2024 Christy Ring Cup

2024 Christy Ring Cup
Dates13 April - 2 June 2024
Teams6
Champions Kildare (5th title)
Paddy McKenna (captain)
Brian Dowling (manager)
Runners-up Derry
Cormac O'Doherty (captain)
Johnny McGarvey (manager)
Promoted Kildare
Relegated Sligo
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored51 (3.19 per match)
Points scored588 (36.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jack Goulding (5-50)
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The 2024 Christy Ring Cup was the twentieth edition of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005[1] and is the third-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 18–23 in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The competition ran from 13 April to 2 June 2024.[2]

The Christy Ring Cup final was played on 2 June 2024 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Kildare and Derry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kildare won the match by 4-21 to 1-22 to claim their fifth cup title overall and a first title in two years.[3][4]

London's Jack Goulding was the top scorer with 5-50.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup

Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup

From Championship

Promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup

Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Teams

General Information

County Last Cup Title Last Provincial title Last All-Ireland title Position in 2023 Championship Appearance
Derry — 2001 — 2nd 18th
Kildare[9] 2022 — — 6th (Joe McDonagh Cup) 18th
London 2012 — 1901 4th 12th
Sligo — — — 3rd 5th
Tyrone — — — 5th 2nd
Wicklow — — — Champions (Nicky Rackard Cup) 19th

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Derry Johnny McGarvey Cormac O'Doherty Errigal Group
Kildare Brian Dowling Paddy McKenna Brady Family
London Neil Rogers Stephen Frawley
Kevin Reid 		Dalata Hotel Group
Sligo Stephen Shiel Clayton Hotel Sligo
Tyrone Stephen McGarry Oran McKee McAleer & Rushe
Wicklow Jonathan O'Neill Conor McNally Yuasa Battery.

Group Stage

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Kildare 5 5 0 0 11-116 5-65 +69 10 Advance to Final
2 Derry 5 4 0 1 8-113 4-76 +49 8
3 London 5 3 0 2 13-96 6-80 +37 6
5 Tyrone 5 2 0 3 5-78 10-110 -47 4
4 Wicklow 5 1 0 4 4-72 7-106 -43 2
6 Sligo 5 0 0 5 5-70 14-108 -65 0 Relegated to Nicky Rackard Cup

Round 1

13 April 2024 Round 1 Sligo 2-08 - 2-19 Kildare Markievicz Park
G O’Kelly-Lynch 2-6 (5 frees), R McHugh 0-1, T Cawley 0-1. Report J Sheridan 0-7 (4 frees,1’65), C Dowling 2-0; J Burke 0-5, M Curtin 0-2, D Guerin 0-2, S Leacy 0-2, C Boran 0-1.
14 April 2024 Round 1 Tyrone 2-12 - 2-23 London Donaghmore Road Grounds
A Kelly 1-7 (0-2f, 1-2 ‘65); S Duffin 1-0; B Gormley 0-2; B McGurk, L Devlin & R Weir 0-1 each Report J Goulding 0-12 (0-8f, 0-1 ‘65); O Sheil 1-2; S Glynn 0-4; R Crowley 1-0; S Whelan, K Reid, E McHugh & R Lodge 0-1 each
14 April 2024 Round 1 Wicklow 0-12 - 0-17 Derry Echelon Park Aughrim
L Evans (0-4, 3f), L Maloney (0-2), S Germaine (0-2, 2f), C McNally (0-1, 1f); R McMahon (0-1), D Maloney (0-1), R Waters (0-1). Report C O’Doherty (0-9, 6f, 1 65), P Cleary (0-2), C O’Kane (0-1); C O’Reilly (0-1), C Murray (0-1), J Mullan (0-1), S Cassidy (0-1).

Round 2

20 April 2024 Round 2 London 4-26 - 0-12 Sligo McGovern Park
J Goulding 2-13 (0-8f), S Glynn 2-4, R Crowley 0-4, T Millerick 0-2, R Murphy, O Sheil and K Reid 0-1 each. Report G O’Kelly Lynch 0-6f, T Cawley and M Munnelly 0-2 each, C Hanniffy and J McHugh 0-1 each.
20 April 2024 Round 2 Derry 2-26 - 0-13 Tyrone Owenbeg Centre of Excellence
C O'Doherty 0-8, D McGilligan 0-5, C O'Reilly 0-4, D Mooney 1-0, J Mullan 1-0, R Ó Mianáin 0-3, P Cleary 0-2, R Mullan 0-2, S Cassidy 0-2. Report A Kelly 0-11, B McGurk 0-1, S Duffin 0-1.
21 April 2024 Round 2 Kildare 3-27 - 0-14 Wicklow Hawkfield Centre of Excellence
J Sheridan 0-6 (6fs); J Burke 1-4; M Curtin 1-2; D Qualter 0-4; M Delaney 0-3; D Guerin 1-0 C Boran, R Boran 0-2 each; C Kehoe, C McCabe, H Carroll, D Melville 0-1, Report I Clancy 0-3 (3fs); R Waters, D Maloney, P Doran (1f) 0-2 each; B Kearney, D Byrne, G Hughes, D Redmond, T Mulconry, J O’Toole (f) 0-1 each

Round 3

27 April 2024 Round 3 Sligo 2-14 - 2-17 Tyrone Markievicz Park
R McHugh 2-2 (1-1pens, 1-0f), 1f), G O’Kelly-Lynch 0-7 (6f), T Cawley and C Hanniffy 0-2 each, J McHugh 0-1. Report S Óg Grogan 2-0, A Kelly 0-9 (7f), J McCann 0-3, S Duffin 0-2, B Gormley, T Morgan and M Little 0-1 each.
27 April 2024 Round 3 London 2-20 - 0-14 Wicklow McGovern Park
J Goulding 0-7 (6f), O Sheil 0-6, K Reid 1-1; R Crowley 1-1, S Glynn 0-2, A Cunney 0-1, T Millerick 0-1, N Broderick 0-1. Report S Germaine 0-6 (5f); D Maloney 0-2, L Maloney 0-1; P Doran 0-1, D Redmond 0-1, C Lohan 0-1, C McNally 0-1f; T Mulcrony 0-1.
27 April 2024 Round 3 Kildare 2-19 - 0-18 Derry Hawkfield Centre of Excellence
J Sheridan 2-7 (5f); C McCabe, S Leacy, M Curtin, D Qualter, C Boran 0-2 each; D Guerin, M Delaney 0-1 each. Report C O'Doherty 0-8 (8f); R Ó Mianáin 0-4; M McGrath 0-2; D McGilligan, R Mullan, C O'Kane, C Murray 0-1 each.

Round 4

11 May 2024 Round 4 Tyrone 0-11 - 2-31 Kildare Donaghmore Road Grounds
A Kelly 0-6 (4f, 1 ’65), J McToal 0-4, B McGurk 0-1. Report J Sheridan 1-3 (1-0 s/l, 0-2f), J Dolan 1-0, D Qualter 0-11 (7f), Cian Boran 0-6, D Geurin, Conan Boran, D Flaherty, S Leacy 0-2 each, M Delaney, C McCabe, R Boran, D Guerin, C Keogh 0-1 each.
11 May 2024 Round 4 Derry 2-22 - 2-13 London Owenbeg Centre of Excellence
C O'Doherty 0-7 (4f, 1 '65'), R Ó Mianáin 1-3, C McNaughton 1-1, D McGilligan, C O'Reilly 0-3 each, M McGrath, J Mullan, J Friel, P Cleary and P Kelly 0-1 each. Report J Goulding 1-8 (3f, 1 '65'), S Glynn 1-1, D Dawson 0-2, R Crowley and C O'Carroll 0-1 each
12 May 2024 Round 4 Wicklow 2-16 - 1-17 Sligo Echelon Park Aughrim
S Germaine (5f) 0-6; W Kavanagh, G Hughes 1-1 each; D Maloney 0-3; L Maloney, T Collins, B Ryan, R McMahon 0-1 each. Report G O’Kelly-Lynch (5f) 1-8; T Cawley 0-5; F Cawley 0-2; R McHugh (1f), K O’Kennedy 0-1 each.

Round 5

18 May 2024 Round 5 Sligo 0-19 - 4-30 Derry Markievicz Park
G O’Kelly-Lynch (0-11 8f ’65), C Hannify (0-2), T Cawley (0-2), R McHugh, J McHugh, F Cawley, E O’Donoghue (0-1 each). Report R Ó’Mianáin (2-3) ,J Mullane (1-3), C O’Kane (1-0), C O’Doherty (0-7 6f), D McGilligan (0-4), M McGrath (0-2), C O’Reilly (0-2), R Mullan, C McNaughton, C Murray, J Cassidy (0-1),
18 May 2024 Round 5 London 3-14 - 2-20 Kildare McGovern Park
J Goulding 2-10 (1-5f, 1’65); K Reid 1-1; S Glynn, O Shiel, R Crowley 0-1. Report J Sheridan 0-7 (5f, 1’65); D Qualter 1-2; J Dolan 1-0; D Guerin 0-3; C Boran 0-2; R Boran, C McCabe, M Curtin, S Leacy, P Dolan, M Flaherty 0-1.
18 May 2024 Round 5 Tyrone 1-25 - 2-16 Wicklow Carrickmore Grounds
A Kelly 1-8 (6f, 1'65), J McCann 0-3, L Devlin 0-2, B Gormley 0-2, S Og Grogan 0-2, S Duffin 0-1, T Morgan 0-1, M Little 0-1. Report S Germaine 1-7 (1-4f), D Maloney 1-0, R McMahon 0-2, D Redmond 0-2, B Ryan 0-1, G Hughes 0-1, C McNally 0-1 (1f), C Lohan 0-1.

Knockout stage

Final

2 June 2024 Final Kildare 4-21 - 1-22 Derry Croke Park
J Sheridan 1-9 (1-0 pen, 8fs), J Burke 1-2, D Qualter 1-1, M Curtin 1-0, C Boran 0-3, S Leacy 0-2, P Dolan 0-1, C Boran 0-1, C McCabe 0-1, D Flaherty 0-1. Report C O’Doherty 1-11 (1-0 pen, 9fs), J Mullan 0-6, J Cassidy 0-2, C McNaughton 0-1, D McGilligan 0-1, R Mullan 0-1.

Stadia and locations

See also: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums
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Locations of the 2024 Christy Ring Cup counties.
County Location Province Stadium Capacity
Derry Derry Ulster Celtic Park 22,000
Kildare Newbridge Leinster Hawkfield 8,200
London South Ruislip Britain McGovern Park 3,000
Sligo Sligo Connacht Markievicz Park 18,558
Tyrone Omagh Ulster O'Neill's Healy Park 17,636
Wicklow Aughrim Leinster Echelon Park Aughrim 7,000

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Jack Goulding London 5-50 65 5 13.00
2 Cormac O'Doherty Derry 1-50 53 6 8.83
3 Jack Sheridan Kildare 4-39 51 6 8.50
4 Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch Sligo 3-38 47 5 9.60
Aidan Kelly Tyrone 2-41 47 5 9.60
6 David Qualter Kildare 2-20 26 6 4.33
7 Seánie Germaine Wicklow 1-21 24 4 6.00
8 Ruairí Ó Mianáin Derry 3-13 22 5 4.40
9 Seán Glynn Kildare 3-12 21 5 4.20
10 James Burke Kildare 2-11 17 3 5.66
John Mullan Derry 2-11 17 6 2.83
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Jack Goulding London 2-13 19 Sligo
2 Jack Goulding London 2-10 16 Kildare
3 Cormac O'Doherty Derry 1-11 14 Kildare
4 Jack Sheridan Kildare 2-07 13 Derry
5 Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch Sligo 2-06 12 Kildare
Jack Sheridan Kildare 1-09 12 Derry
Jack Goulding London 0-12 12 Tyrone
8 Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch Sligo 1-08 11 Wicklow
Aidan Kelly Tyrone 1-08 11 Wicklow
Jack Goulding London 1-08 11 Derry
Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch Sligo 0-11 11 Derry
Aidan Kelly Tyrone 0-11 11 Derry
David Qualter Kildare 0-11 11 Tyrone

Scoring events

Miscellaneous

See also

References

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