# 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 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.
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. Donegal won the match by 3–17 to 0–22 to claim their fourth cup title overall and a first title in four years.
Armagh's Alex O'Boyle was the top scorer with 2-45.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Relegated from the Christy Ring Cup
* Mayo
Promoted from the Lory Meagher Cup
* Monaghan

### From Championship

Promoted to the Christy Ring Cup
* Wicklow
Relegated to the Lory Meagher Cup
* Fermanagh

## 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
* 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 | Advance to Final |
| 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 5
## Knockout stage
### Final

* 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 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 8 | Paddy Fallon | Roscommon | 0-22 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |
| 10 | Seán Regan | Mayo | 4-09 | 21 | 6 | 3.50 |
| 10 | 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 |
| 2 | Gerard Gilmore | Donegal | 1-10 | 13 | Monaghan |
| 2 | Darren Geoghegan | Louth | 0-13 | 13 | Armagh |
| 2 | Alex O'Boyle | Armagh | 0-13 | 13 | Roscommon |
| 2 | Darren Geoghegan | Louth | 0-13 | 13 | Donegal |
| 7 | Niall Arthur | Monaghan | 0-12 | 12 | Armagh |
| 8 | Cian Murray | Roscommon | 3-02 | 11 | Monaghan |
| 8 | Cormac Phillips | Mayo | 2-05 | 11 | Louth |
| 10 | Darren Geoghegan | Louth | 1-07 | 10 | Monaghan |
| 10 | Alex O'Boyle | Aramgh | 1-07 | 10 | Monaghan |
| 10 | Alex O'Boyle | Aramgh | 0-10 | 10 | Louth |
| 10 | 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.