2016 Walsh Cup
The 2016 Bord na Móna Walsh Cup was the 54th staging of the Walsh Cup since its establishment in 1954. Dublin were the winners.
Format
15 teams compete: 10 county teams from Leinster, Ulster and Connacht and five third-level colleges: UCD, DIT, NUI Galway, IT Carlow and DCU. Kilkenny fielded teams composed mainly of under 21 players managed by u21 manager Eddie Brennan.The teams are drawn into four groups, one of three teams and three of four teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The four group winners progress to the semi-finals.
Fixtures/results
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Offaly | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-37 | 1-19 | +36 | 4 |
| 2 | Dublin Institute of Technology | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-24 | 4-44 | –20 | 2 |
| 3 | Kilkenny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-25 | 7-23 | –16 | 0 |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Dublin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-60 | 5-38 | +44 | 6 |
| 2 | Laois | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-45 | 3-56 | –5 | 4 |
| 3 | Antrim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-56 | 7-54 | -10 | 2 |
| 4 | University College Dublin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-41 | 6-54 | -19 | 0 |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Wexford | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-56 | 3-27 | 38 | 6 |
| 2 | I.T. Carlow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-40 | 4-47 | -7 | 2 |
| 3 | Meath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-36 | 4-49 | -10 | 2 |
| 4 | Carlow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-40 | 4-49 | -21 | 2 |
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Galway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-55 | 1-46 | 21 | 6 |
| 2 | National University of Ireland, Galway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-59 | 2-52 | 16 | 3 |
| 3 | Westmeath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-48 | 8-62 | -32 | 2 |
| 4 | Dublin City University | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-54 | 4-56 | -5 | 1 |
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers
;Overall| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Paul Ryan | Dublin | 4-31 | 43 | 5 | 8.50 |
| 2 | Liam Watson | Antrim | 0-31 | 31 | 3 | 10.33 |
| 3 | Oisín O'Rourke | University College Dublin | 4-18 | 30 | 3 | 10.00 |
| 4 | Seán Gray | Dublin City University | 1-26 | 29 | 3 | 9.66 |
| 5 | Brendan Murtagh | Westmeath | 0-28 | 28 | 3 | 9.66 |
| 6 | Bobby Duggan | N.U.I. Galway | 2-21 | 27 | 2 | 13.50 |
| 7 | Eamon Dillon | Dublin | 5-10 | 25 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 8 | P. J. Scully | Laois | 1-20 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
| 9 | Harry Kehoe | Wexford | 1-19 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
| 9 | Stephen Maher | I.T. Carlow | 0-22 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
;Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Bobby Duggan | N.U.I. Galway | 1-12 | 15 | Westmeath |
| 2 | Paul Ryan | Dublin | 2-7 | 13 | University College Dublin |
| 2 | Paul Ryan | Dublin | 1-10 | 13 | Antrim |
| 2 | Brendan Murtagh | Westmeath | 0-13 | 13 | Dublin City University |
| 5 | Jack Regan | Meath | 1-9 | 12 | Carlow |
| 5 | Bobby Duggan | N.U.I. Galway | 1-9 | 12 | Galway |
| 5 | David Treacy | Dublin | 0-12 | 12 | Galway |
| 8 | Oisín O'Rourke | University College Dublin | 3-2 | 11 | Dublin |
| 8 | Oisín O'Rourke | University College Dublin | 0-11 | 11 | Laois |
| 8 | Seán Gray | Dublin City University | 0-11 | 11 | N.U.I. Galway |