2024 O'Byrne Cup

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2024 O'Byrne Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Trophy O'Byrne Cup
Date3–20 January 2024
Teams11
Defending champions Longford
Winners
Champions Longford (5th win)
Manager Paddy Christie
CaptainPatrick Fox
Runners-up
Runners-up Dublin
Manager Dessie Farrell
Other
Matches played10 (Cup)
4 (Shield)
  2023

The 2024 O'Byrne Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Dioralyte O'Byrne Cup, was a Gaelic football tournament played by eleven county teams of Leinster GAA in January 2024; Kilkenny did not take part. Longford retained the trophy after beating Dublin in the final. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Teams defeated in their first match played in a shield tournament, which was won by Louth. [4]

Competition format

The eleven teams are drawn to play in a knockout system, with six teams playing in a preliminary round and the other five receiving a bye to the quarter-finals. [5]

The three losers in the preliminary round and two of the quarter-final losers are transferred to the O'Byrne Shield, which is also a straight knockout. This structure means that every team, except for Dublin, is guaranteed at least two games. [6]

O'Byrne Cup

Round 1

2 January 2024 (2024-01-02)
Match 1
Wexford Colours of Wexford.svg 4-15 (27)(18) 2-12 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
HaloTile Centre of Excellence, Wexford
3 January 2024 (2024-01-03)
Match 2
Carlow Colours of Carlow.svg 0-10 (10)(23) 2-17 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare
3 January 2024 (2024-01-03)
Match 3
Laois Colours of Laois.svg 0-12 (12)(14) 1-11 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly

Quarter-finals

6 January 2024 (2024-01-06)
13:30 IWT (UTC±0)
Match 4
Wexford Colours of Wexford.svg 3-09 (18)(14) 0-14 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare
6 January 2024 (2024-01-06)
13:30 IWT (UTC±0)
Match 5
Offaly Colours of Offaly.svg 0-10 (10)(11) 0-11 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin

Pts: C Farrell 4 (3f), D Hyland 3 (1f), N Dunne 1f, R McNamee 1, K McDermott 1

Pts: B O’Leary 4 (2f), C Dunne 2 (1f), K McGinnis 2 (1f), B Millist 1, E Dunne 1, S O’Leary 1
Gracefield GAA
Referee: Enda Kelly (Westmeath)
Attendance: 1,250
6 January 2024 (2024-01-06)
13:30 IWT (UTC±0)
Match 6
Longford Colours of Longford.svg 0-09 (9)(7) 0-07 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath
(HT: 0-05 – 0-04)
Glennon Bros Pearse Park , Longford
Referee: Kevin Williamson (Offaly)
Attendance: 400
6 January 2024 (2024-01-06)
19:00 IWT (UTC±0)
Match 7
Meath Colours of Meath.svg 2-13 (19)(10) 1-07 Colours of Louth.svg Louth
(HT: 1-05 – 1-04)

Semi-finals

12 January 2024 (2024-01-12)
19:30 IWT (UTC±0)
Match 8
Meath Colours of Meath.svg 1-14 (17)(20) 2-14 Colours of Longford.svg Longford
(HT: 0-08 – 2-06)
Donaghmore Ashbourne GAA , Ashbourne
Referee: Colm McCullough (Louth)
TG4
13 January 2024 (2024-01-13)
13:30 IWT (UTC±0)
Match 9
Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 5-17 (32)(14) 1-11 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford
Gls: S Lowry 3; L Breathnach 1, N Scully 1
Pts: D O’Hanlon 4 (3 45s, 1 f), L Breathnach 4, B O’Leary 2 (1f), K McGinnis 2, N Scully 1, B Millist 1, K Lahiff 1, P Duffy 1, C Dunne 1
Gls: C Walsh 1
Pts: B Brosnan 9 (7fs), T Byrne 1, C Hughes 1
Parnell Park , Donnycarney
Referee: Eamon O'Connor (Offaly)

Final

TG4
20 January 2024 (2024-01-20)
15:00 IWT (UTC±0)
Match 10
Longford Colours of Longford.svg 1-12 (15)(9) 0-09 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin
(HT: 0-08 – 0-03)
Gls: K McGann 1
Pts: D Gallagher 4f, C McCabe 3 (1m), J Hagen 2, D Reynolds 1, M Hughes 1, D Duggan 1

Pts: K McGinnis 3 (2f), L Breathnach 2, N Scully 1, B O’Leary 1f, L Swan 1, C Basquel 1f
Laois Hire O'Moore Park , Portlaoise
Referee: James Foley (Carlow)

O'Byrne Shield

Round 1

6 January 2024 (2024-01-06)
13:30 IWT (UTC±0)
Match A
Wicklow Colours of Wicklow.svg 1-12 (15)(13) 0-13 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow

Semi-finals

13 January 2024 (2024-01-13)
12:00 IWT (UTC±0)
Match B
Wicklow Colours of Wicklow.svg 1-20 (23)(15) 1-12 Colours of Laois.svg Laois
13 January 2024 (2024-01-13)
13:00 IWT (UTC±0)
Match C
Westmeath Colours of Westmeath.svg 0-12 (12)(18) 2-12 Colours of Louth.svg Louth
Coralstown/Kinnegad GAA, Kinnegad

Shield Final

10 February 2024 (2024-02-10) [7] [8]
12:00 IWT (UTC±0)
Louth Colours of Louth.svg 1-18 (21)(16) 2-10 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
(HT: 0-8 – 1-4)
Gls: S. Marry 1-0
Pts: D. McKeown 0-4 (1f), P. McStravick (2f), K. McElroy (1f) 0-3 each, J. Hughes (1f), J. Commins 0-2 each, T. Gray, B. Collier, C. McKeever, S. Marry 0-1 each
Gls: E. D'Arcy (pen), P. O'Toole 1-0 each
Pts: E. D'Arcy 0-3 (2f), O. McGraynor (1f), L. O'Neill 0-2 each, C. Fee, F. O'Shea, G. Murphy 0-1 each
St Brigid's Park , Dundalk
Referee: Ian Howley (Dublin)
GK1Martin McEneaney (St Patrick's)
RCB2Oisín McGuinness (St Joseph's)
FB3Chris O'Neill (Seán O'Mahony's)
LCB4Cameron Maher (St Kevin's)
RHB5Leonard Grey (St Patrick's)
CHB6Niall Sharkey (Glyde Rangers)
LHB7Conal McKeever (Clan na Gael) (c)
MF8Conal McCaul (St Joseph's)
MF9Wayne Campbell (Naomh Máirtín)
RHF10Peter McStravick (Dundalk Young Irelands)
CHF11Seán Marry (St Bride's)
LHF12Jonathan Commins (St Mary's)
RCF13Kyle McElroy (O'Raghallaighs)
FF14Dylan McKeown (Dundalk Gaels)
LCF15Jay Hughes (Dreadnots)
Substitutes:
16Craig Lynch (Naomh Máirtín) for McEneaney
17Tom Gray (Naomh Máirtín) for McElroy
18Donal McKenny (St Mary's) for McGuinness
19Ciarán Murphy (St Patrick's) for Sharkey
20Ben Collier (St Joseph's) for McCaul
21Tom Jackson (St Mary's) for Grey
22Liam Flynn (Mattock Rangers) for McKeever
23Seán Reynolds (Stabannon Parnells) for Hughes
GK1Cathal Fitzgerald (Kiltegan)
RCB2Jack Treacy (Bray Emmets)
FB3Liam O'Neill (Coolkenno)
LCB4Fintan O'Shea (Éire Óg Greystones)
RHB5Karl Furlong (Baltinglass)
CHB6Eoin Murtagh (Dunlavin)
LHB7Zach Cullen (Avondale)
MF8Jack Kirwan (Baltinglass)
MF9Declan Doyle (Newtown)
RHF10Gavin Fogarty (An Tóchar)
CHF11Conor Fee (An Tóchar)
LHF12Cillian McDonald (Tinahely)
RCF13Eoin D'Arcy (Tinahely)
FF14Oisín McGraynor (Avondale)
LCF15Darragh Fee (An Tóchar)
Substitutes:
16Malachy Stone (Barndarrig) for Furlong
17Gearóid Murphy (Annacurra) for C. Fee
18Adam Arslan (Avoca) for D. Fee
19Martin Cullen (Barndarrig) for Z. Cullen
20Pádraig O'Toole (Kiltegan) for Doyle
21Dan Cooney (Blessington) for D'Arcy

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