2015 Lory Meagher Cup Dates 2 May 2015 - 6 June 2015 Teams 5 Champions Fermanagh (1st title)Runners-up Sligo Matches played 11 Goals scored 44 (4 per match) Points scored 309 (28.09 per match) Top scorer(s) Padraig O'Donnell (2-32)
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 [ ]
Key to colours
Advance to Lory Meagher Cup Final
Rounds 1 to 5 [ ]
Leitrim v Sligo
2 May 2015 Round 1 Leitrim 2-12 - 4-16 Sligo Páirc Sheáin Uí Eislin
Z Moradi (1-2), P O’Donnell (0-4), K McDermott (1-0), C Cunniffe (0-2), L Moreton (0-2), C Moreton (0-1), J Glancy (0-1).
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G O’Kelly Lynch (1-8), C Brennan (2-0), P Leonard (1-2), G Cadden (0-2), R Brennan (0-2), D Fahy (0-1), G Waldron (0-1).
Lancashire v Fermanagh
9 May 2015 Round 2 Lancashire 3-9 - 2-16 Fermanagh Páirc na hÉireann
C O’Callaghan (1-2), K Magee (1-1), G Jacob (0-4, 1 s/l), C Maskey (0-1), R McEntee (0-1).
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J Duffy (0-8, 1 x 65, 6F), C Corrigan (1-1), K McGarry (0-4), E Mahon (1-0 OG), B Duffy (1-0), JP McGarry (0-2), B MacLaughlin (0-1), D Teague (0-1).
Sligo v Warwickshire
16 May 2015 Round 3 Sligo 1-15 - 3-12 Warwickshire Markievicz Park
D Fahy (1-6f), G O'Kelly Lynch (0-4, 2f, 1'65), G Cadden (0-2), B McMahon (0-2), G Waldron (0-1).
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E McCabe (0-9, 5f, 1'65), P Crehan (1-1), C McBride (1-0), J Bergin (1-0), S Hennessy (0-2f).
Referee: B Sweeney
Leitrim v Lancashire
16 May 2015 Round 3 Leitrim 1-16 - 1-14 Lancashire Páirc Sheáin Uí Eislin
P O'Donnell (1-9, 0-6f), Z Moradi (0-2), C Moreton (0-2), C Cunniffe (0-1), L Moreton (0-1), K Ward (0-1).
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C O'Callaghan (0-9, 3f, 1'65), L Knocker (1-0), N Unwin (0-2), K Magee (0-1), C Maskey (0-1), B McAuley (0-1).
Referee: J Clarke
Lancashire v Sligo
23 May 2015 Round 4 Lancashire 0-13 - 3-21 Sligo Páirc na hÉireann
C O'Callaghan 0-11 (9f), J O'Shaughnessy and D Coughlan 0-1 each.
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G Cadden 2-2, G O'Kelly-Lynch (4f) and K Raymond (2f) 0-6 each, A Walsh 1-0, G Waldron and B McMahon 0-2, P Leonard, R Brennan and C Brenan (1f) 0-1 each.
Referee: G McGrath (Wexford)
Sligo v Fermanagh
30 May 2015 Round 5 Sligo 5-16 - 0-12 Fermanagh Kilcoyne Park
C Brenan 3-4, K Raymond 0-5 (4fs), D Fahy, A Walsh 1-1 each, G Cadden 0-2, G O'Kelly-Lynch, P Leonard, G Waldron 0-1 each.
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S Corrigan (1f), T Cleary (1f), Declan McGarry (1f), B MacLaughlin, P McGoldrick (1f) 0-2 each, S Curran, C Corrigan 0-1 each.
Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)
Warwickshire v Lancashire
30 May 2015 Round 5 Warwickshire 3-13 - 2-14 Lancashire Páirc na hÉireann
E McCabe (0-6, 5f), D Millea (1-1), P Crehan (1-1), C Robbins (1-1), S Hennessy (0-4, 1f).
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C O’Callaghan (0-8, 5f), G Jacob (1-1), J Sheehan (1-1), L Knocker (0-1 '65), R McEntee (0-1), D Maskey (0-1), K Magee (0-1).
Referee: K McGeeney
Final [ ]
Sligo v Fermanagh
6 June 2015 Final Sligo 1-17 – 3-16 Fermanagh Croke Park 15:30 BST
K Raymond (0-09 9f), G O'Kelly-Lynch (0-05 2f), C Brennan (1-0), N Hyland (0-01), G Cadden (0-01), G Waldron (0-01).
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D McGarry (2-03, 1 '65, 1f), S Corrigan (1-03), B MacLaughlin (0-05), J Duffy (0-03 2f), JP McGarry (0-01), C Corrigan (0-01).
Referee: J Keane (Galway)
Top scorers [ ]
Overall
Single game
References [ ]
Cavan
Fermanagh
Lancashire
Louth
Liam MacCarthy Cup (Tier 1)
Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2)
Christy Ring Cup (Tier 3)
Nicky Rackard Cup (Tier 4)
Lory Meagher Cup (Tier 5)