2024 Nicky Rackard Cup

The 2024 Nicky Rackard Cup was the twentieth edition of the Nicky Rackard Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005^[1] and is the fourth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by six GAA county teams ranked 24–29 in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The competition ran from 13 April to 2 June 2024.^[2]

2024 Nicky Rackard Cup

Dates	13 April - 2 June 2024
Teams	6
Champions	Donegal (4th title) Conor Gartland (captain) Mickey McCann (manager)
Runners-up	Mayo David Kenny (captain) Brian Finn (manager)
Promoted	Donegal
Relegated	Monaghan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	49 (3.06 per match)
Points scored	584 (36.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Alex O'Boyle (2-45)
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The Nicky Rackard Cup final was played on 2 June 2024 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Donegal and Mayo, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in four years.^[3] Donegal won the match by 3–17 to 0–22 to claim their fourth cup title overall and a first title in four years.^[4][5]

Armagh's Alex O'Boyle was the top scorer with 2-45.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Christy Ring Cup

• Mayo^[6]

Promoted from the Lory Meagher Cup

• Monaghan^[7]

From Championship

Promoted to the Christy Ring Cup

• Wicklow^[8]

Relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup

• Fermanagh^[9]

Teams

General Information

County	Last Cup Title	Last Provincial Title	Last All-Ireland Title	Position in 2023 Championship	Appearance
Armagh	2012	—	—	3rd	15th
Donegal	2020	1932	—	Runners-up	16th
Louth	—	—	—	5th	16th
Mayo	2021	1909	—	6th (Christy Ring Cup)	5th
Monaghan	—	1915	—	Champions (Lory Meagher Cup)	17th
Roscommon	2015	1913	—	4th	11th

Personnel and kits

County	Manager	Captain(s)	Sponsor
Armagh
Donegal
Louth
Mayo
Monaghan
Roscommon

Group stage

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Donegal	5	5	0	0	9-114	4-71	58	10	Advance to Final
2	Mayo	5	3	1	1	13-105	4-81	51	7
3	Roscommon	5	3	1	1	8-87	5-91	5	7
5	Armagh	5	2	0	3	5-85	4-107	-19	4
4	Louth	5	1	0	4	6-80	10-96	-28	2
6	Monaghan	5	0	0	5	5-74	19-99	-67	0	Relegated to Lory Meagher Cup

Round 1

Armagh v Donegal

13 April 2024 Round 1	Armagh	1-12 - 0-22	Donegal	BOX-IT Athletic Grounds
	A O’Boyle 1-6,4f; P Gaffney 0-2; A Fox 0-2; C Duffy 0-1; J O’Connor 0-1.	Report	G Gilmore 0-7,4f; L McKinney 0-6; R Campbell and C Gartland 0-3; D Coulter 0-1; P Kelly 0-1; S Ward 0-1.

Roscommon v Louth

13 April 2024 Round 1	Roscommon	1-20 - 1-14	Louth	Dr Hyde Park
	P Fallon (0-9, 8F), B Mulry (1-4), J Hardiman (0-2), C Murray (0-2), C Cosgrove (0-1), J Dowling (0-1), D Finn (0-1).	Report	D Geoghegan (0-6,4F), P Lynch (0-4, 3F), C Murphy (1-0), S Kettle (0-1), S Connelly (0-1), T McCreesh (0-1), R McKeown (0-1).

Mayo v Monaghan

14 April 2024 Round 1	Mayo	4-24 - 2-08	Monaghan	Hastings MacHale Park
	S Regan 2-2; S Boland 0-7 (4f); J Heraty 1-1; A Phillips, L Lavin and C Phillips (3f) 0-4 each; J Doocey 1-0; E Delaney, E Collins 0-1 each.	Report	N Garland 1-1; N Arthur 0-4 (2f); B Douglas 1-0 (own goal); E Walsh, T Hughes, C Gernon 0-1 each.

Round 2

Monaghan v Roscommon

20 April 2024 Round 2	Monaghan	1-16 - 4-17	Roscommon	Grattan Park
	N Arthur 0-14, O Kiernan 1-0, D Hughes 0-1, M Murphy 0-1.	Report	C Murray 3-2, P Fallon 0-6, C Mulry 1-1, L Óg Coyle 0-3, B Mulry 0-2, J Dowling 0-1, S Canning 0-1, D Mullen 0-1.

Donegal v Mayo

20 April 2024 Round 2	Donegal	0-21 - 0-14	Mayo	O'Donnell Park
	G Gilmore (0-8, 3f), L McKinney (0-3), L White (0-2f); R Campbell (0-2), C Gartland (0-2); D Coulter (0-1f); P Kelly (0-1), O Grant (0-1), S Ward (0-1).	Report	B Douglas (0-4, 3f 1 45'); L Lavin (0-3, 1f); S Boland (0-2, 1f), C Phillips (0-2f), E Delaney (0-1), L Connor (0-1), O Greally (0-1).

Louth v Armagh

21 April 2024 Round 2	Louth	0-17 - 0-18	Armagh	Páirc Naomh Bríd
	D Geoghegan 0-13 (8f, 1 65), R McKeown 0-1; R Mulholland 0-1; C Murphy 0-1, P Lynch 0-1.	Report	Alex O’Boyle 0-10 (8f); Ciarán Duffy 0-2, Aaron Fox 0-2; Paul Gaffney 0-1, Liam O’Flaherty 0-1, Stephen Renaghan 0-1, F Donnelly 0-1.

Round 3

Donegal v Monaghan

27 April 2024 Round 3	Donegal	4-27 - 0-15	Monaghan	O'Donnell Park
	G Gilmore 1-10, 8f; D Couler 1-3; L McKinney 1-3; J McGee Cronolly 0-4; O Grant 1-0; R Campbell and S McVeigh 0-2 each; B McIntyre, C O’Grady, and G Browne 0-1 each.	Report	N Arthur 0-9, 8f; L Moloney 0-3; T Hughes 0-2f; D Hughes 0-1.

Louth v Mayo

27 April 2024 Round 3	Louth	0-17 - 3-22	Mayo	Páirc Naomh Bríd
	D Geogheghan (0-5, 4f), D Carey (0-3, 2f), J Casey (0-2), P Lynch (0-2, 1f); S Kettle (0-2); P Fortune (0-1), A McGuinness (0-1); R McKeown (0-1).	Report	C Phillips (2-5, 0-4f, 0-1 65), S Boland (0-5, 2f), E Delaney (1-1), B Douglas (0-3, 3f); K Feeney (0-2), S Regan (0-2), E Collins (0-2); O Greally (0-1), D Kenny (0-1).

Armagh v Roscommon

28 April 2024 Round 3	Armagh	0-20 - 0-21	Roscommon	BOX-IT Athletic Grounds
	A O’Boyle 0-13 (10f, 2’65), T Galvin 0-3, J O’Connor, F Donnelly, B Shortt, C Renaghan 0-1 each.	Report	C Murray 0-6, C Cosgrove 0-4 (2f), C Mulry, P Fallon (2f, 1sl) 0-3 each, J Hardiman 0-2, B Lawlor, B Mulry, J Martin 0-1 each.

Round 4

Monaghan v Louth

11 May 2024 Round 4	Monaghan	2-17 - 4-12	Louth	Grattan Park
	N Arthur (0-8, 2 frees), L Moloney (1-1 frees), K Crawley (1-0), N Garland (0-3), H Byrne (0-2, frees); D Hughes (0-1); P Malone (0-1), T Hughes (0-1).	Report	D Geoghegan (1-7, 1-6 frees), C Murphy (2-1), A McGuinness Smith (1-1), P Lynch (0-1), P Fortune (0-1); S Hodgins (0-1).

Mayo v Armagh

11 May 2024 Round 4	Mayo	4-29 - 1-16	Armagh	Hastings MacHale Park
	C Phillips 1-5 (3f); S Boland 1-3 (2f); L Lavin 0-6; S Regan 1-2; J Heraty 1-0; B Douglas (2f), S Kenny and D Huane 0-2 each; A Phillips, E Delaney, C Hession, E Collins, K Gallagher, K Feeney and B Sheridan 0-1 each.	Report	A O’Boyle (7f) 0-9; C Duffy 1-1; C Reneghan 0-2; F Donnelly, T Galvin, P McBride and K Laverty 0-1 each.

Roscommon v Donegal

11 May 2024 Round 4	Roscommon	2-10 - 1-25	Donegal	Dr Hyde Park
	P Fallon 0-4, 2 '65’; B Mulry 1-1; R Fallon 1-0; C Murray, S Canning, J Hardiman, C Cosgrove, C Mulry 0-1 each.	Report	G Gilmore 0-10, 9f, 1 '65’; L McKinney 0-7; S Ward 1-3; P Kelly 0-3; S Gillespie and D O Maoileididhgh 0-1 each.

Round 5

Louth v Donegal

18 May 2024 Round 5	Louth	1-20 - 4-19	Donegal	Páirc Naomh Bríd
	D Geoghegan (0-13, 12 frees), A McGuinness-Smith (1-1), C Murphy (0-2), P Lynch (0-1); J Costello (0-1), J Casey (0-1); S Phelan (0-1).	Report	R Campbell (2-2), R McDermott (1-2), D O Maoileidigh (0-5, 4 frees), P Kelly (1-1); S Gillespie (0-1), L White (0-1 free); C Finn (0-1), R Hilferty (0-1), J Monagle (0-1); D Harvey (0-1), D Cullen (0-1), L McKinney (0-1), B McIntyre (0-1).

Armagh v Monaghan

18 May 2024 Round 5	Armagh	3-19 - 0-18	Monaghan	BOX-IT Athletic Grounds
	T Galvin 2-7, A O’Boyle 1-7 (7f), P Gaffney 0-2, C Duffy 0-1, S Renaghan 0-1, D Ryan 0-1.	Report	N Arthur 0-12, D Hughes 0-2, M Murphy 0-1, O Kiernan 0-1, N Garland 0-1, T Hughes 0-1.

Roscommon v Mayo

18 May 2024 Round 5	Roscommon	1-19 - 2-16	Mayo	Dr Hyde Park
	B Mulry 1-3, R Fallon (3f) and J Hardiman (2f) 0-3 each, C Mulry, C Cosgrove, C Murray and S Canning 0-2 each, A Donnelly and J Dowling 0-1 each.	Report	C Phillips 1-6 (0-3f, 0-2 ‘65s), S Boland 0-4 (1f), S Regan 1-2 (1-0pen), E Delaney and J Heraty 0-2 each.

Knockout stage

Final

Donegal v Mayo

2 June 2024 Final	Donegal	3-17 - 0-22	Mayo	Croke Park
	J Cronolly-McGee 2-0, R Campbell 1-3, G Gilmore 0-5 (2f, 1 65’), L McKinney 0-2, D Cullen 0-2, S McVeigh 0-2, S Gillespie 0-1, P Kelly 0-1, B McIntyre 0-1.	Report	S Boland 0-9 (2f), L Lavin 0-3, S Kenny 0-3, E Delaney 0-2, C Phillips 0-1, B Douglas 0-1f, J Heraty 0-1, S Regan 0-1, A Phillips 0-1.	Referee: P Owens (Down)

• Donegal are promoted to the 2025 Christy Ring Cup

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Alex O'Boyle	Armagh	2-45	51	5	10.20
2	Darren Geoghegan	Louth	1-44	47	5	9.40
	Niall Arthur	Monaghan	0-47	47	5	9.40
4	Gerard Gilmore	Donegal	1-40	43	5	8.60
5	Cormac Phillips	Mayo	4-23	35	6	5.83
6	Shane Boland	Mayo	1-30	33	6	5.50
7	Liam McKinney	Donegal	1-22	25	6	4.16
8	Cian Murray	Roscommon	3-13	22	5	4.40
	Paddy Fallon	Roscommon	0-22	22	4	5.50
10	Seán Regan	Mayo	4-09	21	6	3.50
	Ruairí Campbell	Donegal	3-12	21	6	3.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Niall Arthur	Monaghan	0-14	14	Roscommon
2	Tomás Galvin	Armagh	2-07	13	Monaghan
	Gerard Gilmore	Donegal	1-10	13	Monaghan
	Darren Geoghegan	Louth	0-13	13	Armagh
	Alex O'Boyle	Armagh	0-13	13	Roscommon
	Darren Geoghegan	Louth	0-13	13	Donegal
7	Niall Arthur	Monaghan	0-12	12	Armagh
8	Cian Murray	Roscommon	3-02	11	Monaghan
	Cormac Phillips	Mayo	2-05	11	Louth
10	Darren Geoghegan	Louth	1-07	10	Monaghan
	Alex O'Boyle	Aramgh	1-07	10	Monaghan
	Alex O'Boyle	Aramgh	0-10	10	Louth
	Gerard Gilmore	Donegal	0-10	10	Roscommon

Miscellaneous

• Donegal won their 1st championship in 4 years, last winning the 2020 Nicky Rackard Cup.
• Donegal become the first county to win 4 Nicky Rackard Cups.

See also

• 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (Tier 1)
• 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
• 2024 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
• 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2)
• 2024 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3)
• 2024 Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5)