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

Round 1

Matches

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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)

21 May 2016 Round 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.

References

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

[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.

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2016 Lory Meagher Cup

Team changes

To Championship

From Championship

Group Stage

Table

Round 1

Matches

Round 2

Matches

Round 3

Matches

Round 4

Matches

Round 5

Matches

Final

Miscellaneous

See also

References

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