Preview: Weekend’s Hurling inter-county action:
HURLING
Co-op Superstores Munster Hurling League
Sunday 7th January
Cork v Limerick, Mallow, 2pm
Waterford v Tipperary, Fraher Field, 2pm
Walsh Cup
Sunday 7th January
Carlow v Kilkenny, Netwatch Cullen Park, 1.30pm
Westmeath v Antrim, Kinnegad, 1.30pm
Offaly v Galway, Glenisk O’Connor Park, 1.30pm
Conor McGurk Cup Quarter-Finals
Saturday 6th January
Down v Louth, Downpatrick, 12pm
Donegal v Derry, Convoy, 1.30pm
Queens University v Fermanagh, The Dub, 1.30pm
Ulster University v Antrim, Jordanstown, 1.30pm
Connacht Hurling League Final
Saturday 6th January
Mayo v New York, University of Galway Connacht GAA Air Dome, 7pm
Connacht Hurling Shield Final
Roscommon v Galway Development, University of Galway Connacht GAA Air Dome, 5pm
The Co-op Supertores Munster Hurling League features two interesting games on Sunday.
Cork, keen to build on solid work carried out at underage level recently, meet Limerick in Mallow.
Unearthing new talent ahead of the upcoming league and championship is precisely what Pat Ryan and John Kiely will be hoping to achieve in this competition.
Waterford, who had a useful workout in Tralee on Tuesday, host Tipperary at Fraher Field.
Undoubtedly 2024 will be a vital campaign for Davy Fitzgerald and Liam Cahill.
In the Walsh Cup Carlow are at home to Kilkenny at Netwatch Cullen Park.
Offaly and Westmeath, who both suffered losses on Thursday, meet Galway and Antrim.
The Conor McGurk Cup continues on Saturday with four quarter-finals on the agenda.
Queens and Ulster University are involved in the competition, affording developing players from across the province plenty of game time.
New York have already gleaned two victories on the Connacht Hurling League this week and they now face Mayo in the decider.
That fixture is proceeded by the Connacht Hurling Shield Final between Roscommon and a Galway Development selection.