19 May 2024 Round 4 | Offaly | v | Kerry | Tullamore | |
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TBC | Venue: O'Connor Park | ||||
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25 May 2024 Round 5 | Kerry | v | Meath | Tralee | |
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TBC | Venue: Austin Stack Park | ||||
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25 May 2024 Round 5 | Westmeath | v | Laois | Mullingar | |
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TBC | Venue: Cusack Park | ||||
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25 May 2024 Round 5 | Down | v | Offaly | Ballycran | |
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TBC | Venue: McKenna Park | ||||
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8 June 2024 Final | 1st | v | 2nd | Dublin | |
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3:30pm | Venue: Croke Park | ||||
TV: RTÉ2
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Main article: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums |
County | Location | Province | Stadium(s) | Capacity |
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Neutral | Dublin | Leinster | Croke Park | 82,300 |
Down | Ballycran | Ulster | McKenna Park | 5,000 |
Kerry | Tralee | Munster | Austin Stack Park | 12,000 |
Laois | Portlaoise | Leinster | O'Moore Park | 22,000 |
Meath | Navan | Leinster | Páirc Tailteann | 11,000 |
Offaly | Tullamore | Leinster | O'Connor Park | 20,000 |
Westmeath | Mullingar | Leinster | Cusack Park | 11,000 |
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Padraic O'Hanrahan | Meath | 0–17 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
2 | Maurice O'Connor | Kerry | 1-10 | 13 | 1 | 13 |
3 | Killian Doyle | Westmeath | 0–11 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
4 | Adam Screeney | Offaly | 0–08 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
5 | Tim Prenter | Down | 2–01 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
6 | Paddy Purcell | Laois | 2-01 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
7 | Daithí Sands | Down | 1–03 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
8 | Paul Sheehan | Down | 0–05 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
9 | Aaron Dunphy | Laois | 0-05 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
10 | Aidan Corby | Laois | 0-04 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Padraic O'Hanrahan | Meath | 0–17 | 17 | Down |
2 | Maurice O'Connor | Kerry | 1–10 | 13 | Westmeath |
3 | Killian Doyle | Westmeath | 0-11 | 11 | Kerry |
4 | Adam Screeney | Offaly | 0-08 | 8 | Laois |
5 | Tim Prenter | Down | 2–01 | 7 | Meath |
6 | Paddy Purcell | Laois | 2–01 | 7 | Offaly |
7 | Daithí Sands | Down | 1–03 | 6 | Meath |
8 | Paul Sheehan | Down | 0–05 | 5 | Meath |
9 | Aaron Dunphy | Laois | 0-05 | 5 | Offaly |
10 | Aidan Corby | Laois | 0-04 | 4 | Offaly |