2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Leinster Championship Participating counties (6): Antrim, Carlow, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Wexford Group stage (15 matches): 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 the 2025 Joe McDonagh Cup. Final (1 match): The top two 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. Munster Championship Participating counties (5): Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford 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 two 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. Joe McDonagh Cup Participating counties (6): Down, Kerry, Laois, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath Group stage (15 matches): Each team plays each other once. The 1st and 2nd placed teams advance to the Joe McDonagh Cup final. All other teams are eliminated from the championship and the bottom placed team are relegated to the 2025 Christy Ring Cup. Final (1 match): The top two teams in the group stage contest this game. The Joe McDonagh Cup champions and runners-up advance to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals. All-Ireland Championship Preliminary quarter-finals (2 matches): The 3rd placed teams from the Leinster and Munster championships play the Joe McDonagh Cup champions and runners-up. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the quarter-finals. Quarter-finals (2 matches): The winners of the preliminary quarter-finals join the Leinster and Munster runners-up to make up the quarter-final pairings. Teams who may have already met in the provincial championships are kept apart in separate quarter-finals. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals. Semi-finals (2 matches): The winners of the quarter-finals join the Leinster and Munster champions to make up the semi-final pairings. Teams who may have already met in the provincial championships are kept apart in separate semi-finals where possible. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final. Final (1 match): The two winners of the semi-finals contest this game. == Team changes ==

To championship Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup • Meath From championship Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup • Kildare == Teams ==

General information Seventeen counties competed in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: six teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and six teams in the Joe McDonagh Cup. Personnel and kits == Leinster Senior Hurling Championship ==

Group stage Leinster round 1 Leinster round 2 Leinster round 3 Leinster round 4 Leinster round 5 Leinster final • Kilkenny advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and Dublin advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals == Munster Senior Hurling Championship ==

Group stage Munster round 1 Munster round 2 Munster round 3 Munster round 4 Munster round 5 Munster final • Limerick advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and Clare advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals == Cup competitions ==

Joe McDonagh Cup Group stage Final Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3) Group stage Final Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4) Group stage Final Lory Meagher Cup Group stage Final == All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship ==

Bracket Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The provincial champions are marked by an asterisk. Preliminary quarter-finals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final {{GAAmatchbox == Stadia and locations ==

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Top scorers Overall A theme of the 2024 championship, as in previous years, was the ongoing individual battle for the top championship scorer of all time between Patrick Horgan and T. J. Reid. Horgan's haul of 12 points in the final against Clare made him the top scorer for 2024 and also brought his career tally to 716, overtaking Reid's current career total of 706. In a single game Scoring events • Widest winning margin: 32 points • Kilkenny 5–30 – 0–13 Antrim (Leinster SHC) • Most goals in a match: 8 • Fermanagh 5–12 – 3–18 Cavan (Lory Meagher Cup) • Meath 1–16 – 7–29 Laois (Joe McDonagh Cup) • Meath 3–16 – 5–31 Offaly (Joe McDonagh Cup) • Lancashire 2–24 – 6–22 Warwickshire (Lory Meagher Cup) • Down 3–25 – 5–23 Offaly (Joe McDonagh Cup) • Most points in a match: 57 • Limerick 0–29 – 1–28 Cork (All-Ireland semi-final) • Most goals by one team in a match: 7 • Meath 1–16 – 7–29 Laois (Joe McDonagh Cup) • Leitrim 0–18 – 7–19 Cavan • Most points by one team in a match: 36 • Carlow 1–13 – 2–36 Wexford (Leinster SHC) • Highest aggregate score: 72 points • Down 3–25 – 5–23 Offaly (Joe McDonagh Cup) • Lowest aggregate score: 29 points • Wicklow 0–12 – 0–17 Derry (Christy Ring Cup) == Miscellaneous ==

• Limerick become the first ever county to win 6 consecutive Munster titles. • Nickie Quaid, Declan Hannon, Graeme Mulcahy and David Reidy became the first Limerick players to win seven Munster Championship medals. • Clare become the third ever team to lose 3 consecutive Munster finals. • failed to win the All-Ireland for the ninth year in a row, equalling their title droughts of 1923–31 and 1948–56. • By beating Limerick in the All-Ireland semi final, Cork became the first hurling team to end a five in a row attempt since Tipperary beat Kilkenny in the 2010 All-Ireland final. Previously Tipperary ended Cork's attempt of winning a five in a row during the Munster championship of 1945. • Cork's 19th year in a row without an All-Ireland senior title, their longest dry spell since the founding of the championship. == Live televised games ==

RTÉ, the national broadcaster in Ireland, provided the majority of the live television coverage of the hurling championship. For the second year, GAAGO also broadcast matches in Ireland with nine games to be shown exclusively on its pay streaming service. ==Awards==

;Sunday Game Team of the Year The Sunday Game team of the year was picked 21 July on the night of the final. The panel consisting of Jackie Tyrrell, Brendan Cummins, Anthony Daly, Joe Canning, Shane Dowling, and Ursula Jacob also chose Shane O'Donnell as the Sunday game player of the year. == See also ==