The 2024 Lory Meagher Cup was the sixteenth edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009 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 30–35 in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The competition ran from 13 April to 2 June 2024.

The Lory Meagher Cup final was played on 2 June 2024 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Fermanagh and Longford, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in 10 years. Fermanagh won the match by 3–22 to 2–20 to claim their third cup title overall and a first title in three years.

Longford's Cian Darcy was the top scorer with 3-67.

Team changes To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup Fermanagh

From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup Monaghan

Teams

General Information CountyLast Cup TitleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2023 ChampionshipAppearance Cavan———3rd10th Fermanagh2021——6th (Nicky Rackard Cup)13th Lancashire———Runners-up8th Leitrim2019——5th13th Longford2014——4th10th Warwickshire2017——6th11th

Personnel and kits CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsor Cavan FermanaghJoe Baldwin Lancashire Leitrim Longford Warwickshire

Group Stage Table TeamQualification1 Fermanagh532013594+418Advance to Knockout Stage2 Longford5311130104+2673 Cavan5311145111+3474 Leitrim5203111126-1545 Warwickshire5203 100 144-4446 Lancashire5005104146-420

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Knockout stage Final

Statistics Top scorers

Overall

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Cian DarcyLongford3-6776612.662Nicholas KennyCavan3-354458.803Danann McKeoghFermanagh3-334267.004Seán CorriganFermanagh1-313465.665Gavin O'HaganLeitrim1-242755.40

Miscellaneous

Fermanagh won their 1st championship in 3 years, last winning the 2021 Lory Meagher Cup.

See also

2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (Tier 1) 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 2024 Munster Senior Hurling Championship 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2) 2024 Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3) 2024 Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4)

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