2024 Tailteann Cup

2024 Tailteann Cup
Tournament details
LevelTier 2
Year2024
TrophyTailteann Cup
Date11 May – 13 July 2024
Teams17
Winners
Champions Down (1st win)
ManagerConor Laverty
CaptainPierce Laverty
Runners-up
Runners-up Laois
ManagerJustin McNulty
CaptainCharlie Donnelly
Other
Matches played35
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The 2024 Tailteann Cup was the third edition of the Tailteann Cup, the second-tier of Gaelic football for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the first-tier trophy). It was contested by seventeen GAA county teams who failed to reach their last 16 of the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.[1] Kildare made their first appearance.[2][3] The group draw took place on 30 April 2024.[4]

The final was played on 13 July 2024 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Down and Laois.[5] Down won after defeating Laois 0–14 to 2–06,[6] and qualified for the group stage of the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.[7]

Format

The 17 teams who competed in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship but did not qualify for the round-robin group stages compete in the Tailteann Cup. Kildare enter the Tailteann Cup for the first time.

New York advance directly to the preliminary quarter-finals. The other 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four teams. Seeding is determined by placing in the 2024 National Football League (after promotion and relegation is applied and after division finals take place).[8]

Each team in a group plays the other teams in their group once; each team gets one home fixture, one away and one neutral. Teams are awarded two points for a win and one point for a draw.

The four preliminary quarter-finals will consist of the second-placed teams receiving home advantage against New York and the three third-placed teams with the best record. At the quarter-final stage the four group winners play the four preliminary quarter-final winners.

The semi-finals and final are played in Croke Park. All knock-out matches are winner on the day. The winner of the 2024 Tailteann Cup qualify for the group stage of 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship regardless of their league position.

Teams by province

Britain (1)

Connacht (2)

Leinster (7)

Munster (3)

Ulster (3)

North America (1)

Teams

General information

Seventeen county teams compete in the Tailteann Cup:

County Tailteann Provincial All-Ireland Position in 2023 Appearance
Antrim — 1951 — Semi-final 3rd
Down — 1994 1994 Finalists 3rd
Carlow — 1944 — Quarter-finals 3rd
Fermanagh — — — Preliminary quarter-finals 3rd
Kildare — 2000 1928 — 1st
Laois — 2003 — Semi-finals 3rd
Leitrim — 1994 — Group stage 3rd
Limerick — 1896 1896 Quarter-finals 2nd
London — — — Group stage 3rd
Longford — 1968 — Preliminary quarter-finals 3rd
Offaly — 1997 1982 Preliminary quarter-finals 3rd
New York — — — Preliminary quarter-finals 3rd
Sligo — 2007 — — 2nd
Tipperary — 2020 1920 Group stage 3rd
Waterford — 1898 — Group stage 3rd
Wexford — 1945 1918 Quarter-finals 3rd
Wicklow — — — Group stage 3rd

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain Sponsors
Antrim Andy McEntee Dermot McAleese Fibrus
Carlow Niall Carew Sean Gannon SETU
Down Conor Laverty Pierce Laverty EOS IT Solutions
Fermanagh Kieran Donnelly Declan McCusker Tracey Concrete
Kildare Glenn Ryan Mick O'Grady Brady Family
Laois Justin McNulty Trevor Collins and Evan O’Carroll MW Hire Group
Leitrim Andy Moran Donal Wrynn J. P. Clarke's Saloon, New York
Limerick Jimmy Lee Iain Corbett JP McManus
London Michael Maher Liam Gavaghan Clayton Hotel
Longford Paddy Christie Patrick Fox Glennon Brothers
New York Johnny McGeeney Johnny Glynn Navillus
Offaly Declan Kelly Declan Hogan Glenisk
Sligo Tony McEntee Keelan Cawley AbbVie
Tipperary Paul Kelly Conor Sweeney Fiserv
Waterford Ephie Fitzgerald Dermot Ryan Cognizant
Wexford John Hegarty Liam Coleman Zurich Insurance Group
Wicklow Oisín McConville Padraig O’Toole Joule

Draws

Group stage seeding

Numbers in brackets indicate ranking in the 2024 NFL.[9]

New York (33) enter the Tailteann Cup at the preliminary quarter-final stage.

Knockout stage seeding

The preliminary quarter-final draw took place on 2 June 2024.

Group Stage

Group 1

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Kildare 3 3 0 0 83 32 +51 6 Advance to quarter-final
2 Leitrim 3 2 0 1 47 48 −1 4 Advance to preliminary quarter-final
3 Waterford 3 1 0 2 42 66 −24 2
4 Longford 3 0 0 3 50 76 −26 0
Source: GAA

Group 2

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Sligo 3 2 1 0 78 56 +22 5 Advance to quarter-final
2 Antrim 3 2 1 0 62 56 +6 5 Advance to preliminary quarter-final
3 Tipperary 3 1 0 2 48 67 −19 2
4 Wexford 3 0 0 3 50 59 −9 0
Source: GAA

Group 3

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Fermanagh 3 3 0 0 61 41 +20 6 Advance to quarter-final
2 Laois 3 1 1 1 53 53 0 3 Advance to preliminary quarter-final
3 Wicklow 3 1 0 2 34 48 −14 2
4 Carlow 3 0 1 2 48 54 −6 1
Source: GAA

Group 4

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Down 3 3 0 0 78 41 +37 6 Advance to quarter-final
2 Limerick 3 2 0 1 45 41 +4 4 Advance to preliminary quarter-final
3 London 3 1 0 2 46 59 −13 2
4 Offaly 3 0 0 3 42 70 −28 0
Source: GAA

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 4 London 3 1 0 2 46 59 −13 2 Advance to preliminary quarter-final
2 3 Wicklow 3 1 0 2 34 48 −14 2
3 2 Tipperary 3 1 0 2 48 67 −19 2
4 1 Waterford 3 1 0 2 42 66 −24 2
Source: GAA

Knockout stage

Preliminary quarter-finals
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Down 1-18
Leitrim 1-11 Wicklow 0-12
Wicklow 2-15 Down (a.e.t.) 1-20
Sligo 2-15
Sligo 2-20
Limerick 1-18 Limerick 0-9
Tipperary 1-10 Down 0-14
Laois 2-06
Kildare 0-12
Laois 1-13 Laois 2-11
New York 1-9 Laois 3-12
Antrim 1-13
Fermanagh 0-11
Antrim 3-11 Antrim 1-11
London 1-10

Preliminary Quarter-finals

8 June 2024 Preliminary Quarter-Final Limerick 1-18 - 1-10 Tipperary Rathkeale
16:00 Rigter 1-3 (1m), Neville 0-4, Ryan 0-3 (2'45,1f), Nash 0-2f, Naughton 0-2, Childs 0-1, Corbett 0-1, Fahy 0-1, McCarthy 0-1 Report Feehan 1-1, O'Connor 0-5 (3f), McGarry 0-2,Doyle 0-1, Quirke 0-1 Stadium: Mick Neville Park
Referee: Seamus Mulhare (Laois)
8 June 2024 Preliminary Quarter-Final Leitrim 1-11 - 2-15 Wicklow Longford
19:00 McNulty 1-2 (1f), Rooney 0-4f, O'Donnell 0-2 (1'45), O'Rourke 0-2, Plunkett 0-1 Report Nolan 1-2, Healy 0-4, O'Brien 1-1, Quinn 0-3 (1f), Jackson 0-2f, McGraynor 0-1f, Murphy 0-1, O'Toole 0-1 Stadium: Pearse Park
Referee: Kieran Eannetta (Tyrone)
9 June 2024 Preliminary Quarter-Final Laois 1-13 - 1-09 New York Portlaoise
12:30 Barry 0-3, Kingston 0-3f, Roche 0-3f, Timmons 1-0, O'Carroll 0-2, Dunne 0-1, Murphy 0-1 Report Butler 0-5f, O'Regan 1-1, Brosnan 0-1, Grace 0-1f, Reilly 0-1 Stadium: O'Moore Park
Referee: David Murnane (Cork)
9 June 2024 Preliminary Quarter-Final Antrim 3-11 - 2-10 London Belfast
14:00 McCann 2-0, McAleese 1-0, McEnhill 0-2 (1f), McQuillan 0-2 (1f), Burns 0-1, Finnegan 0-1, Hand 0-1, Jordan 0-1, McAleer 0-1m, McBride 0-1, Walsh 0-1 Report Carroll 1-1, Diver 0-4 (2f), Dornan 1-0, Barry 0-1, Clarke 0-1, Kerr 0-1, Obahor 0-1, O'Flaherty 0-1 Stadium: Corrigan Park
Referee: Conor Dourneen (Cavan)

Quarter-finals

15 June 2024 Quarter-Final Down 1-18 - 0-12 Wicklow Newry
16:30 Havern 0-6 (1m, 2f), Johnston 0-4, McGovern 1-0, Kerr 0-2, McGuinness 0-2, Doherty 0-1, Magill 0-1, McEvoy 0-1 (1'45), Savage 0-1f Report Quinn 0-4f, Jackson 0-3 (2'45,1f), O'Brien 0-2, McGreynor 0-1, O'Keane 0-1, O'Toole 0-1 Stadium: Páirc Esler
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
15 June 2024 Quarter-Final Sligo 2-20 - 0-09 Limerick Sligo
17:00 Carrabine 0-7 (3f, 1m), Deignan 1-1, Lally 0-3, Murphy 0-3 (1f, 1'45), O'Connor 1-0, Cummins 0-2, McLaughlin 0-2, Mullen 0-1, Mulligan 0-1 Report Nash 0-2f, Ryan 0-2 (1f, 1'45), R Childs 0-1, T Childs 0-1, Corbett 0-1, Fahy 0-1, O'Dea 0-1 Stadium: Markievicz Park
Attendance: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
15 June 2024 Quarter-Final Fermanagh 0-11 - 1-11 Antrim Enniskillen
18:00 Cassidy 0-3 (2f), Kelm 0-2, C Jones 0-1f, G Jones 0-1, McCaffrey 0-1, McCusker 0-1, McDade 0-1, O'Brien 0-1 Report Byrne 0-3 (1'45), C Hynds 1-0, Healy 0-2, E Hynds 0-2, Hand 0-1, McBride 0-1, McEnhill 0-1, McQuillan 0-1 Stadium: Brewster Park
Referee: Brendan Griffin (Kerry)
16 June 2024 Quarter-Final Kildare 0-12 - 2-11 Laois Tullamore
13:15 Farrell 0-6 (3f, 1'45), Kirwan 0-3, Beirne 0-1, Feely 0-1, Kelly 0-1 Report Barry 1-2 (1-0p, 1f), O'Carroll 1-1, Roche 0-4 (3f, 1'45), Dunne 0-1, Heffernan 0-1, Kingston 0-1, Lowry 0-1 Stadium: O'Connor Park
Referee: Thomas Murphy (Galway)

Semi-finals

23 June 2024 Semi-Final Antrim 1-13 - 3-12 Laois Dublin
14:00 McBride 0-5, McAleer 1-0, McEnhill 0-3 (1f, 1m), McLarnon 0-2, Byrne 0-1 (1'45), Hand 0-1, McCann 0-1 Report Byrne 2-0, Barry 0-4 (1f), Swayne 1-0, Dunne 0-2 (1m), Kelly 0-2, O'Carroll 0-2, Kingston 0-1, Roche 0-1 Stadium: Croke Park
Attendance: 10,348
Referee: Liam Devenney (Mayo)
23 June 2024 Semi-Final Down 1-20 - 2-15 (a.e.t.) Sligo Dublin
16:00 Havern 0-7 (0-4f), Kerr 0-3, Murdock 1-00p, Laverty 0-2, McEvoy 0-2, Guinness 0-1, Johnston 0-1, Magill 0-1, McGovern 0-1, Mooney 0-1, Rooney 0-1 Report Carrabine 0-4 (2f), O'Connor 1-1, Mulligan 1-0, Murphy 0-3 (2f), Cummins 0-2, Deignan 0-2, McGuinness 0-1, Mullen 0-1, Walsh 0-1 Stadium: Croke Park
Attendance: 10,348
Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)

Final

Main article: 2024 Tailteann Cup final
Down (in red jerseys) take on Laois during the final
13 July 2024 Final Down 0-14 - 2-06 Laois Dublin
15:00 O Murdock, P Havern (1f) 0-3 each; D Magill 0-2; S Johnston, R Johnston, J Flynn, L Kerr, C Mooney, J Kelly 0-1 each Report M Barry 1-2 (0-1f); S Lacey 1-0; E O’Carroll, K Roche (f), P Kingston (f), C Heffernan 0-1 each Stadium: Croke Park
Referee: Brendan Griffin (Kerry)

Stadia and locations

County Location Province Stadium Capacity
Antrim Belfast Ulster Corrigan Park 3,700
Carlow Carlow Leinster Dr Cullen Park 21,000
Down Newry Ulster Páirc Esler 20,000
Fermanagh Enniskillen Ulster Brewster Park 20,000
Kildare[a] Newbridge Leinster Manguard Park 1,200
Tullamore Leinster O'Connor Park 20,000
Laois Portlaoise Leinster O'Moore Park 27,000
Leitrim Carrick-on-Shannon Connacht Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada 9,331
Limerick Limerick Munster Gaelic Grounds 44,023
Rathkeale Munster Mick Neville Park 2,000
London South Ruislip Britain McGovern Park 3,000
Longford Longford Leinster Pearse Park 10,000
New York Bronx North America Gaelic Park 2,000
Offaly Tullamore Leinster O'Connor Park 20,000
Sligo Sligo Connacht Markievicz Park 18,558
Tipperary Thurles Munster Semple Stadium 45,690
Waterford Waterford Munster Fraher Field 15,000
Wexford Wexford Leinster Chadwicks Wexford Park 20,000
Wicklow Aughrim Leinster Aughrim County Ground 7,000
  1. ^ Kildare's usual home venue, St. Conleth's Park in Newbridge, is under redevelopment.


Championship statistics

Scoring events

As of 24 June (after semi-finals).

  • Widest winning margin: 24 points
  • Most goals in a match: 6
  • Most points in a match: 40
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Most points by one team in a match: 25
  • Highest aggregate score: 50 points
  • Lowest aggregate score: 21 points

Miscellaneous

  • Kildare make their debut in the Tailteann Cup.
  • London win their first ever Tailteann Cup match after defeating Offaly.
  • London and Tipperary progress past the first round of the Tailteann Cup for the first time, after being knocked out in the initial stage in both 2022 and 2023.

See also

References

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