2014 Lory Meagher Cup

2014 Lory Meagher Cup

Dates	3 May – 7 June 2014
Teams	4
Champions	Longford (2nd title)
Runners-up	Fermanagh
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	20 (2.86 per match)
Points scored	193 (27.57 per match)
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The 2014 Lory Meagher Cup is the sixth 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 four GAA county teams ranked 31–34 in the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The cup competition began on 3 May 2014 and ended on 7 June 2014.

Warwickshire were the defending champions, however, they finished third in the group stage. Longford won the title after defeating Fermanagh by 3-18 to 3-16 in the final. The also were promoted to the 2015 Nicky Rackard Cup by defeating Sligo in the relegation-promotion play off.

Teams

A total of four teams contested the Lory Meagher Cup.

County	Last Cup Title	Last Provincial Title	Last All-Ireland Title	Position in 2013 Championship	Appearance
Fermanagh	—	—	—		6th
Leitrim	—	—	—		6th
Longford	2010	—	—		6th
Warwickshire	2013	—	—		6th

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Longford	3	2	1	0	3-47	2-28	+22	5	Advance to final
2	Fermanagh	3	2	1	0	7-48	2-45	+18	5
3	Warwickshire	3	1	0	2	1-37	6-43	-21	2
4	Leitrim	3	0	0	3	3-27	4-43	-19	0

Round 1

Matches

Warwickshire v Fermanagh

3 May 2014 Round 1	Warwickshire	0-18 - 2-17	Fermanagh	Páirc na hÉireann
13:00		Report	S Corrigan 0-11 (8fs), B McGarry 1-2, J Duffy 1-0, S Curran 0-2, F McBrien, C Corrigan 0-1 each.

Leitrim v Longford

3 May 2014 Round 1	Leitrim	0-9 - 0-12	Longford	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
14:30	P O'Donnell (0-5), C Cunniffe (0-4).		E Donnellan (0-10), J Casey (0-1), J O'Brien (0-1).

Round 2

Matches

Longford v Warwickshire

10 May 2014 Round 2	Longford	2-17 - 0-4	Warwickshire	Glennon Brothers Pearse Park
13:00	J O'Brien (1-4), C Mullane (1-2), J Newman (0-3), G Ghee (0-3), E Donnellan (0-3), J Casey (0-1), K Connelly (0-1).		S Hennessy (0-3), P Crehan (0-1).	Referee: P O'Dwyer

Fermanagh v Leitrim

10 May 2014 Round 2	Fermanagh	3-16 - 1-9	Leitrim	Brewster Park
13:30	S Corrigan (0-10), C Corrigan (2-0), F McBrien (0-4), D McGarry (1-0), B McGarry (0-1), J Duffy (0-1.)		P O'Donnell (0-7), F Earley (1-0), C Cunniffe (0-1), J Glancy (0-1).	Referee: B Sweeney

Round 3

Matches

Leitrim v Warwickshire

17 May 2014 Round 3	Leitrim	2-9 - 1-15	Warwickshire	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
13:00	C Cunniffe (0-6), S Moradi (1-0), F Earley (1-0), M Poniard (0-1), D McGovern (0-1), C Moreton (0-1).		S Hennessy (0-5), K O'Leary (1-1), C Robbins (0-3), S Walsh (0-3), D Kennedy (0-2), D Sheedy (0-1).	Referee: J Clarke

Longford v Fermanagh

17 May 2014 Round 3	Longford	1-18 - 2-15	Fermanagh	Glennon Brothers Pearse Park
14:30	J O'Brien 0-10 (6f), G Ghee 0-4, C Kavanagh 1-1, L Kelly 0-2, P Barden 0-1.	Report	R Porteous 2-0, P McGoldrick 0-6 (4fs '65'), R Bogue 0-4, J P McGarry, S Curran 0-2 (2fs) each, B McGarry 0-1.	Referee: L McAuley (Antrim)

Final

Longford v Fermanagh

7 June 2014 Final	Longford	3-18 - 3-16	Fermanagh	Croke Park
12:00	E Donnellan (1-9, 1-7 frees, one 65), J O’Brien (2-2), C Mullane (0-3), K Connelly (0-2), J Casey and J Newman (0-1 each).	Report	S Corrigan (0-10, eight frees, one 65), D McGarry (3-1), R Bogue, F McBrien, J Duffy, C Corrigan and S Curran (0-1 each).	Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)

Stadia and locations

Main article: List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Seán Corrigan	Fermanagh	0-31	31	3	10.33
2	Joe O'Brien	Longford	3-17	26	4	6.50
3	Eoin Donnellan	Longford	1-22	25	3	8.33

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Eoin Donnellan	Longford	1-9	12	Fermanagh
2	Seán Corrigan	Fermanagh	0-11	11	Warwickshire
3	Seán Corrigan	Fermanagh	0-10	10	Longford
	Eoin Donnellan	Longford	0-10	10	Leitrim
	Seán Corrigan	Fermanagh	0-10	10	Leitrim
	Joe O'Brien	Longford	0-10	10	Fermanagh

Miscellaneous

• Longford win their 1st championship in 4 years, last winning the 2010 Lory Meagher Cup

See also

• 2014 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
• 2014 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
• 2014 Christy Ring Cup
• 2014 Nicky Rackard Cup

External links

• GAA fixtures 2014