| 2024 Tailteann Cup | |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Trophy: | Tailteann Cup |
| Level: | Tier 2 |
| Date: | 11 May – 13 July 2024 |
| Num Teams: | 17 |
| Winners: | Down |
| Ordinal: | 1st |
| Manager: | Conor Laverty |
| Captain: | Pierce Laverty |
| Runnersup: | Laois |
| Runnerupmanager: | Justin McNulty |
| Runnerupcaptain: | Charlie Donnelly |
| Matches: | 35 |
| Previous: | 2023 |
| Next: | 2025 |
The 2024 Tailteann Cup was the third edition of the Tailteann Cup, the second-tier of Gaelic football for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the first-tier trophy). It was contested by seventeen GAA county teams who failed to reach their last 16 of the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.[1] made their first appearance.[2] [3] The group draw took place on 30 April 2024.[4]
The final was played on 13 July 2024 at Croke Park in Dublin, between and .[5] Down won after defeating Laois 0–14 to 2–06,[6] and qualified for the group stage of the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.[7]
The 17 teams who competed in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship but did not qualify for the round-robin group stages compete in the Tailteann Cup. enter the Tailteann Cup for the first time.
advance directly to the preliminary quarter-finals. The other 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four teams. Seeding is determined by placing in the 2024 National Football League (after promotion and relegation is applied and after division finals take place).[8]
Each team in a group plays the other teams in their group once; each team gets one home fixture, one away and one neutral. Teams are awarded two points for a win and one point for a draw.
The four preliminary quarter-finals will consist of the second-placed teams receiving home advantage against and the three third-placed teams with the best record. At the quarter-final stage the four group winners play the four preliminary quarter-final winners.
The semi-finals and final are played in Croke Park. All knock-out matches are winner on the day. The winner of the 2024 Tailteann Cup qualify for the group stage of 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship regardless of their league position.
Britain (1)
Connacht (2)
Leinster (7)
Munster (3)
Ulster (3)
North America (1)
Seventeen county teams compete in the Tailteann Cup:
| County | Position in 2023 | Appearance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antrim | — | 1951 | — | 3rd | ||
| Down | — | 1994 | 1994 | 3rd | ||
| Carlow | — | 1944 | — | 3rd | ||
| Fermanagh | — | — | — | 3rd | ||
| Kildare | — | 2000 | 1928 | 1st | ||
| Laois | — | 2003 | — | 3rd | ||
| Leitrim | — | 1994 | — | 3rd | ||
| Limerick | — | 1896 | 1896 | 2nd | ||
| London | — | — | — | 3rd | ||
| Longford | — | 1968 | — | 3rd | ||
| Offaly | — | 1997 | 1982 | 3rd | ||
| New York | — | — | — | 3rd | ||
| Sligo | — | 2007 | — | 2nd | ||
| Tipperary | — | 2020 | 1920 | 3rd | ||
| Waterford | — | 1898 | — | 3rd | ||
| Wexford | — | 1945 | 1918 | 3rd | ||
| Wicklow | — | — | — | 3rd |
| County | Manager | Captain | Sponsors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antrim | Andy McEntee | Dermot McAleese | Fibrus | |
| Carlow | Niall Carew | Sean Gannon | SETU | |
| Down | Conor Laverty | Pierce Laverty | EOS IT Solutions | |
| Fermanagh | Kieran Donnelly | Declan McCusker | Tracey Concrete | |
| Kildare | Glenn Ryan | Mick O'Grady | Brady Family | |
| Laois | Justin McNulty | Trevor Collins and Evan O’Carroll | MW Hire Group | |
| Leitrim | Andy Moran | Donal Wrynn | J. P. Clarke's Saloon, New York | |
| Limerick | Jimmy Lee | Iain Corbett | JP McManus | |
| London | Michael Maher | Liam Gavaghan | Clayton Hotel | |
| Longford | Paddy Christie | Patrick Fox | Glennon Brothers | |
| New York | Johnny McGeeney | Johnny Glynn | Navillus | |
| Offaly | Declan Kelly | Declan Hogan | Glenisk | |
| Sligo | Tony McEntee | Keelan Cawley | AbbVie | |
| Tipperary | Paul Kelly | Conor Sweeney | Fiserv | |
| Waterford | Ephie Fitzgerald | Dermot Ryan | Cognizant | |
| Wexford | John Hegarty | Liam Coleman | Zurich Insurance Group | |
| Wicklow | Oisín McConville | Padraig O’Toole | Joule |
Numbers in brackets indicate ranking in the 2024 NFL.[9] Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 4
New York enter the Tailteann Cup at the preliminary quarter-final stage.
The preliminary quarter-final draw took place on 2 June 2024.Seeded into quarter-finals
Seeded into preliminary quarter-finals
Unseeded in preliminary quarter-finals
See main article: 2024 Tailteann Cup final.
As of 24 June (after semi-finals).