2024 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Tournament details
ProvinceMunster
Year2024
TrophyThe Mick Mackey Cup[1]
DateApril - June 2024
Teams5
Defending champions Limerick
Winners
Champions Limerick (25th win)
ManagerJohn Kiely
CaptainDeclan Hannon
Qualify forMunster SHC Final
All-Ireland SHC
Runners-up
Runners-up Clare
Other
Matches played11
Websitehttps://munster.gaa.ie/
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The 2024 Munster Senior Hurling Championship is the 137th edition of the Munster Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Munster Council in 1888 and is the highest-tier of Hurling for senior county teams in Munster. It is contested by five Munster GAA county teams ranked 1–5 in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

The competition began on 21 April with the final on 9 June. Limerick, captained by Declan Hannon retained the title for the sixth year in a row after a 1-26 to 1-20 win against Clare in the final.[2][3][4]

Format

Group stage (10 matches)

Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Munster final and the 3rd placed team advances to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals. All other teams are eliminated from the championship.

Final (1 match)

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

Teams

General information

Five counties contested the 2024 Munster Senior Hurling Championship:

County Last Championship Title Last All-Ireland Title Position in 2024 Championship
Clare 1998 2013 Runners-up
Cork 2018 2005 3rd
Limerick 2023 2023 Champions
Tipperary 2016 2019 5th
Waterford 2010 1959 4th

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Clare Brian Lohan Conor Cleary Pat O'Donnell
Cork Pat Ryan Sean O'Donoghue Sports Direct
Limerick John Kiely Declan Hannon JP McManus
Tipperary Liam Cahill Ronan Maher Fiserv
Waterford Davy Fitzgerald Jamie Barron and Stephen Bennett Suir Engineering

Group stage

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Limerick 4 3 0 1 8-98 6-78 +26 6 Advance to Munster Final
2 Clare 4 3 0 1 9-89 8-89 +3 6
3 Cork 4 2 0 2 11-107 9-98 +15 4 Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
4 Waterford 4 1 1 2 9-86 6-103 -8 3
5 Tipperary 4 0 1 3 2-90 10-102 –36 1

Munster round 1

21 April 2024 Round 1 Clare 1-18 (21) – (24) 3-15 Limerick Ennis  
2pm (HT: 1-10 - 0-8) Venue: Cusack Park

Pts: Aidan McCarthy (1-10, 8f); David Fitzgerald, Mark Rodgers, Tony Kelly (f) (0-2 each); Shane O’Donnell, Seadna Morey (0-1 each) 		Report
Pts: Aaron Gillane (1-5, 5f); Donnacha Ó Dalaigh (1-1); Gearoid Hegarty (0-3); Diarmaid Byrnes (1-0f); Cathal O’Neill, David Reidy (0-2 each); Kyle Hayes, Cian Lynch (0-1 each) 		Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
Attendance: 20,055
TV: RTÉ2


21 April 2024 Round 1 Waterford 2-25 (31) – (28) 1-25 Cork Waterford  
4pm (HT: 1-11 - 0-10) Venue: Walsh Park

Pts: Dessie Hutchinson 0-10 (9fs), Jamie Barron, Stephen Bennett (1-0 penalty, 1f) 1-3 each, Calum Lyons 0-3, Patrick Curran, Jack Prendergast 0-2 each. Neil Montgomery, Michael Kiely 0-1 each 		Report
Pts: Alan Connolly 1-4 (2fs), Patrick Horgan 0-7 (7fs), Darragh Fitzgibbon 0-4, Shane Barrett 0-3, Seamus Harnedy 0-2, Ger Mellerick, Mark Coleman, Conor Lehane, Robbie O'Flynn, Brian Hayes 0-1 each 		Referee: M Kennedy (Tipperary)
Attendance: 11,973
TV: GAAGO


Munster round 2

28 April 2024 Round 2 Cork 3-24 (33) – (35) 3-26 Clare Cork  
14:00 (HT: 0-14 - 0-12) Venue: Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Pts: Patrick Horgan 2-10 (1-7fs, 2 65s), Declan Dalton 0-4 (3fs), Séamus Harnedy 0-3, Robert Downey 1-0, Darragh Fitzgibbon, Alan Connolly 0-2, Tim O’Mahony, Ciarán Joyce, Shane Kingston 0-1 each 		Report[5]
Pts: Aidan McCarthy 0-10 (8fs), Mark Rodgers 1-6 (1f, 1 sideline), David Fitzgerald, Shane O’Donnell 1-1 each, David Reidy 0-3, Peter Duggan, Diarmuid Ryan 0-2 each, David McInerney 0-1 		Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
Attendance: 36,841[6]
TV: GAAGO


28 April 2024 Round 2 Limerick 2-27 (33) – (18) 0-18 Tipperary Limerick  
16:00 (HT: 0-12 – 0-7) Venue: Gaelic Grounds

Pts: Aaron Gillane 1-8 (7fs), Peter Casey 1-2, Adam English 0-4, Cathal O’Neill, Tom Morrissey 0-3 each, David Reidy, Diarmaid Byrnes (2fs) 0-2 each, Kyle Hayes, William O’Donoghue, Donnacha O Dálaigh 0-1 each 		Report[7]
Pts: Jason Forde 0-9 (8fs), Mark Kehoe, Gearoid O’Connor (1f) 0-2 each, Eoghan Connolly, Alan Tynan, Patrick Maher, Noel McGrath, Johnny Ryan 0-1 each 		Referee: L Gordon (Galway)
Attendance: 33,475
TV: RTÉ2


Munster round 3

4 May 2024 Round 3 Waterford 3-21 (30) – (30) 1-27 Tipperary Waterford  
18:00 (HT: 2-8 – 0-12) Venue: Walsh Park

Pts: Stephen Bennett 2-3 (1-0 pen); Dessie Hutchinson 0-6 (3f); Jack Prendergast 1-1; Calum Lyons 0-3; Patrick Curran 0-2; Kieran Bennett, Darragh Lyons, Neil Montgomery, Michael Kiely, Jack Fagan, Shane Bennett 0-1 each 		Report[8]
Pts: Seánie Kenneally 1-1; Gearóid O’Connor (3f), Mark Kehoe 0-4 each; Jason Forde (2f), Jake Morris 0-3 each; Ronan Maher (1f), Eoghan Connolly, Alan Tynan, Noel McGrath 0-2 each; Michael Breen, Darragh Stakelum, Patrick Maher, John McGrath 0-1 each 		Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
Attendance: 11,966
TV: GAAGO


11 May 2024 Round 3 Cork 3-28 (37) – (35) 3-26 Limerick Cork  
19:00 (HT: 2-15 - 1-10) Venue: Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Pts: Patrick Horgan 1-11 (1-0 pen, 10fs), Shane Barrett, Séamus Harnedy 1-2 each, Darragh Fitzgibbon 0-5, Declan Dalton (2fs), Alan Connolly, Brian Hayes 0-2 each, Ethan Twomey, Shane Kingston 0-1 each 		Report
Pts: Séamus Flanagan 3-3, Aaron Gillane 0-7 (7fs), Gearóid Hegarty 0-4, Cathal O’Neill 0-3, Diarmaid Byrnes (2fs), Tom Morrissey 0-2 each, Kyle Hayes, Cian Lynch, David Reidy, Adam English, Aidan O’Connor 0-1 each 		Referee: S Stack (Dublin)
Attendance: 41,670
TV: GAAGO


Munster round 4

19 May 2024 Round 4 Clare 4-21 (33) – (32) 2-26 Waterford Ennis  
2pm (HT: 2-13 - 0-14) Venue: Cusack Park

Pts: David Fitzgerald, Mark Rodgers (1’65) (1-4 each); Aidan McCarthy (0-5, 4f); Darragh Lohan, Tony Kelly (1-0 each); Shane O’Donnell, Ian Galvin (0-2 each); David Reidy, Cathal Malone, Diarmuid Ryan, Peter Duggan (0-1 each) 		Report
Pts: Dessie Hutchinson (0-6, 5f); Stephen Bennett, Shane Bennett (1-0 Pen) (1-2 each); Kevin Mahony (0-4); Jack Prendergast, Tadhg de Burca (1f), Padraig Fitzgerald (0-2 each); Kieran Bennett, Jamie Barron, Jack Fagan, Patrick Fitzgerald, Ian Kenny, Calum Lyons (0-1 each) 		Referee: L Gordon (Galway)
Attendance: 19,893
TV: RTÉ2


19 May 2024 Round 4 Tipperary 1-21 (24) – (42) 4-30 Cork Thurles  
4pm (HT: 1-12 - 1-15) Venue: Semple Stadium

Pts: J. Forde (0-5, 3 frees); M. Kehoe (1-0); J. Morris, J. McGrath (frees) (0-3 each); G. O’Connor, D. Stakelum N. McGrath (0-2 each); A. Tynan, R. Maher (free), C. Bowe, S. Hayes (0-1 each) 		Report
Pts: P. Horgan (1-9, 0-5 frees); A. Connolly (3-1); S. Kingston (0-4); D. Fitzgibbon, S. Harnedy (0-3 each); S. Barrett, B. Hayes, R. Downey (0-2 each); N. O’Leary, D. Dalton, C. Lehane, L. Meade (0-1 each) 		Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)
Attendance: 43,972
TV: RTÉ2


Munster round 5

26 May 2024 Round 5 Limerick 0-30 (30) – (20) 2-14 Waterford Limerick  
16:00 (HT: 0-14 - 1-6) Venue: Gaelic Grounds

Pts: Aaron Gillane 0-7 (7fs), Tom Morrissey 0-4, Kyle Hayes 0-3, Shane O’Brien 0-3, Diarmaid Byrnes 0-2 (1f), Cathal O’Neill, David Reidy, Gearoid Hegarty 0-2 each, Barry Nash, William O’Donoghue, Conor Boylan, Cian Lynch, and Adam English 0-1 each 		Report[9]
Pts: Shane Bennett 2-0, Stephen Bennett 0-5 (4fs), Calum Lyons and Dessie Hutchinson (1f) 0-2 each, Paddy Leavy, Jamie Barron, Jack Prendergast, Patrick Fitzgerald, Kevin Mahony 0-1 each 		Referee: M Kennedy (Tipperary)
Attendance: 31,487
TV: RTÉ2


26 May 2024 Round 5 Tipperary 0-24 (24) – (27) 1-24 Clare Thurles  
16:00 (HT: 0-11 - 0-11) Venue: Semple Stadium

Pts: Jake Morris 0-11 (7fs), Seanie Kenneally 0-3, Ronan Maher 0-2 (1f), Eoghan Connolly and Gearoid O’Connor (2fs) 0-2 each, Barry Heffernan, Alan Tynan, Noel McGrath, and Bryan O’Mara 0-1 each 		Report[10]
Pts: Aidan McCarthy 0-9 (6fs), Diarmuid Ryan 1-1, David Fitzgerald 0-3, Mark Rodgers 0-3 (2fs), Shane O’Donnell and Tony Kelly 0-2 each, Darragh Lohan, Peter Duggan, David Reidy, Ian Galvin 0-1 each 		Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
Attendance: 19,418
TV: RTÉ News (TV channel)


Knockout stage

Munster Final

Final
Limerick1-26 (29) – (23) 1-20 Clare
Gearóid Hegarty 1-2; Diarmaid Byrnes (3f), Aaron Gillane (4f) 0-5 each; Tom Morrissey 0-4 (1f); Declan Hannon, Kyle Hayes, David Reidy, Shane O’Brien 0-2 each; Cathal O’Neill, Adam English 0-1 each Report Aidan McCarthy 0-8 (6f); Peter Duggan 1-1; David Fitzgerald 0-4; Tony Kelly 0-3; Mark Rodgers 0-2 (2f); Shane O’Donnell, Ian Galvin 0-1 each
Attendance: 45,148
Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
Man of the match: Gearóid Hegarty (Limerick)

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2024 Munster SHC teams
County Location Province Stadium Capacity
Clare Ennis Munster Cusack Park 19,000
Cork Cork Munster Páirc Uí Chaoimh 45,000
Limerick Limerick Munster Gaelic Grounds 44,023
Tipperary Thurles Munster Semple Stadium 45,690
Waterford Waterford Munster Walsh Park 11,046

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Patrick Horgan Cork 4-37 49 4 12
2 Aidan McCarthy Clare 1-25 28 3 9
3 Aaron Gillane Limerick 2-20 26 3 8
4 Jason Forde Tipperary 0-17 17 3 5
5 Dessie Hutchinson Waterford 0-22 22 3 7
6 Stephen Bennett Waterford 4-08 20 3 6
7 Alan Connolly Cork 4-09 21 4 5

In a single game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Patrick Horgan Cork 2-10 16 Clare
2 Patrick Horgan Cork 1-11 14 Limerick
3 Aidan McCarthy Clare 1-10 13 Limerick
4 Séamus Flanagan Limerick 3-03 12 Cork
Patrick Horgan Cork 1-09 Tipperary
6 Aaron Gillane Limerick 1-08 11 Tipperary
7 Dessie Hutchinson Waterford 0-10 10 Cork
Aidan McCarthy Clare Cork
Alan Connolly Cork 3-01 Tipperary

Scoring events

  • Widest winning margin: 18 points
    • Tipperary 1-21 - 4-30 Cork (Round 4)
  • Most goals in a match: 6
    • Cork 3-24 - 3-26 Clare (Round 2)
    • Cork 3-28 - 3-26 Limerick (Round 3)
    • Clare 4-21 - 2-26 Waterford (Round 4)
  • Most points in a match: 54
    • Cork 3-28 - 3-26 Limerick (Round 3)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 4
    • Clare 4-21 - 2-26 Waterford (Round 4)
    • Tipperary 1-21 - 4-30 Cork (Round 4)
  • Most points by one team in a match: 30
    • Tipperary 1-21 - 4-30 Cork (Round 4)
    • Limerick 0-30 - 2-14 Waterford (Round 5)
  • Highest aggregate score: 72 points
    • Cork 3-28 - 3-26 Limerick (Round 3)
  • Lowest aggregate score: 45 points
    • Clare 1-18 - 3-15 Limerick (Round 1)

Miscellaneous

  • Limerick become the first ever county to win 6 consecutive Munster titles.
  • Clare become the third ever team to lose 3 consecutive Munster titles.

See also

References

  1. ^ "MUNSTER GAA PRESS RELEASE – MICK MACKEY CUP LAUNCHED". Limerick GAA. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Limerick make it six in a row". Munster GAA. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Limerick 1-26 Clare 1-20: As it happened". Irish Independent. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Six of the best: Limerick make history with Munster final win over Clare". Irish Examiner. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Clare take Cork's best shot but come out smiling in thrilling Munster clash". Irish Times. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Clare back on track after key Munster victory over 14-man Cork". the42. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Peter Casey injury clouds trademark Limerick win over hapless Tipperary". Irish Times. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Tipperary find response to take point at the death in Waterford". Irish Examiner. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Limerick restore order with late surge to see off Waterford". Irish Independent. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Shane O'Donnell shows full range of his threat as Clare defeat Tipperary". Irish Times. Retrieved 27 May 2024.