Limerick sides prepare for Kennedy Cup

The 2024 Kennedy Cup takes place at UL from Monday June 10 to Friday June 14. Teams from all over the country will participate in the u14 soccer competition. 

Limerick County, Limerick Desmond and Limerick District will all take part in the five-day compettion. All of the group games will take place on Monday June 10 and 11. 

In Group 3 Limerick County will take on Kildare on Monday at 4pm. The County side will then face Clare at 10am on Tuesday morning and finish their group campaign against Galway later that evening at 4pm. 

Limerick Desmond will begin their Kennedy Cup campaign against the Midlands at 4pm on Monday. In round two Limerick Desmond will play South Belfast at 10am on Tuesday morning and the Desmond side will finish their group campaign against a combined Cavan-Monaghan team at 4pm on Tuesday evening. 

Limerick District will face Wicklow in the opening round of the Kennedy Cup on Monday at 4pm. Dundalk will be first up for the Limerick District team on Tuesday morning at 10am and later that day Limerick District will play Wexford at 4pm. 

A list of all of the Limerick Kennedy Cup squad are attached below: 

LIMERICK COUNTY: Shane O'Donnell (Charleville AFC), Finn Sheridan (Herbertstown AFC), Jason Ryan (Holycross AFC), Robbie Keogh (Herbertstown AFC), Roco Walsh (Kilmallock United), Cathal Donnelly (Holycross AFC), Jack Allen (Kilmallock United), Donagh Horgan (Murroe FC), Sean Hayes (Kilmallock United), Oisin Pearl (Cullen FC), Riain Martin (Holycross AFC), Sean McNamara (Herbertstown AFC), Jack Roche (Herbertstown AFC), Kayden Roche (Murroe FC), Conor O'Riardon (Kilmallock United), Bobby O'Riardon (Murroe FC), Matthew Halvey (Murroe FC), Ciaran Hennessy (Holycross FC), Aaron Hackett (Murroe FC), Shane Wharton (Holycross AFC). 

LIMERICK DESMOND: Ronan O'Carroll (Rathkeale AFC), Conor Lynch (Feenagh), Daniel Tierney (Dromore Utd), Charlie O'Mahony (Broadford Utd), Michael O'Kelly (Broadford Utd), Jamie McAuliffe (Abbeyfeale Utd), Darragh O'Connor (NCW Town FC), Alex Collins (Abbeyfeale Utd), Dara Giltenane (Rathkeale AFC), Yuriy Stashchak (NCW Town FC), Ashton Kelly (Abbeyfeale Utd), Dan Healy (GB Rovers), Loic Bakoubayia (NCW Town FC), Conor O'Dwyer (Creeves Celtic), Finn Ruttle (NCW Town FC), Leon O'Connor (Abbeyfeale Utd), Tiernan Flynn (Broadford Utd), Stephen McHugh (Broadford Utd), Kyle Smith (Abbeyfeale Utd), Geoff O'Donnell (Dromore Utd). 

LIMERICK DISTRICT: Alex Clancy (Shelbourne), Louis Fitzgerald (Aisling Annacotty), Padraig Ahern (Mungret Regional), Obed Gandolfo (Aisling Annacotty), Alex Galligan (Caherdavin) (Captain), Flynn Sheehan (Shelbourne), Luke O'Riordan (Aisling Annacotty), John Sheahan (Aisling Annacotty), Rian Hanrahan Stewart (Pike Rovers), Alex Meaney (Pike Rovers), Samuel Francis (Pike Rovers), Zi Ye Sen Bian (Pike Rovers), Seamus Bridgeman (Newport Town), Niall McNamara (Fairview Rangers), Paudie Quilter (Aisling Annacotty), Danny Hammond (Pike Rovers), Jack Goode (Corbally Utd), Senan O'Leary (Pike Rovers), Jack Taheny (Fairview Rangers), Calan Speirs (Pike Rovers), Sam McLoughlin (Corbally Utd). 

Draws for the quarter-finals and subsequent stages of the competition will take place on Tuesday evening.