The 2017 O'Neill's All-Ireland 40x20 Singles Championship is here, with a full round of Last 32 matches scheduled for this Saturday in 14 venues nationwide.
One match will take place tonight (Thursday 9th Feb) in Moycullen, as 2015 Intermediate champion Colin Crehan (Clare) takes on current Connacht Intermediate champion Ian McLoughlin (Mayo).
The main widely expected to retain his All-Ireland crown in March, Robbie McCarthy opens his campaign in Bawn against Tyrone's Shane O'Neill, after O'Neill came through a tiebreak with Cork's David Walsh on Wednesday evening 9-21, 21-6, 21-6. Armagh's Charly Shanks is aiming to get back to the final for a 3rd consecutive year, and he also faces a Tyrone man in Ryan Mullan.
Third seed Martin Mulkerrins will hope to continue his fine form of late when taking on Wicklow's Jerome Willoughby in a double header in Multyfarnham that also features Niall O'Connor v Rikki O'Gara.
Broadford, Limerick also sees a tasty double header, with 2014 finalist Diarmuid Nash tasked with a tricky opener v Kerry's Dominic Lynch in arguably the tie of the round. That proceeds Brendan Fleming v Ger Coonan at 11am.
See full fixture list below.
Weekend Fixtures:
Thursday 9th February
Moycullen, Galway @ 8.30pm OIC Tony Audley 087 2267972
- MSS Q3: Clare (Colin Crehan) v Mayo (Ian McLoughlin)
Saturday 11th February
Bawn, Monaghan @ 2pm OIC Eamon McElroy 087 1236806
- MSS Q16: Tyrone (Shane O’Neill) v Westmeath (Robbie McCarthy)
Broadford, Limerick @ 11am OIC Hannah McCarthy 086 3768995
- MSS Q7: Tipperary (Ger Coonan) v Cork (Brendan Fleming)
- MSS Q11: Clare (Diarmuid Nash) v Kerry (Dominic Lynch)
Carrick on Suir, Tipperary OIC David Tobin 087 9923035
- MSS Q15: Kilkenny (Peter Funchion) W/O Cork (Tadhg O’Neill) scr.
Coolgreany, Wexford @ 5pm OIC Damian Kelly 086 2498656
- MSS Q14: Wexford (Gavin Buggy) v Dublin (Eoin Kennedy)
Crinkle, Offaly @ 12noon OIC Kevin Cooke 087 6423846
- MSS Q2: Dublin (Carl Browne) v Kildare (Paul Moran)
- MSS Q6: Mayo (Vinnie Moran) v Kilkenny (Patrick Funchion)
Cullohill, Laois @ 6pm OIC Eamon Doheny 087 6763200
- MSS Q5: Meath (Brian Carroll) v Cork (Colm Jordan)
Kells, Meath @ 12noon OIC Robert Fox 083 4408192
- MSS Q13: Wicklow (Michael Gregan) v Mayo (Niall Joyce)
Multyfarnham, Westmeath @ 2pm OIC David Mulaniff 087 9006240
- MSS Q10: Kildare (Niall O’Connor) v Roscommon (Rikki O’Gara)
- MSS Q9: Galway (Martin Mulkerrins) v Wicklow (Jerome Willoughby)
St. Brigids, Curraghboy, Roscommon @ 12noon OIC Seamus McHugh 087 6307759
- MSS Q4: Galway (Pat Conway) v Mayo (Joe McCann)
- MSS Q12: Cork (Tadgh Carroll) v Tyrone (Darragh Daly)
Saval, Down @ 4.30pm OIC Sean Digney 0044 7742586244
- MSS Q8: Dublin (Ian Griffin) v Antrim (Owen McKenna)
Sunday 12th February
St. Mellan’s @ 2pm OIC Michael McCarron 047 87072 ***Note change of day***
- MSS Q1: Armagh (Charly Shanks) v Tyrone (Ryan Mullan)