Pupils of St Brendan's Boys NS in Birr with Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Jarlath Burns with hurlers, from left, Billy Ryan of Kilkenny, Darragh Gray of Dublin, Fintan Burke of Galway, Jake Morris of Tipperary, Cian Lynch of Limerick, Podge Delaney of Laois, Niall O'Leary of Cork and Paul Dolan of Kildare with the Liam MacCarthy cup at the national launch of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Series at the Faithful Fields in Kilcormac, Offaly. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Offaly hosts All-Ireland senior hurling championship launch

Offaly was the venue for the launch of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Series today, as captains of participating sides attended a photocall in Kinnitty Castle and then met with local primary school children at Faithful Fields in Kilcormac.

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