# 2024 O'Byrne Cup

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. Longford retained the trophy after beating Dublin in the final.
Teams defeated in their first match played in a shield tournament, which was won by Louth.

## 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 Dublin, is guaranteed at least two games.

## O'Byrne Cup
### Round 1

* 2 January 2024 (2024-01-02) Match 1
| Wexford | 4-15 (27) – (18) 2-12 | Wicklow |
* HaloTile Centre of Excellence, Wexford
* 3 January 2024 (2024-01-03) Match 2
| Carlow | 0-10 (10) – (23) 2-17 | Kildare |
* Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow
* 3 January 2024 (2024-01-03) Match 3
| Laois | 0-12 (12) – (14) 1-11 | Offaly |
* Laois Hire O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

### Quarter-finals

* 6 January 2024 (2024-01-06) 13:30 IWT (UTC±0) Match 4
* Report
| Wexford | 3-09 (18) – (14) 0-14 | Kildare |
* Chadwicks Wexford Park, Wexford
* 6 January 2024 (2024-01-06) 13:30 IWT (UTC±0) Match 5
* Report
| Offaly | 0-10 (10) – (11) 0-11 | Dublin |
| Pts: C Farrell 4 (3f), D Hyland 3 (1f), N Dunne 1f, R McNamee 1, K McDermott 1 | | Pts: B O’Leary 4 (2f), C Dunne 2 (1f), K McGinnis 2 (1f), B Millist 1, E Dunne 1, S O’Leary 1 |
* Gracefield GAA Referee: Enda Kelly (Westmeath) Attendance: 1,250
* 6 January 2024 (2024-01-06) 13:30 IWT (UTC±0) Match 6
* Report
| Longford | 0-09 (9) – (7) 0-07 | Westmeath |
| (HT: 0-05 – 0-04) |||
* Glennon Bros Pearse Park, Longford Referee: Kevin Williamson (Offaly) Attendance: 400
* 6 January 2024 (2024-01-06) 19:00 IWT (UTC±0) Match 7
* Report
| Meath | 2-13 (19) – (10) 1-07 | Louth |
| (HT: 1-05 – 1-04) |||
* Páirc Tailteann, Navan

### Semi-finals

* 12 January 2024 (2024-01-12) 19:30 IWT (UTC±0) Match 8
| Meath | 1-14 (17) – (20) 2-14 | Longford |
| (HT: 0-08 – 2-06) |||
* Donaghmore Ashbourne GAA, Ashbourne Referee: Colm McCullough (Louth)
* TG4
* 13 January 2024 (2024-01-13) 13:30 IWT (UTC±0) Match 9
* Report
| Dublin | 5-17 (32) – (14) 1-11 | Wexford |
| Gls: S Lowry 3; L Breathnach 1, N Scully 1 Pts: D O’Hanlon 4 (3 45s, 1 f), L Breathnach 4, B O’Leary 2 (1f), K McGinnis 2, N Scully 1, B Millist 1, K Lahiff 1, P Duffy 1, C Dunne 1 | | Gls: C Walsh 1 Pts: B Brosnan 9 (7fs), T Byrne 1, C Hughes 1 |
* Parnell Park, Donnycarney Referee: Eamon O'Connor (Offaly)

### Final

* TG4
* 20 January 2024 (2024-01-20) 15:00 IWT (UTC±0) Match 10
* Report
| Longford | 1-12 (15) – (9) 0-09 | Dublin |
| (HT: 0-08 – 0-03) |||
| Gls: K McGann 1 Pts: D Gallagher 4f, C McCabe 3 (1m), J Hagen 2, D Reynolds 1, M Hughes 1, D Duggan 1 | | Pts: K McGinnis 3 (2f), L Breathnach 2, N Scully 1, B O’Leary 1f, L Swan 1, C Basquel 1f |
* Laois Hire O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: James Foley (Carlow)

## O'Byrne Shield
### Round 1

* 6 January 2024 (2024-01-06) 13:30 IWT (UTC±0) Match A
| Wicklow | 1-12 (15) – (13) 0-13 | Carlow |
* Bray Emmets GAA, Bray

### Semi-finals

* 13 January 2024 (2024-01-13) 12:00 IWT (UTC±0) Match B
| Wicklow | 1-20 (23) – (15) 1-12 | Laois |
* Rathnew GAA, Rathnew
* 13 January 2024 (2024-01-13) 13:00 IWT (UTC±0) Match C
| Westmeath | 0-12 (12) – (18) 2-12 | Louth |
* Coralstown/Kinnegad GAA, Kinnegad

### Shield Final

* 10 February 2024 (2024-02-10) 12:00 IWT (UTC±0)
* Report
| Louth | 1-18 (21) – (16) 2-10 | Wicklow |
| (HT: 0-8 – 1-4) |||
| Gls: S. Marry 1-0 Pts: D. McKeown 0-4 (1f), P. McStravick (2f), K. McElroy (1f) 0-3 each, J. Hughes (1f), J. Commins 0-2 each, T. Gray, B. Collier, C. McKeever, S. Marry 0-1 each | | Gls: E. D'Arcy (pen), P. O'Toole 1-0 each Pts: E. D'Arcy 0-3 (2f), O. McGraynor (1f), L. O'Neill 0-2 each, C. Fee, F. O'Shea, G. Murphy 0-1 each |
* St Brigid's Park, Dundalk Referee: Ian Howley (Dublin)
| GK | 1 | Martin McEneaney (St Patrick's) |
| RCB | 2 | Oisín McGuinness (St Joseph's) |
| FB | 3 | Chris O'Neill (Seán O'Mahony's) |
| LCB | 4 | Cameron Maher (St Kevin's) |
| RHB | 5 | Leonard Grey (St Patrick's) |
| CHB | 6 | Niall Sharkey (Glyde Rangers) |
| LHB | 7 | Conal McKeever (Clan na Gael) (c) |
| MF | 8 | Conal McCaul (St Joseph's) |
| MF | 9 | Wayne Campbell (Naomh Máirtín) |
| RHF | 10 | Peter McStravick (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| CHF | 11 | Seán Marry (St Bride's) |
| LHF | 12 | Jonathan Commins (St Mary's) |
| RCF | 13 | Kyle McElroy (O'Raghallaighs) |
| FF | 14 | Dylan McKeown (Dundalk Gaels) |
| LCF | 15 | 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 |
| GK | 1 | Cathal Fitzgerald (Kiltegan) |
| RCB | 2 | Jack Treacy (Bray Emmets) |
| FB | 3 | Liam O'Neill (Coolkenno) |
| LCB | 4 | Fintan O'Shea (Éire Óg Greystones) |
| RHB | 5 | Karl Furlong (Baltinglass) |
| CHB | 6 | Eoin Murtagh (Dunlavin) |
| LHB | 7 | Zach Cullen (Avondale) |
| MF | 8 | Jack Kirwan (Baltinglass) |
| MF | 9 | Declan Doyle (Newtown) |
| RHF | 10 | Gavin Fogarty (An Tóchar) |
| CHF | 11 | Conor Fee (An Tóchar) |
| LHF | 12 | Cillian McDonald (Tinahely) |
| RCF | 13 | Eoin D'Arcy (Tinahely) |
| FF | 14 | Oisín McGraynor (Avondale) |
| LCF | 15 | 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 |