2024 Munster 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.

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:
CountyLast Championship TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2024 Championship
Clare19982013Runners-up
Cork201820053rd
Limerick20232023Champions
Tipperary201620195th
Waterford201019594th

Knockout stage

Munster Final

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

Stadia and locations

CountyLocationProvinceStadiumCapacity
ClareEnnisMunsterCusack Park19,000
CorkCorkMunsterPáirc Uí Chaoimh45,000
LimerickLimerickMunsterGaelic Grounds44,023
TipperaryThurlesMunsterSemple Stadium45,690
WaterfordWaterfordMunsterWalsh Park11,046

Championship statistics

Scoring events

  • Widest winning margin: 18 points
  • * Tipperary 1-21 - 4-30 Cork
  • Most goals in a match: 6
  • * Cork 3-24 - 3-26 Clare
  • * Cork 3-28 - 3-26 Limerick
  • * Clare 4-21 - 2-26 Waterford
  • Most points in a match: 54
  • * Cork 3-28 - 3-26 Limerick
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 4
  • * Clare 4-21 - 2-26 Waterford
  • * Tipperary 1-21 - 4-30 Cork
  • Most points by one team in a match: 30
  • * Tipperary 1-21 - 4-30 Cork
  • * Limerick 0-30 - 2-14 Waterford
  • Highest aggregate score: 72 points
  • * Cork 3-28 - 3-26 Limerick
  • Lowest aggregate score: 45 points
  • * Clare 1-18 - 3-15 Limerick

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.