2015 Lory Meagher Cup

2015 Lory Meagher Cup
Dates	2 May 2015 - 6 June 2015
Teams	5
Champions	Fermanagh (1st title)
Runners-up	Sligo
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	44 (4 per match)
Points scored	309 (28.09 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Padraig O'Donnell (2-32)
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The 2015 Lory Meagher Cup was the seventh edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009 and is the fourth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by five GAA county teams ranked 31–35 in the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The championship began on 2 May 2015 and ended on 6 June 2015.

Longford were the defending champions but were successful in gaining promotion to the Nicky Rackard Cup.^[1]^[2] Lancashire fielded a team for the very first time.^[3]

On 6 June 2015, Fermanagh won the championship following a 3–16 to 1–17 defeat of Sligo in the cup final. This was their first Lory Meagher Cup title.

Leitrim's Pádraig O'Donnell was the championship's top scorer with 2-32. John Duffy of Fermanagh was the Lory Meagher Player of the Year.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

Sligo

Joined Championship

Lancashire

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Longford

Teams

A total of five teams contested the Lory Meagher Cup.

County	Last Cup Title	Last Provincial Title	Last All-Ireland Title	Position in 2014 Championship	Appearance
Fermanagh	—	—	—	Runners-up	7th
Lancashire	—	—	—	—	1st
Leitrim	—	—	—	4th	7th
Sligo	—	—	—	Lost relegation playoff (Nicky Rackard Cup)	1st
Warwickshire	2013	—	—	3rd	7th

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Sligo	4	3	1	13-68	5-49	+43	6	Advance to final
2	Fermanagh	4	3	1	7-54	11-46	-4	6	Advance to final
3	Leitrim	4	2	2	5-60	8-59	-8	4
4	Warwickshire	4	2	2	9-47	7-59	-6	4
5	Lancashire	4	0	4	6-47	9-66	-25	0

Rounds 1 to 5

2 May 2015 Round 1	Fermanagh	3-12 - 2-7	Warwickshire	Brewster Park
	C Corrigan 2-1, J Duffy 0-5, JP McGarry 1-0, K McGarry 0-2, D Teague 0-2, K Kehoe 0-1, B McLaughlin 0-1.	Report	D Millea 2-0, E McCabe 0-4, J Reddan 0-2, S Hennessy 0-1.	Referee: K Brady (Louth)

2 May 2015 Round 1	Leitrim	2-12 - 4-16	Sligo	Páirc Sheáin Uí Eislin
	Z Moradi (1-2), P O’Donnell (0-4), K McDermott (1-0), C Cunniffe (0-2), L Moreton (0-2), C Moreton (0-1), J Glancy (0-1).	Report	G O’Kelly Lynch (1-8), C Brennan (2-0), P Leonard (1-2), G Cadden (0-2), R Brennan (0-2), D Fahy (0-1), G Waldron (0-1).

9 May 2015 Round 2	Lancashire	3-9 - 2-16	Fermanagh	Páirc na hÉireann
	C O’Callaghan (1-2), K Magee (1-1), G Jacob (0-4, 1 sideline), C Maskey (0-1), R McEntee (0-1).	Report	J Duffy (0-8, 1 x 65, 6F), C Corrigan (1-1), K McGarry (0-4), E Mahon (1-0 OG), B Duffy (1-0), JP McGarry (0-2), B MacLaughlin (0-1), D Teague (0-1).

9 May 2015 Round 2	Warwickshire	1-15 - 1-18	Leitrim	Páirc na hÉireann
	E McCabe 0-8 (4f),S Hennessy 0-5 (4f), C Moran 1-1, J Meagher 0-1.	Report	P O'Donnell 1-10 (8f), Z Moradi 0-3, J Ryan 0-3, C Moreton 0-2.	Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)

16 May 2015 Round 3	Sligo	1-15 - 3-12	Warwickshire	Markievicz Park
	D Fahy (1-6f), G O'Kelly Lynch (0-4, 2f, 1'65), G Cadden (0-2), B McMahon (0-2), G Waldron (0-1).	Report	E McCabe (0-9, 5f, 1'65), P Crehan (1-1), C McBride (1-0), J Bergin (1-0), S Hennessy (0-2f).	Referee: B Sweeney

16 May 2015 Round 3	Leitrim	1-16 - 1-14	Lancashire	Páirc Sheáin Uí Eislin
	P O'Donnell (1-9, 0-6f), Z Moradi (0-2), C Moreton (0-2), C Cunniffe (0-1), L Moreton (0-1), K Ward (0-1).	Report	C O'Callaghan (0-9, 3f, 1'65), L Knocker (1-0), N Unwin (0-2), K Magee (0-1), C Maskey (0-1), B McAuley (0-1).	Referee: J Clarke

23 May 2015 Round 4	Lancashire	0-13 - 3-21	Sligo	Páirc na hÉireann
	C O'Callaghan 0-11 (9f), J O'Shaughnessy and D Coughlan 0-1 each.	Report	G Cadden 2-2, G O'Kelly-Lynch (4f) and K Raymond (2f) 0-6 each, A Walsh 1-0, G Waldron and B McMahon 0-2, P Leonard, R Brennan and C Brenan (1f) 0-1 each.	Referee: G McGrath (Wexford)

23 May 2015 Round 4	Fermanagh	2-14 - 1-14	Leitrim	Brewster Park
	J Duffy (6f) 0-8; K McGarry, C Corrigan 1-1; S Corrigan 0-2; JP McGarry, T Cleary 0-1 each.	Report	P O’Donnell (4f) 0-9; Z Moradi 1-0; K Ward (2f) 0-4; J Ryan 0-1.

30 May 2015 Round 5	Sligo	5-16 - 0-12	Fermanagh	Kilcoyne Park
	C Brenan 3-4, K Raymond 0-5 (4fs), D Fahy, A Walsh 1-1 each, G Cadden 0-2, G O'Kelly-Lynch, P Leonard, G Waldron 0-1 each.	Report	S Corrigan (1f), T Cleary (1f), Declan McGarry (1f), B MacLaughlin, P McGoldrick (1f) 0-2 each, S Curran, C Corrigan 0-1 each.	Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)

30 May 2015 Round 5	Warwickshire	3-13 - 2-14	Lancashire	Páirc na hÉireann
	E McCabe (0-6, 5f), D Millea (1-1), P Crehan (1-1), C Robbins (1-1), S Hennessy (0-4, 1f).	Report	C O’Callaghan (0-8, 5f), G Jacob (1-1), J Sheehan (1-1), L Knocker (0-1 '65), R McEntee (0-1), D Maskey (0-1), K Magee (0-1).	Referee: K McGeeney

Final

6 June 2015 Final	Sligo	1-17 – 3-16	Fermanagh	Croke Park
15:30 BST	K Raymond (0-09 9f), G O'Kelly-Lynch (0-05 2f), C Brennan (1-0), N Hyland (0-01), G Cadden (0-01), G Waldron (0-01).	Report	D McGarry (2-03, 1 '65, 1f), S Corrigan (1-03), B MacLaughlin (0-05), J Duffy (0-03 2f), JP McGarry (0-01), C Corrigan (0-01).	Referee: J Keane (Galway)

Stadia and locations

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Padraig O'Donnell	Leitrim	2-32	38	4	9.50
2	Colm O'Callaghan	Lancashire	1-30	33	4	8.25
3	Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch	Sligo	1-24	27	4	6.75
3	Emmet McCabe	Warwickshire	0-27	27	4	6.75
5	John Duffy	Fermanagh	0-24	24	4	6.00
6	Ciarán Brennan	Sligo	6-5	23	5	4.60
7	Keith Raymond	Sligo	0-20	20	3	6.66
8	Ciaran Corrigan	Fermanagh	4-4	16	4	4.00
9	Gary Cadden	Sligo	2-9	15	5	3.00
10	Damien Fahy	Sligo	2-8	14	4	3.50

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ciarán Brennan	Sligo	3-4	13	Fermanagh
2	Padraig O'Donnell	Leitrim	1-10	13	Warwickshire
3	Padraig O'Donnell	Leitrim	1-9	12	Lancashire
4	Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch	Sligo	1-8	11	Leitrim
4	Colm O'Callaghan	Lancashire	0-11	11	Sligo
6	Declan McGarry	Fermanagh	2-3	9	Sligo
	Keith Raymond	Sligo	0-9	9	Fermanagh
	Padraig O'Donnell	Leitrim	0-9	9	Fermanagh
9	Gary Cadden	Sligo	2-2	8	Lancashire
	John Duffy	Fermanagh	0-8	8	Lancashire
	Emmet McCabe	Warwickshire	0-8	8	Leitrim
	John Duffy	Fermanagh	0-8	8	Leitrim
	Colm O'Callaghan	Lancashire	0-8	8	Warwickshire

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Miscellaneous

Fermanagh win their 1st championship in 233 years, last winning the 1994 Ulster Junior Hurling Championship

References

^ "Longford win the Lory Meagher Cup". RTÉ Sport. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^ "Longford hurling on the up". Hogan Stand. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^ "Lancashire for Meagher Cup". Hogan Stand. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[1] "Longford win the Lory Meagher Cup". RTÉ Sport. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[2] "Longford hurling on the up". Hogan Stand. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[3] "Lancashire for Meagher Cup". Hogan Stand. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

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