The 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup is due to be the sixth staging of the

Joe McDonagh Cup The Joe McDonagh Cup is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It forms the second tier of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and is the second highest level of inter- ...

since its establishment by the

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. Antrim, winner of the

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final, were promoted to the

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, replaced by

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who were relegated back to this competition.

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were promoted from the

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. The top 2 teams from the round robin stage will play off in the final to decide the winner. Both will advance to the

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knock-out stages. The bottom team will be relegated to

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the

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Promoted from the

From Championship

Promoted to the

* Antrim Relegated to the

* Meath

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

General Information

Group stage

Final

If the winners are from Leinster or Ulster, they qualify for the

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. If win, they will play a playoff against the last-placed team in the

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, with the winner qualifying for the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorer overall ;In a single game

Scoring events

* Widest winning margin: 0 points ** * Most goals in a match: 0 ** * Most points in a match: 0 ** * Most goals by one team in a match: 0 ** * Most points by one team in a match: 0 ** * Highest aggregate score: 0 points ** * Lowest aggregate score: 0 points **

Miscellaneous

*First-time

meetings: ** Down v

(group stage) ** Down v

(group stage) **

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(group stage) **

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(group stage)

References

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