Qualify For: | Munster SHC Final All-Ireland SHC |
Previous: | 2023 |
Website: | https://munster.gaa.ie/ |
Matches: | 11 |
Munster Senior Hurling Championship | |
Ordinal: | 25 |
Defending Champions: | Limerick |
Num Teams: | 5 |
Date: | April - June 2024 |
Trophy: | The Mick Mackey Cup[1] |
Year: | 2024 |
Province: | Munster |
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.[2] [3] [4]
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.
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.
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 |
Team | 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 |
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 | 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 |
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 | |
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 | ||||
Alan Connolly | Cork | 3-01 | Tipperary | ||