The 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup was the seventh edition of the Joe McDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018[1] and is the second-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy).

Relegated from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup Initially each of the six teams play the other five teams in single round-robin matches.

The top two teams after the round robin games compete in the Joe McDonagh Cup final.

If the Joe McDonagh champions are a non-Munster team, they are automatically promoted to the following year's Leinster Championship.

The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2024 National Hurling League before the championship were: Leinster (4) Munster (1) Ulster (1) Six counties will compete in the Joe McDonagh Cup: The fixtures for the group stage were an open draw.