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Westmeath 2-20

The Galway hurlers will take on the 2013 All-Ireland champions Clare in the first round of the National Hurling League in Pearse Stadium on Sunday (2pm).

Buoyed up by spirited displays in the Bord Na Mona Walsh Cup, Westmeath hurlers will be hoping to make a positive start to their Allianz Hurling League Division 2A campaign when hosting London at Cusack Park on Sunday (throw-in, 1pm).

Westmeath 1-12

Having finally ended a 19-month search for a competitive win, Westmeath will be hoping to make a positive start to their Allianz Football League Division Two campaign against Laois at Cusack Park on Sunday.

Two of the potential names in the hat for the vacant Mayo senior manager’s job have spoken to the Mayo GAA County Board in relation to the job, the chairman of the board, Paddy McNicholas, told the Mayo Advertiser this week. The closing date for nominations for the post was 11pm last night. Speaking to the Advertiser yesterday morning, McNicholas said: “We’ve two men who are interested in the job, with Noel Connelly backed up by Pat Holmes and Kevin McStay who is backed up by Liam McHale. We’ve spoken to both men about the job, one in person and the other on the phone recently. There are a few other names out there, but none of them have come to any of us about it yet.” When asked how many nominations had been received as of yesterday morning, a number of hours before the deadline closed, McNicholas said that he was not aware that any official nominations had been submitted at that stage, but expected them to come in during the course of the day.

Westmeath footballers will have a new manager in 2015 following a vote at Wednesday’s County Board meeting in Mullingar.

With Westmeath already departed from the All-Ireland football and hurling championships, talk in the county continues about how improvements can be made to avoid such early exits again.

Cusack Park, Mullingar will provide the backdrop for Sunday’s revealing Leinster Hurling Championship round robin series fixture for Westmeath, who host Laois.