2023 Joe McDonagh Cup
DatesApril – May 2024
Teams6
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The 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup is due to be the seventh staging of the Joe McDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018.[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

To championship

Relegated from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup

From championship

Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup

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)

Ulster (1)

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
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

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Down
Kerry
Laois
Meath
Offaly
Westmeath

Group Stage

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Down 0 0 0 0 0-00 0-00 +0 0 Advance to Final and All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
2 Kerry 0 0 0 0 0-00 0-00 +0 0
3 Laois 0 0 0 0 0-00 0-00 +0 0
4 Meath 0 0 0 0 0-00 0-00 +0 0
5 Offaly 0 0 0 0 0-00 0-00 +0 0
6 Westmeath 0 0 0 0 0-00 0-00 +0 0 Relegated to Christy Ring Cup

Round 1

Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Final

Final

May 2024 Final v Croke Park

The winners are promoted to the 2025 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (if from Connacht, Leinster or Ulster) or the 2025 Munster Senior Hurling Championship (if from Munster).[3]

Stadia and locations

County Location Province Stadium(s) Capacity
Neutral Dublin Leinster Croke Park 82,300
Down Newry Ulster Páirc Esler 20,000
Kerry Tralee Munster Austin Stack Park 12,000
Laois Portlaoise Leinster O'Moore Park 27,000
Meath Navan Leinster Páirc Tailteann 11,000
Offaly Tullamore Leinster O'Connor Park 20,000
Westmeath Mullingar Leinster Cusack Park 11,000

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
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Single game

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
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Scoring events

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  • Most goals in a match: 00
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  • Most goals by one team in a match: 00
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  • Highest aggregate score: 00 points
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  • Lowest aggregate score: 00 points
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Miscellaneous

See also

References

  1. ↑ Moran, Seán (30 September 2017). "GAA Congress approve round-robin provincial hurling championships". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Kerry/Munster hurling motion carried". www.gaa.ie. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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