The Louth county hurling team represents Louth in hurling and is governed by Louth GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the Nicky Rackard Cup and the National Hurling League.
Louth's home grounds are St Brigid's Park and Darver Centre of Excellence.
The team has never won the Leinster Senior Championship, the All-Ireland Senior Championship or Division One of the National League.
History As in most counties outside of the game's heartland of Munster and south Leinster, hurling has been less popular than Gaelic football in Louth. Currently, only three clubs complete in the Louth Senior Hurling Championship. They are Naomh Moninne, Knockbridge and St Fechin's.
At national level, the county's hurlers have won the former All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship twice and the Lory Meagher Cup three times. They have finished runners-up in the Nicky Rackard Cup competition on four occasions.
In 2024, the team was relegated from Division 3A of the National Hurling League to Division 3B. They retained their status in the fourth-tier Nicky Rackard Cup by finishing fifth in the table.
The 2025 season saw Louth clinch a return to Division 3A of the National Hurling League by winning Division 4. Their Nicky Rackard Cup championship status was also secured with a fifth-place finish in the table.
Current Panel
Managerial history + 1991 onwardsYear(s)Name1991–95Tony MeliaNaomh Colmcille1995–98Patsy MulhollandNaomh Moninne1998Selection committee1999–2001John Kennedy2002–04Joe Power2005Pat Dunny2005Selection committee2006Kevin McDonnellWolfe Tones2007–09Pat Clancy2010–11Paddy Kelly2012–13Pat Clancy (2)2014–16Diarmuid McCarthyMattock Rangers2017–18Philip O'Brien2019–23Paul McCormack2024–25Trevor HilliardKnockbridge2026–Diarmuid Murphy/Paddy McArdleNaomh Moninne/
Honours National National Hurling League Division 3 Winners (6): 1966–67, 1967–1968, 1968–69, 1969-70, 2000, 2008
National Hurling League Division 3B Winners (1): 2021
National Hurling League Division 4 Winners (3): 1984–85, 1993–94, 2025
All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship Winners (2): 1976, 1977 Runners-up (3): 1973, 1975, 1981
Nicky Rackard Cup Runners-up (4): 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012
Lory Meagher Cup Winners (3): 2016, 2020, 2022
Provincial Leinster Junior Hurling Championship Winners (3): 1968, 1969, 1973
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