
All Ireland Champions Offaly get their campaign underway this weekend.
Laois and Westmeath have opened up their respective Leinster U20 Hurling Championships with defeats over the weekend.
Galway proved to strong for the O'Moore County in Portlaoise, as the Tribesmen ran out 1-28 to eight point winners.
Meanwhile the Lake County lost out to Antrim at Cusack Park on a scoreline of 2-23 to 1-15, Jody Murray's team are back out this Saturday as they host Meath in The Downs.
Offaly begin their campaign on the same day, they travel to Ballinasloe to play Galway.