2025 Lory Meagher Cup

The 2025 Lory Meagher Cup was the seventeenth 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 seven GAA county teams ranked 30–36 in the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The competition runs from 12 April to 31 May 2025.

Fermanagh, winner of the 2024 final, were promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup, replaced by Monaghan who were relegated back to this competition.

The top team from the round robin stage will play off against the semi-final winner in the final to decide the winner. The Lory Meagher Cup Final was played on 31 May 2025 at Croke Park in Dublin. New York defeated Cavan by 4-17 to 2-17.

New York competed in an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship competition for the first-time in their history, previously competing in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship and Connacht Hurling League, which they won in 2024.

Team changes

To Championship Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

Monaghan

Debutant

New York

From Championship Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Fermanagh

Format

Cup format Initially six teams play the each other five teams in single round-robin matches. The second-placed team after the round robin games will compete against New York in the Lory Meagher Cup Semi-Final. The top team after the round robin games compete in the Lory Meagher Cup Final.

Promotion The Lory Meagher Cup champions are automatically promoted to the following year's Nicky Rackard Cup and are replaced by the bottom-placed team in the Nicky Rackard Cup. In the case that New York are champions, no team will relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup.

Teams by province The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2025 National Hurling League before the championship were:

Britain (2)

Lancashire (34) Warwickshire (33)

Connacht (1)

Leitrim (31)

Leinster (1)

Longford (32)

Munster (0)

None participated

Ulster (2)

Cavan (27) Monaghan (35)

North America (1)

New York (DNP)

Teams

General Information CountyLast Cup TitleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2024 ChampionshipAppearance Cavan———3rd11th Lancashire———6th9th Leitrim2019——4th14th Longford2014——Runners-up11th Monaghan20231915—6th (Nicky Rackard Cup)4th New York———N/A1st Warwickshire2017——5th12th

Personnel and kits CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsor CavanOllie BellewEnda ShalveyKingspan LancashireLiam Óg KnockerAllied Fire Protection LeitrimMike WallConor Hackett and Joe MurrayGallagher Group LongfordDiarmuid CahillReuben MurrayGlennon Brothers MonaghanArthur HughesAaron Kenny and Hugh ByrneActiv8 Energies New YorkRichie HartnettJohnny GlynnNavillus Contracting WarwickshireJamie LynchHireSafe Solutions

Group stage

Table TeamQualification1 Cavan540113-1159-71 +568Advance to Final2 Monaghan531113-848-79 +207Advance to Semi-Final3 Longford522111-866-95 +664 Leitrim52124-697-66 -655 Lancashire51045-8316-86 -3626 Warwickshire51049-729-112 -402

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Knockout Stage

Bracket

Semi-Final

Final wins the Lory Meagher Cup. As a result, retain their status in the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2026.

Stadia and Locations

CountyLocationProvinceStadium(s)CapacityNeutralDublinLeinsterCroke Park82,300 CavanCavanUlsterBreffni Park25,030 LancashireEast DidsburyBritainOld Bedians LeitrimCarrick-on-ShannonConnachtPáirc Seán Mac Diarmada9,331 LongfordLongfordLeinsterPearse Park10,000 MonaghanClonesUlsterSt Tiernach's Park29,000 New YorkBronxUSAGaelic Park2,000 WarwickshireSolihullBritainPáirc na hÉireann

Statistics

Top Scorers

Overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage1Liam O'Brien Cavan1-4952510.402Martin Farrell Longford3-293857.603Niall Arthur Monaghan0-3333311.004Seán Keating Cavan5-173256.405Joe Murray Leitrim2-212755.406Reuben Murray Longford0-252555.007Nicholas Kenny Cavan4-122454.808David Mangan New York1-1720210.009Jack Grealish Warwickshire3-101944.7510Seán O'Riordan Leitrim1-151853.60 In A Single Game RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition1Niall Arthur Monaghan0-1515 Longford2Martin Farrell Longford2-0814 Lancashire3Liam O'Brien Cavan0-1313 Longford4Jack Grealish Warwickshire2-0612 MonaghanAJ Willis New York1-0912 Monaghan6Seán Keating Cavan2-0511 WarwickshireLiam O'Brien Cavan0-1111 Monaghan8Liam O'Brien Cavan0-1010 LancashireDavid Mangan New York0-1010 MonaghanLiam O'Brien Cavan1-0710 New YorkDavid Mangan New York1-0710 Cavan

Scoring events

Widest winning margin: 30 points Warwickshire 1-11 - 4-32 Cavan (Round 1) Most goals in a match: 6 Monaghan 4-22 - 2-15 Warwickshire (Round 3) Lancashire 2-15 - 4-15 Monaghan (Round 4) Longford 3-17 - 3-29 Cavan (Round 4) Most points in a match: 46 Longford 3-17 - 3-29 Cavan (Round 4) Most goals by one team in a match: 4 Warwickshire 1-11 - 4-32 Cavan (Round 1) Monaghan 4-22 - 2-15 Warwickshire (Round 3) Lancashire 2-15 - 4-15 Monaghan (Round 4) Warwickshire 4-13 - 0-16 Lancashire (Round 5) Most points by one team in a match: 32 Warwickshire 1-11 - 4-32 Cavan (Round 1) Highest aggregate score: 64 points Longford 3-17 - 3-29 Cavan (Round 4) Lowest aggregate score: 28 points Monaghan 2-13 - 0-09 Leitrim (Round 1)

2025 Lory Meagher Cup

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