The Dean Ryan Cup is an annual inter-schools hurling competition organised by the Munster PPS division of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).

[5] Midleton CBS were the 2024 champions, having beaten Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG by 5-15 to 1-11 in the final.

[6] Since 1918, the Dr Harty Cup had been organised by the Munster Colleges Council and contested as a provincial senior hurling competition.

[7] At the annual Munster Colleges Council convention on 1 February 1936, it was decided to establish a provincial junior hurling competition for players under the age of 16.

[8] Monsignor Ryan, Dean of Cashel, donated a cup for the competition and it was named in his honour.