Hurling final billed as curtain-raiser for Australia clash

Pearse Stadium in Galway will host this year's M Donnelly Interprovincial Hurling final under floodlights on Saturday, October 28 in a double bill with the first test of the International Rules Series when Ireland take on Australia.

The hurling championship gets under way on Saturday October 14 under the lights of Parnell Park where last year's beaten finalists will take on the men of Ulster. The second semi-final will take place in Cusack Park, Ennis on Sunday, October 15 where Connacht meet reigning champions, Munster.