2024 Joe McDonagh Cup

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2024 Joe McDonagh Cup
DatesApril – May 2024
Teams6
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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]

Contents

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]

Team changes

To championship

Relegated from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup

From championship

Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup

Format

Cup format

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.

Promotion

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.

Relegation

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.

Teams by province

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)

Teams

General information

Six counties will compete in the Joe McDonagh Cup:

County Last Cup TitleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2023 ChampionshipAppearance
Colours of Down.svg Down — 1997 —5th4th
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry — 1891 1891 4th7th
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 2019 1949 1915 3rd4th
Colours of Meath.svg Meath ———Champions (Christy Ring Cup)5th
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly — 1995 1998 Runners-up4th
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 2021 ——6th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)5th

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Colours of Down.svg Down
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry Stephen MolumphyTomás O'ConnorKerry Group
Colours of Laois.svg Laois Willie Maher
Colours of Meath.svg Meath
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath

Group Stage

Table

PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification
1 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 22009-501-40+344Advance to Final and All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
2 Colours of Down.svg Down 11003-240-25+82
3 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 11001-201-14+62
4 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 21012-473-41+32
5 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 20022-343-43-120
6 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 20021-4110-53-390Relegated to Christy Ring Cup

Round 1

20 April 2024Round 1 Colours of Down.svg Down 3-24 (33)– 0-25 (25) Colours of Meath.svg Meath Ballycran  
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)


21 April 2024Round 1 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 2-21 (27) – 0-24 (24) Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Portlaoise  
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)


21 April 2024Round 1 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 1-14 (17) – 1-20 (23) Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry Mullingar  
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)


Round 2

27 April 2024Round 2 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 1-16 (19) – 7-29 (50) Colours of Laois.svg Laois Navan  
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)


27 April 2024Round 2 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 2-23 (29) – 1-20 (23) Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Tullamore  
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)


28 April 2024Round 2 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry 0-26 (26) – (18) 2-12 Colours of Down.svg Down Tralee  
13:00(HT: 0-10 – 2-04)Venue: Austin Stack Park
Report [3] Referee: C Doyle (Tipperary)


Round 3

4 May 2024Round 3 Colours of Down.svg Down v Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Ballycran  
3pmVenue: McKenna Park


4 May 2024Round 3 Colours of Meath.svg Meath v Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Navan  
3pmVenue: Páirc Tailteann


5 May 2024Round 3 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry v Colours of Laois.svg Laois Tralee  
3pmVenue: Austin Stack Park


Round 4

18 May 2024Round 4 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath v Colours of Meath.svg Meath Mullingar  
TBCVenue: Cusack Park


18 May 2024Round 4 Colours of Laois.svg Laois v Colours of Down.svg Down Portlaoise  
TBCVenue: O'Moore Park


19 May 2024Round 4 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly v Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry Tullamore  
TBCVenue: O'Connor Park


Round 5

25 May 2024Round 5 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry v Colours of Meath.svg Meath Tralee  
TBCVenue: Austin Stack Park


25 May 2024Round 5 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath v Colours of Laois.svg Laois Mullingar  
TBCVenue: Cusack Park


25 May 2024Round 5 Colours of Down.svg Down v Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Ballycran  
TBCVenue: McKenna Park


Knockout stage

Final

8 June 2024Final1stv2nd Dublin  
3:30pmVenue: Croke Park
TV: RTÉ2


Stadia and locations

County Location Province Stadium(s)Capacity
Neutral Dublin Leinster Croke Park 82,300
Colours of Down.svg Down Ballycran Ulster McKenna Park 5,000
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry Tralee Munster Austin Stack Park 12,000
Colours of Laois.svg Laois Portlaoise Leinster O'Moore Park 22,000
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Meath Navan Leinster Páirc Tailteann 11,000
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Tullamore Leinster O'Connor Park 20,000
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Mullingar Leinster Cusack Park 11,000

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Colours of Meath.svg Padraic O'Hanrahan Meath 0–1717117
2 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Maurice O'Connor Kerry 1-1013113
3 Colours of Westmeath.svg Killian Doyle Westmeath 0–1111111
4 Colours of Offaly.svg Adam Screeney Offaly 0–08818
5 Colours of Down.svg Tim Prenter Down 2–01717
6 Colours of Laois.svg Paddy Purcell Laois 2-01717
7 Colours of Down.svg Daithí Sands Down 1–03616
8 Colours of Down.svg Paul Sheehan Down 0–05515
9 Colours of Laois.svg Aaron Dunphy Laois 0-05515
10 Colours of Laois.svg Aidan Corby Laois 0-04414

In a single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Colours of Meath.svg Padraic O'Hanrahan Meath 0–1717 Down
2 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Maurice O'Connor Kerry 1–1013 Westmeath
3 Colours of Westmeath.svg Killian Doyle Westmeath 0-1111 Kerry
4 Colours of Offaly.svg Adam Screeney Offaly 0-088 Laois
5 Colours of Down.svg Tim Prenter Down 2–017 Meath
6 Colours of Laois.svg Paddy Purcell Laois 2–017 Offaly
7 Colours of Down.svg Daithí Sands Down 1–036 Meath
8 Colours of Down.svg Paul Sheehan Down 0–055 Meath
9 Colours of Laois.svg Aaron Dunphy Laois 0-055 Offaly
10 Colours of Laois.svg Aidan Corby Laois 0-044 Offaly

Scoring events

Miscellaneous

See also

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