2015 Lory Meagher Cup

2015 Lory Meagher Cup
Dates 2 May 2015 - 6 June 2015
Teams 5
Champions Fermanagh (1st title)
Runners-up Sligo
Tournament statistics
Matches played 11
Goals scored 40 (3.6 per game)
Points scored 312 (28.3 per game)
Top scorer(s) Padraig O'Donnell (2-32)
2014 (Previous) (Next) 2016

The 2015 Lory Meagher Cup was the 7th staging of the Lory Meagher Cup, the Gaelic Athletic Association's fourth tier inter-county 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.[1][2] Lancashire fielded a team for the very first time.[3]

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.

Table

Pos Team Pld W L D SF SA Diff Pts Notes
1 Sligo 431013-685-49436Qualified for final
2 Fermanagh 43107-5411-46-46Qualified for final
3 Leitrim 42205-608-59-84
4 Warwickshire 42209-477-59-64
5 Lancashire 40406-479-66-250

Rounds 1 to 5

Final

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Padraig O'Donnell Leitrim 2-32 38 4 9.50
2 Colm O'Callaghan Lancashire 1-30 33 4 8.25
3 Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch Sligo 1-24 27 4 6.75
Emmet McCabe Warwickshire 0-27 27 4 6.75
5 John Duffy Fermanagh 0-24 24 4 6.00
6 Ciarán Brennan Sligo 6-5 23 5 4.60
7 Keith Raymond Sligo 0-20 20 3 6.66
8 Ciaran Corrigan Fermanagh 4-4 16 4 4.00
9 Gary Cadden Sligo 2-9 15 5 3.00
10 Damien Fahy Sligo 2-8 14 4 3.50
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Ciarán Brennan Sligo 3-4 13 Fermanagh
2 Padraig O'Donnell Leitrim 1-10 13 Warwickshire
3 Padraig O'Donnell Leitrim 1-9 12 Lancashire
4 Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch Sligo 1-8 11 Leitrim
Colm O'Callaghan Lancashire 0-11 11 Sligo
6 Declan McGarry Fermanagh 2-3 9 Sligo
Keith Raymond Sligo 0-9 9 Fermanagh
Padraig O'Donnell Leitrim 0-9 9 Fermanagh
9 Gary Cadden Sligo 2-2 8 Lancashire
John Duffy Fermanagh 0-8 8 Lancashire
Emmet McCabe Warwickshire 0-8 8 Leitrim
John Duffy Fermanagh 0-8 8 Leitrim
Colm O'Callaghan Lancashire 0-8 8 Warwickshire

References

  1. "Longford win the Lory Meagher Cup". RTÉ Sport. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  2. "Longford hurling on the up". Hogan Stand. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  3. "Lancashire for Meagher Cup". Hogan Stand. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
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