Last year’s division four runners-up, Leitrim, got off to a winning start in 2024 against Kilkenny last weekend.
Now they face a Wicklow side who picked up a point from their visit to Limerick.
With both counties fancying their chances of pushing towards the semi-final placings, this game could offer real clues as to their long-term prospects.
Leitrim: M Monaghan; E McHugh, C Tyrrell, C Owens; E Moyles, C Bruen, O Flynn; N Tighe, A Quinn; V Egan, M Guckian (c), S Quinn; A Clancy, L Fox, A Redican.
Wicklow: E Griffin; M Corr, L Dunne, M Healy; N Cullen, S Goetelen, S Evans; S.J. Winders (c), A Gorman; N Caffrey, S McGettigan, C Lancaster; C Murphy, E Parke, E O’Brien.
Leitrim v Wicklow
Sunday January 21st, Ballinamore, throw-in: 2pm
Kilkenny v Longford
Kilkenny showed real grit in defeat to Leitrim last Sunday and can take positives into Sunday’s home tie with Longford.
The Midlanders will be anxious to bounce back from defeat to Fermanagh as they look to push towards the semi-final slots.
Longford will be favourites to get past the Noresiders but they’ll have earned any potential victory by the full-time whistle.
Kilkenny: K Fitzpatrick; A Ring, A Galwey, S Smith; J O’Keeffe, A O’Neill, K Hennessy; K Comerford, R Roche; E Lawlor (c), N Ward, C Moore; R Roche, H Brennan, K Ryan.
Longford: S Egan; A Moorhead, L Shannon, G Kenny; O Nevin, C Mulligan, C McCormack (c); S Gallagher, E O’Reilly; L Maguire, G Shannon, F Talabi; C Lohan, N Brady, E Lynn.
Kilkenny v Longford
Sunday January 21st, MW Hire Training Centre, Dunmore, throw-in: 2pm
