2024 Walsh Cup

2024 Walsh Cup

Tournament details
Province	Leinster, Ulster, Connacht
Year	2023
Sponsor	Dioralyte
Date	4–28 January 2024
Teams	9
Defending champions	Galway
Winners
Champions	Wexford (18th win)
Manager	Keith Rossiter
Captain	Lee Chin
Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Manager	Henry Shefflin
Captain	Daithí Burke
Other
Matches played	11
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The 2024 Walsh Cup , known for sponsorship reasons as the Dioralyte Walsh Cup, was an early-season inter-county hurling competition based in the Irish province of Leinster and taking place in January 2024. ^[1]

Nine county teams competed — seven from Leinster (Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford); Galway from Connacht; and Antrim from Ulster. Four other teams from Leinster and Ulster played in the second-ranked 2024 Kehoe Cup. ^[2]

Wexford were the winners. ^[3]

Competition format

The teams are drawn into three groups of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.

Two group winners play each other in a semi-final, and the winners of that game play the other group winners in the final. ^[4]

Results

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wexford	2	2	0	0	47	36	+11	4	Advance to final
2	Kilkenny	2	1	0	1	54	27	+27	2
3	Carlow	2	0	0	2	28	66	−38	0

Source: Leinster GAA

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dublin	2	2	0	0	74	38	+36	4	Advance to semi-final
2	Antrim [a]	1	0	0	1	23	37	−14	0
3	Westmeath [a]	1	0	0	1	15	37	−22	0

Source: Leinster GAA
Notes:

1. Antrim v. Westmeath was not played. ^[5]

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Galway [a]	2	2	0	0	74	40	+34	4	Advance to semi-final
2	Laois	2	1	0	1	50	65	−15	2
3	Offaly [a]	2	0	0	2	32	51	−19	0

Source: Leinster GAA
Notes:

1. Galway led Offaly by 4-15 to 1-11 when the game was called off after 55 minutes due to heavy fog. ^[6] It was later decided that this result would stand. ^[7]

Finals

Dublin v Galway

20 January 2024 (2024-01-20) 13:00 WET (UTC±00:00) Semi-Final

Report

Dublin	0-17 (17)–(27) 1-24	Galway
(HT: 0-07 – 1-11)
Pts: C O’Sullivan 7 (5fs), S Currie 3fs, B Hayes 2, C Foley 1, D Purcell 1, D Leavy 1, A Considine 1, D O Dulaing 1		Gls: J Flynn 1 Pts: Niland 17 (11fs, 1 ‘65’), D McLoughlin 3, R Glennon 1, D O’Shea 1, T Monaghan 1, M McManus 1

Parnell Park , Donnycarney Referee: E Furlong (Wexford)

Wexford v Galway

28 January 2024 (2024-01-28) 13:30 WET (UTC±00:00) Final

Report

Wexford	1-21 (24)–(16) 0-16	Galway
(HT: 0-11 – 0-08)
Gls: Seamus Casey 1 Pts: Lee Chin 9 (5f), James Byrne 3, Corey Byrne Dunbar 3, Cian Byrne 2, Jack O'Connor 2, Richie Lawlor 1, Conor Hearne 1		Pts: Kevin Cooney 5 (4f), Tom Monaghan 3, Alex Connaire 2, Evan Niland 2fs, Sean O'Hanlon 1, Greg Thomas 1, Martin McManus 1, Donal O'Shea 1 ('65')

Netwatch Cullen Park , Carlow Referee: Owen Beehan (Kilkenny)

References

1. "Dioralyte Walsh Cup Senior Hurling 2024".
2. "Leinster champions first up for Carlow in 2024". Carlow Nationalist. November 9, 2023.
3. Harrington, John (January 28, 2024). "Wexford hurlers crowned Dioralyte Walsh Cup champions". Gaa.ie.
4. GBFM, Sport (November 10, 2023). "Galway to Begin Walsh Hurling Cup Defence against Laois and Offaly". Galway Bay FM.
5. "Weather conditions claim Westmeath-Antrim Walsh Cup tie - HoganStand". hoganstand.com.
6. "Uncertainty over Offaly vs Galway result after Walsh Cup contest is abandoned after 55 minutes". Independent.ie. January 7, 2024.
7. McEvoy, Barry (January 14, 2024). "LIVE BLOG: Laois hurlers to battle with Galway in Walsh Cup in Ballinasloe".