Fixtures, dates and venues for Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 2024 confirmed

The Leinster championship will start with three games taking place on the weekend of the 20th and 21st of April.

LEINSTER HOLDERS: Kilkenny's Richie Reid lifts the Leinster title last June. Pic Credit ©INPHO/Bryan Keane

The fixtures, dates and venues for the 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship have been confirmed.

The opening round of the provincial competition will take place on the weekend of the 20th and 21st of April with Kilkenny hosting Antrim, Wexford welcoming Dublin and Galway starting at home against Carlow.

Round 2 will go ahead the following weekend (April 27th/28th) with the list of matches including Antrim v Wexford, Carlow v Dublin and Galway v Kilkenny.

Then on the 4th of May, Galway will travel to Wexford in Part 1 of the third round while Part 2 will see Dublin take on Antrim in the capital while Carlow host Kilkenny on the 11th of May.

Round 4 will be played on the weekend of May 18th/19th with Carlow v Wexford, Dublin v Kilkenny, and Antrim v Galway to be decided then in the fifth and final round it will be Kilkenny v Wexford, Galway v Dublin and Antrim v Carlow on Saturday the 25th of May.

The top two teams from the group stage will compete in the Leinster Hurling Final on Saturday June 8th but it has also been confirmed that the showpiece occasion will be played on a Sunday in 2025.

Leinster Hurling Championship 2024

Round 1, April 20/21: Kilkenny v Antrim, Wexford v Dublin, Galway v Carlow.

Round 2, April 27/28: Antrim v Wexford, Carlow v Dublin, Galway v Kilkenny.

Round 3, Part 1, May 4: Wexford v Galway.

Round 3, Part 2, May 11: Dublin v Antrim, Carlow v Kilkenny.

Round 4, May 18/19: Carlow v Wexford, Dublin v Kilkenny, Antrim v Galway.

Round 5, May 25: Kilkenny v Wexford, Galway v Dublin, Antrim v Carlow. 

Final: Saturday, June 8th 2024