Joe McDonagh Cup

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Joe McDonagh Cup
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Current event clock.svg 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup
Irish Corn Sheosaimh Mhic Dhonnacha
Code Hurling
Founded2018;6 years ago (2018)
Region Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (GAA)
TrophyJoe McDonagh Cup
No. of teams6
Title holders Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly (1st title)
First winner Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow
Most titles Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim, Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow (2 titles)
SponsorsBord Gáis Energy, Centra, Littlewoods Ireland
TV partner(s) RTÉ2
MottoBe there. All the way
Official website Official website

The Joe McDonagh Cup (Irish : Corn Sheosaimh Mhic Dhonnacha) [1] is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The cup forms the second-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by the six county teams ranked 12–17 in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Each year, the champions of the Joe McDonagh Cup are promoted to their provincial championship, and the lowest finishing team is relegated to the Christy Ring Cup. The cup is named in honour of Joe McDonagh, the former president of the GAA who died in 2016. The last of the five tiers to be established, the competition was contested for the first time in 2018. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The title has been won by five different counties, two of whom have won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are Antrim and Carlow, who have won the championship on two occasions. Offaly are the title holders, defeating Laois by 2-23 to 0-26 in the 2024 final.

History

Creation

At the GAA's Special Congress on 30 September 2017, a new provincial hurling championship system featuring five-team round-robin groups in both Leinster and Munster was accepted. This restructure necessitated the removal of four counties from the Leinster Championship. These four teams joined the 2017 Christy Ring Cup finalists - Antrim and Carlow - in creating the new Tier 2 Championship. The proposal was carried by a narrow margin with 62% voting in favour (a majority of at least 60% was required). [5]

An amendment to the motion from Laois, Offaly and Meath was carried by 87%. This would see the two Joe McDonagh Cup finalists participating in preliminary All-Ireland quarter-finals against the third-placed team in both Leinster and Munster with the Joe McDonagh Cup teams having home advantage. [6]

Development

The competition has reduced and increased its participants between 5 and 6 teams throughout its history.

Team changes

9 county teams have participated in at least one edition of the McDonagh Cup. Kerry have been ever-presents, never being promoted or relegated, while Offaly hold the dubious distinction of being the only team to fall from the tier-one Leinster championship into the Joe McDonagh and immediately into the hurling's third-tier, the Christy Ring Cup, in successive seasons — in 2018 and 2019.

Format history

2021

In 2021, teams were divided into 2 groups to lessen the fixtures due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.

Joe McDonagh Cup moments

Format

Group stage

Group stage: There are six teams in the Cup. During the course of a season (from May to June) each team plays the others once (a single round-robin system) for a total of five games. Teams receive two points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points. The top two teams in the group contest the Joe McDonagh Cup final. The third, fourth and fifth-placed team are eliminated from the championship and the 6th-placed team is relegated to the Christy Ring Cup.

Tie-breakers

In the event of teams finishing on equal points, the tie shall be decided by the following means (in the order specified): [7]

  • Where two teams only are involved – the outcome of the meeting of the two teams
  • Score difference – subtracting the total "Scores Against" from the total "Scores For"
  • Highest Total "Score For"
  • Highest Total "Goals For"
  • A Play-Off

Knockout stage

Final: The top two teams in the group stage contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

The Joe McDonagh Cup is unique among the four lower-tier hurling competitions in that it also currently provides a direct entry route for the top two teams to compete in that year's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship; the two top-placed teams, in addition to contesting the Joe McDonagh Cup final, are rewarded with immediate entry into the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship at the preliminary quarter-final stage. There are reports [8] that this same-year link between the competitions may be severed in the future.

Promotion

At the end of the championship, the winning team is promoted to the provincial championship for the following season. Which provincial championship depends on the provincial allegiance of the winner:

Relegation

The bottom team in the Joe McDonagh group stage is relegated to the third-tier Christy Ring Cup for the following year, being replaced by the champions of the Christy Ring Cup for that year. Since 2018 there has been no promotion/relegation playoff between tiers two and three. [10]

TeamQualification
1st in GroupAdvance to Joe McDonagh Cup Final and All-Ireland Preliminary Quarter-Finals

Winner of Cup Final Promoted to Leinster or Munster Hurling Championship.

2nd in Group
3rd in Group
4th in Group
5th in Group
6th in GroupRelegated to Christy Ring Cup

Teams

2025 Cup

Six counties will compete in the 2025 Joe McDonagh Cup, with Carlow relegated from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and Kildare promoted from the Christy Ring Cup:

County LocationStadiumProvincePosition in 2024 championshipFirst year in ChampionshipIn Championship SinceChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Carlow Dr Cullen Park Leinster 6th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) 2018 20252 2023
Colours of Down.svg Down Newry Páirc Esler Ulster 5th 2021 2021 0—
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry Tralee Austin Stack Park Munster 3rd 2018 2018 0—
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare Newbridge St Conleth's Park Leinster Champions (Christy Ring Cup) 2021 20250—
Colours of Laois.svg Laois Portlaoise O'Moore Park Leinster Runners-up 2018 2023 1 2019
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Mullingar Cusack Park Leinster 4th 2018 2024 1 2021

Seasons in Joe McDonagh Cup

The number of years that each county has played in the Joe McDonagh Cup between 2018 and 2025. A total of 9 counties have competed in at least one season of the Joe McDonagh Cup. Kerry have participated in all 8 seasons. The counties in bold participate in the 2025 Joe McDonagh Cup.

YearsCounties
8 Kerry
6 Carlow, Westmeath
5 Down , Laois , Meath
4 Antrim, Offaly
3 Kildare

Debut of teams

YearDebutantsTotal
2018 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim, Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow, Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry, Colours of Laois.svg Laois, Colours of Meath.svg Meath, Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 6
2019 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1
2020 None0
2021 Colours of Down.svg Down, Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 2
2022–presentNone0
Total9

Participation by province

ProvinceNo.CountyNo.Years
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster 6 Carlow 62018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025
Westmeath 62018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025
Meath 52018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
Laois 52018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025
Offaly 42019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Kildare 32021, 2023, 2025
Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster 2 Down 52021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Antrim 42018, 2019, 2020, 2022
Flag of Munster.svg Munster 1 Kerry 82018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

List of Joe McDonagh Cup Counties

CountyTotal yearsTotal spellsLongest spellMost recent

promotion

Most recent

relegation

Total years

absent

SeasonsJoe McDonagh Cup

Best finish

Current Status (Level)

(2024)

Antrim 423 2022 Never relegated3 2018-2020

2022

1st Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 1
Carlow 524 2023 Never relegated2 2018

2020 -2023

1st Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 1
Down 414Never promotedNever relegated3 2021 -3rdJoe McDonagh Cup2
Kerry 717Never promotedNever relegated0 2018 -2ndJoe McDonagh Cup2
Kildare 221Never promoted 2023 5 2021

2023

6th Christy Ring Cup 3
Laois 422 2019 Never relegated3 2018-2019

2023-

1stJoe McDonagh Cup2
Meath 533Never promoted 2022 2 2018

2020-2022

2024-

5thJoe McDonagh Cup2
Offaly 423Never promoted 2019 3 2019

2021 -

2ndJoe McDonagh Cup2
Westmeath 524 2021 Never relegated2 2018-2021

2024-

1stJoe McDonagh Cup2

Qualification for subsequent competitions

Qualification for the All-Ireland Championship

The Joe McDonagh Cup winners and runners-up qualify for the subsequent All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship at the preliminary quarter-final stage. The teams plays the third-placed teams in the Leinster and Munster championships.

All-Ireland record of Joe McDonagh Cup teams

SeasonCountyRoundOpponentScore
2018 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Preliminary QF Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 5-22 - 0-13
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 2-21 - 0-16
2019 Colours of Laois.svg Laois Preliminary QF Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 0-23 - 1-22
Quarter-Finals Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 2-25 - 1-18
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Preliminary QF Colours of Cork.svg Cork 1-40 - 0-20
2020 No All-Ireland path for Joe McDonagh Cup finalists
2021 No All-Ireland path for Joe McDonagh Cup finalists
2022 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim Preliminary QF Colours of Cork.svg Cork 2-19 - 3-27
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 0-18 - 3-30
2023 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Preliminary QF Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 0-21 - 2-25
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 3-18 - 7-38
2024 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Preliminary QF Colours of Cork.svg Cork
Colours of Laois.svg Laois Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford

Venues

Croke Park in Dublin, hosted the 2018 Joe McDonagh Cup final. Croke Park from the Hill - 2004 All-Ireland Football Championship Final.jpg
Croke Park in Dublin, hosted the 2018 Joe McDonagh Cup final.

Group stage

Fixtures in the five group stage rounds of the cup are played at the home ground of one of the two teams. Each team is guaranteed at least two home games. During the inaugural staging of the competition some teams had three home games.

Final

The Joe McDonagh Cup final is played at Croke Park as the curtain-raiser to the Leinster final on the first Sunday in July.

Managers

Winning managers

#Manager(s)Winning team(s)Titles(s)Winning years
1 Colours of Antrim.svg Darren Gleeson Antrim 2 2020, 2022
2 Colours of Carlow.svg Colm Bonnar Carlow 1 2018
Colours of Laois.svg Eddie Brennan Laois 1 2019
Colours of Westmeath.svg Shane O'Brien Westmeath 1 2021
Colours of Carlow.svg Tom Mullally Carlow 1 2023
Colours of Offaly.svg Johnny Kelly Offaly 1 2024

Trophy and medals

At the end of the cup final, the winning team are presented with a trophy. The Joe McDonagh Cup is held by the winning team until the following year's final. The presentation is made at a special rostrum in the Ard Chomairle section of the Hogan Stand where GAA and political dignitaries and special guests view the match.

The cup is decorated with ribbons in the colours of the winning team. During the game the cup has both teams' sets of ribbons attached and the runners-up ribbons are removed before the presentation. The winning captain accepts the cup on behalf of his team before giving a short speech. Individual members of the winning team then have an opportunity to come to the rostrum to lift the cup.

The cup is named after Joe McDonagh. He was an All-Ireland medal winner with Galway in 1980 before later serving as President of the Gaelic Athletic Association. McDonagh, who died in May 2016, was one of the most respected figures within the GAA. [11]

The winning team is presented with a set of gold medals.

List of finals

YearDateWinnersRunners-upVenueWinning captain(s)Winning marginReferee
CountyScoreCountyScore
2024 8 June Offaly 2-23 (29) Laois 0-26 (26) Croke Park Jason Sampson 3Colm McDonald (Antrim)
2023 27 May Carlow 2-29 (35) Offaly 1-31 (34) Croke Park Paul Doyle 1Thomas Walsh (Waterford)
2022 4 June Antrim 5-22 (37) Kerry 4-24 (36) Croke Park Conor McCann 1Sean Stack (Dublin)
2021 17 July Westmeath 2-28 (34) Kerry 1-24 (27) Croke Park Cormac Boyle 7Sean Cleere (Kilkenny)
2020 13 December Antrim 0-22 (22) Kerry 1-17 (20) Croke Park Conor McCann 2Liam Gordon (Galway)
2019 30 June Laois 3-26 (35) Westmeath 1-21 (24) Croke Park Patrick Purcell 11Colum Cunning (Antrim)
2018 1 July Carlow 2-26 (32) Westmeath 1-24 (27) Croke Park Richard Coady and Diarmuid Byrne5Cathal McAllister (Cork)

Roll of honour

Performance by county

CountyTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 20 2020, 2022 —
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 20 2018, 2023 —
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 12 2021 2018, 2019
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 11 2019 2024
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 11 2024 2023
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry 03— 2020, 2021, 2022

Performance by province

ProvinceTitlesRunners-upTotal
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster 549
Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster 202
Flag of Munster.svg Munster 033

Team records and statistics

Team results

Legend

For year, the number of teams (in brackets) are shown.

Team 2018 (6) 2019 (5) 2020 (5) 2021 (6) 2022 (6) 2023 (6) 2024 (6) 2025 (6)Years
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 5th3rd1stL1stLLL4
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 1stL4th4th3rd1stL6
Colours of Down.svg Down CRCRCR3rd5th5th5th5
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry 3rd4th2nd2nd2nd4th3rd8
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare CRCRCR6thCR6thCR3
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 4th1stLLL3rd2nd5
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Meath 6thCR5th5th6thCR6thCR5
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly L5thCRCR4th2nd1stL4
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 2nd2nd3rd1stLL4th6

List of Joe McDonagh Cup counties

The following teams have competed in the McDonagh Cup for at least one season.

CountyAppearancesDebutMost recentChampionship titlesLast Championship titleBest Joe McDonagh Cup result
Antrim 4 2018 2022 2 2022 1st
Carlow 6 2018 20252 2023 1st
Down 5 2021 20250—3rd
Kerry 8 2018 20250—2nd
Kildare 3 2021 20250—6th
Laois 5 2018 20251 2019 1st
Meath 5 2018 2024 0—5th
Offaly 4 2019 2024 120241st
Westmeath 6 2018 20251 2021 1st

All time table

Legend

Colours
Currently competing in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Currently competing in the Joe McDonagh Cup
Currently competing in the Christy Ring Cup

As of 2024 Cup. Includes Relegation Playoffs.

#TeamPartPldWDLPoints
1 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry 7331711535
2 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 523143631
3 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 421141629
4 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 421132628
5 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 523132828
6 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 421120924
7 Colours of Down.svg Down 417511111
8 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Meath 52220204
9 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 290090

By Semi-Final/Top 4 Appearances

TeamNo.Years
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 7 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 5 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 5 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 4 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 3 2019, 2020, 2022
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 3 2022, 2023, 2024
Colours of Down.svg Down 1 2021

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Joe McDonagh Cup titles, is as follows:

Match records

Other records

Finishing positions

Unbeaten sides

Beaten sides

The group stage of the cup has resulted in 3 'back-door' Joe McDonagh Cup champions:

On one occasion a team was defeated twice but have remained in the championship:

Final success rate

Only two counties have appeared in the final more than once, being victorious on all occasions:

On the opposite end of the scale, only one county has appeared in the final more than once, losing on each occasion:

Consecutive participations

Kerry have the record number of consecutive participations in the Joe McDonagh Cup, taking part in the all 8 seasons.

Winning other trophies

Although not an officially recognised achievement, a number of teams have achieved the distinction of winning the Joe McDonagh Cup and their respective Division in the National Hurling League:

  • Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow in 2018 (Division 2A).
  • Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim in 2020 (Division 2A).

Biggest wins

Scoring Events

Successful defending

Defending champions are promoted and a number of teams survived the first year of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship. These are:

Gaps

Active gaps

Provinces

Joe McDonagh Cup final pairings

PairingMeetingsFirst meetingLast meeting
Antrim v Kerry2 2020 2022
Carlow v Offaly1 2023
Carlow v Westmeath1 2018
Kerry v Westmeath1 2021
Laois v Offaly1 2024
Laois v Westmeath1 2019

Longest undefeated run

The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 9 games held by Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim (2020–2022).

Miscellaneous

  • Best finish by a debuting team
  • Best finish by a debuting team (after 2018)
  • Highest winning record
    • 66.7%, Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim (14 wins in 21 matches)
  • Lowest winning record
  • Most played match

Player records

Top scorers

All time

As of 7 May 2023
#NameCountyGoalsPointsTotal
1 Colours of Kerry.svg Shane Conway Kerry 6188206
2 Colours of Carlow.svg Marty Kavanagh Carlow 6151169
3 Colours of Meath.svg Jack Regan Meath 5109124
4 Colours of Antrim.svg Neil McManus Antrim 6105123
5 Colours of Kerry.svg Pádraig Boyle Kerry 5107122
6 Colours of Offaly.svg Eoghan Cahill Offaly 4108120
7 Colours of Antrim.svg Ciarán Clarke Antrim 116194
8 Colours of Carlow.svg Chris Nolan Carlow 57590
9 Colours of Westmeath.svg Killian Doyle Westmeath 36170
10 Colours of Laois.svg Stephen Maher Laois 16366
11 Colours of Antrim.svg Conal Cunning Antrim 25662
Colours of Laois.svg Ross King Laois 25662

By year

YearTop scorerCountyScoreTotal
2018 Colours of Antrim.svg Neil McManus Antrim 3-6776
2019 Colours of Westmeath.svg Killian Doyle Westmeath 3-6170
2020 Colours of Antrim.svg Ciarán Clarke Antrim 4-4759
2021 Colours of Meath.svg Jack Regan Meath 1-3639
2022 Colours of Kerry.svg Pádraig Boyle Kerry 3-6473
2023 Colours of Carlow.svg Martin Kavanagh Carlow 3-7180

In a single game

YearTop scorerCountyScoreTotal
2018 Colours of Antrim.svg Neil McManus Antrim 0-1717
2019 Colours of Westmeath.svg Killian Doyle Westmeath 0-1717
2020 Colours of Carlow.svg Martin Kavanagh Carlow 1-1316
2021 Colours of Meath.svg Jack Regan Meath 0-1717
2022 Colours of Kerry.svg Pádraig Boyle Kerry 2-1117
2023 Colours of Offaly.svg Eoghan Cahill Offaly 2-1117

In finals

YearTop scorerCountyScoreTotal
2018 Colours of Carlow.svg Denis Murphy Carlow 0-1010
2019 Colours of Westmeath.svg Killian Doyle Westmeath 1-1114
2020 Colours of Antrim.svg Ciarán Clarke Antrim 0-1111
2021 Colours of Westmeath.svg Niall Mitchell Westmeath 0-077
Colours of Kerry.svg Pádraig Boyle Kerry 1-04
2022 Colours of Kerry.svg Pádraig Boyle Kerry 2-1117
2023 Colours of Carlow.svg Martin Kavanagh Carlow 1-0811

Captains

Winning captain(s)CountyTitle(s)Year(s)
Colours of Carlow.svg Diarmuid Byrne and Richard Coady Carlow 1 2018
Colours of Laois.svg Patrick Purcell Laois 1 2019
Colours of Antrim.svg Conor McCann Antrim 1 2020
Colours of Westmeath.svg Cormac Boyle Westmeath 1 2021
Colours of Antrim.svg Conor McCann Antrim 1 2022
Colours of Carlow.svg Paul Doyle Carlow1 2023

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