The Sports Complex, Boyle,
Co. Roscommon will play host to the fourth and final
round of the M.Donnolly GAA Interprovincial Wheelchair Hurling League
on Saturday 27th August. For the first time an All-Ireland
Wheelchair Hurling event will be hosted in Co. Roscommon. Barry Lowe is the Roscommon delegate on the Connacht GAA
Games for All Committee and is responsible for co-ordinating
this Wheelchair Hurling Interprovincial event in Boyle.
Connacht GAA Council are sponsors
of this event which sees teams and
players travelling from Ulster, Munster and Leinster
as well as Connacht, competing for Provincial honours.
The Interprovincial Wheelchair Hurling
League and Championships were formed in 2013 and provide a competitive sporting
environment for wheelchair users. The competition has gone from strength to
strength in the past three seasons with the Provincial Councils
providing the platform for the players to compete.
So far the Interprovincial Wheelchair
Hurling League has seen blitzes hosted in Belfast (Ulster), Cork
(Munster) and Dundalk (Leinster), with the final round this
Saturday 27th August, in Abbey Community
College, Boyle. Reigning champions Ulster are in pole position
to take honours again this season, with all three other
Provinces in hot pursuit.
The opening ceremony commences at 10.15
am and the games begin at 11am. Admission is free and All
are welcome to attend. The Connacht GAA Wheelchair Hurling team are
hoping for strong home support to help them in their quest to leapfrog Ulster,
and the others, in the league table.
The Connacht
GAA Wheelchair Hurling team have been in training under the
expert guidance of coaches Adrian Hession (Mayo), Thaigh
Morley (Mayo), Tim Hynes (Sligo) and Cathal
Cregg (Roscommon).
The Connacht GAA Wheelchair
Hurling panel is as follows:
Fergal Mahon (Western Gaels - Roscommon)
Sarah Cregg (Western Gaels - Roscommon)
Liam O’Boyle (Knockmore - Mayo)
Peter Egan (Kilmovee - Mayo)
Pat Carty (Tourlestrane - Sligo)
Stephen Melvin (Owenmore Gales - Sligo)
Shane Curran (Moycullen - Galway)
Aidan Hynes (Calry - Sligo)
Tom Fleming (Charlestown - Mayo)
Val Leneghan (Charlestown - Mayo)
For further information on Wheelchair
Hurling in Connacht contact Adrian Hession at 087 245 0566
