North Antrim Festival of Hurling 2017 - Teams Attending / Venues

North Antrim Festival of Hurling 2017 - Teams Attending / Venues

Please find attached the information relating to teams attending and venues for the forthcoming North Antrim Festival of Hurling 12-13th August 2017.   We are asking your club to be at the nominated venues for your teams for 1:00pm, Saturday, at the latest.  All throw ins are at 2:00pm.  

Please Note:  Venues differ according to the age group, so ensure that you check this information in advance.  

Fixture will be released in the upcoming days 

Venues as detailed below:      •   Under 10 – Dunloy Cuchullians GAC, Bridge Road, Dunloy, BT44 9EF

        Teams:  Naas GAC (Kildare), Monaleen GAC (Limerick), North Antrim Slemish, Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) and North Anrtim

   •   Under 11 – Glen Rovers, Armoy GAC, 154 Glenshesk Road, Armoy, BT53 8RL

        Teams:   North Antrim, Naas GAC (Kildare), Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) and North Antrim Slemish

   •   Under 12 – Loughgiel Shamrocks GAC, 17 Lough Road, Loughgiel, BT44 9JN

        Group 1 Teams:  North Antrim, Kilcormac GAC and Na Fainna GAC (Dublin)         Group 2 Teams:  North Antrim Slemish, Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) , South Antrim and Naas GAC (Kildare)

   •   Under 13 – McQuillans Ballycastle GAC, 14-18 Whitepark Road, Ballycastle, BT54 6HA

        Group 1 Teams:  North Antrim Slemish, Monaleen GAC (Limerick), South Antrim and Killmacud Crokes (Dublin)         Group 2 Teams:  North Antrim, Naas GAC (Kildare), Derry and Na Fainna GAC (Dublin)   On arrival, refreshments (tea, coffee, sandwiches) will be provided for teams at each venue and after all group matches the host club will organise a barbecue.  After this teams and supporters can travel on to their pre-arranged accommodation and enjoy the beauty of the North Antrim coast and countryside.

All group matches will be played on Saturday 12th August and the top four teams from each group will progress to the semi-finals.

On Sunday 13th August , we would ask all clubs to attend the parade, semi finals and finals.  The venue for this is Glen Rovers, Armoy GAC.  All clubs should be there for 11:00am.  All winning teams will be presented with medals and a trophy.