2016 Lory Meagher Cup

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.

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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Fermanagh were the 2015 champions and play in the Nicky Rackard Cup having won promotion.

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

Round 1

Matches

Leitrim v Warwickshire

23 April 2016 Round 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 2016 Round 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)

Round 2

Matches

Warwickshire v Louth

30 April 2016 Round 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 2016 Round 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)

Round 3

Matches

Louth v Lancashire

7 May 2016 Round 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 2016 Round 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)

Round 4

Matches

Lancashire v Sligo

14 May 2016 Round 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 2016 Round 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)

Round 5

Matches

Sligo v Leitrim

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

Final

4 June 2016

1.30 PM

Final

Louth	4-15 – 4-11	Sligo
	Report

Croke Park, Dublin

Stadia and locations

Main article: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums

Statistics

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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