Galway Minor hurlers swing into action against Laois this weekend
THE Galway minor hurlers get their Leinster Hurling Championship campaign underway on Saturday.
They make the trip to O’Moore Park Portlaoise to take on Laois in round one of the Leinster Minor Hurling Championship on Saturday at 12pm.
Laois, Westmeath, Dublin, Wexford, Kilkenny and Galway are in Tier One of the Leinster Championship. Games are placed on a criss cross basis between the two groups. Group one consists of Wexford, Galway and Westmeath. Meanwhile, Kilkenny, Dublin and Laois are in group two.
Manager Kenneth Burke is in his third year in charge of the Tribesmen. Burke has added former Galway hurler Colm Callanan and Loughrea defender Paul Hoban to his backroom team for the 2026 season.
Burke’s side face away trips to Kilkenny on Saturday, April and they finish their group campaign off against Dublin on Saturday, May 2nd. The top two sides in each group qualify for the Leinster semi-finals.
The Leinster MHC semi-finals take place on Saturday, May 9 with the provincial final scheduled for May 16. This is Galway’s fourth season competing in the Leinster Championship and they will be aiming to win the provincial title for the first time since 2023.
Gus Lohan son of former Clare hurler Frank Lohan has been announced as the Galway minor hurling captain. Tadgh MacCarthaigh, who was part of last year’s squad, is the vice-captain of the side.
Anthony Poinard and Cathal Donoghue who were part of the Pres Athenry outfit defeated by St Kieran’s in the Croke Cup final are also members of this year’s minor squad.
MacCarthaigh, Oran Stratford and Eoghan McClearn who featured for St Raphael’s on their run to the Croke Cup quarter-final have also been named on the squad.
GALWAY MINOR HURLING SQUAD: U O’Connor (Ardrahan), C Donoghue (Clarinbridge), M Coen (Clarinbridge), D Linnane (Gort), D Dillon (Kilnadeema Leitrim), K Boyle (Kilnadeema Leitrim), C Lynskey (Liam Mellows), D Hayes (Portumna), H Mulkerrins (St Thomas), D O’Shaughnessy (Turloughmore), A Poinard (Athenry), J McMahon (Athenry), E Whyte (Craughwell), U Leen (Craughwell), C Leen (Craughwell), J Cahill (Craughwell), O Collins (Craughwell), M Walsh (Carnmore), T McAdam (Carnmore), C Larkin (Killimor), T Concannon (Killimordaly), M Hanlon (Kiltormer), E Huban (Kinvara), E McClearn (Loughrea), C Hannify (Oranmore-Maree), J Egan (Oranmore-Maree), G Lohan (Oranmore-Maree), O Stratford (Sarsfields), C O’Neill (Sarsfields), S Og Dolan (Sarsfields), T MacCarthaigh (Sarsfields), C Power (Tommy Larkins) and E Donnelly (Tynagh-Abbey Duniry).