2012 Lory Meagher Cup


The 2009 Lory Meagher Cup is the fourth edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009 [Lory Meagher Cup|2009] and is the fourth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams. It is contested by five GAA county teams ranked 29–33 in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior [Hurling Championship]. The draw for the 2012 fixtures took place on 14 November 2011. The competition began on 5 May 2012 and ended on 9 June 2012.
Donegal were the defending champions, however, they availed of their right to promotion to the Nicky Rackard Cup. Tyrone won the competition, defeating Fermanagh in the cup final.

Format

Four teams play in Round 1.
In Round 2, one of the Round 1 losers plays.
  • The Round 2 winner goes into the semi-finals.
  • The Round 2 loser goes into Round 3.
In Round 3, one of the Round 1 losers plays the Round 2 loser.
  • The Round 3 winner goes into the semi-finals.
The semi-finals have 4 teams: two Round 1 winners, one Round 2 winner, one Round 3 winner.
The semi-final winners advance to the Lory Meagher Cup final.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup
  • None

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup
Withdrew from championship

Teams

A total of five teams contested the Lory Meagher Cup, including three sides from the 2011 Lory Meagher Cup and Tyrone and Longford.
CountyLast Cup TitleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2011 ChampionshipAppearance
Fermanagh———Quarter-finals4th
Leitrim———Round 24th
Longford2010——Quarter-finals4th
Tyrone2009——Runners-up3rd
———Semi-finals4th

Round 1

Matches

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Semi-finals

Matches

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Final

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Miscellaneous