Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship team-by-team guide

THE LIMERICK Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship gets underway on Thursday evening. Each of the eight teams will play seven round-robin fixtures, with the top four sides progressing to the semi-finals.

The clubs finishing fifth to seventh in the table will retain their Premier Intermediate status for the 2026 season, while the team finishing bottom faces relegation to the Intermediate grade. The championship winner will earn promotion to the senior ranks next year as well as claiming the county intermediate title

Effin face Croagh-Kilfinny on Thursday at 7pm in Mick Neville Park. Granagh-Ballingarry meet Glenroe on Friday at 7pm in Kilmallock. 

County finalists Garryspillane renew their rivalry with South Liberties in Bruff on Saturday evening at 7pm. The final game of the weekend sees the meeting of Bruff and Blackrock in Knocklong on Sunday evening at 7pm. 

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GLENROE: 

Players: Adam Frewen, Bob Frewen, Brian O'Connel, Ciaran Kelly, Cian Browne, Cillian O'Brien, Conor McNamara, Daithi Dennehy, Daniel Murphy, Darren Carroll, Darren Frewen, David McCarthy (Captain), Eoghan Fitzgerald, Ian O'Sullivan, Jordan Sheehy, Keelan Riordan, Liam Dennehy, Mark O'Connell, Oisin Browne, Patrick Holian, Robbie Downey, Scott Ryan, Sean Clancy, Sean O'Donnell, Shane O'Donoghue, Stephen Walsh, Thomas McDonnell, Zach McCarthy

Management: Danny Murphy (Manager), Sean Coffey (Selector), Mike Sheehy (Selector), Pa Meade (Selector), Tom Fox (Selector), James Kennedy (Coach), Matt O'Sullivan (S&C), Gerard Coffey (Stats), PJ Moloney (Stats), Sean Rea (Physio)

GARRYSPILLANE: 

Players: Adam Sheehan, Ciaran Sheehan, Hugh Flanagan, Ryan Toban, Colin Ryan (Captain), Bryan Heavey (Vice Captain), Calum Sheehan, Roibeard Donovan, Mike Donovan, Sean Gallahue, Cian Ryan, Rosa Stapleton, Peter Morrissey, Tiernan Ryan, Robert Sampson, James O'Sullivan, Declan Heavey, Dylan O'Shea, Eoin O'Mahony, Josh Dineen, Jamie Morrissey, John English, Andy Dooley, Shane Ryan, Jack O'Keefe, Dylan Moriarty, Jack Gallagher, Evan O'Connor, Jamie McGrath, Billy O'Keefe, Cormac Ryan, Michaél O'Donnell, Lewis Stewart, Ben Ryan, James Walsh, Mark Quinlan

Management: Aaron Considine (Manager), Donie Ryan (Selector), Michaél O'Donnell (Selector), Darragh Moloney (Coach), Mike O'Dell (Coach), Ian Maunsell (Coach), Siobhan Ryan (First Aid)

GRANAGH-BALLINGARRY:

Players: Damien O’Donavan (Captain), Luke Flynn (Vice Captain), Keith O’Kelly, Denis O’Connor, Mark O’Shea, Eoghan Casey, Brian Sheehy, John Kealy, Eoin Horgan, Tom Horgan, Jack Cagney, Jack Mulqueen, Ronan Mullane, Darragh Casey, Michael Russell, Josh Quille, Sean O’Connor, Paudie Murphy, Gearoid Lynch, Eoin Lynch, Jack Hartnett, Ed Sheehy, Conor O’Donoghue, Ben Daly, Brian O’Sullivan, Jack O’Donoghue, Owen Lynch, Padraig McKenna, David Condron, Eoin Enright, Tommie Donavan, Eoin Herlihy, Sean O’Gorman, Tom O’Sullivan

Management: John O’Connor (Manager/Coach), Mark O’Sullivan (Selector), Ger Ryan (Selector), Ged McNamara (S&C), James Flynn (Stats), Niall Carroll (Stats), Graham Russell (Stats)

EFFIN: 

Players: Alan Byrne, Jack Byrne, Robert Cagney, Cathal Canning, Sean Canning, Brian Clifford, Hughie Cronin, Tadhg Cronin, Ewan Dillon, Clive Doherty, Frankie Herr, Conor Kearney, Enda Kelly, Trevor Lowe, Aaron Moffat, John Mike Manning, Reece Massey, Conor McNamara, Eamon Meehan, Mark Mullins, Ruairi O’Connor, Cormac O’Connor, Fergal O’Connor, Patrick O’Donovan, Ben O’Donovan, Padraig O’Dwyer, Jason O’Keeffe, James O’Leary, Pierse O’Kelly, Hugh O’Neill, Ryan O’Neill, Cillian O’Riordan, Finbarr Quain, Jack Quaid, Nickie Quaid, Tommy Quaid, Mike Rea

Management: Adrian Barrett (Manager), John Fitzgerald (Coach), Denis O’Donovan (Selector), PJ O’Connor(Selector), Maurice Roche (Goalkeeping Coach)

BRUFF: 

Players: Eric Finn, Jason Hayes, Paul Browne, Sean Casey, Alex Mulcahy, Barry Callinan, Ben Noonan, Bobby O'Brien, Charlie Cronin, Chris Browne, Colm O'Loughlin, Daire O'Brien, Danny O'Leary, Darragh Butler, David Browne, David Mulqueen, Sean Finn, Diarmuid Dennehy, Donnacha O'Rahilly, Evan Daly, Gavin Bracken, Jack Fitzgerald, Jack Hogan, Jack O'Neill, Josh Keating, Kevin Bonnar, Killian Bennett, Mikey O'Riordan, Oisin Mulqueen, Owen Meaney, Patrick Finn, Paudie Hennessy

Management: Paddy O'Leary (Manager), Natal O'Grady (Coach), John Cooke (Selector), Adrian O'Shea (Selector)

SOUTH LIBERTIES: 

Players: Eoghan Godfrey (Captain), John Hickey (Vice Captain) Barry Nash, Shane Kilcoyne, Shane O'Neill, Ben O'Donoghue, Brendan McSweeney, Jack Fitzpatrick, Eoin Quilty, Brian Garry, Darragh Godfrey, Owen Dunne, David O'Neill, Sean Fitzpatrick, David Garry, Sean Enright, Shane Brosnahan, Tony Carroll, Alex Keyes, Ben Garry, Barry Cooney, Barry Walsh, Ben Compton, Bill Hannon, Ken Byrnes, Sean Holland, Mike O'Brien, Brendan Aherne, Enda Meaney, Joe Hegarty, Josh McNamara, Luke Ryan, Matty Gaule, Micheal Meaney, Roan O'Mahoney, Ryan Godfrey, Paddy O'Donnell, Stephan Noonan, Mark Stapleton

Management: Albert McSweeney (Manager), Denis Barry, Declan Brosnahan, Micheal Ryan; Support Team: Paul Harmon (S&C), David Rowsome (Physio), Ronan Godfrey (Kitman)

BLACKROCK: 

Players: Paudie Leahy, Jimmy Quilty Jnr, Aidan Gilligan, Conor Gilligan, Shane Phillpot, James Phillpot, Sean O'Neill, Colm O'Keefe, Nigel Hosford, Richie McCarthy, Killian Ahern, Simon Hennessy, Ian O'Brien, Marty Farrell, Ciaran Considine, Darragh Considine, Callan Ensor, Barry O'Shaughnessy, Ruairi O'Shaughnessy, Sean O'Dwyer, Shaun Murphy, Liam Walsh, Shane Lyons, Dave Moloney, Brian Moloney, Niall Ryan, Blake Doherty, Brian Hennessy, James Doherty, Evan Heffernan, Jack Carrol, Adrian Bequri

Management: Jimmy Quilty (Manager), Niall Moloney, Peter O'Sullivan, Declan O'Brien Support: John O'Gorman (S&C)

CROAGH-KILFINNY: 

Players: Dave Lynch, Denis Lenihan Joint-Captain, Eoin Barry, Seamie Lenihan, Tom McMahon, Conor Lenihan, Adam Shanagher, Barry Lenihan, Andrew Meade, James Lanigan Joint-Captain, Seamus Hickey, Jack Lenihan, Cian O'Carroll, Brian Hannan, Cian Sheehy, Maurice Lenihan, Aidan O'Shea, Bryan Flynn, Seamus O'Carroll, Nessan Leahy, Gearóid Lenihan, Owen Dee, Pat Lenihan, Declan Walsh, Colin Barry , James O'Brien, Padraic O'Gorman, Kevin Dee, Ryan McCarthy, Jamie Burke, John Wall Mark Mullane, Jack Shiels, Elliot Roche, Billy Lenihan, Patrick Lenihan, Brian Sweeney, Gearoid Lowry, Darragh O’Carroll, Cian Costello, Patrick Hartigan, Tim Molyneaux

Management: James Hall (Manager), Mick Lynch, Diarmuid Roche, Liam O’Carroll, Conor Madigan, Mike O’Connell, James Mullane, Rob Lynch, Tadgh Flynn First Aid: John Daly