2024 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
{{Short description|Hurling Championship}}
{{Infobox GAA championship
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|qualify_for=Munster SHC Final
All-Ireland SHC
|previous=2023
|website=https://munster.gaa.ie/
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|poty=
|total_scored=
|matches=11
|attendance=
|relegated=
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|runnersup=File:Colours of Clare.svg Clare
|captain=Declan Hannon
|name= Munster Senior Hurling Championship
|manager=John Kiely
|ordinal= 25
|winners=File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick
|defending_champions=File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick
|num_teams= 5
|date= April - June 2024
|sponsor=
|trophy= The Mick Mackey Cup{{cite web |title=MUNSTER GAA PRESS RELEASE – MICK MACKEY CUP LAUNCHED |url=https://limerickgaa.ie/munster-gaa-press-release-mick-mackey-cup-launched/ |website=Limerick GAA|date=26 May 2022 |access-date=6 June 2022}}
|year=2024
|province= Munster
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|next= 2025
|qualify for=2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship}}
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.{{cite web|url= https://munster.gaa.ie/event/2024-munster-senior-hurling-championship-final/|title=Limerick make it six in a row|date=9 June 2024|work=Munster GAA|accessdate=4 July 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/limerick-1-26-clare-1-20-as-it-happened/a1242044926.html|title=Limerick 1-26 Clare 1-20: As it happened|date=9 June 2024|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=10 July 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41412799.html|title=Six of the best: Limerick make history with Munster final win over Clare |date=9 June 2024|work=Irish Examiner|accessdate=10 July 2024}}
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:
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Last Championship Title !Last All-Ireland Title !Position in 2024 Championship |
style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Clare.svg Clare
|1998 |2013 |Runners-up |
style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Cork.svg Cork
|2018 |2005 |3rd |
style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Limerick.svg Limerick
|2023 |2023 |Champions |
style="text-align:left" |File:Colours of Tipperary.png Tipperary
|2016 |2019 |5th |
style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Waterford.svg Waterford
|2010 |1959 |4th |
= Personnel and kits =
class="wikitable" |
File:Colours_of_Clare.svg Clare
|Pat O'Donnell |
File:Colours-of-Cork.png Cork |
File:Colours_of_Limerick.svg Limerick
|JP McManus |
File:Colours_of_Tipperary.png Tipperary |
File:Colours_of_Waterford.svg Waterford
|Jamie Barron and Stephen Bennett |Suir Engineering |
Group stage
=Table=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! width="20" |{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} ! width="150" style="text-align:left;" |Team ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|W|Wins}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|D|Draws}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|L|Losses}} ! width="40" |{{Tooltip|SF|Score for}} ! width="40" |{{Tooltip|SA|Score against}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|Diff|Scoring difference}} ! width="20" |{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} !Qualification |
style="background:#ccffcc"
|1 | style="text-align:left" | File:Colours_of_Limerick.svg Limerick |4 |3 |0 |1 |8-98 |6-78 | +26 |6 | rowspan="2" |Advance to Munster Final |
style="background:#ccffcc"
|2 | style="text-align:left" | File:Colours_of_Clare.svg Clare |4 |3 |0 |1 |9-89 |8-89 | +3 |6 |
style="background:#FFFFE0"
|3 | style="text-align:left" | File:Colours_of_Cork.svg Cork |4 |2 |0 |2 |11-107 |9-98 | +15 |4 |Advance to All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals |
4
| style="text-align:left" | File:Colours_of_Waterford.svg Waterford |4 |1 |1 |2 |9-86 |6-103 | -8 |3 | rowspan="2" | |
5
| style="text-align:left" | File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg Tipperary |4 |0 |1 |3 |2-90 |10-102 | –36 |1 |
= Munster round 1 =
{{GAAmatchbox collapsible
|date = 21 April 2024
|time = 2pm
|round = Round 1
|report = https://www.gaa.ie/article/munster-shc-limerick-comeback-floors-clare
|team1 = File:Colours of Clare.svg Clare
|score1 = 1-18 {{small|(21)}}
|score2 = {{small|(24)}} 3-15
|team2 = File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick
|HT = 1-10 - 0-8
|points1 = Aidan McCarthy (1-10, 8f); David Fitzgerald, Mark Rodgers, Tony Kelly (f) (0-2 each); Shane O’Donnell, Seadna Morey (0-1 each)
|points2 = 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)
|location = Ennis
|venue = Cusack Park
|attendance = 20,055
|referee = C Lyons (Cork)
|TV = RTÉ2
}}
{{GAAmatchbox collapsible
|date = 21 April 2024
|time = 4pm
|round = Round 1
|report = https://www.gaa.ie/article/munster-shc-waterford-vanquish-rebels
|team1 = File:Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford
|score1 = 2-25 {{small|(31)}}
|score2 = {{small|(28)}} 1-25
|team2 = File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork
|HT = 1-11 - 0-10
|points1 = 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
|points2 = 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
|location = Waterford
|venue = Walsh Park
|attendance = 11,973
|referee = M Kennedy (Tipperary)
|TV = GAAGO
}}
= Munster round 2 =
{{GAAmatchbox collapsible
|date = 28 April 2024
|time = 14:00
|round = Round 2
|team1 = File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork
|score1 = 3-24 {{small|(33)}}
|score2 = {{small|(35)}} 3-26
|team2 = File:Colours of Clare.svg Clare
|HT = 0-14 - 0-12
|points1 = 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
|points2 = 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
|location = Cork
|venue = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
|referee = J Owens (Wexford)
|TV = GAAGO
}}
{{GAAmatchbox collapsible
|date = 28 April 2024
|time = 16:00
|round = Round 2
|team1 = File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick
|score1 = 2-27 {{small|(33)}}
|score2 = {{small|(18)}} 0-18
|team2 = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary
|HT = 0-12 – 0-7
|points1 = 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
|points2 = 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
|location = Limerick
|venue = Gaelic Grounds
|attendance = 33,475
|referee = L Gordon (Galway)
|TV = RTÉ2
}}
= Munster round 3 =
{{GAAmatchbox collapsible
|date = 4 May 2024
|time = 18:00
|round = Round 3
|team1 = File:Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford
|score1 = 3-21 {{small|(30)}}
|score2 = {{small|(30)}} 1-27
|team2 = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary
|HT = 2-8 – 0-12
|points1 = 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
|points2 = 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
|location = Waterford
|venue = Walsh Park
|attendance = 11,966
|referee = J Owens (Wexford)
|TV = GAAGO
}}
{{GAAmatchbox collapsible
|date = 11 May 2024
|time = 19:00
|round = Round 3
|report = https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2024/0511/1448575-cork-keep-season-alive-with-last-gasp-win-over-limerick/
|team1 = File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork
|score1 = 3-28 {{small|(37)}}
|score2 = {{small|(35)}} 3-26
|team2 = File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick
|HT = 2-15 - 1-10
|points1 = 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
|points2 = 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
|location = Cork
|venue = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
|attendance = 41,670
|referee = S Stack (Dublin)
|TV = GAAGO
}}
= Munster round 4 =
{{GAAmatchbox collapsible
|date = 19 May 2024
|time = 2pm
|round = Round 4
|report = https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2024/0519/1450049-goal-hungry-clare-require-late-65-to-see-off-waterford/
|team1 = File:Colours of Clare.svg Clare
|score1 = 4-21 {{small|(33)}}
|score2 = {{small|(32)}} 2-26
|team2 = File:Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford
|HT = 2-13 - 0-14
|points1 = 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)
|points2 = 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)
|location = Ennis
|venue = Cusack Park
|attendance = 19,893
|referee = L Gordon (Galway)
|TV = RTÉ2
}}
{{GAAmatchbox collapsible
|date = 19 May 2024
|time = 4pm
|round = Round 4
|report = https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2024/0519/1450060-connolly-hat-trick-inspires-cork-to-tipperary-trouncing/
|team1 = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary
|score1 = 1-21 {{small|(24)}}
|score2 = {{small|(42)}} 4-30
|team2 = File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork
|HT = 1-12 - 1-15
|points1 = 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)
|points2 = 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)
|location = Thurles
|venue = Semple Stadium
|attendance = 43,972
|referee = T Walsh (Waterford)
|TV = RTÉ2
}}
= Munster round 5 =
{{GAAmatchbox collapsible
|date = 26 May 2024
|time = 16:00
|round = Round 5
|team1 = File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick
|score1 = 0-30 {{small|(30)}}
|score2 = {{small|(20)}} 2-14
|team2 = File:Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford
|HT = 0-14 - 1-6
|points1 = 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
|points2 = 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
|location = Limerick
|venue = Gaelic Grounds
|attendance = 31,487
|referee = M Kennedy (Tipperary)
|TV = RTÉ2
}}
{{GAAmatchbox collapsible
|date = 26 May 2024
|time = 16:00
|round = Round 5
|team1 = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary
|score1 = 0-24 {{small|(24)}}
|score2 = {{small|(27)}} 1-24
|team2 = File:Colours of Clare.svg Clare
|HT = 0-11 - 0-11
|points1 = 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
|points2 = 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
|location = Thurles
|venue = Semple Stadium
|attendance = 19,418
|referee = J Murphy (Limerick)
|TV = RTÉ News (TV channel)
}}
Knockout stage
=Munster Final=
{{football box
| date = 9 June 2024
| round = Final
| score = 1-26 {{small|(29)}} – {{small|(23)}} 1-20
| report = https://www.gaa.ie/article/munster-shc-final-limerick-make-it-six-in-a-row
| team1 = File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick
| goals1 = 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
| team2 = File:Colours of Clare.svg Clare
| goals2 = 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
| stadium = Semple Stadium
| referee = C Lyons (Cork)
Man of the match: Gearóid Hegarty (Limerick)
| time = 4:30pm
| attendance = 45,148
}}
- Limerick advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and Clare advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals
Stadia and locations
{{Location map+|Ireland|AlternativeMap=Island of Ireland location map.svg|width=350|caption=Locations of the 2024 Munster SHC teams|places={{Location map~|Ireland |label=Clare |label_size=80 |position=top|mark=Red pog.svg
|lat_deg=52 |lat_min=50 |lat_sec=48.14 |lat_dir=N |lon_deg=08 |lon_min=58 |lon_sec=42.35 |lon_dir=W}}
{{Location map~|Ireland |label=Cork |label_size=80 |position=left |mark=Red pog.svg
|lat_deg=51 |lat_min=53 |lat_sec=35.45 |lat_dir=N |lon_deg=08 |lon_min=26 |lon_sec=03.68 |lon_dir=W}}
{{Location map~|Ireland |label=Limerick |label_size=80 |position=bottom |mark=Red pog.svg
|lat_deg=52 |lat_min=40 |lat_sec=12.35 |lat_dir=N |lon_deg=08 |lon_min=39 |lon_sec=15.50 |lon_dir=W}}
{{Location map~|Ireland |label=Tipperary |label_size=80 |position=bottom |mark=Red pog.svg
|lat_deg=52 |lat_min=40 |lat_sec=55.62 |lat_dir=N |lon_deg=07 |lon_min=49 |lon_sec=33.68 |lon_dir=W}}
{{Location map~| Ireland|label=Waterford |label_size=80 |position=left |mark=Red pog.svg
|lat_deg=52.254889 |lat_dir=N |lon_deg=7.127783 |lon_dir=W}}}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Clare.svg Clare
|19,000 |
style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Cork.svg Cork
|Cork |45,000 |
style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Limerick.svg Limerick
|44,023 |
style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg Tipperary
|45,690 |
style="text-align:left" |File:Colours_of_Waterford.svg Waterford
|11,046 |
Championship statistics
= Top scorers =
== Top scorer overall ==
class="sortable wikitable"
!Rank !Player !County !Tally !Total !Matches !Average |
rowspan="1" align="center" |1
| File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork | align="center" | 4-37 | align="center" | 49 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 12 |
rowspan="1" align="center" |2
| File:Colours of Clare.svg Clare | align="center" | 1-25 | align="center" | 28 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 9 |
rowspan="1" align="center" |3
| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick | align="center" | 2-20 | align="center" | 26 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 8 |
rowspan="1" align="center" |4
| File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary | align="center" | 0-17 | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5 |
rowspan="1" align="center" |5
| File:Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford | align="center" | 0-22 | align="center" | 22 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 7 |
rowspan="1" align="center" |6
| File:Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford | align="center" | 4-08 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 6 |
rowspan="2" align="center" |7
| File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork | align="center" | 4-09 | align="center" | 21 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 5 |
== In a single game ==
class="sortable wikitable"
!Rank !Player !County !Tally !Total !Opposition |
rowspan="1" align="center" |1
| File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork | align="center" | 2-10 | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | Clare |
align="center" |2
| File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork | align="center" | 1-11 | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | Limerick |
rowspan="1" align="center" |3
| File:Colours of Clare.svg Clare | align="center" | 1-10 | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | Limerick |
rowspan="2" align="center" |4
| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick | align="center" | 3-03 | rowspan="2" align="center" | 12 | align="center" | Cork |
Patrick Horgan
| File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork | align="center" | 1-09 | align="center" | Tipperary |
rowspan="1" align="center" |6
| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick | align="center" | 1-08 | align="center" | 11 | align="center" | Tipperary |
rowspan="3" align="center" |7
| File:Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford | rowspan="2" align="center" | 0-10 | rowspan="3" align="center" | 10 | align="center"| Cork |
Aidan McCarthy
| File:Colours of Clare.svg Clare | align="center" | Cork |
Alan Connolly
| File:Colours of Cork.svg Cork | align="center" | 3-01 | align="center" | 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
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{GAA 2024}}
{{Munster Senior Hurling Championship}}
{{Hurling rivalries}}