# 2023 Lory Meagher Cup

The 2023 Lory Meagher Cup is the fifteenth 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 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The cup fixtures were made in 2022.
Monaghan were the winners, defeating Lancashire in the final.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup
* Warwickshire

### From Championship

Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup
* Louth

## Teams
### General Information

| County | Last Cup Title | Last Provincial Title | Last All-Ireland Title | Position in 2022 Championship | Appearance |
| Cavan | — | — | — | 6th | 9th |
| Lancashire | — | — | — | 5th | 7th |
| Leitrim | 2019 | — | — | 3rd | 12th |
| Longford | 2014 | — | — | Runners-up | 9th |
| Monaghan | — | 1915 | — | 4th | 3rd |
| Warwickshire | 2017 | — | — | 6th (Nicky Rackard Cup) | 10th |

### Personnel and kits

* County
* Cavan
* Lancashire
* Leitrim
* Longford
* Monaghan
* Warwickshire

## Format
### Cup format

The 6 teams will play each other once in the Group Stage. The top 2 teams in the group will advance to the final.

#### Promotion

The winner of the final will be promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup.

### Teams by province

The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2023 National Hurling League before the championship were:
Britain (2)
* Lancashire (34)
* Warwickshire (35)
Connacht (1)
* Leitrim (32)
Leinster (1)
* Longford (33)
Munster (0)
* None participated
Ulster (2)
* Cavan (30)
* Monaghan (27)

## Group Stage
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Monaghan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10-98 | 9-67 | +34 | 7 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Lancashire | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20-76 | 14-97 | -3 | 6 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Cavan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7-106 | 12-77 | +14 | 5 | |
| 4 | Longford | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6-84 | 6-75 | +9 | 5 | |
| 5 | Leitrim | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8-73 | 9-78 | -10 | 5 | |
| 6 | Warwickshire | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10-60 | 11-101 | -44 | 2 | |

### Round 5
## Knockout stage
### Final

* Monaghan are promoted to the 2024 Nicky Rackard Cup.

## Stadia and locations

| County | Location | Province | Stadium | Capacity |
| Cavan | Cavan | Ulster | Breffni Park | 32,000 |
| Lancashire | East Didsbury | Britain | Old Bedians | |
| Leitrim | Carrick-on-Shannon | Connacht | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada | 9,331 |
| Longford | Longford | Leinster | Pearse Park | 6,000 |
| Monaghan | Clones | Ulster | St Tiernach's Park | 36,000 |
| Warwickshire | Solihull | Britain | Páirc na hÉireann | 4,500 |

## Statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Niall Arthur | Monaghan | 1-40 | 43 | 4 | 10.75 |
| 2 | Canice Maher | Cavan | 0-40 | 40 | 4 | 10.00 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Joe Murray | Leitrim | 1-13 | 16 | Warwickshire |
| 2 | Jack Grealish | Warwickshire | 2-07 | 13 | Cavan |
| 2 | Niall Arthur | Monaghan | 0-13 | 13 | Cavan |

### Scoring events

* Widest winning margin: 25 points
** Monaghan 2-26 - 1-04 Warwickshire (Round 3)
* Most goals in a match: 8
** Cavan 3-29 - 5-09 Lancashire (Round 3)
** Lancashire 3-18 - 5-19 Monaghan (Round 4)
** Warwickshire 3-17 - 5-13 Lancashire (Round 5)
* Most points in a match: 42
** Monaghan 3-22 - 3-20 Lancashire (Final)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 5
** Cavan 3-29 - 5-09 Lancashire (Round 3)
** Lancashire 3-18 - 5-19 Monaghan (Round 4)
** Warwickshire 3-17 - 5-13 Lancashire (Round 5)
* Most points by one team in a match: 29
** Cavan 3-29 - 5-09 Lancashire (Round 3)
* Highest aggregate score: 62 points
** Cavan 3-29 - 5-09 Lancashire (Round 3)
* Lowest aggregate score: 20 points
** Leitrim 0-08 - 0-12 Longford (Round 3)

## Miscellaneous

* Monaghan won their 1st championship in 25 years, last winning the 1998 Ulster Junior Hurling Championship.
* It was also Monaghans first ever national championship victory and the first time the senior team ever played in Croke Park.