Hurling Fixtures Next Weekend

[Slieve Bloom Man]

Wednesday 15th September

Minor A Hurling Championship

St Rynaghs v St Davids Banagher A Ryan 6.15 pm


Friday 17th September

Minor B Football Championship

Ballinamere/D v DER Gaels Ballinamere D Daly 7.30 pm


Saturday 18th September

Aidan Bracken Building Design Senior Hurling Championship Quarter/Finals

Seir Kieran v Kilcormac/K O C P B Gavin 4.00 pm

Tullamore v Birr O C P C Buckley 5.30 pm

Aidan Bracken Building Design Senior Hurling Championship Relegation Semi/Finals

Brosna Gaels v Shamrocks Pullough M Walsh 3.00 pm

Belmont v Lusmagh Moystown D Cooke 3.00 pm

Aidan Bracken Building Design Intermediate Hurling Championship Relegation Semi/Finals

Killavilla v Crinkle Killavilla M Kirwan 3.00 pm

Shinrone v Ballyskenagh Shinrone P Freeman 3.00 pm

Aidan Bracken Building Design Junior A Hurling Championship Quarter/Finals

Ballinamere v Kinnitty Killurin D McLoughlin 3.00 pm


Sunday 19th September

Aidan Bracken Building Design Senior Hurling Championship Quarter/Finals

Coolderry v Shinrone Rath T Carroll 12 noon

St Rynaghs v Kinnitty Rath M Kirwan 1.30 pm


Aidan Bracken Building Design Intermediate Hurling Championship Quarter/Finals

Ballinamere v Coolderry Kinnitty N Flynn 5.30 pm

Clara v St Rynaghs Moystown P Egan 5.30 pm

Killurin v Kilcormac/K Mucklagh M Walsh 5.30 pm Birr v Drumcullen Crinkle D Cooke 5.30 pm

Aidan Bracken Building Design Junior A Hurling Championship Quarter/Finals

Kilcormac/K v Drumcullen Carraig D Ward 12 noon Raheen v Birr Killurin A Ryan 12 noon Belmont v Edenderry Killeigh N Cooney 12 noon

Aidan Bracken Building Design Junior A Hurling Championship Relegation Semi/Finals

Seir Kieran v Tullamore Clareen A Ryan 5.30 pm

Killeigh v Shamrocks Killeigh C Groome 5.30 pm


Aidan Bracken Building Design Junior B Hurling Championship Final

Brosna Gaels v Lusmagh or Coolderry O C P D McLoughlin 6.00 pm

[Plain of the Herbs]

Cheers for the fixtures, SBM, as ever.

There’s one point of concern. The relegation matches are fixed for home venues, which I don’t have a problem with. I understand the practice (if not the rule, I’m not sure) is that the referees provide the umpires and the home club provide the linesmen.

Straightaway there’s a problem with the linesmen. Some referees (including 2 long-serving officials) do not bring their own umpires, instead borrowing four from the host club. The referee was probably the only neutral in Banagher last week and while there wasn’t a problem, that doesn’t mean there won’t be a problem in a match next week. Something that should be addressed beforehand and not left ‘till there’s a messy situation.

I was at a League match last year between Lusmagh & ’Rynagh’s on a dirty wet evening you wouldn’t put a dog out in. T’was too wet for umpires or linesmen so the match went ahead without linesmen while the 2 goalkeepers did umpire – and did it right too!