The 2024 Tailteann Cup final was the third final of the Tailteann Cup and the culmination of the 2024 Tailteann Cup, the GAA's second-tier Gaelic football competition for county teams. The match was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 13 July 2024, between and . The game was played prior to the All Ireland football semi-final between Kerry and Armagh. It was televised live on RTÃÂ2 as part of The Saturday Game, presented by Joanne Cantwell from the Croke Park studio.
Down won the match on a scoreline of 0âÂÂ14 to 2âÂÂ6.
Laois came strongly into the game after a tricky start, reeling off 1âÂÂ2 between the seventh and 15th minutes. Seamus Lacey grabbed an 11th minute goal that put the Division 4 champions ahead briefly, 1âÂÂ1 to 0âÂÂ3. Meanwhile, Down had possession and while they fired four of the game's next five points to lead 0âÂÂ8 to 1âÂÂ3 at half-time, six wides in the first-half undermined them. The sides shared six points equally in the third quarter, Laois initially scoring three-in-a-row to take the lead before Down responded. Down stretched the gap to five after reeling off six points in a row in all between the 46th and 69th minutes. Laois dramatically grabbed a goal back through Barry in stoppage time to make it an interesting final few minutes.