| 2019 Walsh Cup | |
| Province: | Leinster |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Matches: | 9 |
| Winners: | Galway |
| Manager: | Micheál Donoghue |
| Captain: | Pádraic Mannion |
| Runnersup: | Wexford |
| Runnerupcaptain: | Shaun Murphy |
| Runnerupmanager: | Davy Fitzgerald |
| Sponsor: | Bord na Móna |
| Ordinal: | 3 |
| Previous: | 2018 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The 2019 Walsh Cup is an early-season inter-county hurling competition based primarily in the Irish province of Leinster.
Seven counties competed – six from Leinster, Galway from Connacht and none from Ulster. No third-level college teams took part. Four Leinster counties plus Antrim from Ulster played in the second-ranked Kehoe Cup. The two remaining Leinster counties competed in the third-ranked Kehoe Shield.
It took place in December 2018 and January 2019 and was won by Galway.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Three teams receive a bye to the semi-finals – Kilkenny, Galway and Wexford. The remaining four teams compete in an initial group stage with each team playing the other teams once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The group winners advance to the semi-finals.
Games played 9 December 2018 – 6 January 2019.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +19 | ||
| Carlow | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +6 | |
| Laois | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –7 | |
| Offaly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | –18 |