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The Westmeath GAA community was plunged into a sense of deep sadness this week with news of the untimely death of former Garrycastle footballer, Enda Mulvihill.

It is “absolutely vital” that the full accounts of Galway 2020 are made open so the people can see just “how public money was spent”.

Martin Fogarty is viewed as the early favourite to succeed Brian Hanley as Westmeath hurling manager.

Westmeath hurlers will be taking nothing for granted when they make the trip to Ruislip to take on London in the preliminary round of the All-Ireland senior hurling championship qualifiers on Saturday at 3.30pm. Brian Hanley has stressed that London will be no pushovers with home advantage and the addition of several new players to their ranks an obvious concern for the Westmeath manager.

Westmeath hurlers bowed out of the Walsh Shield following an 11-point defeat at the hands of the students of DIT. In the bigger scheme of things exiting the Walsh Shield is not the be all and end all but the manner of the defeat raises serious questions ahead of their upcoming division 2 campaign. It certainly highlights the need to get a number of our more experienced players back on board as soon as possible.

The Westmeath senior hurlers have their first competitive action of the new season with a home tie against NUIG in Kinnegad on Sunday at 2pm. Brian Hanley’s charges will be hoping to get off to a winning start though they face a tough battle with the students who are gearing up for the upcoming Fitzgibbon cup campaign. The college side recently drew with Galway champions St Thomas’s so that gives some indication of their worth.

Leinster SHC quarter-final

Westmeath hurlers’ interest in this year’s championship came to an abrupt end in Casement Park last weekend when they suffered a nine point defeat to Antrim. Much of the damage was done in the opening half during which Brian Hanley’s men failed to show any of the flair which was evident against Galway. Dinny Cahill’s enjoyed a 10 point lead at the interval.

Galway 4-17

Fresh from their confidence boosting win over Carlow in the preliminary round, Westmeath hurlers face a mammoth task as they welcome Galway to Cusack Park on Saturday evening. With Galway touted by many as strong all-Ireland contenders, a home win would be a shock of seismic proportions.