The 2009 Lory Meagher Cup is the fourth 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 29–33 in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The draw for the 2012 fixtures took place on 14 November 2011. The competition began on 5 May 2012 and ended on 9 June 2012.
Donegal were the defending champions, however, they availed of their right to promotion to the Nicky Rackard Cup. Tyrone won the competition, defeating Fermanagh in the cup final.
Format Four teams play in Round 1. The 2 Round 1 winners advance to the semi-finals. One Round 1 loser goes into Round 2. One Round 1 loser goes into Round 3. In Round 2, one of the Round 1 losers plays . The Round 2 winner goes into the semi-finals. The Round 2 loser goes into Round 3. In Round 3, one of the Round 1 losers plays the Round 2 loser. The Round 3 winner goes into the semi-finals. The semi-finals have 4 teams: two Round 1 winners, one Round 2 winner, one Round 3 winner.
The semi-final winners advance to the Lory Meagher Cup final.
Team changes
To Championship Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup
None
From Championship Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup
Donegal
Withdrew from championship
Cavan South Down
Teams A total of five teams contested the Lory Meagher Cup, including three sides from the 2011 Lory Meagher Cup and Tyrone and Longford. CountyLast Cup TitleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2011 ChampionshipAppearance Fermanagh———Quarter-finals4th Leitrim———Round 24th Longford2010——Quarter-finals4th Tyrone2009——Runners-up3rd ———Semi-finals4th
Bracket
Round 1
Matches
Round 2
Round 3
Semi-finals
Matches
Final
Stadia and locations
Statistics
Top scorers
Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Clement CunniffeLeitrim5-3146411.502Seán CorriganFermanagh3-172638.663Damian CaseyTyrone1-161936.33
Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Clement CunniffeLeitrim2-814FermanaghClement CunniffeLeitrim1-1114Longford3Eoin DonnellanLongford1-811FermanaghJustin KellyTyrone1-811FermanaghSeán CorriganFermanagh1-811Tyrone6Seán CorriganFermanagh2-410LeitrimDamian CaseyTyrone1-710Leitrim8Ryan BogueFermanagh0-99LongfordMichael Ivors0-99Leitrim
Miscellaneous
Tyrone win their 1st championship in 3 years, last winning the 2009 Lory Meagher Cup
See also
2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2012 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship 2012 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 2) 2012 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 3)
External links Lory Meagher Cup fixtures
References