All Ireland Senior Hurling Lower Tier Championships 2024 (JM, CR,NR,LM Cups)

PTH2009

Joe McDonagh Cup 2024

Down

Kerry

Laois

Meath

Offaly

Westmeath

Top 2 qualify for the final with the winner promoted to the 2025 Leinster Championship(Kerry will enter the 2025 Munster Championship if they win) , the 6th place team will be relagated to the Christy Ring Cup for 2025

Round 1- 20th/21st April

Laois v Offaly

Down v Meath

Westmeath v Kerry

Round 2- 27th/28th April

Offaly v Westmeath

Kerry v Down

Meath v Laois

Round 3-4th/5th May

Down v Westmeath

Kerry v Laois

Meath v Offaly

Round 4- 18th/19th May

Offaly v Kerry

Laois v Down

Westmeath v Meath

Round 5- 25th May

Kerry v Meath

Down v Offaly

Westmeath v Laois

Sat 8th June- Final

PTH2009

Christy Ring Cup 

Derry

Kildare

London 

Tyrone 

Sligo

Wicklow

Top 2 qualify for the final with the winner promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup for 2025, the 6th place team will be relagated to the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2025

Round 1- Sat 13th April

Wicklow v Derry

Sligo v Kildare

Tyrone v London

Round 2- Sat 20th April

Derry v Tyrone

London v Sligo

Kildare v Wicklow

Round 3- Sat 27th April

Sligo v Tyrone

London v Wicklow

Kildare v Derry

Round 4- Sat 11th May

Derry v London

Wicklow v Sligo

Tyrone v Kildare

Round 5- Sat 18th May

London v Kildare

Sligo v Derry

Tyrone v Wicklow

Sat 1st June- Final

PTH2009

Nicky Rackard Cup 2024

Armagh

Donegal

Roscommon

Louth

Mayo

Monaghan

Top 2 qualify for the final with the winner promoted to the Christy Ring Cup for 2025, the 6th place team will be relagated to the Lory Meagher Cup for 2025

Round 1- Sat 13th April

Mayo v Monaghan

Armagh v Donegal

Roscommon v Louth

Round 2- Sat 20th April

Monaghan v Roscommon

Louth v Armagh

Donegal v Mayo

Round 3- Sat 27th April

Armagh v Roscommon

Louth v Mayo

Donegal v Monaghan

Round 4- Sat 11th May

Monaghan v Louth

Mayo v Armagh

Roscommon v Donegal

Round 5- Sat 18th May

Louth v Donegal

Armagh v Monaghan

Roscommon v Mayo

Sat 1st June- Final

PTH2009

Lory Meagher Cup 2024

Cavan

Fermanagh

Lancashire

Leitrim

Longford

Warwickshire

Top 2 Qualify for the final with the winner promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2025

Round 1- Sat 13th April

Cavan v Warwickshire

Longford v Lancashire

Leitrim v Fermanagh

Round 2- Sat 20th April

Warwickshire v Leitrim

Fermanagh v Longford

Lancashire v Cavan

Round 3- Sat 27th April

Longford v Leitrim

Fermanagh v Cavan

Lancashire v Warwickshire

Round 4- Sat 11th May

Warwickshire v Fermanagh

Cavan v Longford

Leitrim v Lancashire

Round 5- Sat 18th May

Fermanagh v Lancashire

Longford v Warwickshire

Leitrim v Cavan

Sat 1st June- Final 

CrabRevolution

This guy hedged his bets a bit, but still it was interesting to note before the game that Kerry have a very good record in Mullingar. https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/the-kerryman-north-kerry/20240417/282411289362773

Wouldn't really call Laois beating Offaly a shock. In the last 10 years or so Laois have beaten Offaly more often than vice versa.

Meath are in for a tough time. Down was our best shot at winning a game and we lost comprehensively.

CrabRevolution

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122047953#Comment_122047953

Offaly haven't beaten Laois in league or championship since 2018. Laois beat them in the league in 2017 and 2019, and also in the Joe McDonagh in 2019.

The reason they haven't met in the 5 years since is because they were in the division above Offaly in both the league and the championship for 5 years until this year.

Laois beating Offaly wasn't a big shock.

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122050909#Comment_122050909

I was thinking that. My memory is of Laois being a grade above Offaly for a fair while now.

CrabRevolution

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122050909#Comment_122050909

Some posts seem to have disappeared, but I wish to correct the record and admit Offaly did beat Laois by 3 points in last years Joe McDonagh.