This week's Offaly GAA Fixtures as hurling championships get underway
It's a busy week on the playing fields around Offaly this week as the Hurling Championships kick off. Here are the fixtures for the coming week
Thursday July 18th
O'Connor Park; Senior Hurling Championship, Ballinamere v Birr (Adam Kinahan) 7.45pm.
Friday July 19th
Banagher; Senior Hurling Championship, Tullamore v Kilcormac/Killoughey (David McLoughlin) 7.30pm.
O'Connor Park; Senior 'B' Hurling Championship (Also doubles as Division 2 Hurling League Final), Clodiagh Gaels v Carrig Riverstown (Kyle Waters) 7.30pm.
Moystown; Senior 'B' Hurling Championship, Lusmagh v Clara (Matthew Farrell) 7.30pm.
St Brendan's Park, Birr; Intermediate Hurling Championship, Shamrocks v Seir Kieran (Declan Cooke) 7.30pm.
Kinnitty; Intermediate Hurling Championship, Ballinamere v Shinrone (Sean Michael Maher) 7.30pm.
Saturday July 20th
Ballinamere; Intermediate Hurling Championship, Drumcullen v Edenderry (Adam Kinahan) 2.30pm.
Mucklagh; Junior 'B' Hurling Championship, Shamrocks v Ballinamere (Eamon O'Connor) 3pm.
Banagher; Senior 'B' Hurling Championship, Birr v Kilcormac/Killoughey (Declan Cooke) 4.30pm.
Rath; Senior Hurling Championship, Kinnitty v Belmont (Shane Guinan) 5.45pm.
St Brendan's Park, Birr; Senior Hurling Championship, Coolderry v St Rynagh's (Joey Deehan) 6pm.
St Brendan's Park, Birr; Intermediate Hurling Championship, St Rynagh's v Coolderry (Brian Gavin) 7.45pm.
Crinkle; Junior 'A' Hurling Championship, Crinkill v Ballyskenagh Killavilla (Sean Donoghue) 6pm.
Clara; Junior 'B' Hurling Championship, Clara v Gracefield (Noel Cooney) 7pm.
Bracknagh; Junior 'C' Football Championship, Bracknagh v Walsh Island (Paurig Gallagher) 6pm.
Daingean; Junior 'C' Football Championship, Daingean v Clonbullogue (Steven Connolly) 6pm.
Sunday July 21st
Kinnitty; Junior 'A' Hurling Championship, Kinnitty v Belmont (Steven Connolly) 11.30am.
Monday July 22nd
Coolderry; Junior 'A' Hurling Championship, Coolderry v Brosna Gaels (John Sampson) 7.30pm.
Tuesday July 23rd
Kilcormac; Junior 'A' Hurling Championship, Kilcormac/Killoughey v Shamrocks (John McLoughlin) 7.30pm.
Killeigh; Junior 'A' Hurling Championship, Clodiagh Gaels v Birr (Ciaran Groome) 7.30pm.
Shinrone; Junior 'B' Hurling Championship, Shinrone v Seir Kieran (Martin Walsh) 7.30pm.
Lusmagh; Junior 'B' Hurling Championship, Lusmagh v Carrig Riverstown (John Sampson) 7.30pm.
Wednesday July 24th
Kilcormac; Junior 'B' Hurling Championship, Kilcormac/Killoughey v St Rynagh's (Martin Walsh) 7.30pm
Doon; Junior 'B' Hurling Championship, Brosna Gaels v Belmont (Alex Roe) 7.30pm.