Westmeath GAA championship draws take place
The Westmeath GAA Championship draws took place at the County Committee meeting in The Mullingar Park Hotel last Wednesday night.
Defending senior hurling champions and Westmeath Examiner Cup holders, Castletown Geoghegan will face Fr Dalton's in the first round, while Flanagan Cup holders, The Downs meet St Loman's, Mullingar in round one of the senior football championship.
The draws were overseen by Keith Quinn, Secretary of the Competitions Control Committee and Westmeath GAA's Head of Operations, Patrick Doherty.
Willie Murphy, chairman of the Hurling Committee drew the football pairings, while Michael Mannion, chairman of the Football Committee, conducted the hurling draws.
The championships will not begin until the weekend of July 9 at the earliest depending on the progress of the Westmeath senior footballers and hurlers.
The draws for the first round games are, as follows:
Shay Murtagh Precast Senior Football Championship
Section A: St Loman's, Mullingar vs The Downs; Killucan vs Tyrrellspass; Caulry vs Coralstown/Kinnegad.
Section B: Athlone vs Moate All Whites; Garrycastle vs Shandonagh; Mullingar Shamrocks vs Tang.
Intermediate Football Championship
Section A: St Mary's Rochfortbridge vs Rosemount; Milltown vs Ballymore; Castledaly vs Tubberclair.
Section B: Milltownpass vs Ballynacargy; Maryland vs Multyfarnham; C-F/C/W vs St Malachy's.
Junior 1 Football Championship
Section A: Killucan vs Mullingar Shamrocks; Garrycastle vs St Loman's, Mullingar; Athlone vs The Downs.
Section B: Kilbeggan Shamrocks vs St Paul's; Moate All Whites vs Bunbrosna; St Joseph's vs Ballycomoyle.
Junior 2 Football Championship
Section A: Caulry vs Rosemount; Delvin vs Loughnavalley; Multyfarnham (bye).
Section B: Killucan vs Ballinagore; Coralstown/Kinnegad vs Mullingar Shamrocks; The Downs (bye).
Junior 'B' Football Championship
Group 1: Tang vs Garrycastle; Castledaly vs Maryland; Tubberclair vs Ballymore.
Group 2: Coralstown/Kinnegad vs Milltownpass; Shandonagh vs St Mary's Rochfortbridge; Mullingar Shamrocks vs St Loman's Mullingar.
Group 3: Kilbeggan Shamrocks vs Milltown; Ballycomoyle vs Ballynacargy; C-F/C/W (bye).
Group 4: Caulry vs Bunbrosna; St Joseph's vs St Malachy's; Tyrrellspass (bye).
Under 19 Football Div.1
Group 1: Tyrrellspass vs The Downs; Athlone vs Coralstown/Kinnegad
Group 2: Moate All Whites vs St Loman's Mullingar; Tubberclair vs Caulry
U19 Football Div. 2
Group 1: Lilliput Gaels vs St Mary's, Rochfortbridge; Shandonagh vs Millmore Gaels; Killucan (bye).
Group 2: Cill Óige vs Mullingar Shamrocks; Garrycastle vs St Michael's; St Joseph's (bye).
U19 Football Div. 3
Kilbeggan Shamrocks vs Delvin; Inny Shamrocks vs Maryland/Tang
Hurling draws
Senior 'A' Hurling Championship
Lough Lene Gaels vs Clonkill; Castletown Geoghegan vs Fr Dalton's; Raharney vs Castlepollard.
Senior 'B' Hurling Championship
Delvin vs Brownstown; Ringtown vs Cullion; St Oliver Plunkett's vs Crookedwood.
Intermediate Hurling Championship
Castletown Geoghegan vs Southern Gaels; Raharney vs Turin; Clonkill vs St Brigid's.