2014 Nicky Rackard Cup
| Dates | 26 April – 7 June 2014 |
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| Teams | 7 | ||
| Champions | Tyrone (1st title) | ||
| Runners-up | Fingal | ||
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| Matches played | 12 | ||
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The 2014 Nicky Rackard Cup is the tenth staging of the Nicky Rackard Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005. The cup competition began on 26 April 2014 and will end on 14 June 2014.
Donegal were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the semi-final stages. Tyrone won the title after defeating Fingal by 1-17 to 1-16 in the final.Longford defeated Sligo in the relegation/promotion playoff to earn promotion to the 2015 Nicky Rackard Cup with Sligo dropping down to the Lory Meagher Cup.
Seven teams compete. Two play in the preliminary round, and five go straight into Round 1.
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