2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Explained

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Province:Leinster
Year:2024
Trophy:Bob O'Keeffe Cup
Date:21 April – 8 June 2024
Num Teams:6
Defending Champions: Kilkenny
Winners: Kilkenny
Ordinal:76
Qualify For:All-Ireland SHC
Runnersup: Dublin
Matches:16
Website:Leinster GAA
Previous:2023
Next:2025

The 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship is the 137th edition of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Leinster Council in 1888 and is the highest-tier of Hurling for senior county teams in Leinster (aswell as Connacht and Ulster). It is contested by six Leinster affiliated GAA county teams ranked 1–6 in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.[1]

Kilkenny were the defending champions having defeated Galway in the 2023 final.[2]

Format

Group stage (15 matches)

Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Leinster final and the 3rd placed team advances to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals. All other teams are eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team will be relegated to next years Joe McDonagh Cup.

Final (1 match)

The top 2 teams in the group stage contest this game. The Leinster champions advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the Leinster runners-up advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Joe McDonagh Cup

From Championship

Relegated to the Joe McDonagh Cup

Teams

General Information

Six counties will compete in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship:

CountyLast Championship TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2023 Championship
Antrim5th
CarlowChampions (Joe McDonagh Cup)
Dublin201319383rd
Galway20182017Runners-up
Kilkenny20232015Champions
Wexford201919964th

Personnel and kits

CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsor
AntrimDarren GleesonConor McCannFibrus
Carlow
DublinMicheál DonoghueEoghan O'Donnell and Cian O'CallaghanAIG
GalwayHenry ShefflinDaithí Burke and Joseph CooneySupermac's
KilkennyDerek LyngRichie Reid and Eoin CodyAvonmore
WexfordDarragh EganLee ChinZurich Insurance Group

Group stage

Table

TeamQualification
1 Kilkenny53208-1317-99+358Advance to Leinster Final
2 Dublin531110-1244-113+297
3 Wexford52128-1256-100+315Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
4 Galway52127-1206-112+115
5 Antrim52038-8914-129-584
6 Carlow50146-9110-127-481Relegated to Joe McDonagh Cup

Leinster round 5

Knockout stage

Leinster Final

Stadia and locations

See also: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums.

CountyLocationProvinceStadiumCapacity
Neutral venueDublinLeinsterCroke Park82,300
AntrimBelfastUlsterCorrigan Park3,700
CarlowCarlowLeinsterDr Cullen Park11,000
DublinDonnycarneyLeinsterParnell Park8,500
GalwayGalwayConnachtPearse Stadium26,197
KilkennyKilkennyLeinsterNowlan Park27,000
WexfordWexfordLeinsterChadwicks Wexford Park18,000

Championship statistics

Scoring events

Miscellaneous

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship 2024 . 30 April 2024 . Leinster GAA.
  2. Web site: Kilkenny outfight Galway and storm to Leinster three-in-a-row . the42 . 4 June 2022 . 4 June 2023.