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2024 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Tier 3

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2024 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Tier 3
Dates18 May - June 2024
Teams13
SponsorElectric Ireland
Champions Down (1st title)
Barra McEvoy (captain)
Runners-up Westmeath
Cian Whitney (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored51 (4.25 per match)
Points scored293 (24.42 per match)
(Next) 2025

The 2024 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Tier 3 was the inaugural staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Tier 3 since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association.[1][2] The championship ran from 18 May to 8 June 2024.[3]

The All-Ireland final was played on 8 June 2024 at Kingspan Breffni in Cavan, between Down and Westmeath, in what was their first ever championship meeting. Down won the match by 4-13 to 2-17 to claim their first ever All-Ireland MFC Tier 3 title.[4]

Participating teams

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Province Championship Teams progressing
Britain n/a London
Connacht Connacht Minor Football Championship Leitrim
Leinster Leinster Minor Football Championship Carlow, Laois, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath
Munster Munster Minor Football Championship Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford
Ulster Ulster Minor Football Championship Antrim, Down, Fermanagh

Results

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All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals

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18 May 2024 Preliminary quarter-final Westmeath 5-18 - 0-04 Carlow Fr Eamon O'Brien Park
18 May 2024 Preliminary quarter-final Offaly 0-13 - 4-11 Waterford Faithful Fields
18 May 2024 Preliminary quarter-final Limerick 3-11 - 0-08 Fermaangh Connacht GAA Centre
18 May 2024 Preliminary quarter-final Laois 4-16 - 1-09 Antrim Páirc Baile Fiach
18 May 2024 Preliminary quarter-final Meath 0-08 - 2-16 Down Páirc Tailteann

All-Ireland quarter-finals

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25 May 2024 Quarter-final Limerick 0-07 - 3-13 Down St Brendan's Park
25 May 2024 Quarter-final Tipperary 0-10 - 3-19 Westmeath Templetuohy Grounds
26 May 2024 Quarter-final Leitrim 3-18 - 1-06 London Connacht Centre of Excellence
28 May 2024 Quarter-final Waterford 2-08 - 3-11 Laois Carlow Centre of Excellence Fenagh

All-Ireland semi-finals

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1 June 2024 Semi-final Down 5-19 - 1-12 Leitrim Lavey Grounds
1 June 2024 Semi-final Westmeath 4-12 - 1-14 Laois O'Brien Park

All-Ireland final

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8 June 2024 Final Down 4-13 - 2-17 Westmeath Kingspan Breffni
Report

References

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  1. ^ "Congress: Structural changes made to All-Ireland minor championships". Hogan Stand. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Revealed: how next year's three-tier All-Ireland minor football championship will look". Irish Examiner. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ "EXPLAINED: How the new All-Ireland Minor football championship Tier 1, 2 and 3 competitions will work". Laois Today. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  4. ^ "All-Ireland MFC down to last four while Down claim Tier 3 crown". Hogan Stand. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.