2025 Lory Meagher Cup


The 2025 Lory Meagher Cup was the seventeenth 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. It is contested by seven GAA county teams ranked 30–36 in the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The competition runs from 12 April to 31 May 2025.
Fermanagh, winner of the 2024 final, were promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup, replaced by Monaghan who were relegated back to this competition.
The top team from the round robin stage will play off against the semi-final winner in the final to decide the winner. The Lory Meagher Cup Final was played on 31 May 2025 at Croke Park in Dublin. New York defeated Cavan by 4-17 to 2-17.
New York competed in an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship competition for the first-time in their history, previously competing in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship and Connacht Hurling League, which they won in 2024.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup
Debutant

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Format

Cup format

Initially six teams play the each other five teams in single round-robin matches. The second-placed team after the round robin games will compete against New York in the Lory Meagher Cup Semi-Final. The top team after the round robin games compete in the Lory Meagher Cup Final.

Promotion

The Lory Meagher Cup champions are automatically promoted to the following year's Nicky Rackard Cup and are replaced by the bottom-placed team in the Nicky Rackard Cup. In the case that New York are champions, no team will relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup.

Teams by province

The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2025 National Hurling League before the championship were:
Britain
Connacht
Leinster
Munster None participated
Ulster
North America

Knockout Stage

Final

' wins the Lory Meagher Cup. As a result, ' retain their status in the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2026.

Stadia and Locations

CountyLocationProvinceStadium(s)Capacity
NeutralDublinLeinsterCroke Park82,300
CavanCavanUlsterBreffni Park25,030
LancashireEast DidsburyBritainOld Bedians
LeitrimCarrick-on-ShannonConnachtPáirc Seán Mac Diarmada9,331
LongfordLongfordLeinsterPearse Park10,000
MonaghanClonesUlsterSt Tiernach's Park29,000
New YorkBronxUSAGaelic Park2,000
WarwickshireSolihullBritainPáirc na hÉireann

Statistics

Top Scorers

; Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Liam O'Brien Cavan1-4952510.40
2Martin Farrell Longford3-293857.60
3Niall Arthur Monaghan0-3333311.00
4Seán Keating Cavan5-173256.40
5Joe Murray Leitrim2-212755.40
6Reuben Murray Longford0-252555.00
7Nicholas Kenny Cavan4-122454.80
8David Mangan New York1-1720210.00
9Jack Grealish Warwickshire3-101944.75
10Seán O'Riordan Leitrim1-151853.60

In A Single Game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Niall Arthur Monaghan0-1515 Longford
2Martin Farrell Longford2-0814 Lancashire
3Liam O'Brien Cavan0-1313 Longford
4Jack Grealish Warwickshire2-0612 Monaghan
4AJ Willis New York1-0912 Monaghan
6Seán Keating Cavan2-0511 Warwickshire
6Liam O'Brien Cavan0-1111 Monaghan
8Liam O'Brien Cavan0-1010 Lancashire
8David Mangan New York0-1010 Monaghan
8Liam O'Brien Cavan1-0710 New York
8David Mangan New York1-0710 Cavan

Scoring events

  • Widest winning margin: 30 'points
  • *Warwickshire 1-11 - 4-32 Cavan
  • Most goals in a match: 6'
  • *Monaghan 4-22 - 2-15 Warwickshire
  • *Lancashire 2-15 - 4-15 Monaghan
  • *Longford 3-17 - 3-29 Cavan
  • Most points in a match: 46
  • *Longford 3-17 - 3-29 Cavan
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 4
  • *Warwickshire 1-11 - 4-32 Cavan
  • *Monaghan 4-22 - 2-15 Warwickshire
  • *Lancashire 2-15 - 4-15 Monaghan
  • *Warwickshire 4-13 - 0-16 Lancashire
  • Most points by one team in a match: 32
  • *Warwickshire 1-11 - 4-32 Cavan
  • Highest aggregate score: 64 points
  • *Longford 3-17 - 3-29 Cavan
  • Lowest aggregate score: 28 points
  • *Monaghan 2-13 - 0-09 Leitrim