2024 Croke Cup

2024 Croke Cup
Dates17 February - 17 March 2024
Teams6
SponsorMasita
Champions St Kieran's College (25th title)
Jeff Neary (captain)
Stephen Manogue (captain)
Brian Dowling (manager)
Runners-up St Raphael's College
Paudie McCarry (captain)
Francis Forde (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored13 (2.6 per match)
Points scored163 (32.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Marc O'Brien (1-15)
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The 2024 All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Croke Cup was the 71st staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 17 February to 16 March 2024.

St Kieran's College were the defending champions.[1][2]

The final was played on 16 March 2024 at Croke Park in Dublin, between St Kieran's College and St Raphael's College, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St Kieran's College won the match by 0–26 to 1–18 to claim their 25th Croke Cup title overall and a second consecutive title.[3][4]

Marc O'Brien was the top scorer with 1-15

Qualification

Province Champions Runners-up
Connacht St Raphael's College Presentation College [5]
Leinster St Kieran's College Kilkenny CBS [6]
Munster St Joseph's CBS, Nenagh Ardscoil Rís [7]

Results

Quarter-finals

17 February 2024 Quarter-final St Joseph's CBS, Nenagh 3-19 - 2-11 Kilkenny CBS Kelly O'Daly Park
D McCarthy (2 frees), E Doughan (4 frees) 0-6 each; Joe O’Dwyer 1-1; D Quinn, D Treacy 1-0 each; M Cawley 0-3; C Foley 0-2; A Duff 0-1. Report R Corcoran 0-5 (3 frees); E O Casaide, S Culleton 1-0 each; M Stynes 0-2 (1 free); G Kelly (pen), A Clifford, P Lacey B Moore 0-1 each. Referee: P Dunne (Laois)
18 February 2024 Quarter-final Ardscoil Rís 1-14 - 1-09 Presentation College, Athenry Páirc an Dálaigh
M O'Brien 1-9 (0-6 frees), P Kearney 0-2, D Chaplin 0-1(0-1 free), F Fitzgerald and J Cosgrove 0-1 each. Report A Nilland 0-5 (0-4 frees), C Leen 1-0, D Kearney 0-2, O Burke and J Rabbitte 0-1 each. Referee: M Farrell (Roscommon)

Semi-finals

2 March 2024 Semi-final St Raphael's College 1-20 - 3-13 St Joseph's CBS, Nenagh Páirc an Dálaigh
P MacCárthaigh (0-8), B Feeney (1-3, 3fs), C Killeen (0-3), V Morgan, E Mulleady (0-2 each), D MacCárthaigh, L McInerney (0-1 each). Report D McCarthy (0-11, 9fs, ‘65), A O’Connor (2-0), D Quinn (1-0), J Hackett, Z Keller (0-1 each). Referee: E Stapleton (Limerick)
2 March 2024 Semi-final St Kieran's College 1-19 - 0-14 Ardscoil Rís Canon Hayes Park
A McEvoy (0-6, 6 frees); S Hunt (1-2); R Glynn (0-4); S Manogue (free), J Neary, T McPhillips, T Roche, E Lauhoff, T Brennan, J Hughes (0-1 each). Report M O’Brien (0-6, 4 frees, 1 65); M Collins (0-3); F Fitzgerald (0-2, 1 free); E Begley, C Lohan, D Chaplin (0-1 each). Referee: A Tierney (Tipperary)

Final

16 March 2024 Final St Kieran's College 0-26 - 1-18
(aet)		 St Raphael's College Croke Park
A McEvoy 0-8 (4fs, 1 ‘65’), S Hunt, R Glynn 0-4 each, J Hughes 0-3, E Lauhoff, C Brennan 0-2, S Bergin, E McDermott, B McDermott 0-1 each. Report V Morgan 1-3, B Feeney 0-5 (5fs), P Mac Carthaigh 0-5, C Killeen 0-2, O O’Gorman, D Mac Carthaigh, L McInerney 0-1 each. Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Marc O'Brien Ardscoil Rís 1-15 18 2 9.00
2 Darragh McCarthy St Joseph's CBS 0-17 17 2 8.50
3 Aaron McEvoy St Kieran's College 0-14 14 2 7.00
4 Paddy Mac Cárthaigh St Raphael's College 0-13 13 2 6.50
5 Bobby Feeney St Raphael's College 1-08 11 2 5.50
6 Seán Hunt St Kieran's College 1-06 9 2 4.50
7 Vince Morgan St Raphael's College 1-05 8 2 4.00
Rory Glynn St Kieran's College 0-08 8 2 4.00
9 Aodhán O'Connor St Joseph's CBS 2-00 6 2 3.00
Eoghan Doughan St Joseph's CBS 0-06 6 2 3.00

References

  1. ^ Keane, Paul (17 March 2023). "St Kieran's too strong for Pres in Croke Cup final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ^ "St Kieran's goals earns 24th schools title win as Athenry still look for a first". Irish Independent. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ Ryan, Peter (16 March 2024). "Raphael's push them to brink but kingpins Kieran's claim 25th Croke Cup". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  4. ^ Smyth, Ivan (16 March 2024). "St Raphael's preserve honour but St Kieran's excel in extra-time to secure Croke Cup". Irish Independent. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Raphaels crowned Connacht PPS Senior A Hurling Champions – Commentary and Reaction". Galway Bay FM website. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  6. ^ Power, Pierce (7 February 2024). "St Kieran's coast to convincing Leinster Colleges crown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  7. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (3 February 2024). "Hoolan the hero as late, late goal ushers in Harty history for Nenagh CBS". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 February 2024.