2023 Joe McDonagh Cup

The 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup is due to be the sixth staging of the Joe McDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018.[1]

2023 Joe McDonagh Cup
Dates8 April – 27/28 May 2023
Teams9
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored31 (3.44 per match)
Points scored361 (40.11 per match)
Top scorer(s) Eoghan Cahill (4-46)
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Antrim, winner of the 2022 final, were promoted to the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, replaced by Laois who were relegated back to this competition.[2] Kildare were promoted from the Christy Ring Cup.[3]

The top 2 teams from the round robin stage will play off in the final to decide the winner. Both will advance to the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship knock-out stages. The bottom team will be relegated to Christy Ring Cup.[4]

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup

From Championship

Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup

Teams

General Information

Six counties will compete in the Joe McDonagh Cup:

County Last Cup Title Last Provincial Title Last All-Ireland Title Position in 2022 Championship Appearance
Carlow 2018 — — 3rd 5th
Down — 1997 — 5th 3rd
Kerry — 1891 1891 Runners-up 6th
Kildare — — — Champions (Christy Ring Cup) 2nd
Laois 2019 1949 1915 6th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) 3rd
Offaly — 1995 1998 4th 3rd

Personnel and kits
County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Carlow Tom Mullally Paul Doyle SETU
Down Ronan Sheehan TBD EOS IT Solutions
Kerry Stephen Molumphy Gavin Dooley Kerry Group
Kildare David Herity James Burke Brady Family Ham
Laois Willie Maher Enda Rowland Laois Hire
Offaly Johnny Kelly Jason Sampson Glenisk

Group Stage

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Carlow 5 3 2 0 13-118 1-104 +50 8 Advance to Final and All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
2 Offaly 5 4 0 1 7-105 6-93 +15 8
3 Laois 5 3 1 1 14-114 4-87 +57 7
4 Kerry 5 2 1 2 2-101 6-96 -7 5
5 Down 5 1 0 4 3-88 18-112 -59 2
6 Kildare 5 0 0 5 6-68 10-112 -56 0 Relegated to Christy Ring Cup

Round 1
8 April 2023 Round 1 Down 1-14 - 1-26 Kerry Ballycran
P Og McCrickard 0-6 (3f), R McCrickard 1-0, J Doran, T McGrattan 0-2 each, D Sands, F Turpin, T McGrattan, T Prenter 0-1 each. Report S Conway 0-8 (4f, 1sl), E Ross 1-3, D Goggin 0-3, D Shanahan, Niall Mulcahy 0-2 each, C Trant, P Lucid, G Dooley, B Barrett and E Leen 0-1 each. Stadium: McKenna Park
Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
8 April 2023 Round 1 Carlow 5-23 - 0-19 Kildare Carlow
P Boland 3-0, M Kavanagh 0-12 (9fs, 65), C Kehoe 2-2, J Doyle 0-4, C Nolan 0-3 (1f), D Byrne 0-1, J Nolan 0-1. Report J Burke 0-10fs, D Qualter 0-2, C McCabe 0-2, C Dowling 0-1, G Keegan 0-1, Cian Boran 0-1, M Delaney 0-1, J Byrne 0-1. Stadium: Netwatch Cullen Park
Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)
8 April 2023 Round 1 Offaly 3-19 - 1-22 Laois Tullamore
E Cahill 2-11 (0-6f, 0-1 65), Cillian Kiely 0-3, J Keenaghan 1-0, C Mitchell 0-1, B Duignan 0-1, A Cleary 0-1, K Sampson 0-1, P Clancy 0-1. Report S Maher 0-12 (0-5f, 0-2 65s), A Dunphy 0-4, A Corby 0-3, P Purcell 1-0, S Bergin 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, E Rowland 0-1f. Stadium: Glenisk O'Connor Park
Referee: K Jordan (Tipperary)

Round 2
16 April 2023 Round 2 Laois 7-24 - 0-14 Down Laois Hire O'Moore Park
S Bergin 3-0, S Maher 1-6 (4fs, 1 65), T Keyes 1-1, P Purcell 1-1, W Dunphy 1-1, R King 0-3, A Dunphy 0-2, J Keyes 0-2, P Delaney 0-2, PJ Scully 0-2 (1f), J Lennon 0-2, P Lawlor 0-1, I Shanahan 0-1. Report P Sheehan 0-6 (3fs), P Óg McCrickard 0-4 (2fs), L Savage 0-1, T Prenter 0-1, R McCrickard 0-1, C Egan 0-1. Referee: T Gleeson (Waterford)
16 April 2023 Round 2 Kildare 3-11 - 2-22 Offaly Hawkfield COE
P McKenna 1-5 (1-0 pen, 4fs and 1 '65'), J Burke and C Boran 1-1 each, P Dolan, B Byrne, P Divilly and D Costello 0-1 each. Report E Cahill 1-10 (6fs, 1 '65'), Cillian Kiely 1-3, A Cleary 0-3, K Sampson 0-2, J Keenaghan, B Duignan, C Mitchell and Cathal Kiely 0-1 each.
16 April 2023 Round 2 Kerry 0-21 - 0-21 Carlow Austin Stack Park
S Conway 0-11 (7fs), P Boyle 0-3 (1f), M Leane and B Barrett 0-2 each, P O'Connor, C Walsh, and D Collins 0-1 each. Report M Kavanagh 0-13 (9fs), J Nolan and J Doyle 0-3 each, F Fitzpatrick and C Nolan 0-1 each. Referee: K Jordan (Tipperary)

Round 3
22 April 2023 Round 3 Kildare 0-14 - 1-17 Kerry Hawkfield COE
D Qualter 0-8 (8fs), C McCabe 0-2, R Boran 0-1, G Keegan 0-1, C Boran 0-1, P McKenna 0-1 (f). Report P Boyle 0-5 (1f), S Conway 0-5 (4fs), J Conway 1-2, D Shanahan 0-1, E Ross 0-1, C Walsh 0-1, N Mulcahy 0-1, D Goggin 0-1. Referee: C Flynn (Westmeath)
22 April 2023 Round 3 Carlow 1-22 - 1-22 Laois Netwatch Cullen Park
M Kavanagh 1-13 (1-0 pen, 65, 8fs), J Kavanagh 0-3, C Kehoe, J Doyle, C Nolan 0-2 each Report S Maher 0-10 (4fs), R King 0-4, S Bergin 1-1, M Phelan, E Rowland (fs) 0-2 each, A Corby, J Keyes (s/l), P Purcell 0-1 each. Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
22 April 2023 Round 3 Offaly 1-26 - 1-14 Down Glenisk O'Connor Park
E Cahill 1-12 (7f), Cillian Kiely 0-5, P Clancy 0-2, D King, J Clancy, D Nally, A Cleary, B Duignan, J Keenaghan and J Murphy 0-1 each. Report P Og McCrickard 0-9 (7f), J Doran 1-2, N McFarland, O McManus (f), S Martin and F Turpin 0-1 each. Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Round 4
6 May 2023 Round 4 Laois 1-23 - 0-11 Kildare Glenisk O'Connor Park
S Maher 0-10 (0-8f, 0-1 65), R King 0-5, T Keyes 1-1, S Bergin 0-2, M Phelan 0-2, J Duggan 0-2, J Kelly 0-1. Report D Qualter 0-6 (0-5f), C Boran 0-3, D Flaherty 0-1, K Harrington 0-1. Referee: P Murphy (Carlow).
7 May 2023 Round 4 Offaly 1-24 - 0-16 Kerry Laois Hire O'Moore Park
E Cahill 0-13 (0-9f, 0-2 65s), D Nally 1-1 (0-1 sideline), A Cleary 0-2, B Duignan 0-2, J Sampson 0-1, C Kiely 0-1, J Clancy 0-1, E Kelly 0-1, K Sampson 0-1, J Keenaghan 0-1. Report S Conway 0-7 (0-5f, 0-1 65), P Boyle 0-3 (0-2f), G Dooley 0-2, M Leane 0-1, E Ross 0-1, F MacKessy 0-1, J Diggins 0-1.
7 May 2023 Round 4 Down 0-28 - 6-23 Carlow McKenna Park
P Og McCrickard 0-10 (8f), F Turpin 0-5, O McManus, M Fisher, C Teggart (1f), R McCrickard (1f) and D Sands 0-2 each; J Doran, L Savage and M Conlon 0-1each. Report M Kavanagh 1-11 (7f), C Nolan 2-4, J Nolan 1-2, J Doyle 1-1, C Kehoe 1-0, F Fitzpatrick 0-2, JM Nolan, K McDonald and D Byrne 0-1 each

Round 5
13 May 2023 Round 5 Kildare 3-13 - 1-27 Down TBC
13 May 2023 Round 5 Carlow 1-29 - 0-14 Offaly Netwatch Cullen Park
13 May 2023 Round 5 Kerry 0-21 - 4-23 Laois Austin Stack Park

Final
27 May 2023 Final Offaly v Carlow Croke Park

Carlow/Offaly are promoted to the 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, replacing one of Antrim, Westmeath or Wexford.[3]

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup teams.
County Location Province Stadium(s) Capacity
Carlow Carlow Leinster Netwatch Cullen Park 21,000
Down Rubane Ulster McKenna Park 5,000
Kerry Tralee Munster Austin Stack Park 12,000
Kildare Newbridge Leinster Hawkfield Centre of Excellence 1,300
Laois Portlaoise Leinster O'Moore Park 22,000
Offaly Tullamore Leinster O'Connor Park 18,000

Statistics

Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Eoghan Cahill Offaly 4-46 58 4 14.50
2 Marty Kavanagh Carlow 2-49 55 4 13.75
3 Stephen Maher Laois 1-38 41 4 10.25
4 Shane Conway Kerry 0-31 31 4 7.75
5 Pearse Óg McCrickard Down 0-29 29 4 7.25
6 Chris Nolan Carlow 2-10 16 4 4.00
Stephen Bergin Laois 4-04 16 4 4.00
David Qualter Kildare 0-16 16 4 4.00
9 Cillian Kiely Offaly 1-12 15 4 3.75
10 James Burke Kildare 1-11 14 3 4.66
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Eoghan Cahill Offaly 2-11 17 Laois
2 Marty Kavanagh Carlow 1-13 16 Laois
3 Eoghan Cahill Offaly 1-12 15 Down
4 Marty Kavanagh Carlow 1-11 14 Down
5 Eoghan Cahill Offaly 1-10 13 Kildare
Eoghan Cahill Offaly 0-13 13 Kerry
Marty Kavanagh Carlow 0-13 13 Kerry
8 Marty Kavanagh Carlow 0-12 12 Kildare
Stephen Maher Laois 0-12 12 Offaly
10 Shane Conway Kerry 0-11 11 Carlow

Scoring events
  • Widest winning margin: 31 points
  • Most goals in a match: 7
  • Most points in a match: 51
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 7
  • Most points by one team in a match: 28
  • Highest aggregate score: 69 points
  • Lowest aggregate score: 34 points

Miscellaneous

See also

References
  1. Moran, Seán (30 September 2017). "GAA Congress approve round-robin provincial hurling championships". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. "Antrim relegated straight back to the Joe McDonagh Cup after defeat to Laois". Belfast Telegraph. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. "GAA Master Fixtures for 2023 published". www.gaa.ie.
  4. "Hurling round-up: All to play for in final rounds for Joe McDonagh, Kildare head into Christy Ring final as hot favourites". Irish Examiner. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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