Westmeath get their campaign underway this weekend.
Westmeath begin their Joe McDonagh Cup campaign at home to Kerry this weekend.
The Lake County were hurling in the Leinster Senior Championship this time last year before suffering relegation despite earning a landmark victory away to Wexford.
Joe Fortune's charges will have to take on midlands rivals Laois, and Offaly who face off in Portlaoise on Sunday.
He says everything so far this year has been building up to this competition:
Throw in at TEG Cusack Park is set for 2pm and Midlands 103 will have live coverage of the contest on the Inside Line.
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