The Louth county hurling team represents Louth GAA in the Gaelic sport of hurling.
The team currently competes in the fourth-tier Nicky Rackard Cup and Division 3B of the National Hurling League.
| Louth | |
| Crest: | Louth GAA crest.jpg |
| Sport: | Hurling |
| Irish: | Lughbhadh An Lú |
| Nickname: | The Wee County |
| County Board: | Louth GAA |
| Manager: | Trevor Hilliard |
| Captain: | Peter Fortune |
| Home Venues: | St Brigid's Park/Darver Centre of Excellence |
| Shc: | Nicky Rackard Cup (5th) in 2024 |
| Last Championship Title: | 2022 Lory Meagher Cup |
| Nhl Division: | 3B |
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The Louth hurlers have never won the Leinster Senior Championship, the All-Ireland Senior Championship or Division One of the National League.
As in most counties outside of the game's heartland of Munster and south Leinster, hurling has been less popular than Gaelic football in Louth. Currently, only three clubs complete in the Louth Senior Hurling Championship. They are Naomh Moninne, Knockbridge and St Fechin's.
At national level, the county's hurlers have won the former All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship twice and the Lory Meagher Cup three times. They have finished runners-up in the Nicky Rackard Cup competition on four occasions.
In 2024 the team was relegated from Division 3A of the National Hurling League to Division 3B.[1] They retained their status in the fourth-tier Nicky Rackard Cup by finishing fifth in the table.[2]
Knockbridge native and former county hurler Trevor Hilliard is the current manager of the county side.[3]
| Name | Origin | Year(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Melia | Louth | 1991-95 | |
| Patsy Mulholland | Louth | 1995-98 | |
| Selection Committee | Louth | 1998 | |
| John Kennedy | Offaly | 1999-2001 | |
| Joe Power | Tipperary | 2002-04 | |
| Pat Dunny | Kildare | 2005 | |
| Selection Committee | Louth | 2005 | |
| Kevin McDonnell | Louth | 2006 | |
| Pat Clancy | Westmeath | 2007-09 | |
| Paddy Kelly | Meath | 2010-11 | |
| Pat Clancy | Westmeath | 2012-13 | |
| Diarmuid McCarthy | Louth | 2014-16 | |
| Philip O’Brien | Meath | 2017-18 | |
| Paul McCormack | Armagh | 2019-23 | |
| Trevor Hilliard | Louth | 2024- |