The 2024 O'Byrne Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Dioralyte O'Byrne Cup, was a Gaelic football tournament played by eleven county teams of Leinster GAA in January 2024; Kilkenny did not take part. Longford retained the trophy after beating Dublin in the final.[1][2][3]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Leinster |
| Trophy | O'Byrne Cup |
| Date | 3–20 January 2024 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Defending champions | Longford |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Longford (5th win) |
| Manager | Paddy Christie |
| Captain | Patrick Fox |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Dublin |
| Manager | Dessie Farrell |
| Other | |
| Matches played | 10 (Cup) 4 (Shield) |
Teams defeated in their first match played in a shield tournament, which was won by Louth.[4]
Competition format edit
The eleven teams are drawn to play in a knockout system, with six teams playing in a preliminary round and the other five receiving a bye to the quarter-finals.[5]
The three losers in the preliminary round and two of the quarter-final losers are transferred to the O'Byrne Shield, which is also a straight knockout. This structure means that every team, except for Dublin, is guaranteed at least two games.[6]
O'Byrne Cup edit
Round 1 edit
Quarter-finals edit
Wexford 
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3-09 (18) – (14) 0-14 |  Kildare
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Offaly 
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0-10 (10) – (11) 0-11 |  Dublin
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|---|---|---|
Pts: C Farrell 4 (3f), D Hyland 3 (1f), N Dunne 1f, R McNamee 1, K McDermott 1 |
Pts: B O’Leary 4 (2f), C Dunne 2 (1f), K McGinnis 2 (1f), B Millist 1, E Dunne 1, S O’Leary 1 |
Semi-finals edit
Meath 
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1-14 (17) – (20) 2-14 |  Longford
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|---|---|---|
| (HT: 0-08 – 2-06) | ||
| Dublin
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5-17 (32) – (14) 1-11 | Wexford
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|---|---|---|
| Gls: S Lowry 3; L Breathnach 1, N Scully 1 Pts: D O’Hanlon 4 (3 45s, 1 f), L Breathnach 4, B O’Leary 2 (1f), K McGinnis 2, N Scully 1, B Millist 1, K Lahiff 1, P Duffy 1, C Dunne 1 |
Gls: C Walsh 1 Pts: B Brosnan 9 (7fs), T Byrne 1, C Hughes 1 |
Final edit
| Longford
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1-12 (15) – (9) 0-09 | Dublin
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|---|---|---|
| (HT: 0-08 – 0-03) | ||
| Gls: K McGann 1 Pts: D Gallagher 4f, C McCabe 3 (1m), J Hagen 2, D Reynolds 1, M Hughes 1, D Duggan 1 |
Pts: K McGinnis 3 (2f), L Breathnach 2, N Scully 1, B O’Leary 1f, L Swan 1, C Basquel 1f | |
O'Byrne Shield edit
Round 1 edit
Semi-finals edit
Shield Final edit
Louth 
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1-18 (21) – (16) 2-10 | Wicklow
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|---|---|---|
| (HT: 0-8 – 1-4) | ||
References edit
- ^ "2024 O'Byrne Cup and Walsh Cup fixtures announced - HoganStand". hoganstand.com.
- ^ "Wicklow footballers and hurlers to face Wexford and Kildare in opening jousts of 2024". Independent.ie. November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Longford win back-to-back O'Byrne Cups after deserved win over Dublin". Independent.ie. January 20, 2024.
- ^ "Positives to be taken from Wicklow's O'Byrne Shield final defeat to Louth". Independent.ie. February 11, 2024.
- ^ "Leinster champions first up for Carlow in 2024". Carlow Nationalist. November 9, 2023.
- ^ Commins, Richard (10 November 2023). "O'Byrne Cup 2024". Twitter.