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. retained the trophy after beating in the final.
Teams defeated in their first match played in a shield tournament, which was won by . Competition format
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.
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 , is guaranteed at least two games.
O'Byrne Cup Round 1
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
O'Byrne Shield Round 1
Semi-finals
Shield Final
GK1 Martin McEneaney (St Patrick's)RCB2 Oisín McGuinness (St Joseph's)FB3 Chris O'Neill (Seán O'Mahony's)LCB4 Cameron Maher (St Kevin's)RHB5 Leonard Grey (St Patrick's) CHB6 Niall Sharkey (Glyde Rangers) LHB7 Conall McKeever (Clan na Gael) (c)MF8 Conal McCaul (St Joseph's)MF9 Wayne Campbell (Naomh Máirtín)RHF10 Peter McStravick (Dundalk Young Irelands)CHF11 Seán Marry (St Bride's)LHF12 Jonathan Commins (St Mary's)RCF13 Kyle McElroy (O'Raghallaighs)FF14 Dylan McKeown (Dundalk Gaels)LCF15 Jay Hughes (Dreadnots)Substitutes: 16 Craig Lynch (Naomh Máirtín) for McEneaney 17 Tom Gray (Naomh Máirtín) for McElroy 18 Donal McKenny (St Mary's) for McGuinness 19 Ciarán Murphy (St Patrick's) for Sharkey 20 Ben Collier (St Joseph's) for McCaul 21 Tom Jackson (St Mary's) for Grey 22 Liam Flynn (Mattock Rangers) for McKeever 23 Seán Reynolds (Stabannon Parnells) for Hughes GK1 Cathal Fitzgerald (Kiltegan)RCB2 Jack Treacy (Bray Emmets)FB3 Liam O'Neill (Coolkenno)LCB4 Fintan O'Shea (Éire Óg Greystones) RHB5 Karl Furlong (Baltinglass)CHB6 Eoin Murtagh (Dunlavin)LHB7 Zach Cullen (Avondale)MF8 Jack Kirwan (Baltinglass)MF9 Declan Doyle (Newtown) RHF10 Gavin Fogarty (An Tóchar)CHF11 Conor Fee (An Tóchar)LHF12 Cillian McDonald (Tinahely)RCF13 Eoin D'Arcy (Tinahely)FF14 Oisín McGraynor (Avondale)LCF15 Darragh Fee (An Tóchar)Substitutes: 16 Malachy Stone (Barndarrig) for Furlong 17 Gearóid Murphy (Annacurra) for C. Fee 18 Adam Arslan (Avoca) for D. Fee 19 Martin Cullen (Barndarrig) for Z. Cullen 20 Pádraig O'Toole (Kiltegan) for Doyle 21 Dan Cooney (Blessington) for D'Arcy
References
External links Official site