2024 Joe McDonagh Cup
Dates | 20 April - 8 June 2024 | ||
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Teams | 6 | ||
Champions | ![]() Jason Sampson (captain) Johnny Kelly (manager) | ||
Runners-up | ![]() Aaron Dunphy (captain) William Maher (manager) | ||
Relegated | ![]() | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 16 | ||
Goals scored | 57 (3.56 per match) | ||
Points scored | 680 (42.5 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() | ||
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The 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup was the seventh edition of the Joe McDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018[1] 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. The fixtures were announced on 13 April 2018. The competition began on 5 May 2018. The competition ran from 20 April to 8 June 2024.
The Joe McDonagh Cup final was played on 8 June 2024 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Offaly and Laois, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[2] Offaly won the match by 2–23 to 0–26 to claim their first ever cup title.[3][4]
Offaly's Brian Duignan and Westmeath's Killian Doyle were the joint-top scorers.
Team changes
To championship
Relegated from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
- Westmeath[5]
Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup
- Meath[6]
From championship
Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
- Carlow[7]
Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup
- Kildare[8]
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)
Kerry (17)
Ulster (1)
Down (15)
Teams
General information
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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![]() | — | 1997 | — | 5th | 4th |
![]() | — | 1891 | 1891 | 4th | 7th |
![]() | 2019 | 1949 | 1915 | 3rd | 4th |
![]() | — | — | — | Champions (Christy Ring Cup) | 5th |
![]() | — | 1995 | 1998 | Runners-up | 4th |
![]() | 2021 | — | — | 6th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) | 5th |
Personnel and kits
County | Manager | Captain(s) | Sponsor |
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![]() | Stephen Molumphy | Tomás O'Connor | Kerry Group |
![]() | Willie Maher | Aaron Dunphy | Laois Hire |
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![]() | Johnny Kelly | Jason Sampson | Glenisk |
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Draws
Group stage seeding
The fixtures for the group stage were an open draw.
Numbers in brackets indicate ranking in the 2024 NHL.[9]
Pot
All-Ireland seeding
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
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14-122 | 3-101 | +54 | 8 | Advance to Final and All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15-125 | 9-97 | +46 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4-92 | 8-85 | -5 | 6 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6-114 | 6-92 | +22 | 5 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11-97 | 10-130 | -30 | 3 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5-81 | 19-126 | -87 | 0 | Relegated to Christy Ring Cup |
Round 1
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Colours_of_Leitrim.svg/20px-Colours_of_Leitrim.svg.png)
20 April 2024 Round 1 | ![]() | 3-24 (33) – 0-25 (25) | ![]() | Ballycran | |
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2pm | (HT: 1-15 - 0-13) | Venue: McKenna Park | |||
Pts: T Prenter 2-1, D Sands 1-3, P Sheehan 0-5 (4fs), P Óg McCrickard 0-3 (2fs), O McManus and E Sands 0-2 each, M Fisher, D Hughes, L Savage, C Taggart, D Hughes, and F Turpin 0-1 each. | Report | Pts: P O'Hanrahan 0-17 (15fs), E Óg Ó Donnchadha 0-2, S Ennis, J Toher, K Gorman, N McLarnon, N Potterton, S Martin 0-1 each. | Referee: C McDonald (Antrim)
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Colours_of_Laois.svg/20px-Colours_of_Laois.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Colours_of_Offaly.svg/20px-Colours_of_Offaly.svg.png)
21 April 2024 Round 1 | ![]() | 2-21 (27) – 0-24 (24) | ![]() | Portlaoise | |
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2pm | (HT: 0-11 - 0-16) | Venue: O'Moore Park | |||
Pts: P Purcell 2-1, A Dunphy 0-5 (three frees), A Corby and S Maher (two frees, one 65) 0-4 each, J Quinlan 0-3, T Cuddy 0-2, L O'Connell and J Lennon 0-1 each | Report | Pts: A Screeney 0-8 (four frees), B Duignan 0-4 (two frees), S Bourke, K Sampson, E Cahill (one free) and D Bourke 0-2 each, D Ravenhill, C King, C Mitchel and L Fox 0-1 each | Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Colours_of_Kerry_GAA.svg/20px-Colours_of_Kerry_GAA.svg.png)
21 April 2024 Round 1 | ![]() | 1-14 (17) – 1-20 (23) | ![]() | Mullingar | |
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2pm | (HT: 0-6 - 0-9) | Venue: TEG 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
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Colours_of_Laois.svg/20px-Colours_of_Laois.svg.png)
27 April 2024 Round 2 | ![]() | 1-16 (19) – 7-29 (50) | ![]() | Navan | |
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3pm | (HT: 1-8 - 2-16) | Venue: Páirc Tailteann | |||
Pts: N Potterton 0-4 (0-1f, 0-1 65), M Horan 1-0, S Quigley 0-3, J Toher 0-2 (0-2f), K Gorman 0-1, T Shine 0-1, S Martin 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, S Ennis 0-1, E Og O Donnchadha 0-1, D Rogers 0-1 | Report | Pts: W Dunphy 1-4, M Dowling 2-0, M Phelan 1-2, T Keyes 1-2, A Dunphy 0-5, J Duggan 1-1, P Purcell 0-4, S Maher 0-4 (0-1f, 0-1 65), E Rowland 1-0 (1-0 pen), P Delaney 0-2, D Dooley 0-2, A Corby 0-2, FC Fennell 0-1 | Referee: P Owens (Down)
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Colours_of_Offaly.svg/20px-Colours_of_Offaly.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
27 April 2024 Round 2 | ![]() | 2-23 (29) – 1-20 (23) | ![]() | Tullamore | |
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3pm | (HT: 1-11 - 1-11) | Venue: Glenisk O'Connor Park | |||
Pts: B Duignan 1-11 (1-0 pen, 8fs, 1 65), C Kiely 0-3, D Bourke 1-0, K Sampson 0-2, C Mitchell 0-2, E Kelly 0-2, B Conneely 0-1, C King 0-1, L Fox 0-1 | Report | Pts: K Doyle 0-15 (10fs, 1 65), D O’Reilly 1-1, E Keyes 0-1, R Greville 0-1, D Williams 0-1, D Glennon 0-1 | Referee: B Keon (Galway)
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Colours_of_Kerry_GAA.svg/20px-Colours_of_Kerry_GAA.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Colours_of_Down.svg/20px-Colours_of_Down.svg.png)
28 April 2024 Round 2 | ![]() | 0-26 (26) – 2-12 (18) | ![]() | 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[10] | 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
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
4 May 2024 Round 3 | ![]() | 3-19 (28) – 1-25 (28) | ![]() | Ballycran | |
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3pm | Venue: McKenna Park | ||||
Pts: P Óg McCrickard 0-13 (9f), T McGrattan 3-2, P Savage 0-2, D Hughes, D Sands 0-1 each. | Report | Pts: K Doyle 1-7 (6f), D O’Reilly 0-5, D Williams 0-4 (2f), K Regan, D Clinton, C Doyle (1f) 0-2 each, A Clarke, O McCabe, T Doyle 0-1 each. |
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Colours_of_Leitrim.svg/20px-Colours_of_Leitrim.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Colours_of_Offaly.svg/20px-Colours_of_Offaly.svg.png)
4 May 2024 Round 3 | ![]() | 3-16 (25) – 5-31 (46) | ![]() | Navan | |
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Venue: Páirc Tailteann | |||||
Pts: N Potterton (2-5, 1-5f), T Shine (1-2), E Og O Donnchadha, D Murtagh, K Gorman (0-2 each), N McLarnon, M Horan, J Kelly (0-1). | Report | Pts: C Mitchell (1-7), D Bourke (1-3), E Cahill (0-6, 3f), B Duignan (0-6, 5f), K Sampson (1-2), A Screeney (1-1), O Kelly (1-0), D King, E Kelly (0-2 each), C Kiely, D Shirley (0-1 each). |
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Colours_of_Kerry_GAA.svg/20px-Colours_of_Kerry_GAA.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Colours_of_Laois.svg/20px-Colours_of_Laois.svg.png)
4 May 2024 Round 3 | ![]() | 0-18 (18) – 1-25 (28) | ![]() | Tralee | |
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3pm | Venue: Austin Stack Park | ||||
Pts: F Mackessy 0-5 (2f), C Walsh 0-4 (3f), M O’Connor 0-3 (2f, 1 ‘65’), R Walsh 0-3, K Hayes 0-1, M Leane 0-1, B Barrett 0-1 | Report | Pts: A Dunphy 0-11 (8f, 1 ‘65’), S Maher 0-3 (2f, 1 ‘65’), T Keyes 1-1, L O’Connell 0-2, P Purcell 0-2, D Dooley 0-2, A Corby 0-2, T Cuddy 0-1, J Lennon 0-1 |
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Round 4
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Colours_of_Leitrim.svg/20px-Colours_of_Leitrim.svg.png)
18 May 2024 Round 4 | ![]() | 1-29 (32) – 0-14 (14) | ![]() | Mullingar | |
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Venue: TEG Cusack Park | |||||
Pts: K Doyle 0-8 (3fs, 1‘65’), D Clinton 1-4, D O’Reilly 0-6, D Williams 0-4, P Clarke, R Greville 0-2 each, T Doyle, A Clarke, O McCabe 0-1 each. | Report | Pts: J Murray, N Potterton (3f) 0-3 each, T Shine, K Gorman 0-2 each, S Ennis, J Kelly, E Óg Ó Donnchadha, S Geraghty 0-1 each. |
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Colours_of_Laois.svg/20px-Colours_of_Laois.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Colours_of_Down.svg/20px-Colours_of_Down.svg.png)
18 May 2024 Round 4 | ![]() | 4-31 (43) – 0-17 (17) | ![]() | Portlaoise | |
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Venue: Laois Hire O'Moore Park | |||||
Pts: W Dunphy and T Keyes 2-2 each, A Dunphy (3fs) and R King (2fs, 1 65) 0-5 each, A Corby 0-4, J Quinlan and D Dooley 0-3 each, P Purcell 0-2, J Duggan, P Delaney, C Comerford, R Mullaney and M Phelan 0-1 each. | Report | Pts: P Og McCrickard 0-5 (3fs), P Sheehan 0-4 (1f), M Fisher, T McGrattan, M Conlon, C Taggart, F Turpin, D Sands and P Savage 0-1 each |
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Colours_of_Offaly.svg/20px-Colours_of_Offaly.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Colours_of_Kerry_GAA.svg/20px-Colours_of_Kerry_GAA.svg.png)
19 May 2024 Round 4 | ![]() | 3-24 (33) – 0-15 (15) | ![]() | Tullamore | |
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Venue: Glenisk O'Connor Park | |||||
Pts: E Cahill (1-8, 1-0 pen, 4fs, ’65), K Sampson (1-2), C Mitchell ( 0-4), O Kelly (1-0), B Duignan (0-3), J Sampson and C Kelly (0-2 each) C King and D Maher (0-1 each). | Report | Pts: M O’Connor (0-8, 6fs, 1’45), C Walsh (0-2, 1f), F Mackessy, R Walsh, K Hayes, D Woulfe and N Mulcahy (0-1 each). |
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Round 5
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Colours_of_Leitrim.svg/20px-Colours_of_Leitrim.svg.png)
25 May 2024 Round 5 | ![]() | 3-13 (22) – 1-10 (13) | ![]() | Tralee | |
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Venue: Austin Stack Park | |||||
Pts: G Dooley 2-3, B Barrett 0-4 (4fs), M Leane 1-0, L Crowley 0-2, F Mackessy 0-2 (0-1 ’65), E Murphy 0-1, D Goggin 0-1, | Report | Pts: J Murray 1-7 (6fs, 1-0pen), S Ennis 0-1, K Rogers 0-1, S Geraghty 0-1. |
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Colours_of_Laois.svg/20px-Colours_of_Laois.svg.png)
25 May 2024 Round 5 | ![]() | 2-26 (32) – 0-16 (16) | ![]() | Mullingar | |
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Venue: TEG Cusack Park | |||||
Pts: D Williams 0-11 (7fs, 1'65'), N Mitchell 2-0, D O'Reilly 0-4, D Clinton, R Greville, K Doyle 0-2 each, A Clarke, P Clarke, K Regan, O McCabe 0-1, T Doyle 0-1 each. | Report | Pts: R King 0-7 (5fs), L Cleere, J Keyes, G Lynch 0-2 each, C Comerford, M Phelan, W Dunphy 0-1 each. |
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Colours_of_Down.svg/20px-Colours_of_Down.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Colours_of_Offaly.svg/20px-Colours_of_Offaly.svg.png)
25 May 2024 Round 5 | ![]() | 3-25 (34) – 5-23 (38) | ![]() | Ballycran | |
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Venue: McKenna Park | |||||
Pts: D Sands 3-2, P Shehan 0-10 (9f, 1'65), P Og McCrickard 0-5, E Sands 0-2, T McGrattan 0-2, C Taggart 0-2, R McCrickard, D Hughes 0-1 each. | Report | Pts: B Duignan 1-9 3f, O Kelly 1-3, J Clancy 2-1, J Nally1-2, E Kelly 0-2, E Cahill 0-2, D King, L Watkins, R Ravenhill, S Burke, 0-1 each. |
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Knockout stage
Final
![]() | 0-26 (26) – (29) 2-23 | ![]() |
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A Dunphy 0-11 (0-6f, 0-2 65), P Purcell 0-5, A Corby 0-4, FC Fennell 0-1, T Keyes 0-1, L O'Connell 0-1, J Duggan 0-1, I Shanahan 0-1, R King 0-1 | Report | B Duignan 1-4, E Cahill 0-7 (0-5f), C Mitchell 0-4, O Kelly 1-0, C Kiely 0-2, K Sampson 0-2, King 0-1, A Screeney 0-1, D Bourke 0-1, J Clancy 0-1 |
Man of the match: Charlie Mitchell (Offaly)
- Laois and Offaly qualify to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship preliminary quarter-finals.
- Offaly are also promoted to the 2025 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.
Stadia and locations
County | Location | Province | Stadium(s) | Capacity |
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Neutral | Dublin | Leinster | Croke Park | 82,300 |
![]() | Ballycran | Ulster | McKenna Park | 5,000 |
![]() | Tralee | Munster | Austin Stack Park | 12,000 |
![]() | Portlaoise | Leinster | Laois Hire O'Moore Park | 22,000 |
![]() | Navan | Leinster | Páirc Tailteann | 11,000 |
![]() | Tullamore | Leinster | Glenisk O'Connor Park | 20,000 |
![]() | Mullingar | Leinster | TEG Cusack Park | 11,000 |
Statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | ![]() | Offaly | 3-37 | 46 | 6 | 7.66 |
![]() | Westmeath | 1-43 | 46 | 5 | 9.20 | |
3 | ![]() | Kerry | 1-34 | 37 | 4 | 9.25 |
4 | ![]() | Laois | 0-37 | 37 | 5 | 7.40 |
5 | ![]() | Offaly | 1-25 | 28 | 5 | 5.60 |
6 | ![]() | Down | 0-26 | 26 | 5 | 5.20 |
7 | ![]() | Down | 5-08 | 23 | 5 | 4.60 |
8 | ![]() | Down | 0-22 | 22 | 5 | 4.40 |
9 | ![]() | Offaly | 1-18 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 |
10 | ![]() | Laois | 2-14 | 20 | 5 | 4.00 |
![]() | Westmeath | 0-20 | 20 | 5 | 4.00 |
- In a single game
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | ![]() | Meath | 0-17 | 17 | Down |
2 | ![]() | Westmeath | 0-15 | 15 | Offaly |
3 | ![]() | Offaly | 1-11 | 14 | Westmeath |
4 | ![]() | Kerry | 1-10 | 13 | Westmeath |
![]() | Kerry | 0-13 | 13 | Down | |
![]() | Down | 0-13 | 13 | Westmeath | |
7 | ![]() | Offaly | 1-09 | 12 | Down |
8 | ![]() | Down | 3-02 | 11 | Offaly |
![]() | Meath | 2-05 | 11 | Offaly | |
![]() | Offaly | 1-08 | 11 | Kerry | |
![]() | Laois | 0-11 | 11 | Kerry | |
![]() | Westmeath | 0-11 | 11 | Kerry | |
![]() | Westmeath | 0-11 | 11 | Laois | |
![]() | Laois | 0-11 | 11 | Offaly |
Scoring events
- 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: 72 points
- Lowest aggregate score: 35 points
Miscellaneous
- Offaly won their 1st championship in 3 years, last winning the 2021 Christy Ring Cup.
- Offaly become the fifth different county to win the Joe McDonagh Cup.
- First-time Joe McDonagh Cup meetings:
- Meath are relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup for a record third time.
See also
- 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
- ^ "GAA votes to change senior hurling championship". Irish Examiner. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Preview: Joe McDonagh Cup Final - Laois v Offaly". GAA website. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Offaly overcome Laois fightback to land maiden Joe McDonagh Cup". Irish Examiner. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Joe McDonagh Cup Final: Offaly resist Laois comeback". GAA website. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Westmeath relegated as joy turns to heartbreak". RTÉ Sport. 28 May 223. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Royals withstand Derry fightback to claim Christy Ring Cup title". Irish Examiner. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Carlow dig deep to snatch Joe McDonagh Cup from Offaly after extra time". Irish Independent. 27 May 223. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Down stay in Joe McDonagh as Kildare make the drop to Christy Ring". RTÉ Sport. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ 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.