All-Ireland hurling finalists Kilkenny will take to the field for the first time on a Thursday night under lights with their Walsh Cup fixture on 5 January set to feature a clash with DCU at MW Hire Park Dunmore.
Kilkenny players during half-time of their Walsh Cup game Cathal Noonan / INPHO
Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO
Kildare’s opening O’Byrne Cup game is pencilled in for Saturday 7 January in Newbridge against Longford while there are a total of 14 games between the O’Byrne Cup and Walsh on Sunday 8 January.
Here’s what’s in store:
Thursday 5 January
Walsh Cup Senior Hurling
Kilkenny v DCU, MW Hire Park Dunmore, 7.30pm
Saturday 7 January
O’Byrne Cup Senior Football
Kildare v Longford, St Conleth’s Park Newbridge, 2pm
Sunday 8 January
O’Byrne Cup Senior Football
Dublin v DCU, Parnell Park, 4pm
Wexford v UCD, St Patrick’s Park, Enniscorthy, 2pm
Offaly v IT Carlow, Geashill (Raheen GAA), 2pm
Meath v Wicklow, Páirc Tailteann, Navan, 2pm
Laois v DIT, Portarlington, 2pm
Westmeath v Louth, TEG Cusack Park, 2pm
Carlow v Maynooth University, Netwatch Cullen Park, 2pm
Walsh Cup Senior Hurling
Galway v DIT, Duggan Park, Ballinalsoe, 2pm
Laois v NUI Galway, Abbeyleix, 2pm
Westmeath v Antrim, Kinnegad, 2pm
Dublin v Carlow, Parnell Park, 2pm
Wexford v UCD, Gorey, 2pm
Meath v Offaly, Trim, 2pm
Kildare v IT Carlow, St Conleth’s Park, Newbridge, 2pm
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Dublin to start with 2017 Parnell double-header and Kilkenny set for Thursday night hurling
DUBLIN GAA FANS will be able to catch both the county teams in action in their opening fixtures of the 2017 season.
The All-Ireland winning football side take on DCU in their first O’Byrne Cup game on Sunday 8 January at 4pm in Parnell Park.
A double-header will take place at the venue with the Walsh Cup meeting of the Dublin hurlers against Carlow the curtain-raiser at 2pm.
They will be Dublin’s first competitive fixtures of the new season although the annual Dub Stars games will take place before that on New Years Day.
All-Ireland hurling finalists Kilkenny will take to the field for the first time on a Thursday night under lights with their Walsh Cup fixture on 5 January set to feature a clash with DCU at MW Hire Park Dunmore.
Kildare’s opening O’Byrne Cup game is pencilled in for Saturday 7 January in Newbridge against Longford while there are a total of 14 games between the O’Byrne Cup and Walsh on Sunday 8 January.
Here’s what’s in store:
Thursday 5 January
Walsh Cup Senior Hurling
Kilkenny v DCU, MW Hire Park Dunmore, 7.30pm
Saturday 7 January
O’Byrne Cup Senior Football
Kildare v Longford, St Conleth’s Park Newbridge, 2pm
Sunday 8 January
O’Byrne Cup Senior Football
Dublin v DCU, Parnell Park, 4pm
Wexford v UCD, St Patrick’s Park, Enniscorthy, 2pm
Offaly v IT Carlow, Geashill (Raheen GAA), 2pm
Meath v Wicklow, Páirc Tailteann, Navan, 2pm
Laois v DIT, Portarlington, 2pm
Westmeath v Louth, TEG Cusack Park, 2pm
Carlow v Maynooth University, Netwatch Cullen Park, 2pm
Walsh Cup Senior Hurling
Galway v DIT, Duggan Park, Ballinalsoe, 2pm
Laois v NUI Galway, Abbeyleix, 2pm
Westmeath v Antrim, Kinnegad, 2pm
Dublin v Carlow, Parnell Park, 2pm
Wexford v UCD, Gorey, 2pm
Meath v Offaly, Trim, 2pm
Kildare v IT Carlow, St Conleth’s Park, Newbridge, 2pm
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