2024 Joe McDonagh Cup

[Joeythelips]

Almost certain RTE TV will cover this game ahead of the Leinster Final on June 8th. It'll probably be a 3.30pm or 4pm Irish time throw in with the Leinster Final to follow at 6pm.

I don't know if RTE matches are geo-blocked outside of Ireland Mossy, if you can go to https://www.rte.ie/player/onnow on Sunday from around 2pm Irish time and see if you can watch whatever game is on live.

If it doesn't work for you, then you'll need to look at getting some VPN software which allows you to cloak your location and set it to Ireland. There are plenty of free VPN software to be had at the end of a google search!

GAA Go might do it too for non Ireland?

RTÉ is geo-blocked, here in the States. A few years back, I tried watching a match on RTÉ via a VPN but RTÉ could detect it and I was still blocked (clever bastards). I do have a better VPN service, now, so I might try again.

I do have a GAAGO account so that's going to be first choice.

I'm REALLY looking forward to this match. It's going to be a brutal fight.

Yeah I bought Nord VPN a couple of years ago, you could get most things like Netflix US version but Rte player would not work. If like me you have GAA Go account you are sorted anyway as it will be on there for sure.

[G@@]

Poor result from Mullingar this afternoon. Yes, it was a game of nothing but with eight lads starting I thought we might demonstrate a bit of depth in the bench. Alas, it wasn't. We'll need our best fifteen in Croker in two weeks time.

[Joeythelips]

Overall I think management have also done very well and will have the lads ready for the final.
The only downside I see is Offaly in Croke Park, a place where we haven't fared so well against them in the past and tradition and mentality will play a big part.
Looking forward to what should be a cracking game of hurling.

I think you summed it up pretty well - we travel in hope more than confidence.
Let's hope for a repeat of the great clashes with Offaly in the early 1980s with us coming out on top for a change.

From Hoganstand:
Saturday 15 / Sunday 16 June
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-finals
Joe McDonagh Cup winner v 3rd placed Munster team, TBC, TBC
Joe McDonagh Cup runner-up v 3rd placed Leinster team, TBC, TBC

The winner of the Joe McDonagh Cup draws the short straw - a probable date with Cork 

So the winners of Joe McD get to face Cork while the runners up play Wexford. A bit harsh on the winners. How is it decided? Is it rotated each year?

[Saffrongael]

Think it's rotated as Tipp played Offaly last year

[Brandon]

When are tickets on sale for the Joe McDonagh final ?

[redsetanta]

A 16 point defeat isn't what I was expecting in our final game. It was still a decent enough team that was put out.
Anyhow it's all about the gane against Offaly now

[Laois Rising]

Very surprising to lose how we did. I thought some of the fringe players would tear into that game looking to make an impression and push for selection come the Joe McDonagh Final. I hope we don't follow Offaly's example of last season when they threw their final group game only to be sucker punched in the final by a fantastic Carlow performance. This loss might take away some of the optimism and momentum that we had built up in recent weeks. It might also act to refocus minds. Hopefully the latter.

[Joeythelips]

Think it's rotated as Tipp played Offaly last year

I guess the flip side is if we did manage to somehow get past Cork we play the losers of Kilkenny v Dublin instead of the losers of Limerick v Clare.

[Laois Rising]

Think it's rotated as Tipp played Offaly last year

I guess the flip side is if we did manage to somehow get past Cork we play the losers of Kilkenny v Dublin instead of the losers of Limerick v Clare.

Sure we're practically into the All-Ireland semi-final at this stage. I like how we are taking it for granted that we will defeat Offaly and play Cork in the preliminary quarter-final.

[burdizzo]

This could be the year!

Interestingly, we've done quite well defensively in this competition, only conceding three goals, I think - two of them being in the dead rubber against Westmeath.

[Joeythelips]

Think it's rotated as Tipp played Offaly last year

I guess the flip side is if we did manage to somehow get past Cork we play the losers of Kilkenny v Dublin instead of the losers of Limerick v Clare.

Sure we're practically into the All-Ireland semi-final at this stage. I like how we are taking it for granted that we will defeat Offaly and play Cork in the preliminary quarter-final.

Who is taking it for granted? Laois v Offaly is a 50/50 game as the odds would suggest. Offaly having their u-20s back might give them the edge in terms of who is favs but very little in it. We were just discussing the fact the winners of JMcD have the more difficult fixture that is all.

Laois goal this season would be to win JMcD and get back in Leinster championship for next year so Laois v Offaly is the biggest game of the year for both sides. Anything after that is bonus territory.

[The infidel in exile]

Although I watched the game over here in the UK, I actually felt that W.M told the boys to go out and enjoy themselves, the result was meaningless as Offaly with a Full 15 only won in the last 8 minutes against the same opposition. Im not one bit Afraid of Offaly but unless im solely mistaken then Padge Delaney is gone for the Offaly game, unless they can get the Red rescinded. Yes Offaly have a good u20 Team, lost to Galway two years ago and we all know what happened to Galway last weekend. Senior hurling is an entirely different animal, they have two really good forwards but we have some very sticky backs. They are not scoring as much goals as us, that makes them slightly less clinical, and Rowland is still easily top four in the Country still. Even if we lose, even though I believe that we won't, get within 2 points and Antrim and Carlow proved that Wexford are no great shakes, at least our hurlers are doing better than the footballers.

[burdizzo]

Laois Today reported it as a second yellow Podge got. Hope they're right!

[Laois man]

Hope the county board are putting a effort into getting a big laois crowd to Croke park.

[redsetanta]

3.30 throw in for Joe McDonagh with Leinster final at 6pm. Tickets €40.