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]
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.
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.
Promoted from the Joe McDonagh Cup
Relegated to the Joe McDonagh Cup
Six counties will compete in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship:
County | Last Championship Title | Last All-Ireland Title | Position in 2023 Championship | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Antrim | — | — | 5th | |
Carlow | — | — | Champions (Joe McDonagh Cup) | |
Dublin | 2013 | 1938 | 3rd | |
Galway | 2018 | 2017 | Runners-up | |
Kilkenny | 2023 | 2015 | Champions | |
Wexford | 2019 | 1996 | 4th |
Team | Qualification | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kilkenny | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8-131 | 7-99 | +35 | 8 | Advance to Leinster Final | |
2 | Dublin | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10-124 | 4-113 | +29 | 7 | ||
3 | Wexford | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8-125 | 6-100 | +31 | 5 | Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals | |
4 | Galway | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7-120 | 6-112 | +11 | 5 | ||
5 | Antrim | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8-89 | 14-129 | -58 | 4 | ||
6 | Carlow | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-91 | 10-127 | -48 | 1 | Relegated to Joe McDonagh Cup |
See also: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums.