The 2022 Walsh Cup was the early-season tier 1 inter-county hurling competition based in the Irish province of Leinster.
[1] Seven counties compete – five from Leinster, Galway from Connacht and Antrim from Ulster.
Seven other counties from Leinster competed in the tier 2 and tier 3 Leinster competitions – see 2022 Kehoe Cup and Shield.
Each team plays the other teams in their group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
The group winners advance to the final.