Back row, from left: Andy Murtagh and Shay Murtagh, Sean Doyle of Caulry, David Bryan of Killucan, Brian Slevin of Tyrrellspass, Conor Coughlan of The Downs, Fergal McKiernan of Garrycastle, Gareth Carr of Shandonagh with Kieran Murtagh and Frank Mescall. Front row, from left: Andrew Gorman of Moate All-Whites, Paddy Fagan of Mullingar Shamrocks, Adam Neary of Tang, David Whelan of St Loman’s Mullingar, Shane Allen of Athlone and Darren Giles of Coralstown Kinnegad, at the Westmeath GAA Senior Club Football Championship Launch, in Shay Murtagh Precast in Raharney, Westmeath.

Club championships take centre stage

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The Westmeath senior, intermediate and junior football championships will take centre stage next weekend, with a busy programme of games over three days.

It all begins on Friday when the junior championship gets under way and there are big first round games in senior and intermediate scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. The main highlight will be the clash of reigning champions The Downs and last year's finalists, St Loman's, Mullingar, which is scheduled for TEG Cusack Park on Saturday evening (7.30pm). An attractive double-header includes the clash of Caulry and Coralstown/Kinnegad – the newly crowned Division 1 league champions – at 5.15pm.

Having just endured a tough All-Ireland series, the Westmeath players will have only a week to recover before they return to action with their clubs and a hectic 10 weeks lies ahead. The hurling championships will begin the following weekend.

Westmeath GAA fixtures

Friday, June 23 (7.30pm)

Clarke’s Bar Junior 1 FC Section A (Round 1)

Garrycastle: Garrycastle vs St Loman's Mullingar, Alfie Devine.

Páirc Chiaráin: Athlone vs The Downs, Rob Cornally.

Ballynacargy: St Joseph's vs Ballycomoyle, Ken Gunning.

Clarke’s Bar Junior 2 FC Section A (Round 1)

Caulry: Caulry vs Rosemount, Michael Galvin.

Multyfarnham: Delvin vs Loughnavalley, Mick Gordon..

Clarke’s Bar Junior 2 FC Section B (Round 1)

Rochfortbridge: Killucan vs Ballinagore, Ray Farrelly.

Kinnegad: Coralstown/Kinnegad vs Mullingar Shamrocks, James Allard.

Saturday, June 24

Shay Murtagh Precast Senior FC Section A (Round 1)

TEG Cusack Park: Caulry vs Coralstown/Kinnegad, 5.15, Mick Murtagh.

TEG Cusack Park: St Loman's, Mullingar vs The Downs, 7:30, Alan Coyne.

Shay Murtagh Precast Senior FC Section B (Round 1)

Castledaly: Athlone vs Moate All Whites, 7.30, Declan Nugent.

Shay Murtagh Precast Intermediate FC Section A (Round 1)

Tang: Milltown vs Ballymore, 7.30, Ken Gunning.

Shay Murtagh Precast Intermediate FC Section B (Round 1)

Rochfortbridge: Castletown-Finea/Coole/Whitehall vs St Malachy's, 5.15, Barry Pierce.

Rochfortbridge: Maryland vs Multyfarnham, 7.30, Jim Rock.

Sunday, June 25

Clarke’s Bar Junior 1 FC Section B (Round 1)

Killucan: Killucan v Mullingar Shamrocks, 2pm, Paul McCaughey.

The Downs: Kilbeggan Shamrocks v St Paul's, 2pm, Barry Nea.

The Downs: Moate All Whites v Bunbrosna, 4pm, Michael Gordon.

Shay Murtagh Precast Intermediate FC Section A (Round 1)

Páirc Chiaráin: Castledaly v Tubberclair, 2pm, Enda Kenny.

Páirc Chiaráin: St Mary's Rochfortbridge v Rosemount, 4pm, Gary Hurley.

Shay Murtagh Precast Intermediate FC Section B (Round 1)

TEG Cusack Park: Milltownpass v Ballynacargy, 5.15, Sean Carroll.

Shay Murtagh Precast Senior FC Section B (Round 1)

Moate: Mullingar Shamrocks v Tang, 2pm, Pat Fox.

Moate: Garrycastle v Shandonagh, 4pm, Mick Murtagh.

Shay Murtagh Precast Senior FC Section A (Round 1)

TEG Cusack Park: Killucan v Tyrellspass, 7.30, Shane Maher.

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