2024 Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Tournament details
Province	Munster
Year	2024
Trophy	The Mick Mackey Cup
Date	April - June 2024
Teams	5
Defending champions	Limerick
Winners
Champions	Limerick (25th win)
Manager	John Kiely
Captain	Declan Hannon
Qualify for	Munster SHC Final; All-Ireland SHC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Clare
Other
Matches played	11
Website	https://munster.gaa.ie/
	← 2023 2025 →

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 Sunday, 21 April 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:

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

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	Advance to Munster Final
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^[2]	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^[3] 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^[4]	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^[5]	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				Venue: Gaelic Grounds
		Report^[6]		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				Venue: Semple Stadium
		Report^[7]		Referee: J Murphy (Limerick) Attendance: 19,418 TV: RTÉ News (TV channel)

Knockout stage

Munster Final

9 June 2024

4:30pm

Final

Limerick	1-26 (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

Semple Stadium

Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
Man of the match: Gearóid Hegarty (Limerick)

Limerick advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and Clare advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals

Stadia and locations

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
4	Patrick Horgan	Cork	1-09	12	Tipperary
6	Aaron Gillane	Limerick	1-08	11	Tipperary
7	Dessie Hutchinson	Waterford	0-10	10	Cork
	Aidan McCarthy	Clare	0-10		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.

References

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

[Mick_Mackey_Cup-1] "MUNSTER GAA PRESS RELEASE – MICK MACKEY CUP LAUNCHED". Limerick GAA. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[2] "Clare take Cork's best shot but come out smiling in thrilling Munster clash". Irish Times. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[3] "Clare back on track after key Munster victory over 14-man Cork". the42. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[4] "Peter Casey injury clouds trademark Limerick win over hapless Tipperary". Irish Times. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[5] "Tipperary find response to take point at the death in Waterford". Irish Examiner. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

[6] "Limerick restore order with late surge to see off Waterford". Irish Independent. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[7] "Shane O'Donnell shows full range of his threat as Clare defeat Tipperary". Irish Times. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

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