The 2015 Lory Meagher Cup was the seventh 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 2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The championship began on 2 May 2015 and ended on 6 June 2015.
Longford were the defending champions but were successful in gaining promotion to the Nicky Rackard Cup. Lancashire fielded a team for the very first time.
On 6 June 2015, Fermanagh won the championship following a 3–16 to 1–17 defeat of Sligo in the cup final. This was their first Lory Meagher Cup title.
Leitrim's Pádraig O'Donnell was the championship's top scorer with 2-32. John Duffy of Fermanagh was the Lory Meagher Player of the Year.
Team changes
To Championship Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup
Sligo
Joined Championship
Lancashire
From Championship Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup
Longford
Teams A total of five teams contested the Lory Meagher Cup. CountyLast Cup TitleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2014 ChampionshipAppearance Fermanagh———Runners-up7th Lancashire————1st Leitrim———4th7th Sligo———Lost relegation playoff (Nicky Rackard Cup)1st 2013——3rd7th
Table TeamQualification1 Sligo430113-685-49 +436Advance to final2 Fermanagh43017-5411-46 -463 Leitrim42025-608-59 -844 42029-477-59 -645 Lancashire40046-479-66 -250
Rounds 1 to 5
Final
Stadia and locations
Statistics
Top scorers
Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Padraig O'DonnellLeitrim2-323849.502Colm O'CallaghanLancashire1-303348.253Gerard O'Kelly-LynchSligo1-242746.75Emmet McCabe0-272746.755John DuffyFermanagh0-242446.006Ciarán BrennanSligo6-52354.607Keith RaymondSligo0-202036.668Ciaran CorriganFermanagh4-41644.009Gary CaddenSligo2-91553.0010Damien FahySligo2-81443.50
Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Ciarán BrennanSligo3-413Fermanagh2Padraig O'DonnellLeitrim1-10133Padraig O'DonnellLeitrim1-912Lancashire4Gerard O'Kelly-LynchSligo1-811LeitrimColm O'CallaghanLancashire0-1111Sligo6Declan McGarryFermanagh2-39SligoKeith RaymondSligo0-99FermanaghPadraig O'DonnellLeitrim0-99Fermanagh9Gary CaddenSligo2-28LancashireJohn DuffyFermanagh0-88LancashireEmmet McCabe0-88LeitrimJohn DuffyFermanagh0-88LeitrimColm O'CallaghanLancashire0-88v
Miscellaneous
Fermanagh win their 1st championship in 21 years, last winning the 1994 Ulster Junior Hurling Championship
See also
2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship 2015 Christy Ring Cup 2015 Nicky Rackard Cup
References