2026 Lory Meagher Cup

2026 Lory Meagher Cup
Corn Labhraí Uí Mheachair
Tournament details
Level5
Year2026
TrophyLory Meagher Cup
Dates12 April - 31 May 2026
Teams6
Winners
Champions Longford (3rd win)
ManagerDiarmuid Chaill
CaptainReuben Murray
Qualify forLory Meagher Cup Final
Runners-up
Runners-up Leitrim
ManagerMike Wall
CaptainJoe Murray
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s) Longford

The 2026 Lory Meagher Cup was the seventeenth edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009[1] and is the fifth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by six GAA county teams ranked 31–36 in the 2026 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The competition runs from 12 April to 31 May 2026.

New York, winner of the 2025 final, were promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup, with no team being relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup.[2]

The top 2 teams from the round robin stage will play off in the final to decide the winner.

Team changes

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup

Cup format

Initially each of the six teams will play the other five teams in single round-robin matches. The top two teams after the round robin games will compete in the Lory Meagher Cup Final.

Promotion

The Lory Meagher Cup champions are automatically promoted to the following year's Nicky Rackard Cup and are replaced by the bottom-placed team in the Nicky Rackard Cup.

Teams by Province

The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2026 National Hurling League before the championship were:

Britain (2)

Connacht (1)

Leinster (1)

Munster (0)

  • None participated

Ulster (2)

Teams

General Information

County Last Cup Title Last Provincial Title Last All-Ireland Title Position in 2025 Championship Appearance
Cavan — — — Runners-Up 12th
Lancashire — — — 5th 10th
Leitrim 2019 — — 4th 15th
Longford 2014 — — 3rd 12th
Monaghan 2023 1915 — Semi-Final 5th
Warwickshire 2017 — — 6th 13th

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Cavan Ollie Bellew Enda Shalvey Kingspan
Lancashire Liam Óg Knocker R&M Developments
Leitrim Mike Wall Joe Murray Gallagher Group
Longford Diarmuid Cahill Reuben Murray Glennon Brothers
Monaghan Arthur Hughes Ethan Flynn and Niall Garland Activ8 Energies
Warwickshire Jamie Lynch HireSafe Solutions

Group Stage

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Leitrim 5 5 0 0 7-99 8-68 +28 10 Advance to Final
2 Longford 5 4 0 1 17-95 7-66 +59 8
3 Monaghan 5 2 0 3 6-89 10-75 +2 4
4 Warwickshire 5 2 0 3 13-77 12-84 -4 4
5 Cavan 5 2 0 3 9-76 9-93 -17 4
6 Lancashire 5 0 0 5 10-61 16-111 -68 0

Round 1

11 April 2026 Round 1 Cavan 3-14 (23) - (15) 0-15 Warwickshire Cavan
13:00 Stadium: Kingspan Breffni
Referee: Conor Daly
11 April 2026 Round 1 Longford 5-21 (36) - (9) 1-06 Lancashire Longford
13:00 Stadium: Glennon Brothers Pearse Park
Referee: Ciarán O'Donovan
11 April 2026 Round 1 Leitrim 2-13 (19) - (15) 2-09 Monaghan Carrick-on-Shannon
15:00 Stadium: Heartland Credit Union Páirc Seán MacDiarmada
Referee: Aiden Aleer

Round 2

18 April 2026 Round 2 Lancashire 2-15 (21) - (32) 2-26 Leitrim Birmingham
12:00 Stadium: Páirc na hÉireann
19 April 2026 Round 2 Monaghan 3-22 (31) - (18) 1-15 Cavan Clones
13:00 Stadium: St Tiernach's Park
19 April 2026 Round 2 Warwickshire 3-12 (21) - (36) 4-24 Longford Birmingham
14:00 Stadium: Páirc na hÉireann
Referee: Seaghan Walsh

Round 3

26 April 2026 Round 3 Lancashire 2-15 (21) - (25) 3-16 Cavan Birmingham
12:00 Stadium: Páirc na hÉireann
26 April 2026 Round 3 Leitrim 1-19 (22) - (19) 1-16 Longford Carrick-on-Shannon
14:00 Stadium: Heartland Credit Union Páirc Seán MacDiarmada
26 April 2026 Round 3 Warwickshire 2-18 (24) - (16) 0-16 Monaghan Birmingham
14:00 Stadium: Páirc na hÉireann

Round 4

9 May 2026 Round 4 Cavan 1-15 (18) - (27) 3-18 Longford Cavan
14:00 Stadium: Kingspan Breffni
9 May 2026 Round 4 Monaghan 0-28 (28) - (16) 1-13 Lancashire Inniskeen
13:00

Round 5

16 May 2026 Round 5 Lancashire 4-12 (24) - (38) 6-20 Warwickshire Birmingham
14:00 Stadium: Páirc na hÉireann
16 May 2026 Round 5 Leitrim 1-23 (26) - (19) 1-16 Cavan Carrick-on-Shannon
14:00 Stadium: Heartland Credit Union Páirc Seán MacDiarmada
16 May 2026 Round 5 Longford 4-16 (28) - (17) 1-14 Monaghan Longford
TBC Stadium: Glennon Brothers Pearse Park

Knockout stage

Final

31 May 2026 Final Leitrim 1-13 (16) – (21) 1-18 Longford Dublin  
12:30 (HT: 0-10 - 0-08) Venue: Croke Park
TV: Spórt TG4


Stadia and Locations

Locations of the 2026 Lory Meagher counties.
County Location Province Stadium(s) Capacity
Neutral Dublin Leinster Croke Park 82,300
Cavan Cavan Ulster Breffni Park 25,030
Lancashire East Didsbury Britain Old Bedians
Leitrim Carrick-on-Shannon Connacht Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada 9,331
Longford Longford Leinster Pearse Park 10,000
Monaghan Clones Ulster St Tiernach's Park 29,000
Warwickshire Solihull Britain Páirc na hÉireann

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
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In a single game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
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Scoring events

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Special Congress: the main points". Irish Independent. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 Gaa.ie (2025-05-31). "Lory Meagher Cup Final: Historic win for New York". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
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