2023 Lory Meagher Cup

Gaelic sport (hurling) competition

2023 Lory Meagher Cup
Dates15 April – 3 June 2023
Teams6
ChampionsMonaghan (1st title)
Runners-upLancashire
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The 2023 Lory Meagher Cup was the 15th staging of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009.[1] Monaghan were the winners, defeating Lancashire in the final.[2]

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

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)

Connacht (1)

Leinster (1)

Munster (0)

  • None participated

Ulster (2)

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)

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

Miscellaneous

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GAA Master Fixtures for 2023 published". www.gaa.ie.
  2. ^ Park, Kevin Egan at Croke (4 June 2023). "Two Nialls help Monaghan to Lory Meagher title". The Irish News.
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