The 2021 Lory Meagher Cup was the 13th staging of the Lory Meagher Cup hurling championship.
Team changes
To Championship
Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup
Longford
Monaghan
Format
Cup format
The format was changed for 2021, with 5 teams playing across two groups, one with 3 teams and one with 2 teams based on an open draw.
Group A featured 3 teams and was played in a single Round Robin format with each team having one home game and one away game.
Group B featured 2 teams who played a single fixture.
All teams played a knockout format after this group stage, with the group winners and second-placed team in Group A being placed in the semi-finals. A tie between the third-placed team in Group A and second-placed team in Group B determined the fourth semi-finalist.
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
There was no direct qualification to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship proper for Lory Meagher Cup teams.
Promotion to Nicky Rackard Cup
The winner of the Lory Meagher Cup was also promoted automatically to the following year's Nicky Rackard Cup, which is the fourth tier of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. They would be replaced by the bottom-placed team in the 2021 Nicky Rackard Cup.
Relegation
There was no relegation from the Lory Meagher Cup as this is the lowest grade (5th Tier) in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
Group stage
Group A
Group A round 1
Group A round 2
Group A round 3
Group B
Group A round 1
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Fermanagh 3-15 - 4-06 Monaghan
Semi-finals
Longford 1-13 - 1-21 Fermanagh
Cavan 1-21 - 0-20 Louth
Final
Stadia and locations
Statistics
Top scorers
Overall
In a single game
Scoring events
Widest winning margin: 00 points
000 vs 000 (000) Most goals in a match: 00 000 vs 000 (000) Most points in a match: 00 000 vs 000 (000) Most goals by one team in a match: 00 000 vs 000 (000) Most points by one team in a match: 00 000 vs 000 (000) Highest aggregate score: 00 points 000 vs 000 (000) Lowest aggregate score: 00 points 000 vs 000 (000)
Miscellaneous
Fermanagh win their 1st championship in 6 years, last winning the 2015 Lory Meagher Cup