This weekend sees the Senior 40x20 attention turn to Doubles, with the Senior Men's Semi-Finalists to be confirmed come Sunday evening.
Saturday sees two Back Door prelims taking place in St Comans & Ballymore Eustace, with the 4 QF's then taking place in the same venues on Sunday.
Wicklow's experienced pairing of Michael Gregan & Johnny Willoughby will start as favourites against young Tyrone duo Johnny Woods & Patrick McCrory on Saturday, with the winners vying for a crack at top seeds and ten time champions Paul Brady & Michael Finnegan (Cavan). Also on Saturday sees a match that is difficult to call, as Kilkenny's Intermediate champions Ciaran Neary & Brendan Burke take on Limerick's Irish #5 CJ Fitzpatrick, and his teenage partner Evan Murphy, with the winner progressing to play Leinster Champions Eoin Kennedy & Carl Browne (Dublin).
In the second QF on Sunday, Galway's Martin Mulkerrins & Seamus O’Conghalle have a tricky encounter against Munster champs Dominic Lynch & Jack O'Shea (Kerry), whilst QF 3 is also a tasty encounter as Connacht champs Joe McCann & Vinny Moran (Mayo) facing Tipperary's David Moloney & Ger Coonan in Ballymore Eustace.
See below for full list of weekend senior fixtures.
All-Ireland Men's 40x20 Senior Doubles Fixtures
Sat 2nd April – Last 12 - Provincial Runner Up v Backdoor Qualifiers
- 3.00pm Q1: Wicklow (Michael Gregan/Johnny Willoughby) v Tyrone (Johnny Woods/Patrick McCrory) in St. Coman’s
- 2.00pm Q2: Tipperary (Ger Coonan/David Moloney) W/O Antrim (Owen McKenna/Sean Devine)
- 3.00pm Q3: Kilkenny (Ciaran Neary/Brendan Burke) v Limerick (CJ Fitzpatrick/Evan Murphy)in Ballymore Eustace
Sun 3rd April –Quarter Finals
- 12noon QF1: Cavan (Paul Brady/Michael Finnegan) v Q1 Winners in St. Coman’s
- 1.00pm QF2: Galway (Martin Mulkerrins/Seamus O’Conghalle) v Kerry (Dominic Lynch/Jack O’Shea) in St. Coman’s
- 2.00pm QF3: Mayo (Joe McCann/Vinnie Moran) v Tipperary (Ger Coonan/David Moloney) in Ballymore Eustace
- 3.00pm QF4: Dublin (Eoin Kennedy/Carl Browne)v Q3 Winners in Ballymore Eustace