A feast of intercounty hurling for u-16s takes place on Saturday in Athenry’s Kenny Park and Ballyloughnane, home of Liam Mellows GAA club.
Organised by Connnacht GAA, the tournament, which has been held for many years, was renamed in honour of Galway and Clare hurling legend Niall McInerney who passed away in November 2004.
Teams from Westmeath will also take part in this year’s blitz which involves more than 200 young hurlers.
The event is a valuable preparation for the national u-16 hurling blitzs which take place in late August each year.
The schedule and venues for games are as follows:
Niall McInerney Cup at Kenny Park.
10am Galway1 v Galway 2
10.45am Galway3 v Westmeath
11.30am Galway1 v Galway3
12.15am Galway2 v Westmeath
1pm Galway1 v Westmeath
1.45pm Galway2 v Galway3
Niall McInerney Shield at Liam Mellows GAA.
11am Liam Mellows v Roscommon
11.45am Sligo v Roscommon
12.30pm Liam Mellows v Sligo
2pm Liam Mellows v Mayo
2.45pm Mayo v Roscommon
11am Sligo v Mayo
11.45am Leitrim v Mayo
12.30pm Leitrim v Roscommon
2pm Sligo v Leitrim
2.45pm Liam Mellows v Leitrim
