2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship


The 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship is the 137th edition of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Leinster Council in 1888 and is the highest-tier of Hurling for senior county teams in Leinster. It is contested by six Leinster affiliated GAA county teams ranked 1–6 in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
Kilkenny were the defending champions having defeated Galway in the 2023 final.

Format

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 next years Joe McDonagh Cup.

Final (1 match)

The top 2 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.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Joe McDonagh Cup

From Championship

Relegated to the Joe McDonagh Cup

Teams

General Information

Six counties will compete in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship:
CountyLast Championship TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2023 Championship
Antrim——5th
Carlow——Champions
Dublin201319383rd
Galway20182017Runners-up
Kilkenny20232015Champions
Wexford201919964th

Knockout stage

Leinster Final

  • Kilkenny advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and Dublin advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals

Stadia and locations

CountyLocationProvinceStadiumCapacity
Neutral venueDublinLeinsterCroke Park82,300
AntrimBelfastUlsterCorrigan Park3,700
CarlowCarlowLeinsterDr Cullen Park11,000
DublinDonnycarneyLeinsterParnell Park7,300
GalwayGalwayConnachtPearse Stadium26,197
KilkennyKilkennyLeinsterNowlan Park27,000
WexfordWexfordLeinsterChadwicks Wexford Park18,000

Championship statistics

Scoring events

Miscellaneous