The 2022 Lory Meagher Cup is the fourteenth 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 2022 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
The competition ran from 10 April to 21 May 2022.
Team changes
To Championship Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup
Leitrim
Re entered Championship
Lancashire
From Championship Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup
Fermanagh
Teams
General Information CountyCup TitlesLast Cup TitlePosition in 2021 ChampionshipAppearance Cavan0—Runners-up Lancashire0—— Leitrim12019Quarter-finals (Nicky Rackard Cup) Longford22014Semi-finalsLouth22020Semi-finals Monaghan0—Quarter-finals
Personnel and kits CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsor Cavan Lancashire Leitrim LongfordLouth Monaghan
Format
Cup format The 6 teams will play each other once in the Group Stage. The top 2 teams in the group will advance to the final.
Promotion The winner of the final will be promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup.
Group stage Table
TeamQualification1 Longford54013-959-66+118Advance to Knockout Stage2 Louth53027-865-50+4263 Leitrim530213-776-74+2464 Monaghan54013-513-47+44*5 Lancashire51043-635-94-3726 Cavan50055-456-86-440
Monaghan were deducted 4 points for fielding an ineligible player. Games v Louth and Cavan were forfeited without award to opposition. From a scoring difference perspective only, it is treated as if the game never took place (i.e. no score for or against either team involved)
Louth are ranked ahead of Leitrim on head to head record.
Group stage results Round 1
Monaghan forfeited game vs. Cavan due to fielding an ineligible player.
Round 2
Monaghan forfeited game vs. Louth due to fielding an ineligible player. Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Knockout stage Final
GK1 Conor Gallagher (Longford Slashers)RCB2 Niall Moran (Ringtown, Westmeath)FB3 Enda Naughton (St Brendan's, Galway)LCB4 Karl Murray (Longford Slashers)RHB5 Adam Quinn (Wolfe Tones)CHB6 David Buckley (Clonguish Gaels)LHB7 Aidan Sheridan (Cashel King Cormacs, Tipperary)MF8 Emmet Corrigan (Ringtown, Westmeath)MF9 Paddy Lynam (St Oliver Plunkett's, Westmeath)RHF10 Evan Tully (Wolfe Tones)CHF11 Cian Kavanagh (Longford Slashers)LHF12 Reuben Murray (Longford Slashers)RCF13 Joe O'Brien (Clonguish Gaels)FF14 Cathal Mullane (Wolfe Tones) (c)LCF15 John Mulhern (Wolfe Tones)Substitutes: 16 Micheál Mulcahy (Longford Slashers) for Mulhern 17 Pearse McNally (Wolfe Tones) for Sheridan 18 Dáire Regan (Longford Slashers) for Tully 19 Paul Barden (Clonguish Gaels) for Kavanagh 20 Ciarán Farrell (Longford Slashers) for R. MurrayManager: Adrian Moran GK1 Ruairí Morrissey (St Fechin's)RCB2 Danny Morgan (St Fechin's) FB3 Donal Ryan (St Fechin's)LCB4 Adam Plunkett (Knockbridge)RHB5 Matthew Fee (Naomh Moninne) CHB6 Conor Quigley (Knockbridge)LHB7 Jamie McDonnell (St Fechin's)MF8 Seánie Crosbie (St Kevin's)MF9 Liam Molloy (Knockbridge)RHF10 Peter Fortune (St Fechin's) CHF11 Feidhelm Joyce (Naomh Moninne) (c)LHF12 Seaghan Conneely (St Fechin's)RCF13 Darren Geoghegan (Naomh Moninne)FF14 Paul Matthews (St Fechin's) LCF15 Seán Kerrisk (St Fechin's) Substitutes: 16 Niall Keenan (Tremane, Roscommon) for Fortune 17 Mark Gahan (Naomh Moninne) for Kerrisk 18 Pádraig Fallon (Naomh Moninne) for Crosbie 19 Andrew Smyth (Knockbridge) for Plunkett 20 Andrew Mackin (Naomh Moninne) for ConneelyManager: Paul McCormack
Stadia and locations
Statistics
Top scorers
Overall
In a single game
Scoring events
Widest winning margin: points 000 vs 000 (000) Most goals in a match: 8 Louth vs Monaghan (Darver) Most points in a match: 41 Cavan vs Longford (Breffni Park) Louth vs Longford (Croke Park) Most goals by one team in a match: 5 Monaghan vs Louth (Darver) Most points by one team in a match: 27 Louth vs Lancashire (Sports Campus Ireland) Longford vs Cavan (Breffni Park) Louth vs Longford (Croke Park) Highest aggregate score: 00 points 000 vs 000 (000) Lowest aggregate score: 00 points 000 vs 000 (000)
Miscellaneous
Louth won their 1st championship in 2 years, last winning the 2020 Lory Meagher Cup They are also first team to win the Lory Meagher Cup on three occasions.
See also
2022 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2022 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 2022 Munster Senior Hurling Championship 2022 Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2) 2022 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3) 2022 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4)
References