2016 Lory Meagher Cup

2016 Lory Meagher Cup

Dates	30 April 2016 - 04 June 2016
Teams	5
Champions	Louth (1st title)
Runners-up	Sligo
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
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The 2016 Lory Meagher Cup was the eighth edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009 and is the fourth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by five GAA county teams ranked 31–35 in the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The championship began on 23 April 2016 and ended on 4 June 2016.

Fermanagh were the 2015 champions and play in the Nicky Rackard Cup having won promotion. ^[1]

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup

• Louth

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

• Fermanagh

Group Stage

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Louth	4	4	0	0	6-67	4-47	+26	8	Advance to Final
2	Sligo	4	3	0	1	7-80	5-53	+33	6
3	Warwickshire	4	2	0	2	15-56	9-58	+16	4
4	Leitrim	4	1	0	3	6-50	6-67	-17	2
5	Lancashire	4	0	0	4	4-46	13-74	-55	0

Matches

Leitrim v Warwickshire

23 April 2016Round 1	Leitrim	1-15 - 3-19	Warwickshire	Seán O'Heslin Memorial Park, Ballinamore
	G O'Hagan 1-0,C Cunniffe 0-13 (12f) J Ryan, Z Moradi 0-1 each.	Report	L Reale 2-3,C Robins 1-1,P Crehan0-5 (3f 1'65),S Morrissey 0-5 ,J Reddan 0-4, J Quinn 0-1.	Referee: K McGeeney (Roscommon)

Louth v Sligo

23 April 2016Round 1	Louth	0-22 - 1-15	Sligo	Louth GAA Centre of Excellence
	D Murphy 0-12 (8fs, 1 '65'), P Lynch 0-3, N Stanley, S Callan 0-2 each; Gerard Smith, Andrew McCrave, D O'Hanrahan 0-1 each.	Report	K Raymond 0-10 (8fs), C Behan 0-5 (1f) K Gilmartin 1-0.	Referee: M Murtagh (Armagh)

Warwickshire v Louth

30 April 2016Round 2	Warwickshire	2-10 - 3-14	Louth	Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
	O Long 1-1, P Crehan 0-6 (6fs), S Morrissey 1-2, J Redden, P Treacy 0-1 (1f) each.	Report	D Murphy (4f) 1-6; S Conneely, A Mackin 1-0 each; L Dwan (2f), S Callan, G Smyth 0-2 each, A McCrave, P Lynch 0-1 each.	Referee: R McGann

Lancashire v Leitrim

30 April 2016Round 2	Lancashire	2-10 - 2-18	Leitrim	Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
	D Maskey 1-1, K McGee 1-0, P Duggan 0-4 (2fs, 1 '65'), B Cody, J Sheehan 0-2 each, N Unwin 0-1.	Report	P O'Donnell 1-8 (5fs, 1 '65'), G O'Hagan 1-3, C Cunniffe, C Moreton 0-2 each, L Moreton, J Ryan, Z Moradi 0-1 each.	Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

Louth v Lancashire

7 May 2016Round 3	Louth	3-15 - 0-10	Lancashire	Dunleer
13:00	D Murphy 0-9 (4fs, 1 65); G Smith 1-2; A McCrave 1-0; N Stanley 1-0; A Mackin 0-2; M Lyons, D Kettle 0-1 each.	Report	P Duggan 0-5 (3fs); K Magee, D Cahallane, C Maskey, J Patton, R McEntee 0-1 each.	Referee: A Ferguson

Sligo v Warwickshire

7 May 2016Round 3	Sligo	3-18 - 3-11	Warwickshire	Sligo GAA Centre of Excellence
14:00	K Raymond 1-12 (8f, 2 65s), G O'Kelly-Lynch 2-1, R Cox 0-3, C Behan (2f) 0-2.	Report	P Crehan 1-2 (1f), O Long 1-1, K Dwyer 1-0, J Reddan, S Morrissey and L Reale 0-2 each, P Treacy and J Bergin 0-1 each.	Referee: J Connors (Donegal)

Lancashire v Sligo

14 May 2016Round 4	Lancashire	0-15 - 1-25	Sligo	Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
14:30	P Duggan 0-7 (6fs), D Coughlan 0-3, T Goulding, N Unwin 0-2 each, S Tierney 0-1.	Report	K Raymond 0-9 (4fs), S Kenny 0-7, B O'Loughlin 0-3, M Gilmartin 1-0, R Cox, K Gilmartin 0-2 each, C Behan, M Davey, L Reidy 0-1 each.	Referee: K Brady (Louth)

Leitrim v Louth

14 May 2016Round 4	Leitrim	1-12 - 0-16	Louth	Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada
14:30	G O'Hagan 1-2; C Cunniffe (3f) 0-4; P O'Donnell (2f) 0-2, Z Moradi, D McGovern, D Tiernan, J Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	L Dwan (4f) 0-8; D Murphy (1f 1'65) 0-4; P Lynch, R Maher, A McCrave, M Wallace 0-1 each.	Referee: J Connors (Donegal)

Sligo v Leitrim

21 May 2016Round 5	Sligo	1-22 - 2-5	Leitrim	Markievicz Park, Sligo
14:30	K Raymond 0-9 (7fs, 1 '65'), S Kenny 0-7 (2f), M Davey 1-0, B O'Loughlin 0-3, G O'Kelly-Lynch, K Gilmartin, C Behan (1f) 0-1 each.	Report	Z Moradi, P McWeeney 1-0 each, C Cunniffe 0-2 (1f), P O'Donnell, J Ryan, D McGovern 0-1 each.	Referee: R McGann (Clare)

Warwickshire v Lancashire

21 May 2016Round 5	Warwickshire	7-16 - 2-11	Lancashire	Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
14:30

Final

4 June 2016 ^{[2] [3]}

1.30 PM

Louth	4-15 – 4-11	Sligo
Dwan (1-4, 1-2f), Murphy (0-7, 6f, 1'65), Mackin (1-2), Callan, Conneely (1-1 each)		O'Kelly-Lynch (2-02), Davey, K. Gilmartin (1-0 each), Kenny (0-3, 1f), O'Loughlin (0-3), Raymond (0-2, 1f), Cox (0-1)

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: Mick Murtagh (Westmeath)

GK 1 James Connolly (Naomh Moninne) RCB 2 Conor Matthews (St Fechin's) FB 3 Brian Minogue (Pearse Óg) LCB 4 Mark Wallace (Knockbridge) RHB 5 Mike Lyons (Pearse Óg) CHB 6 Roger Maher (Doon, Limerick) LHB 7 Andrew McCrave (Pearse Óg) MF 8 Darren O'Hanrahan (Naomh Moninne) MF 9 Shane Callan (Pearse Óg) (c) RHF 10 Gerard Smyth (Pearse Óg) CHF 11 Nigel Stanley (Galmoy, Kilkenny) LHF 12 David Kettle (Knockbridge) RCF 13 Diarmuid Murphy (Naomh Moninne) FF 14 Liam Dwan (Holycross–Ballycahill, Tipperary) LCF 15 Paddy Lynch (St Fechin's) Substitutes: 16 Niall Cafferkey (Naomh Moninne) for Matthews 17 Andrew Mackin (Naomh Moninne) for Smyth 18 Seaghan Conneely (St Fechin's) for O'Hanrahan Manager: Diarmuid McCarthy

GK 1 Niall McGrath (Burgess, Tipperary) RCB 2 Ronan Redmond (Coolera/Strandhill) FB 3 Jamie Kenny (Calry/St. Joseph's) LCB 4 Gavin Feely (Tourlestrane) RHB 5 Eoin Comerford (Coolera/Strandhill) CHB 6 Cormac Behan (Croom, Limerick) LHB 7 Liam Reidy (Calry/St. Joseph's) MF 8 Ronan Cox (Calry/St. Joseph's) MF 9 Keith Raymond (Calry/St. Joseph's) (c) RHF 10 Kevin Gilmartin (Calry/St. Joseph's) CHF 11 Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch (Naomh Eoin) LHF 12 Brian O'Loughlin (Monageer-Boolavogue, Wexford) RCF 13 Matthew Davey (Naomh Eoin) FF 14 Ciarán Brennan (Calry/St. Joseph's) LCF 15 Seán Kenny (HWH-Bunclody, Wexford) Substitutes: 16 Fabio Cretaro (Tubbercurry) for K. Gilmartin 17 Michael Gilmartin (Calry/St. Joseph's) for Davey 18 Aidan Morrison (Western Gaels) for O'Kelly-Lynch Manager: Declan Loughnane

Miscellaneous

• Louth win their 1st championship in 39 years, last winning the 1977 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship.

See also

• 2016 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
• 2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
• 2016 Christy Ring Cup
• 2016 Nicky Rackard Cup

References

1. "Fermanagh secure promotion to Nicky Rackard Cup". 13 June 2015.
2. "Late goal blitz secures Lory Meagher Cup for Louth". RTÉ Sport . 4 June 2016.
3. "Late goal blitz powers Louth to glory". Irish Independent . 6 June 2016.