2023 Lory Meagher Cup

The 2023 Lory Meagher Cup is the fifteenth 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 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The cup fixtures were made in 2022.^[1]

2023 Lory Meagher Cup

Dates	15 April – 3 June 2023
Teams	6
Champions	Monaghan (1st title)
Runners-up	Lancashire
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
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Monaghan were the winners, defeating Lancashire in the final.^[2]

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

• Warwickshire

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

• Louth

Teams

General Information

County	Last Cup Title	Last Provincial Title	Last All-Ireland Title	Position in 2022 Championship	Appearance
Cavan	—	—	—	6th	9th
Lancashire	—	—	—	5th	7th
Leitrim	2019	—	—	3rd	12th
Longford	2014	—	—	Runners-up	9th
Monaghan	—	1915	—	4th	3rd
Warwickshire	2017	—	—	6th (Nicky Rackard Cup)	10th

Personnel and kits

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

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.^[1]

Promotion

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

Teams by province

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)

• Lancashire (34)
• Warwickshire (35)

Connacht (1)

• Leitrim (32)

Leinster (1)

• Longford (33)

Munster (0)

• None participated

Ulster (2)

• Cavan (30)
• Monaghan (27)

Group Stage

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Monaghan	5	3	1	1	10-98	9-67	+34	7	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Lancashire	5	3	0	2	20-76	14-97	-3	6
3	Cavan	5	2	1	2	7-106	12-77	+14	5
4	Longford	5	2	1	2	6-84	6-75	+9	5
5	Leitrim	5	2	1	2	8-73	9-78	-10	5
6	Warwickshire	5	1	0	4	10-60	11-101	-44	2

Round 1

Lancashire v Longford

15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) Round 1	Lancashire	3-21 – 2-17	Longford	Birmingham
		(HT: 2-10 - 0-09)		Venue: Páirc na hÉireann
	Gls: D Carroll 2, R McCormack 1. Pts: R Spencer 4, E Clifford 4, S Madden 3, D Carroll 3, F Henry 2, S Nugent 1, E Kearns 1, C Madden 1, E Kelly 1, C Kenny 1.		Gls: D Crossan 1, R Murray 1. Pts: C Mullane 9, L Browne 3, P Lynam 3, D Buckley 2.	Referee: K Brady (Louth)

Warwickshire v Cavan

16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) Round 1	Warwickshire	3-15 – 0-22	Cavan	Birmingham
				Venue: Páirc na hÉireann
	Gls: J Grealish 2, L Hands 1. Pts: J Grealish 7, L Hands 5, K Murphy 2, N Eames 1.		Pts: C Maher 12, T Leonard 4, S Keating 2, M Moffett 1, C Sheanon 1, D Mulligan 1, D Carney 1.	Referee: C Daly

Monaghan v Leitrim

16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) Round 1	Monaghan	1-18 – 3-12	Leitrim	Clontibret
				Venue: Páirc Uí Néill
	Gls: C Merrick 1. Pts: N Arthur 8, T Hughes 3, N Garland 2, D Hughes 2, F Rafter 2, S Lambe 1.		Gls: C Beirne 2, M Feeney 1. Pts: G O'Hagan 5, M Feeney 3, T Brannigan 1, S Goldrick 1, D McGovern 1, C Beirne 1.	Referee: T Conway

Round 2

Leitrim v Lancashire

22 April 2023 (2023-04-22) Round 2	Leitrim	1-15 – 4-15	Lancashire	Drumshanbo
				Venue: Shane McGettigan Memorial Park
	Gls: J Murray 1. Pts: J Murray 4, J McNabola 4, M Feeney 3, C Beirne 2, E Moreton 1, S Keane 1.		Gls: R McCormack 2, E Kelly 1, C Kennedy 1 Pts: R Spencer 10, S Madden 2, C Madden 2, D Burke 1.

Cavan v Monaghan

22 April 2023 (2023-04-22) Round 2	Cavan	2-16 – 0-19	Monaghan	Cavan
				Venue: Kingspan Breffni Park
	Gls: D Carney 1, S Keating 1. Pts: C Maher 5, C Sheanon 4, M Moffett 3, S Keating 2, E Shalvey 1, D Mulligan 1.		Pts: N Arthur 13, T Hughes 2, K Cawley 1, D Hughes 1, N Garland 1, C McHugh 1.

Longford v Warwickshire

23 April 2023 (2023-04-23) Round 2	Longford	2-23 – 1-09	Warwickshire	Longford
				Venue: Pearse Park
	Gls: P Lynam 1, R Murray 1. Pts: R Murray 5, C Mullane 5, D Buckley 4, E Tully 3, P Lynam 2, R Sheehan 1, K Murray 1, A Quinn 1, C Flynn 1.		Gls: N Eames 1. Pts: L Hands 2, J Grealish 2, N Eames 1, B O'Sullivan 1, O Coffey 1, A Hanley 1, A Hands 1.

Round 3

Cavan v Lancashire

29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) Round 3	Cavan	3-29 – 5-09	Lancashire	Kingspan Breffni Park
14:00				Venue: Cavan
	Gls: N Kenny 1, M Moffett 1, S Keating 1. Pts: C Maher 11, N Kenny 9, M Moffett 4, T Leonard 2, S Keating 1, R Delaney 1, D Mulligan 1.		Gls: C Kennedy 2, C Madden 1, R McCormack 1, D Carroll 1. Pts: C Madden 4, S Madden 2, C Kennedy 1, C O'Shea 1, R Spencer 1.

Monaghan v Warwickshire

30 April 2023 (2023-04-30) Round 3	Monaghan	2-26 – 1-04	Warwickshire	Cloghan
				Venue: Cloghan COE
	Gls: E Flynn 1, T Hughes 1. Pts: N Arthur 11, E Flynn 5, T Hughes 4, N Garland 3, S Lambe 2, D Hughes 1.		Gls: R Murray 1. Pts: N Eames 2, J Grealish 1, L Hand 1.

Leitrim v Longford

30 April 2023 (2023-04-30) Round 3	Leitrim	0-08 – 0-12	Longford	Drumshambo
14:00				Venue: Shane McGeittigan Memorial Park
	Pts: J Murray 6, S Markham 1, G O'Hagan 1.		Pts: C Mullane 5, D Buckley 3, P Lynam 3, R Murray 1.

Round 4

Longford v Cavan

13 May 2023 (2023-05-13) Round 4	Longford	2-15 – 0-21	Cavan	Longford
				Venue: Pearse Park
	Gls: D Buckley 1, J Mulhern 1. Pts: C Mullane 9, P Lynam 4, D Buckley 1, R Murray 1.	Report	Pts: C Maher 12, N Kenny 5, S Keating 1, T Leonard 1, M Moffett 1, D Carney 1.

Warwickshire v Leitrim

14 May 2023 (2023-05-14) Round 4	Warwickshire	2-15 – 2-17	Leitrim	Birmingham
12:00				Venue: Páirc na hÉireann
	Gls: J Collins 1, O Coffey 1. Pts: L Hands 3; P Crehan 3; E McWilliams 2; J Collins 2; O Coffey 1; K Murphy 1, N Eames 1, D King 1, A Hands 1.	Report	Gls: J Murray 1, B Delaney 1. Pts: J Murray 13, G O’Hagan 2; P Poniard 1, S Markham 1.

Lancashire v Monaghan

14 May 2023 (2023-05-14) Round 4	Lancashire	3-18 – 5-19	Monaghan	Birmingham
14:00				Venue: Páirc na hÉireann
	Gls: R Spencer 2, R McCormack 1. Pts: R Spencer 6; R McCormack 6; C Kennedy 2, C Madden 2; E Clifford 1, D Carroll 1.	Report	Gls: T Hughes 2, F Rafter 2, N Arthur 1, Pts: N Arthur 8; T Hughes 3, C Gernon 3, E Flynn 3; N Garland 1, C Merrick 1.

Round 5

Cavan v Leitrim

20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) Round 5	Cavan	2-18 – 2-19	Leitrim

Monaghan v Longford

20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) Round 5	Monaghan	2-16 – 0-17	Longford

Warwickshire v Lancashire

20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) Round 5	Warwickshire	3-17 – 5-13	Lancashire

Knockout stage

Final

Monaghan v Lancashire

3 June 2023 Final	Monaghan	3-22 - 3-20	Lancashire	Dublin
	Niall Arthur 0-10 (0-6f), Niall Garland 2-3, Thomas Hughes 1-2, Ethan Flynn, Stephen Lambe and Conor Gernon 0-2 each, Declan Hughes 0-1.	Report	Robin Spencer 1-6 (0-5f), Conor Madden 0-7 (0-3f, 0-2 65s, 0-1 s/l), Simon Holland 1-1, Darragh Carroll 1-0, Shane Madden 0-2, Eoghan Clifford, Conor Kennedy, Phil Shine and Cormac Kenny 0-1 each.	Stadium: Croke Park Referee: Tarlach Conway (Derry)

• Monaghan are promoted to the 2024 Nicky Rackard Cup.

Stadia and locations

County	Location	Province	Stadium	Capacity
Cavan	Cavan	Ulster	Breffni Park	32,000
Lancashire	East Didsbury	Britain	Old Bedians
Leitrim	Carrick-on-Shannon	Connacht	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada	9,331
Longford	Longford	Leinster	Pearse Park	6,000
Monaghan	Clones	Ulster	St Tiernach's Park	36,000
Warwickshire	Solihull	Britain	Páirc na hÉireann	4,500

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Niall Arthur	Monaghan	1-40	43	4	10.75
2	Canice Maher	Cavan	0-40	40	4	10.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Joe Murray	Leitrim	1-13	16	Warwickshire
2	Jack Grealish	Warwickshire	2-07	13	Cavan
	Niall Arthur	Monaghan	0-13	13	Cavan

Scoring events

• Widest winning margin: 25 points
  • Monaghan 2-26 - 1-04 Warwickshire (Round 3)
• Most goals in a match: 8
  • Cavan 3-29 - 5-09 Lancashire (Round 3)
  • Lancashire 3-18 - 5-19 Monaghan (Round 4)
  • Warwickshire 3-17 - 5-13 Lancashire (Round 5)
• Most points in a match: 42
  • Monaghan 3-22 - 3-20 Lancashire (Final)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Cavan 3-29 - 5-09 Lancashire (Round 3)
  • Lancashire 3-18 - 5-19 Monaghan (Round 4)
  • Warwickshire 3-17 - 5-13 Lancashire (Round 5)
• Most points by one team in a match: 29
  • Cavan 3-29 - 5-09 Lancashire (Round 3)
• Highest aggregate score: 62 points
  • Cavan 3-29 - 5-09 Lancashire (Round 3)
• Lowest aggregate score: 20 points
  • Leitrim 0-08 - 0-12 Longford (Round 3)

Miscellaneous

• Monaghan won their 1st championship in 25 years, last winning the 1998 Ulster Junior Hurling Championship.
• It was also Monaghans first ever national championship victory and the first time the senior team ever played in Croke Park.

See also

• 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
• 2023 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
• 2023 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
• 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2)
• 2023 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3)
• 2023 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4)