Meteor Kilmacud Crokes Hurling Sevens - Additional All Stars Confirmed

Two time Meteor Kilmacud Crokes Hurling Sevens winners Patrickswell of Limerick have named 2007 All Star goalkeeper Brian Murray in their line up. Patrickswell is home to some hurling greats including Richie Bennis, Sean Foley, Leonard Enright, Gary Kirby and Ciaran Carey who boast 13 All Stars between them.

Fellow Limerick team Murroe Boher will include the 2007 Young Hurler of the Year Seamus Hickey.

Adare, who under Ger "Sparrow" O'Loughlin completed a hat-trick of Limerick senior hurling championships in 2009, will boost Limerick's challenge for the 2010 Meteor Cup. Adare will be led by All Star Mark Foley and brothers Brian and Jack Croom.

Portumna, in addition to Joe & Ollie Canning, will include fellow Galway players Damien, Niall & Kevin Hayes as well as Eoin Lynch and Andrew Smith.

Cratloe include senior inter county player Sean Collins who along with Liam Markham was part of the Clare 2009 All Ireland U21 winners.

John Penberthy Smith, Commercial Director for Meteor, said:

"Meteor is extremely proud to partner with Kilmacud Crokes bringing such a prestigious and high profile event to the GAA calendar. With 40 of the countries most decorated hurling clubs taking part as well as a host of intercounty stars this promises to be a fantastic day of family fun. Fans can expect a top class hurling spectacle showcasing the immense skill and talent required for this condensed discipline of the game."

The competition will commence at 10:30am on Saturday with quarter finals to be held in Parc De Burca, Glenalbyn (next to the Stillorgan Shopping Centre) from 14:30 with the semi-finals from 17:00 and final at 18:45.

Supporters on the day will be in with a chance to win two tickets to the much anticipated All Ireland Hurling Final showdown between Kilkenny and Tipperary on Sunday

The event is also supporting the 'Headsup', text referral service from Rehab Care, which aims to help young adults in difficulty by offering support group information for a range of issues via text on 50424.

Visit www.kilmacudcrokes-hurling.com for details on the history of the event, past winners, maps and more. Tweet

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