Lory Meagher Cup

The Lory Meagher Cup (Irish: Corn Labhraí Uí Mheachair;[1] often referred to as the Meagher Cup) is the fifth-highest inter-county senior championship in hurling. Each year, the champion team in the Lory Meagher Cup is promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup.

Lory Meagher Cup
Founded2009–present
Country Ireland
Other club(s) from England
Number of teams6
Level on pyramid5
Promotion toNicky Rackard Cup
Current champions Louth
(2022)
Most championships Louth (3 titles)
WebsiteOfficial GAA site
Current: 2023 Lory Meagher Cup

The Lory Meagher Cup, which was introduced for the 2009 season, provides a meaningful championship for fifth tier teams deemed "too weak" for the fourth tier Nicky Rackard Cup.

The winners of the championship receive the Lory Meagher Cup, named after former Kilkenny hurler Lory Meagher who many regard as one of the greatest hurlers of all time.

History

Following the success of the Christy Ring Cup and Nicky Rackard Cup for the lower tier hurling teams, it was decided in 2008 to investigate the possibility of introducing a fourth tier. The Hurling Development Committee (HDC) proposed the new four-tier structure in place of the existing three-tier model. It, and the second and third-tier competitions, were to consist of eight teams.[2] The proposals were accepted at a special GAA Congress in October 2008.[3]

Format

Group Stage

The 6 teams will play each other once in the group stage. The top 2 teams in the group will advance to the final.

Final and Promotion

The winner of the final will be promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup.

Teams

2023 Cup

Six counties will compete in the 2023 Lory Meagher Cup, with Warwickshire relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup:

County Location Stadium Province Position in 2022 Championship First year in Championship In Championship since Championship Titles Last Championship Title
Cavan Cavan Breffni Park Ulster 6th 2009 2017 0 -
Lancashire East Didsbury Old Bedians Britain 5th 2015 2022 0 -
Leitrim Carrick-on-Shannon Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada Connacht 3rd 2009 2022 1 2019
Longford Longford Pearse Park Leinster Runners-up 2009 2021 2 2014
Monaghan Clones St Tiernach's Park Ulster 4th 2021 2021 0 -
Warwickshire Solihull Páirc na hÉireann Britain 6th (Nicky Rackard Cup) 2009 2023 2 2017

List of Finals
Year Date Winners Runners-up Venue Winning captain Winning margin Referee
County Score County Score
2023 3/4 June Croke Park, Dublin
2022 21 May Louth 3-27 (36) Longford 3-14 (23) Croke Park, Dublin 13 Caymon Flynn (Westmeath)
2021 31 July Fermanagh 3-26 (35) Cavan 1-17 (20) Croke Park, Dublin 15 Michael Kennedy
2020 28 Nov Louth 2-19 (25) Fermanagh 2-08 (14) Croke Park, Dublin 11
2019 22 June Leitrim[4] 2-23 (29) AET Lancashire 2-22 (28) AET Croke Park, Dublin 1
2018 23 June Sligo 4-15 (27) Lancashire 2-20 (26) Croke Park, Dublin 1
2017 10 June Warwickshire[5] 0-17 (17) Leitrim 0-11 (11) Croke Park, Dublin 6
2016 4 June Louth[6] 4-15 (27) Sligo 4-11 (23) Croke Park, Dublin 4
2015 6 June Fermanagh[7] 3-16 (25) Sligo 1-17 (20) Croke Park, Dublin 5
2014 7 June Longford[8] 3-18 (27) Fermanagh 3-16 (25) Croke Park, Dublin 2
2013 8 June Warwickshire[9] 2-16 (22) Longford 0-10 (10) Croke Park, Dublin 12
2012 9 June Tyrone[10] 2-24 (30) Fermanagh 3-20 (29) Croke Park, Dublin 1
2011 4 June Donegal 2-12 (18) Tyrone 0-17 (17) Croke Park, Dublin 1
2010 3 July Longford 1-20 (23) Donegal 1-12 (15) Croke Park, Dublin 8
2009 11 July Tyrone 5-11 (26) Donegal 3-16 (25) Croke Park, Dublin 1

Roll of Honour

Performances by county
County Titles(s) Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
Louth 3 0 2016, 2020, 2022 —
Fermanagh 2 3 2015, 2021 2012, 2014, 2020,
Longford 2 2 2010, 2014 2013, 2022
Tyrone 2 1 2009, 2012 2011
Warwickshire 2 0 2013, 2017 —
Donegal 1 2 2011 2009, 2010
Sligo 1 2 2018 2015, 2016
Leitrim 1 1 2019 2017
Lancashire 0 2 — 2018, 2019
Cavan 0 1 — 2021

Performances by province
Province Title(s) Runners-up Total
Ulster 5 7 12
Leinster 5 2 7
Connacht 2 3 5
Britain 2 2 4

Team records and statistics

Legend

  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • SF/QF/R2 – Semi-finals/Quarter-finals/Round 2
  • 3rd/4th/5th/6th – Group Stage
  • CR – Christy Ring Cup
  • NR – Nicky Rackard Cup
  • — – Inactive

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team 2009 (8) 2010 (7) 2011 (7) 2012 (5) 2013 (4) 2014 (4) 2015 (5) 2016 (5) 2017 (6) 2018 (4) 2019 (4) 2020 (3) 2021 (5) 2022 (6) 2023 (6) 2024 (6) Years
Cavan R2 QF — — — — — — 5th 3rd 4th 3rd 2nd 6th TBD 9
Donegal 2nd 2nd 1st NR NR NR NR NR NR NR CR NR NR NR NR TBD 3
Fermanagh QF SF QF 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st NR 6th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st NR NR TBD 12
Lancashire — — — — — — 5th 5th 4th 2nd 2nd — — 5th TBD 7
Leitrim QF SF R2 SF 4th 4th 3rd 4th 2nd NR 1st NR NR 3rd TBD 12
Longford SF 1st QF R3 2nd 1st NR NR NR NR NR NR SF 2nd TBD 9
Louth NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 1st NR NR NR 1st SF 1st NR TBD 4
Monaghan NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR QF 4th TBD 3
Sligo NR NR NR NR NR NR 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st NR CR CR CR CR TBD 4
South Down SF R2 SF — — — — — — — — — — — — — 3
Tyrone 1st NR 2nd 1st NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR CR CR 3
Warwickshire R2 QF SF SF 1st 3rd 4th 3rd 1st NR NR — — NR 11

The most one sided Finals:

Debut of teams
Year Debutants Total
2009 Cavan, Donegal, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Longford, South Down, Tyrone, Warwickshire 8
2010-14 None 0
2015 Lancashire, Sligo 2
2016 Louth 1
2017-20 None 0
2021 Monaghan 1
2022- None 0
Total 12

Seasons in Lory Meagher Cup

The number of years that each county has played in the Lory Meagher Cup between 2009 and 2023. A total of 12 counties have competed in at least one season of the Lory Meagher Cup. Fermanagh and Leitrim have participated in the most championships. The counties in bold participate in the 2023 Lory Meagher Cup.

Years Counties
12 Fermanagh, Leitrim
10 Warwickshire
9 Cavan, Longford
7 Lancashire
4 Louth, Sligo
3 Donegal, Monaghan, South Down, Tyrone

List of Lory Meagher Cup counties

The following teams have competed in the Lory Meagher Cup for at least one season.

County Total years First year in Championship Most recent year in Championship Championship titles Last Championship title Most recent championship finish Best Lory Meagher Cup finish Current Championship Lvl
Cavan 9 2009 2023 0 - 6th 2nd Lory Meagher Cup 5
Donegal 3 2009 2011 1 2011 3rd (Nicky Rackard Cup) 1st Nicky Rackard Cup 4
Fermanagh 12 2009 2021 2 2021 5th (Nicky Rackard Cup) 1st Nicky Rackard Cup 4
Lancashire 7 2015 2023 0 - 5th 2nd Lory Meagher Cup 5
Leitrim 12 2009 2023 1 2019 3rd 1st Lory Meagher Cup 5
Longford 9 2009 2023 2 2014 Runners-up 1st Lory Meagher Cup 5
Louth 4 2016 2022 3 2022 Champions 1st Nicky Rackard Cup 4
Monaghan 3 2021 2023 0 - 4th 4th Lory Meagher Cup 5
Sligo 4 2015 2018 1 2018 5th (Christy Ring Cup) 1st Christy Ring Cup 3
South Down 3 2009 2011 0 - - Semi-finals - -
Tyrone 3 2009 2012 1 2012 Champions (Nicky Rackard Cup) 1st Christy Ring Cup 3
Warwickshire 10 2009 2023 2 2017 6th (Nicky Rackard Cup) 1st Lory Meagher Cup 5

See also

References
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  3. "Galway and Antrim voted into Leinster". Irish Times. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
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