| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Leinster, Ulster, Connacht |
| Year | 2023 |
| Sponsor | Dioralyte |
| Date | 4–28 January 2024 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Defending champions | Galway |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Wexford (18th win) |
| Manager | Keith Rossiter |
| Captain | Lee Chin |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Galway |
| Manager | Henry Shefflin |
| Captain | Daithí Burke |
| Other | |
| Matches played | 11 |
The2024Walsh Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as theDioralyte Walsh Cup, was an early-season inter-countyhurling competition based in the Irish province ofLeinster and taking place in January 2024.[1]
Ninecounty teams competed — seven from Leinster (Carlow,Dublin,Kilkenny,Laois,Offaly,Westmeath,Wexford);Galway from Connacht; andAntrim from Ulster. Four other teams from Leinster and Ulster played in the second-ranked2024 Kehoe Cup.[2]
The teams are drawn into three groups of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
Two group winners play each other in a semi-final, and the winners of that game play the other group winners in the final.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wexford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 4 | Advance to final |
| 2 |  Kilkenny | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Carlow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 66 | −38 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dublin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 38 | +36 | 4 | Advance to semi-final |
| 2 |  Antrim[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Westmeath[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 37 | −22 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galway[a] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 40 | +34 | 4 | Advance to semi-final |
| 2 |  Laois | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Offaly[a] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 0 |
vGalway| Dublin | 0-17(17)–(27) 1-24 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| (HT: 0-07 – 1-11) | ||
Pts: C O’Sullivan 7 (5fs), S Currie 3fs, B Hayes 2, C Foley 1, D Purcell 1, D Leavy 1, A Considine 1, D O Dulaing 1 | Gls: J Flynn 1 Pts: Niland 17 (11fs, 1 ‘65’), D McLoughlin 3, R Glennon 1, D O’Shea 1, T Monaghan 1, M McManus 1 | |
vGalway| Wexford | 1-21(24)–(16) 0-16 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| (HT: 0-11 – 0-08) | ||
| Gls: Seamus Casey 1 Pts: Lee Chin 9 (5f), James Byrne 3, Corey Byrne Dunbar 3, Cian Byrne 2, Jack O'Connor 2, Richie Lawlor 1, Conor Hearne 1 | Pts: Kevin Cooney 5 (4f), Tom Monaghan 3, Alex Connaire 2, Evan Niland 2fs, Sean O'Hanlon 1, Greg Thomas 1, Martin McManus 1, Donal O'Shea 1 ('65') | |