2024 Joe McDonagh Cup
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Dates | April – May 2024 | ||
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Teams | 6 | ||
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The 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup is the seventh edition of the Joe McDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018 and is the second-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by six GAA county teams ranked 12–17 in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.[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]
Team changes[edit]
To championship[edit]
Relegated from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup
From championship[edit]
Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup
Format[edit]
Cup format[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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)
- Kerry (TBD)
Ulster (1)
- Down (TBD)
Teams[edit]
General information[edit]
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 |
Personnel and kits[edit]
County | Manager | Captain(s) | Sponsor |
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Down | |||
Kerry | Stephen Molumphy | Tomás O'Connor | Kerry Group |
Laois | Willie Maher | Aaron Dunphy | Laois Hire |
Meath | |||
Offaly | |||
Westmeath |
Draws[edit]
Group stage seeding[edit]
The fixtures for the group stage were an open draw.
Numbers in brackets indicate ranking in the 2024 NHL.[3]
Pot
All-Ireland seeding[edit]
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship draw took place in 7th December 2023.
Seeded into preliminary quarter-finals
- Joe McDonagh Cup winners
- Joe McDonagh Cup runners-up
Unseeded into preliminary quarter-finals
- 3rd place Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
- 3rd place Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Group Stage[edit]
Table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Laois (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14-106 | 1-75 | +70 | 8 | Advance to Final and All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals |
2 | Offaly (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10-102 | 6-72 | +42 | 6 | |
3 | Kerry | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-79 | 7-75 | -14 | 4 | |
4 | Westmeath | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-88 | 6-76 | +6 | 3 | |
5 | Down | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8-72 | 5-107 | -26 | 3 | |
6 | Meath (R) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-71 | 16-113 | -78 | 0 | Relegated to Christy Ring Cup |
Round 1[edit]
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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Round 2[edit]
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 | |||
Pts: M O’Connor (0-13, 7s), D Goggin (0-4), F Mackessy (1f) and R Walsh (0-2 each), C Walsh, K Hayes, B Barrett, D Woulfe and G Dooley (0-1 each) |
Report[4] | Pts: D Sands (1-1), C Taggart (1-0), P Sheehan (0-3fs), T Prenter, E Sands and C Egan (0-2 each), D Hughes and F Turpin (0-1 each) |
Referee: C Doyle (Tipperary)
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Round 3[edit]
4 May 2024 Round 3 | Down | 3-19 – 1-25 | Westmeath | Ballycran | |
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3pm | Venue: McKenna Park | ||||
Pts: 28 |
Pts: 28 |
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4 May 2024 Round 3 | Meath | 3-16 – 5-31 | Offaly | Navan | |
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3pm | Venue: Páirc Tailteann | ||||
Pts: 25 |
Pts: 46 |
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4 May 2024 Round 3 | Kerry | 0-18 – 1-25 | Laois | Tralee | |
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3pm | Venue: Austin Stack Park | ||||
Pts: 18 |
Pts: 28 |
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Round 4[edit]
18 May 2024 Round 4 | Westmeath | 1-29 – 0-14 | Meath | Mullingar | |
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TBC | Venue: Cusack Park | ||||
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18 May 2024 Round 4 | Laois | 4-31 – 0-17 | Down | Portlaoise | |
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TBC | Venue: O'Moore Park | ||||
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19 May 2024 Round 4 | Offaly | 3-24 – 0-15 | Kerry | Tullamore | |
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TBC | Venue: O'Connor Park | ||||
Report |
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Round 5[edit]
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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Knockout stage[edit]
Final[edit]
- Laois and Offaly qualify to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship preliminary quarter-finals.
- Joe McDonagh champions are also promoted to the 2025 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.
Stadia and locations[edit]
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 |
Statistics[edit]
Top scorers[edit]
Overall[edit]
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 |
In a single game[edit]
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 |
Scoring events[edit]
- Widest winning margin: 31 points
- Most goals in a match: 8
- Most points in a match: 49
- Most goals by one team in a match: 7
- Most points by one team in a match: 31
- Highest aggregate score: 71 points
- Lowest aggregate score: 40 points
Miscellaneous[edit]
- First-time Joe McDonagh Cup meetings:
- Meath are relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup for a record third time.
See also[edit]
- 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
- 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
- 2024 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
- 2024 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3)
- 2024 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4)
- 2024 Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5)
References[edit]
- ^ Moran, Seán (30 September 2017). "GAA Congress approve round-robin provincial hurling championships". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Hurling round-up: All to play for in final rounds for Joe McDonagh, Kildare head into Christy Ring final as hot favourites". Irish Examiner. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ Damian, Stack (17 April 2024). "Joe McDonagh Cup 2024: County by county guide to hurling's second tier championship". Irish Independent.
- ^ "Maurice O'Connor haul helps Kerry to Joe McDonagh victory". RTE. Retrieved 28 April 2024.