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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.

The Galway senior hurlers take on Brian Cody’s Kilkenny in the Bord Na Móna Walsh Cup final this Sunday in Pearse Stadium at 12.45pm.

The Galway hurlers will follow up their facile win over UCD last weekend when they take on Laois in the semi-final of the Walsh Cup on Sunday (2pm) at Duggan Park.

The Galway senior hurlers will head to Dublin this Sunday for the quarter-final of the Walsh Cup against UCD in Belfield (2pm).

Westmeath v Dublin ( Saturday, 7pm, Parnell Park)

Following their narrow 1-22 to 2-16 win over Offaly at O’Connor Park last weekend, the Galway hurlers take on Dublin in the Walsh Cup final this Sunday at Parnell Park in Dublin (12.45pm).

A fine crowd turned out on Sunday last to witness Kilkenny lead by six points to two after 20 minutes in their bid to retain the Walsh Cup. However, in the run up to the break a scoring tally and a Ger Healion goal saw the half time score read Kilkenny 0-10, Offaly 1-6.

Joe Kernan’s Galway look to be odds on to book their place in the FBD League final this weekend after picking up back to back victories over both Sligo and Leitrim. This Sunday the Armagh man’s charges will face a sort of homecoming when they take on the students from GMIT at 2pm in Moycullen, and with a comprehensive score difference in their pockets from their two wins, the Tribesmen would have to go down by more than nine points to be denied a place in the home final. The students have two points on the board in the competition and will be full of confidence heading into the clash as they step up their preparations for Sigerson Cup action in the not too distant future.

Galway's entrance into Leinster was marked by a victory at Tullamore. Now another hurdle must be cleared at New Ross on Sunday, and Wexford, emboldened by their efficient success against UCD, will be intent on taking Galway's scalp.