| Dates | 2 May – 6 June 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Champions | Roscommon | ||
| Runners-up | Armagh | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 14 | ||
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The 2015 Nicky Rackard Cup (tier 3) was the eleventh staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup competition began on 2 May 2015 and culminated on 13 June 2015. The bottom two teams will play off with the loser playing the winner of the 2015 Lory Meagher Cup (tier 4).
Tyrone were the defending champions and they participated in the competition again after opting not to face Down in the 2014 Christy Ring Cup relegation promotion playoff.
Longford entered the 2015 competition after defeating Sligo in 2014 Nicky Rackard Cup Promotion/relegation playoff.
Roscommon won the title after defeating Armagh by 2-12 to 1-14 in the final.
| County | Cup Titles | Last Cup Title | Position in 2014 Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
 Armagh | 2 | 2012 | Lost relegation playoff (Christy Ring Cup) |
 Donegal | 1 | 2013 | Semi-finals |
 Fingal | 0 | - | Runners-up |
 Longford | 0 | - | Champions (Lory Meagher Cup) |
 Louth | 0 | - | Qualifier round 2 |
 Monaghan | 0 | - | Qualifier round 1 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 2007 | Semi-finals |
 Tyrone | 1 | 2014 | Champions |
| 2 May 2015Round 1 | Donegal | 0-11 - 1-12 | Tyrone | Letterkenny |
| 13:00 | L Henderson (0-6), C Matthewson (0-2), J Boyle (0-1), S McVeigh (0-1), J O'Loughlin (0-1) | Report | D Casey (1-7), C Grogan (0-2), J Kelly (0-2), S Grogan (0-1) | Referee: O Elliott |
| 2 May 2015Round 1 | Monaghan | 4-10 - 0-10 | Longford | Clones |
| 17:00 | P Dowdall (3-1), S Lambe (1-2), R Meegan (0-3), M Murphy (0-1), E MacSuibhne (0-1), N Garland (0-1), M Treanor (0-1) | Report | J O'Brien (0-7), L Kelly (0-2), C Kavanagh (0-1) | Referee: G McGrath |
| 2 May 2015Round 1 | Fingal | 0-09 - 3-12 | Roscommon | Swords |
| 17:00 | J M Sheridan (0-6), D Butterly (0-1), N Ring (0-1), C O'Flynn (0-1) | Report | J Fallon (1-6), R O'Meara (1-1), C Kenny (1-0), T Seale (0-1), C Dolan (0-1), C Egan (0-1), A Murphy (0-1), J Coyne (0-1) | Referee: P Murphy (Carlow) |
| 2 May 2015Round 1 | Armagh | 2-16 - 2-11 | Louth | Athletic Grounds |
| 17:00 | R Gaffney (1-6), E McGuinness (1-0), D Coulter (0-3), C Gorman (0-2), C Devlin (0-1), S Renaghan (0-1),C Carvill (0-1), M Moan (0-1), D Carville (0-1) | Report | L Dawn (0-8), S Connelly (1-1), R Maher (1-1), G Smyth (0-1) | Referee: C Cunning |
Winners progress to Round 2A. Losers go to Round 2B.
| 9 May 2015Round 2A | Roscommon | 1-24 - 0-17 | Monaghan | Athleague |
| 14:00 | Gerry Fallon (0-7), C Egan (1-3), J Moran (0-3), J Coyne (0-3), C Dolan (0-2), M Kelly (0-1), T Seale (0-1), Gary Fallon (0-1), A Murphy (0-1), C Kenny (0-1), R O'Meara (0-1) | Report | R Meegan (0-8), S Lambe (0-3), N Garland (0-2), M Treanor (0-2), D Crowe (0-1), H Byrne (0-1) | Referee: J Clarke |
| 9 May 2015Round 2A | Tyrone | 0-20 - 3-17 | Armagh | Carrickmore |
| 17:00 | D Casey (0-9), C Grogan (0-3), M Winters (0-2), S Og Grogan (0-1), P McHugh (0-1), T Morgan(0-1), J Kelly (0-1), M Mulgrew (0-1), G Gilmore (0-1) | Report | C Carvill (2-1), R Gaffney (0-6), M Moan (0-3), E McGuinness (1-0), C Corvan (0-3), D Coulter (0-2), K McKernan (0-1), S Gaffney (0-1) | Referee: E Hassan |
Winners progress to the semi-finals. Losers go into the quarter-finals.
| 9 May 2015Round 2B | Donegal | 4-21 - 1-9 | Longford | Pearse Park |
| 15:00 | C Matthewson (1-16), R McDermott (2-2), S McVeigh (1-1), B Lafferty (0-2) | Report | E Donnellan (0-6), J O'Brien (1-0), M Coyle (0-2), J Casey (0-1) | Referee: Justin Heffernan |
| 9 May 2015Round 2B | Louth | 2-08 - 1-21 | Fingal | Dowdallshill |
| 17:00 | L Dwan (1-5), A Mackin (1-0), G Smyth (0-1), S Conneally (0-1), S Callan (0-1) | Report | J M Sheridan (0-11), P McAllister (1-1), R McGarry (0-2), E O'Connor (0-2), C O'Flynn (0-2), D Hattie (0-1), S O'Brien (0-1), D Butterly (0-1), | Referee: Sean Cleere |
Winners go into the quarter-finals. Losers go into the Relegation Playoff
| 16 May 2015Quarter-Finals | Monaghan | 2-13 - 6-12 | Donegal | Clones |
| 15:00 | R Meegan (0-6), N Garland (2-0), S Lambe (0-3), C McKenna (0-1), D Crowe (0-1), E MacSuibhne (0-1), F Rafter (0-1) | Report | R McDermott (4-0), C Mathewson (1-4), S McVeigh (1-2), K Campbell (0-4), J Boyle (0-1), B Lafferty (0-1) | Referee: Alan Nash |
| 16 May 2015Quarter-Finals | Fingal | 0-20 - 1-21 AET | Tyrone | Swords |
| 16:00 | J M Sheridan (0-8), P McAllister (0-3), E O'Connor (0-3), S O'Brien (0-2), C O'Flynn (0-2), D Hattie (0-1), B McCarthy (0-1) | Report | D Casey (0-10), M Mulgrew (1-5), C Grogan (0-3), G Gilmore (0-2), A Kelly (0-1) | Referee: Patrick Murphy |
| 6 June 2015 | Armagh | 1-14 - 2-12 | Roscommon | Croke Park |
| 13:30 BST | R Gaffney (0-8, eight frees), C Carvill (1-0), D Coulter (0-2), N Curry (one 65), D Carvill, C Corvan and E McGuinness 0-1 each | Report | A Murphy (1-1), J Fallon (0-4, four frees), M Kelly (1-0, one free), J Moran (0-3), J Coyne (0-2), K Kilkenny and C Egan (0-1 each) | Referee: John O Brien |
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