The 2024 championship began with provincial tournaments in April and will end with the All-Ireland Final on 21 July.

The All-Ireland final was played on 21 July 2024 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Clare and Cork.

[2] Participating counties (6): Antrim, Carlow, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Wexford Group stage (15 matches): Each team plays each other once.

Participating counties (5): Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford Group stage (10 matches): Each team plays each other once.

Participating counties (6): Down, Kerry, Laois, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath Group stage (15 matches): Each team plays each other once.

The Joe McDonagh Cup champions and runners-up advance to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals.

Preliminary quarter-finals (2 matches): The 3rd placed teams from the Leinster and Munster championships play the Joe McDonagh Cup champions and runners-up.

RTÉ, the national broadcaster in Ireland, will provide the majority of the live television coverage of the hurling championship.

[16] For the second year GAAGO will also broadcast matches in Ireland with nine games to be shown exclusively on its pay streaming service.