2026 Lory Meagher Cup

The 2026 Lory Meagher Cup was the seventeenth 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 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.

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

New York

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)

Lancashire (35) Warwickshire (33)

Connacht (1)

Leitrim (31)

Leinster (1)

Longford (30)

Munster (0)

None participated

Ulster (2)

Cavan (32) Monaghan (34)

Teams

General Information CountyLast Cup TitleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2025 ChampionshipAppearance Cavan———Runners-Up12th Lancashire———5th10th Leitrim2019——4th15th Longford2014——3rd12th Monaghan20231915—Semi-Final5th Warwickshire2017——6th13th

Personnel and kits CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsor CavanOllie BellewEnda ShalveyKingspan LancashireLiam Óg KnockerR&M Developments LeitrimMike WallJoe MurrayGallagher Group LongfordDiarmuid CahillReuben MurrayGlennon Brothers MonaghanArthur HughesEthan Flynn and Niall GarlandActiv8 Energies WarwickshireJamie LynchHireSafe Solutions

Group Stage

Table TeamQualification1 Leitrim55007-998-68 +2810Advance to Final2 Longford540117-957-66 +5983 Monaghan52036-8910-75 +244 Warwickshire520313-7712-84 -445 Cavan52039-769-93 -1746 Lancashire500510-6116-111 -680

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Knockout stage

Final

Stadia and Locations

CountyLocationProvinceStadium(s)CapacityNeutralDublinLeinsterCroke Park82,300 CavanCavanUlsterBreffni Park25,030 LancashireEast DidsburyBritainOld Bedians LeitrimCarrick-on-ShannonConnachtPáirc Seán Mac Diarmada9,331 LongfordLongfordLeinsterPearse Park10,000 MonaghanClonesUlsterSt Tiernach's Park29,000 WarwickshireSolihullBritainPáirc na hÉireann

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

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Scoring events

Widest winning margin: 27 points Longford 5–21 — 1–06 Lancashire (Round 1) Most goals in a match: 10 Lancashire 4–12 — 6–20 Warwickshire (Round 5) Most points in a match: 41 Lancashire 2–15 — 2–26 Leitrim (Round 2) Monaghan 0–28 — 1–13 Lancashire (Round 4) Most goals by one team in a match: 6 Lancashire 4–12 — 6–20 Warwickshire (Round 5) Most points by one team in a match: 28 Monaghan 0–28 — 1–13 Lancashire (Round 4) Highest aggregate score: 62 points Lancashire 4–12 — 6–20 Warwickshire (Round 5) Lowest aggregate score: 34 points Leitrim 2–13 — 2–09 Monaghan (Round 1) Hat-trick Heros: Mark Moffett (Cavan) 3–01 v Warwickshire (Round 1)

2026 Lory Meagher Cup

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