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2025 Lory Meagher Cup
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Tournament details
Year2025
TrophyLory Meagher Cup
Dates12 April - 31 May 2025
Teams7
Winners
Champions New York (1st win)
ManagerRichie Hartnett
CaptainJohnny Glynn
Qualify forLory Meagher Cup Knockout Stage
Runners-up
Runners-up Cavan
ManagerOlli Bellew
CaptainEnda Shavley
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s) New York
Other
Matches played17
Total scored64-585 (45.71 per game)
Top Scorer Liam O'Brien (1-49)
← 2024
2026 →

The 2025 Lory Meagher Cup was the seventeenth edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009[1] 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 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.[2]

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.[3]

Team changes

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To Championship

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Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

Debutant

From Championship

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Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Format

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Cup format

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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

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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

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The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2025 National Hurling League before the championship were:

Britain (2)

Connacht (1)

Leinster (1)

Munster (0)

  • None participated

Ulster (2)

North America (1)

Teams

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General Information

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County Last Cup Title Last Provincial Title Last All-Ireland Title Position in 2024 Championship Appearance
Cavan — — — 3rd 11th
Lancashire — — — 6th 9th
Leitrim 2019 — — 4th 14th
Longford 2014 — — Runners-up 11th
Monaghan 2023 1915 — 6th (Nicky Rackard Cup) 4th
New York — — — N/A 1st
Warwickshire 2017 — — 5th 12th

Personnel and kits

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County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Cavan Ollie Bellew[5] Enda Shalvey Kingspan
Lancashire Liam Óg Knocker Allied Fire Protection
Leitrim Mike Wall Conor Hackett and Joe Murray Gallagher Group
Longford Diarmuid Cahill Reuben Murray Glennon Brothers
Monaghan Arthur Hughes Aaron Kenny and Hugh Byrne Activ8 Energies
New York Richie Hartnett Johnny Glynn Navillus Contracting
Warwickshire Jamie Lynch HireSafe Solutions

Group stage

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Cavan 5 4 0 1 13-115 9-71 +56 8 Advance to Final
2 Monaghan 5 3 1 1 13-84 8-79 +20 7 Advance to Semi-Final
3 Longford 5 2 2 1 11-86 6-95 +6 6
4 Leitrim 5 2 1 2 4-69 7-66 -6 5
5 Lancashire 5 1 0 4 5-83 16-86 -36 2
6 Warwickshire 5 1 0 4 9-72 9-112 -40 2

Round 1

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12 April 2025 Round 1 Lancashire 0-16 (16) - (33) 4-21 Longford Abbottstown
14:00 Peter Boylan (0-6), Eoghan Clifford (0-4, 1 free), Conor Levingstone (0-4, 3 frees), Jason Patton (0-2, 1 free) Report Martin Farrell (2-8, 2 frees, 1 ‘65), Reuben Murray (0-8, 4 frees), Evan Tully (1-1), Micheal Mulcahy (1-0) Johnny Casey (0-3), Niall Hawes (0-1) Stadium: Abbottstown GAA CoE
Referee: Conor Daly (Kildare)
12 April 2025 Round 1 Monaghan 2-13 (19) - (9) 0-09 Leitrim Inniskeen
15:00 N Arthur (0-9 6f), E Walsh 1-0, R McMahon 1-0, N Garland 0-2, C Boyle 0-1, J Slevin 0-1 Report J Murray 0-5 (1 65, 3f),S O'Riordan 0-2, P Burgess 0-1, S Goldrick 0-1 Stadium: Grattan Park
Referee: Michael Connolly (Sligo)
13 April 2025 Round 1 Warwickshire 1-11 (14) - (44) 4-32 Cavan Birmingham
12:30 Jordan Conway 1-3 (0-1f), Miley Connors 0-3, Eoghan O'Sullivan 0-1, Éamon Brannigan 0-1, Liam Fahy 0-1, 10th & 11th points Report Seán Keating 2-5; Liam O'Brien 0-8 (0-3f, 0-1 '65); Nicholas Kenny 1-5 (0-1f); Éamon Óg McAllister 1-3; Diarmaid Carney 0-3; Colum Sheanon, Jack McGuinness, Thomas Leonard 0-2 each; Dillion Mulligan, Rian Delaney 0-1 each Stadium: Páirc na hÉireann

Round 2

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19 April 2025 Round 2 Leitrim 1-13 (16) - (15) 1-12 Lancashire Longford
12:00 J Murray 1-4 (4fs, 1-0pen), D Keane 0-3, M O’Brien, J McNabola, M Feeney, S Burgess, S O’Riordan, S Goldrick 0-1 each Report P Boylan 0-7, C Levingstone 0-5 (5fs), S O’Boyle 1-0 Stadium: Glennon Brothers Pearse Park
Referee: Kevin Brady (Louth)
19 April 2025 Round 2 Longford 1-14 (17) - (16) 0-16 Warwickshire Longford
14:00 M Farrell 1-2 (1f), R Murray (3fs), N Hawes 0-3 each, S Lancaster, D Caslin, D Hayes, E Allen, D Buckley, M Mulcahy 0-1 each Report L Fahy, J Conway (2fs), M Connors (1f) 0-4 each, O Slattery, I Dwyer 0-2 each Stadium: Glennon Brothers Pearse Park
Referee: Adam Kinahan (Offaly)
19 April 2025 Round 3 Cavan 2-20 (26) - (17) 1-14 Monaghan Cavan
15:00 L O’Brien (0-11, 9f), S Keating (1-4), N Kenny (1-2), C Sheanon (0-1), J McGuinness (0-1), P Brady (0-1). Monaghan: L Moloney (0-6, 3f), S Slevin (1-0); O Hagan (0-3), N Garland (0-3), J Slevin (0-2) Report L Moloney (0-6, 3f), S Slevin (1-0); O Hagan (0-3), N Garland (0-3), J Slevin (0-2) Stadium: Kingspan Breffni Park
Referee: P Owens (Down)

Round 3

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26 April 2025 Round 3 Longford 1-14 (17) - (17) 1-14 Leitrim Longford
12:00 Reuben Murray (0-6, 4 frees, 1 ‘65); Martin Farrell (0-5, 4 frees); Niall Hawes (1-1); David Buckley (0-2) Report Joe Murray (0-6, frees); Sean O’Riordan (1-1); Michael O’Brien (0-2), Stephen Goldrick (0-2), Philip Burgess (0-2); Dhani Keane (0-1) Stadium: Glennon Brothers Pearse Park
26 April 2025 Round 3 Monaghan 4-22 (34) - (21) 2-15 Warwickshire Inniskeen
12:30 L Moloney 0-9 (7f 1 ’65); S Slevin 2-2; J Slevin 1-2; M Lyons 1-1; J Brady 0-3; N Garland 0-2; R McMahon 0-1; O Hagan 0-1; C Boyle 0-1 Report J Grealish 2-6 (0-3f); M Connors 0-4 (1f); S Murphy 0-2; O Slattery 0-1; L Fahy 0-1; J Collins 0-1 Stadium: Grattan Park
Referee: C Daly (Kildare)
26 April 2025 Round 3 Cavan 3-24 (33) - (20) 2-14 Lancashire Cavan
13:00 Liam O'Brien 0-10 (0-8f); Seán Keating 1-4; Nicholas Kenny 1-2; Éamon Óg McAllister 0-3; Stephen Sheridan 1-0; Diarmaid Carney 0-2; Jack McGuinness, Colum Sheanon 0-1 each,15th point, Report Paudraic Burke 1-5 (0-4f, 0-1 '65); Colin McNamara, Darren Grealish, Shane O'Boyle, Andrew Shanahan, Eoghan Clifford, Darren McNamara 0-1 each, 5th, 10th & 14th points, (1-0p) Stadium: Kingspan Breffni Park

Round 4

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10 May 2025 Round 4 Lancashire 2-15 (21) - (27) 4-15 Monaghan Abbottstown
13:30 Report Stadium: Abbottstown GAA CoE
Referee: Nicholas Barry (Waterford)
10 May 2025 Round 4 Longford 3-17 (26) - (38) 3-29 Cavan Longford
14:00 M Farrell 0-9 (7fs), J Rabbitt, M Mulcahy 1-1 each, R Murray 0-4 (2fs, 1’65), R Courtney 1-0, D Hawes, A Devine 0-1 each Report L O’Brien 0-13 (6fs), S Keating 1-3, J McGuiness 0-5, E Óg McAllister, J Barry 1-2 each, N Kenny 0-2, D Mulligan, D Martin 0-1 each Stadium: Glennon Brothers Pearse Park
Referee: Conor Doyle (Tipperary)
11 May 2025 Round 4 Warwickshire 2-17 (23) - (18) 0-18 Leitrim Birmingham
14:00 Jack Grealish 1-4 (0-3f); Éamonn Brannigan, Miley Connors 0-5 each; Luke Hands 1-0; Joe O'Connor, Ian Dwyer 0-1 each Seán O'Riordan 0-8 (0-8f); Joe Murray 0-2; Conor Hackett, Brían Goldrick, Martin Feeney, Stephen Goldrick, Philip Burgess, James McNabola, Dhani Keane, Connor McLoughlin 0-1 each Stadium: Páirc na hÉireann

Round 5

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17 May 2025 Round 5 Warwickshire 4-13 (25) - (26) 0-26 Lancashire Birmingham
14:00 Stadium: Páirc na hÉireann
17 May 2025 Round 5 Monaghan 2-20 (26) - (26) 2-20 Longford Inniskeen
14:00 Niall Arthur 0-15 (0-11f); James Slevin 1-1; Emmet Walsh 1-0; Niall Garland 0-2; Leo Moloney, James Brady 0-1 each Report David Buckley 1-2; Martin Farrell 0-5 (0-2f); Reuben Murray 0-4 (0-2f); Niall Hawes, Alan Devine 0-3; Ronan Courtney 1-0; Adam Quinn 0-2; Michael Mulcahy, Joe Rabbitt 0-1 each, 0-1 unknown Stadium: Grattan Park
Referee: Aidan McAleer (Donegal)
17 May 2025 Round 5 Cavan 1-10 (13) - (21) 2-15 Leitrim Cavan
14:00 J Smith 0-3 (3f); E Óg McAllister 1-0; F Hughes, T Leonard (1f) 0-2 each; R Delaney, M Moffett, J McGuinness 0-1 each Report J Murray 1-4; G O'Brien 1-1; S O'Riordan 0-3 (3f); J McNabola, M O'Brien 0-2 each; C Cunniffe (1f), S Keane, A Gavigan 0-1 each Stadium: Kingspan Breffni Park
Referee: K Brady (Louth)

Knockout Stage

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Bracket

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Semi-Final Final
Cavan 2-17
New York 1-29 New York 4-17
Monaghan 2-13

Semi-Final

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24 May 2025 Semi-Final New York 1-29 (32) – (19) 2-13 Monaghan Mullingar  
13:00 Venue: TEG Cusack Park

Pts: D Mangan 0-10 (6f, e), Barry 0-1, D Moran 0-1, J Glynn 0-2, AJ Willis 1-9, A Loughlin 0-3, C Mullane 0-1, T O'Meara 0-1, G McPartland 0-1 		Report
Pts: N Arthur 0-9 (7f), P Malone 0-1, C McHugh 0-1, E Flynn 0-1, K Crawley 0-1, S Slevin 2-0


Final

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31 May 2025 Final Cavan 2-17 (23) – (29) 4-17 New York Dublin  
15:00 Venue: Croke Park

Pts: L O’Brien 1-7 (1-0pen, 0-6f); N Kenny 1-1; Cillian Sheanon, J McGuinness 0-2 each; D Mulligan, C Maher, E Óg McAllister, S Keating, R Delaney 0-1 apiece 		Report
Pts: D Mangan 1-7 (1-0pen, 0-2 ‘65’, 0-1 f); AJ Willis, D Walsh 1-1 each; T O’Connor 1-0; A Loughlin Stones 0-3; J Glynn 0-2; T O’Meara, C Hammersley, A Organ 0-1 apiece 		Referee: K Parke (Antrim)
TV: Spórt TG4


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

Stadia and Locations

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See also: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums
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Locations of the 2025 Lory Meagher counties.
2025 Lory Meagher Cup (New York)
County Location Province Stadium(s) Capacity
Neutral Dublin Leinster Croke Park 82,300
Cavan Cavan Ulster Breffni Park 25,030
Lancashire East Didsbury Britain Old Bedians
Leitrim Carrick-on-Shannon Connacht Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada 9,331
Longford Longford Leinster Pearse Park 10,000
Monaghan Clones Ulster St Tiernach's Park 29,000
New York Bronx USA Gaelic Park 2,000
Warwickshire Solihull Britain Páirc na hÉireann

Statistics

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Top Scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Liam O'Brien Cavan 1-49 52 5 10.40
2 Martin Farrell Longford 3-29 38 5 7.60
3 Niall Arthur Monaghan 0-33 33 3 11.00
4 Seán Keating Cavan 5-17 32 5 6.40
5 Joe Murray Leitrim 2-21 27 5 5.40
6 Reuben Murray Longford 0-25 25 5 5.00
7 Nicholas Kenny Cavan 4-12 24 5 4.80
8 David Mangan New York 1-17 20 2 10.00
9 Jack Grealish Warwickshire 3-10 19 4 4.75
10 Seán O'Riordan Leitrim 1-15 18 5 3.60

In A Single Game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Niall Arthur Monaghan 0-15 15 Longford
2 Martin Farrell Longford 2-08 14 Lancashire
3 Liam O'Brien Cavan 0-13 13 Longford
4 Jack Grealish Warwickshire 2-06 12 Monaghan
AJ Willis New York 1-09 12 Monaghan
6 Seán Keating Cavan 2-05 11 Warwickshire
Liam O'Brien Cavan 0-11 11 Monaghan
8 Liam O'Brien Cavan 0-10 10 Lancashire
David Mangan New York 0-10 10 Monaghan
Liam O'Brien Cavan 1-07 10 New York
David Mangan New York 1-07 10 Cavan

Scoring events

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  • Widest winning margin: 30 points
    • Warwickshire 1-11 - 4-32 Cavan (Round 1)
  • Most goals in a match: 6
    • Monaghan 4-22 - 2-15 Warwickshire (Round 3)
    • Lancashire 2-15 - 4-15 Monaghan (Round 4)
    • Longford 3-17 - 3-29 Cavan (Round 4)
  • Most points in a match: 46
    • Longford 3-17 - 3-29 Cavan (Round 4)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 4
    • Warwickshire 1-11 - 4-32 Cavan (Round 1)
    • Monaghan 4-22 - 2-15 Warwickshire (Round 3)
    • Lancashire 2-15 - 4-15 Monaghan (Round 4)
    • Warwickshire 4-13 - 0-16 Lancashire (Round 5)
  • Most points by one team in a match: 32
    • Warwickshire 1-11 - 4-32 Cavan (Round 1)
  • Highest aggregate score: 64 points
    • Longford 3-17 - 3-29 Cavan (Round 4)
  • Lowest aggregate score: 28 points
    • Monaghan 2-13 - 0-09 Leitrim (Round 1)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Special Congress: the main points". Irish Independent. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Monaghan relegated to Lory Meagher Cup after Armagh defeat". NorthernSound. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  3. ^ a b Ryan, Eoin (2024-03-23). "New York hurlers to join Lory Meagher Cup in 2025". RTÉ.ie.
  4. ^ Gaa.ie (2024-06-02). "Lory Meagher Cup Final: Fermanagh overcome Longford". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  5. ^ "Cavan see off Lancashire for third straight Lory Meagher Cup win". Hogan Stand. 26 April 2025.
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