Adare's Shane Doherty lifts the 2017 Limerick SFC title
LIMERICK GAA officials have confirmed the fixtures for the opening two rounds of the county SFC and IFC.
Both football championships commence on the final weekend of this month; March 29 to April 1.
Round two takes place on April 6-8 and the championships then breaks until July 19-22.
Senior champions Adare begin their title defence with a clash against Dromcollogher-Broadford in a repeat of last year’s semi final in the Irish Wire Products sponsored competition.
Dual club Na Piarsaigh are set to play city rivals Monaleen in their round one game on Thursday March 29 – just 12 days after their All Ireland club SHC final in Croke Park. Padraic Kennedy, Alan Dempsey, William O’Donoghue, David Dempsey and Peter Casey will start in the hurling final and have all played football in recent years with the Caherdavin side.
All games in round one and two have 6.30 starts.
Limerick SFC round one
Thursday March 29
Dromcollogher-Broadford v Adare in Knockaderry
Monaleen v Na Piarsaigh in Claughaun
Friday March 30
Ballylanders v St Senans in Kilmallock
Oola v Fr Caseys in Bruff
Newcastle West v St Patricks in Askeaton
Sunday April 1
St Kierans v Ballysteen in The Bog Garden
Limerick SFC round two
Friday April 6
Fr Caseys v Newcastle West in Tournafulla
Saturday April 7
Adare v Ballylanders in Bruff
Na Piarsaigh v Dromcollogher-Broadford in Askeaton
Sunday April 8
St Senans v Monaleen in Adare
Ballysteen v Oola in Mungret
St Patricks v St Kierans in Clarina
Limerick IFC round one
Thursday March 29
Glin v Bruff in Croagh
Friday March 30
Mungret v Claughaun in Caherdavin
Mountcollins v Gerald Griffins in Athea
Sunday April 1
Athea v Pallasgreen in Ballingarry
Castlemahon v Galbally in Bruff
Galtee Gaels v Rathkeale in Kilmallock
Limerick IFC round two
Friday April 6
Claughaun v Athea in Askeaton
Saturday April 7
Bruff v Mungret in Croom
Gerald Griffins v Castlemahon in Newcastle West
Sunday April 8
Pallasgreen v Glin in Ballingarry
Rathkeale v Mountcollins in Newcastle West
Galbally v Galtee Gaels in Kilfinane
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