The fourth ever hurling tournament in memory of a legendary Laois hurler will get underway on Thursday evening.
Back in 2017, the people of Ballinakill and Laois GAA were in mourning following the sudden death of a great servant – Michael ‘Maggie’ Walsh.
The 64-year-old was one of Laois and Ballinakill’s most decorated players as he won several medals at club and county level.
This year’s hurling tournament will be for U-15s and will involve eight hurling clubs from Laois and Kilkenny will begin tonight.
Ballinakill-Ballypickas, Rosenallis-Clonaslee-St Manman’s and Mountrath are representing Laois.
Fenians, Conahy Shamrocks, St Patrick’s Ballyraggett, St Martin’s and St Lachtain’s are Kilkenny’s representatives.
The Harps were the winners in 2023 but as they have not entered this year, a new victory will be crowned.
Ballinakill will also host a Family Fun Day on Sunday, August 11, with activities to keep everyone entertained from 12.30pm to 5pm.
Check out the fixtures and you can follow updates on the Ballinakill GAA website.
The teams are also listed in full below:
FENIANS: Eoin Healy, Billy Heffernan, Noah O’Shea, Michael Cash, Adam Hogan, Sean Tierney, Jack Cummins, Jack Diver, Adam Staunton, Adrian Biletskyy, Julian Biletskyy, Niall Foley, Adam Hogan, Will Walsh, Jack Renehan, Mark Boland, Aaron Phelan, Oisin McCormack, Padraig Tobin, Billy Kennedy, Conor Holohan, Alex Hickey, Kieron Fagan, Roan Donovan
ST LACHTAIN’S: Jamie Walsh, Tristan Kane, David Ryan, Charlie Kavanagh, Patrick Brennan, Sam Looby, Cian Dalton, Paddy McCarthy, Nathan Walsh, Michael Hickey, Ben O’ Gorman, Aaron Walsh, Jack Marnell, Hugo Carroll, James Bolger, Sean Eardley, Sam Gray, Fintan Martin, Jamie Kavanagh, Patrick O’Connor, Max O’Neill, Jack Geraghty, Luke Dermody, Andrew Dalton, Iarla Carroll, Bill Looby, Bill McGree, Senan Walsh, Lochlann McCarthy, Fionn Condon
ROSENALLIS/CLONASLEE-ST MANMAN’S: Shay McEvoy, Luke Kelly, Cullen Hyland, Jack Culliton, Conor Flanagan (c), Ronan Cuddy, Adam Sommers, Ethan Flanagan, Oisin Dunne, Seanan O’Brien, Shane Kelly, Kevin McCann, Cillian Dunne, Brian Kelly, Connor O’Shea, Oran Dunne, Thomas Hartnett, Ryan Walsh, Cormac Ryan, Shane Rigney, James Corcorcan, Conor Mahon, Sean Og Thornton
BALLINAKILL/BALLYPICKAS: Mark Dowling, Michael Brennan, Cian O’Sullivan, Jack Delaney, Tristan O’Shaughnessy, Bobby McWey, Ciaran Fleming, Darragh Brennan, Rian Dwyer, Eoin Lynam, Evan McWey, Fiac Gaffney, Daire Dooley, Jamie Fitzpatrick, Jake Keating, Daniel Walsh, Odhran Fenelon, Jake Gohery, Noah Carter, Sean Og Cummins, Seanie Miller, James O’Mara, Aaron Brennan, Ryan Tully, Harry Doyle, Andy Cahill, Noah Moore, Daniel McGuire, Ronan Barry, Cian Barry, Jack Carter, Sean Carroll
LISDOWNEY: Fionn Blanchfield, TJ Fogarty, Evan O’Hara, Mark Foley, Dan Kennedy, Dylan Thornton, Michael Murphy, Conor Murphy, Sonny McGlynn, Eoin McMenimen, Conor Delahunty, Brian Purcell, Robbie Thornton, Seamus Costello, Ben Walsh, Charlie Farrell, Harry Foley, Sean Moran, Jamie Maher
ST MARTIN’S: James Tallis, Dylan Dempsey, Faelan McGuinness, Cormac Feeney, Cathal Maher, Charlie Ryan, Lorcan Cummins, Sam Kealy, Hugh Byrne, Jack Stapleton, Daniel Fahey, Oisin Ryan, Luke Kealy, Daire Quirke, Dean Lyons, Adam Phelan, James Hanlon
MOUNTRATH: Harry Birney, Billy Bohan, Igor Bulak, Jack Carroll, Aidan Danagher, Cathal Dohney, Corey Dohney, Michael Hosey, Sean Hyland, Rory Jackson, Tadhg Kavanagh, Killian Kileen, Aaron Kirwan, Oisin Kirwan, Paul Kirwan, Billy Lawless, Daniel Meade, Sean Meade, Logan Morrissey, David Olejnik, Ross Osborne, Calvin Osbourne, Jack Rice, Nathan Tobin
CONAHY SHAMROCKS: Ceirin Murphy, Rory Rhatigan, Tadgh Hennessy, Billy Rowe, Rory Sherman, Finn Sherman, Joe Boland, Neil Webster, Padraig Quinn, Camryn Keneghan, Bobby Doyle, James Byrne, Jack Buggy, MJ Buggy, Jack Gamble, Michael Hurley, Ben Byrne, Diarmuid Quinn, Aaryn Keneghan, Ethan McEvoy, Tommy Hickey, Padraig Hickey, Richie Rowe, Conor Brennan
SEE ALSO – Laois success at Galway Races as Flying Bay bolts up in Ballybrit on Saturday
