The 2024 Christy Ring Cup was the twentieth edition of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005 and is the third-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 18–23 in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The competition ran from 13 April to 2 June 2024.
The Christy Ring Cup final was played on 2 June 2024 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Kildare and Derry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kildare won the match by 4-21 to 1-22 to claim their fifth cup title overall and a first title in two years.
London's Jack Goulding was the top scorer with 5-50.
Team changes
To Championship
Relegated from the Joe McDonagh Cup
- Kildare
Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup
- Wicklow
From Championship
Promoted to the Joe McDonagh Cup
- Meath
Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup
- Mayo
Teams
General Information
Personnel and kits
Group Stage
Table
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Knockout stage
Final
Stadia and locations
Statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
- In a single game
Scoring events
- Widest winning margin: 26 points
- London 4-26 - 0-12 Sligo (Round 2)
- Most goals in a match: 4
- Sligo 2-08 - 2-19 Kildare (Round 1)
- Tyrone 2-12 - 2-23 London (Round 1)
- London 4-26 - 0-12 Sligo (Round 2)
- Most points in a match: 41
- Kildare 3-27 - 0-14 Wicklow (Round 2)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 4
- London 4-26 - 0-12 Sligo (Round 2)
- Most points by one team in a match: 27
- Kildare 3-27 - 0-14 Wicklow (Round 2)
- Highest aggregate score: 50 points
- London 4-26 - 0-12 Sligo (Round 2)
- Kildare 3-27 - 0-14 Wicklow (Round 2)
- Lowest aggregate score: 29 points
- Wicklow 0-12 - 0-17 Derry (Round 1)
Miscellaneous
- First-time Christy Ring Cup meetings:
- Tyrone v Kildare (Round 4)
- Tyrone v Wicklow (Round 5)
- Kildare become the first county to qualify for 6 Christy Ring Cup finals.
See also
- 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
- 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
- 2024 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
- 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2)
- 2024 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4)
- 2024 Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5)
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