It is contested by six Leinster affiliated GAA county teams ranked 1–6 in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

[1] Kilkenny were the defending champions having defeated Galway in the 2023 final.

The top 2 teams in the group stage contest this game.

The Leinster champions advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the Leinster runners-up advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

Promoted from the Joe McDonagh Cup Relegated to the Joe McDonagh Cup Six counties will compete in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: