Br Bosco Cup gets underway

Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar players celebrate with the Hogan Cup. ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne.

The groups for the 2026/27 Leinster Post Primary Schools Senior ‘A’ Football and Hurling Championships have been confirmed ahead of the start of the Br Bosco Cup today (Tuesday).

Scoil Mhuire, Clane are at home to Moate CS at 12.30pm, while Malahide CS host St Joseph’s SS, Rochfortbridge at 12 noon. There are two more Round 1 fixtures down for decision on Thursday – St Peter’s College, Dunboyne v Scoil Aodháin and Terenure College v Naas CBS, also at 12 noon.

In football’s Br Bosco Cup, Hogan Cup holders Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar are in Group 5 along with St Benildus College and St Mary’s SS, Edenderry. Group 1 comprises Ardee CS, Ardscoil Rís and Coláiste Choilm, Tullamore, while Group 2 includes St Patrick’s Classical School, Navan, Malahide CS and St Joseph’s SS, Rochfortbridge. St Mel’s College, Longford, St Peter’s College, Dunboyne and Scoil Aodháin make up Group 3.

Last season’s runners-up Marist College, Athlone are in Group 4 along with Terenure College and Naas CBS. Group 6 consists of St Mary’s Knockbeg College, Scoil Mhuire, Clane and Moate CS, while Group 7 includes Good Counsel, New Ross, Coláiste Eoin and Ardscoil na Trínoide, Athy.

The groups are run on a round-robin basis, with the top two teams advancing to preliminary quarter-finals. There is also a separate section for group teams. These include Maynooth Education Campus, North Kildare Schools, Meath Schools, Wicklow Schools and Wexford Schools.

In hurling’s Corn Uí Dhúill, meanwhile, holders St Kieran’s College are in Group 1 with Good Counsel, New Ross and CBC Kilkenny. Group 2 is made up of Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar, Coláiste Eoin, St Mary’s CBS, Enniscorthy and St Peter’s College, Wexford.

Combined schools from Dublin North, Dublin South, Westmeath, Wexford, Offaly, Laois and Meath will also take part. The competition gets underway on November 10.