The 2019 O’Byrne Cup gets underway next weekend with four first round games taking place.
Eleven of the 12 Leinster counties are taking part, with All-Ireland champions Dublin entering at the semi-final stage on January 12. The final is scheduled for Friday, January 18 and is set to televised by TG4.
The confirmed fixtures to date are as follows:
Round 1
Saturday, December 8
Longford v Wicklow, Newtownforbes, 7pm
Laois v Meath, O’Moore Park, 6pm
Louth v Wexford, Louth venue
Sunday, December 9
Carlow v Westmeath, Netwatch Cullen Park, 2pm
Thursday, December 20
Offaly v Kildare, Offaly venue
Round 2
Saturday, December 15
Westmeath v Offaly, Westmeath venue
Kildare v Carlow, Kildare venue
Wicklow v Louth, Wicklow venue
Wexford v Laois, St Patrick’s Park, 2pm
Meath v Longford, Ashbourne, 5pm
Round 3
Saturday, January 5
Carlow v Offaly, Carlow venue
Westmeath v Kildare, Westmeath venue
Longford v Louth, Longford venue
Wexford v Meath, Wexford venue
Wicklow v Laois, Wicklow venue