2011 Walsh Cup
# 2011 Walsh Cup

The 2011 Walsh Cup was a hurling competition played by the teams of Leinster GAA, a team from Connacht GAA and a team from Ulster GAA. The competition differs from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship as it also features further education colleges from both Leinster and Connacht and the winning team does not progress to another tournament at All-Ireland level. The four losers of the first round enter the Walsh Shield. The winners of the Walsh Cup were Dublin, who defeated Kilkenny in the final, and the winners of the Walsh Shield were Offaly, who defeated Carlow in a replay, following the abandonment on the initial fixture in extra time.

## Walsh Cup

| First round 15/16 January 2011 | First round 15/16 January 2011 | First round 15/16 January 2011 | Quarter-finals 23 January 2011 | Quarter-finals 23 January 2011 | Quarter-finals 23 January 2011 | Semi-finals 30 January 2011 | Semi-finals 30 January 2011 | Semi-finals 30 January 2011 | Final 27 February 2011 | Final 27 February 2011 | Final 27 February 2011 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NUI Galway | NUI Galway | 0-22 | | | | | | | | | |
| Offaly | Offaly | 1-10 | NUI Galway | NUI Galway | 2-12 | | | | | | |
| | | | Kilkenny | Kilkenny | 3-16 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kilkenny | Kilkenny | 3-16 | | | |
| Laois | Laois | 0-24 | | | | Laois | Laois | 1-09 | | | |
| UCD | UCD | 2-14 | Laois | Laois | 0-24 | | | | | | |
| | | | Wexford | Wexford | 2-14 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Kilkenny | Kilkenny | 2-13 |
| DIT | DIT | 2-18 | | | | | | | Dublin | Dublin | 2-17 |
| Carlow | Carlow | 1-12 | DIT | DIT | 2-12 | | | | | | |
| | | | Galway | Galway | 0-20 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Galway | Galway | 3-13 | | | |
| Antrim | Antrim | 3-12 | | | | Dublin | Dublin | 1-20 | | | |
| Westmeath | Westmeath | 2-11 | Antrim | Antrim | 0-12 | | | | | | |
| | | | Dublin | Dublin | 2-13 | | | | | | |

## Walsh Shield

The Walsh Shield consists of the 4 losing teams from the first round of the Walsh Cup.

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Westmeath | Westmeath | 0-16 | | | |
| Carlow | Carlow | 2-13 | Offaly | Offaly | 3-23 |
| U.C.D. | U.C.D. | 0-12 | Carlow | Carlow | 2-14 |
| Offaly | Offaly | 0-23 | | | |
