Draft:2024 Lory Meagher Cup

2024 Lory Meagher Cup
Dates13 April – 1/2 June 2024
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
2023 (Previous) (Next) 2025

The 2024 Lory Meagher Cup is the sixteenth 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 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

From Championship

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Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Teams

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General Information

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County Last Cup Title Last Provincial Title Last All-Ireland Title Position in 2023 Championship Appearance
  Cavan 3rd 10th
  Fermanagh 2021 1915 6th (Nicky Rackard Cup) 13th
  Lancashire 2nd 8th
  Leitrim 2019 5th 13th
  Longford 2014 4th 10th
  Warwickshire 2017 6th 11th

Personnel and kits

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

Format

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Cup format

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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

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

Teams by province

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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

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1   Fermanagh 5 3 2 0 135 94 +41 8 Advance to Knockout Stage
2   Longford 5 3 1 1 130 104 +26 7
3   Cavan 5 3 1 1 145 111 +34 7
4   Leitrim 5 2 0 3 111 126 -15 4
5   Warwickshire 5 2 0 3 100 144 -44 4
6   Lancashire 5 0 0 5 104 146 -42 0

Round 1

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13 April 2024 (2024-04-13) Round 1 Cavan 1-21 2-13 Warwickshire  


13 April 2024 (2024-04-13) Round 1 Longford 2-22 0-10 Lancashire  


13 April 2024 (2024-04-13) Round 1 Leitrim 1-9 0-19 Fermanagh  


Round 2

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20 April 2024 (2024-04-20) Round 2 Lancashire 1-20 2-25 Leitrim  


20 April 2024 (2024-04-20) Round 2 Fermanagh 5-12 3-18 Cavan  


21 April 2024 (2024-04-21) Round 2 Warwickshire 2-21 2-16 Longford  


Round 3

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27 April 2024 (2024-04-27) Round 3 Longford 2-22 3-9 Leitrim  


27 April 2024 (2024-04-27) Round 3 Lancashire 0-21 2-25 Cavan  


28 April 2024 (2024-04-28) Round 3 Warwickshire 0-8 3-27 Fermanagh  


Round 4

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11 May 2024 (2024-05-11) Round 4 Fermanagh 1-23 0-20 Lancashire  


11 May 2024 (2024-05-11) Round 4 Cavan 1-19 0-25 Longford  


11 May 2024 (2024-05-11) Round 4 Leitrim 2-25 0-16 Warwickshire  


Round 5

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18 May 2024 (2024-05-18) Round 5 Lancashire 2–24 6–22 Warwickshire  


18 May 2024 (2024-05-18) Round 5 Longford 3–18 2–21 Fermanagh  


18 May 2024 (2024-05-18) Round 5 Leitrim 0–18 7–19 Cavan  


Knockout stage

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Final

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2 June 2024 Final   Fermanagh v   Longford Dublin
Stadium: Croke Park

The winners are promoted to the 2025 Nicky Rackard Cup.

Stadia and locations

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County Location Province Stadium Capacity
  Cavan Cavan Ulster Breffni Park 32,000
  Fermanagh Enniskillen Ulster Brewster Park 20,000
  Lancashire East Didsbury Britain Old Bedians
  Leitrim Carrick-on-Shannon Connacht Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada 9,331
  Longford Longford Leinster Pearse Park 6,000
  Warwickshire Solihull Britain Páirc na hÉireann 4,500

See also

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References

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