2023 Lory Meagher Cup

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2023 Lory Meagher Cup
Dates15 April – 3 June 2023
Teams6
ChampionsMonaghan (1st title)
Runners-upLancashire
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
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The 2023 Lory Meagher Cup is the fifteenth edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009 and is the fifth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by six GAA county teams ranked 30–35 in the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The cup fixtures were made in 2022.[1]

Monaghan were the winners, defeating Lancashire in the final.[2]

Team changes[edit]

To Championship[edit]

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

From Championship[edit]

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Teams[edit]

General Information[edit]

County Last Cup Title Last Provincial Title Last All-Ireland Title Position in 2022 Championship Appearance
Cavan — — — 6th 9th
Lancashire — — — 5th 7th
Leitrim 2019 — — 3rd 12th
Longford 2014 — — Runners-up 9th
Monaghan — 1915 — 4th 3rd
Warwickshire 2017 — — 6th (Nicky Rackard Cup) 10th

Personnel and kits[edit]

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Cavan
Lancashire
Leitrim
Longford
Monaghan
Warwickshire

Format[edit]

Cup format[edit]

The 6 teams will play each other once in the Group Stage. The top 2 teams in the group will advance to the final.[1]

Promotion[edit]

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

Teams by province[edit]

The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2023 National Hurling League before the championship were:

Britain (2)

Connacht (1)

Leinster (1)

Munster (0)

  • None participated

Ulster (2)

Group Stage[edit]

Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Monaghan 5 3 1 1 10-98 9-67 +34 7 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Lancashire 5 3 0 2 20-76 14-97 -3 6
3 Cavan 5 2 1 2 7-106 12-77 +14 5
4 Longford 5 2 1 2 6-84 6-75 +9 5
5 Leitrim 5 2 1 2 8-73 9-78 -10 5
6 Warwickshire 5 1 0 4 10-60 11-101 -44 2

Round 1[edit]

15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) Round 1 Lancashire 3-21 – 2-17 Longford Birmingham  
(HT: 2-10 - 0-09) Venue: Páirc na hÉireann
Gls: D Carroll 2, R McCormack 1.
Pts: R Spencer 4, E Clifford 4, S Madden 3, D Carroll 3, F Henry 2, S Nugent 1, E Kearns 1, C Madden 1, E Kelly 1, C Kenny 1. 		Gls: D Crossan 1, R Murray 1.
Pts: C Mullane 9, L Browne 3, P Lynam 3, D Buckley 2. 		Referee: K Brady (Louth)


16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) Round 1 Warwickshire 3-15 – 0-22 Cavan Birmingham  
Venue: Páirc na hÉireann
Gls: J Grealish 2, L Hands 1.
Pts: J Grealish 7, L Hands 5, K Murphy 2, N Eames 1.
Pts: C Maher 12, T Leonard 4, S Keating 2, M Moffett 1, C Sheanon 1, D Mulligan 1, D Carney 1. 		Referee: C Daly


16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) Round 1 Monaghan 1-18 – 3-12 Leitrim Clontibret  
Venue: Páirc Uí Néill
Gls: C Merrick 1.
Pts: N Arthur 8, T Hughes 3, N Garland 2, D Hughes 2, F Rafter 2, S Lambe 1. 		Gls: C Beirne 2, M Feeney 1.
Pts: G O'Hagan 5, M Feeney 3, T Brannigan 1, S Goldrick 1, D McGovern 1, C Beirne 1. 		Referee: T Conway


Round 2[edit]

22 April 2023 (2023-04-22) Round 2 Leitrim 1-15 – 4-15 Lancashire Drumshanbo  
Venue: Shane McGettigan Memorial Park
Gls: J Murray 1.
Pts: J Murray 4, J McNabola 4, M Feeney 3, C Beirne 2, E Moreton 1, S Keane 1. 		Gls: R McCormack 2, E Kelly 1, C Kennedy 1
Pts: R Spencer 10, S Madden 2, C Madden 2, D Burke 1.


22 April 2023 (2023-04-22) Round 2 Cavan 2-16 – 0-19 Monaghan Cavan  
Venue: Kingspan Breffni Park
Gls: D Carney 1, S Keating 1.
Pts: C Maher 5, C Sheanon 4, M Moffett 3, S Keating 2, E Shalvey 1, D Mulligan 1.
Pts: N Arthur 13, T Hughes 2, K Cawley 1, D Hughes 1, N Garland 1, C McHugh 1.


23 April 2023 (2023-04-23) Round 2 Longford 2-23 – 1-09 Warwickshire Longford  
Venue: Pearse Park
Gls: P Lynam 1, R Murray 1.
Pts: R Murray 5, C Mullane 5, D Buckley 4, E Tully 3, P Lynam 2, R Sheehan 1, K Murray 1, A Quinn 1, C Flynn 1. 		Gls: N Eames 1.
Pts: L Hands 2, J Grealish 2, N Eames 1, B O'Sullivan 1, O Coffey 1, A Hanley 1, A Hands 1.


Round 3[edit]

29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) Round 3 Cavan 3-29 – 5-09 Lancashire Kingspan Breffni Park  
14:00 Venue: Cavan
Gls: N Kenny 1, M Moffett 1, S Keating 1.
Pts: C Maher 11, N Kenny 9, M Moffett 4, T Leonard 2, S Keating 1, R Delaney 1, D Mulligan 1. 		Gls: C Kennedy 2, C Madden 1, R McCormack 1, D Carroll 1.
Pts: C Madden 4, S Madden 2, C Kennedy 1, C O'Shea 1, R Spencer 1.


30 April 2023 (2023-04-30) Round 3 Monaghan 2-26 – 1-04 Warwickshire Cloghan  
Venue: Cloghan COE
Gls: E Flynn 1, T Hughes 1.
Pts: N Arthur 11, E Flynn 5, T Hughes 4, N Garland 3, S Lambe 2, D Hughes 1. 		Gls: R Murray 1.
Pts: N Eames 2, J Grealish 1, L Hand 1.


30 April 2023 (2023-04-30) Round 3 Leitrim 0-08 – 0-12 Longford Drumshambo  
14:00 Venue: Shane McGeittigan Memorial Park

Pts: J Murray 6, S Markham 1, G O'Hagan 1.
Pts: C Mullane 5, D Buckley 3, P Lynam 3, R Murray 1.


Round 4[edit]

13 May 2023 (2023-05-13) Round 4 Longford 2-15 – 0-21 Cavan Longford  
Venue: Pearse Park
Gls: D Buckley 1, J Mulhern 1.
Pts: C Mullane 9, P Lynam 4, D Buckley 1, R Murray 1. 		Report
Pts: C Maher 12, N Kenny 5, S Keating 1, T Leonard 1, M Moffett 1, D Carney 1.


14 May 2023 (2023-05-14) Round 4 Warwickshire 2-15 – 2-17 Leitrim Birmingham  
12:00 Venue: Páirc na hÉireann
Gls: J Collins 1, O Coffey 1.
Pts: L Hands 3; P Crehan 3; E McWilliams 2; J Collins 2; O Coffey 1; K Murphy 1, N Eames 1, D King 1, A Hands 1. 		Report Gls: J Murray 1, B Delaney 1.
Pts: J Murray 13, G O’Hagan 2; P Poniard 1, S Markham 1.


14 May 2023 (2023-05-14) Round 4 Lancashire 3-18 – 5-19 Monaghan Birmingham  
14:00 Venue: Páirc na hÉireann
Gls: R Spencer 2, R McCormack 1.
Pts: R Spencer 6; R McCormack 6; C Kennedy 2, C Madden 2; E Clifford 1, D Carroll 1. 		Report Gls: T Hughes 2, F Rafter 2, N Arthur 1,
Pts: N Arthur 8; T Hughes 3, C Gernon 3, E Flynn 3; N Garland 1, C Merrick 1.


Round 5[edit]

20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) Round 5 Cavan 2-18 – 2-19 Leitrim  


20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) Round 5 Monaghan 2-16 – 0-17 Longford  


20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) Round 5 Warwickshire 3-17 – 5-13 Lancashire  


Knockout stage[edit]

Final[edit]

3 June 2023 Final Monaghan 3-22 - 3-20 Lancashire Dublin
Niall Arthur 0-10 (0-6f), Niall Garland 2-3, Thomas Hughes 1-2, Ethan Flynn, Stephen Lambe and Conor Gernon 0-2 each, Declan Hughes 0-1. Report Robin Spencer 1-6 (0-5f), Conor Madden 0-7 (0-3f, 0-2 65s, 0-1 s/l), Simon Holland 1-1, Darragh Carroll 1-0, Shane Madden 0-2, Eoghan Clifford, Conor Kennedy, Phil Shine and Cormac Kenny 0-1 each. Stadium: Croke Park
Referee: Tarlach Conway (Derry)

Stadia and locations[edit]

County Location Province Stadium Capacity
Cavan Cavan Ulster Breffni Park 32,000
Lancashire East Didsbury Britain Old Bedians
Leitrim Carrick-on-Shannon Connacht Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada 9,331
Longford Longford Leinster Pearse Park 6,000
Monaghan Clones Ulster St Tiernach's Park 36,000
Warwickshire Solihull Britain Páirc na hÉireann 4,500

Statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Overall[edit]

Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average
1 Niall Arthur Monaghan 1-40 43 4 10.75
2 Canice Maher Cavan 0-40 40 4 10.00

In a single game[edit]

Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition
1 Joe Murray Leitrim 1-13 16 Warwickshire
2 Jack Grealish Warwickshire 2-07 13 Cavan
Niall Arthur Monaghan 0-13 13 Cavan

Scoring events[edit]

Miscellaneous[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "GAA Master Fixtures for 2023 published". www.gaa.ie.
  2. ^ Park, Kevin Egan at Croke (4 June 2023). "Two Nialls help Monaghan to Lory Meagher title". The Irish News.
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