Luke Dempsey’s side will be looking to join Mullingar Shamrocks (1992-1995), Athlone (1955-1960) and Riverstown Emmets (1910-1914), which later would go on to be Killucan, in winning 4 senior titles in a row.

Group 1

Athlone

Manager: Emmet McDonnell
Captain: John Connellan
Youngsters to watch out for: Daniel Reid, Kieran Colclough, Shane Allen
Senior Titles: 19 (1892, 1947, 1949, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1998)
2017 Championship: Quarter-finalist
2018 League: 5th place (Division 1)
First game: v Coralstown-Kinnegad @6PM on Saturday in TEG Cusack Park
Odds: 10/1

Coralstown-Kinnegad

Manager: Jack Cooney
Captain: Wayne Fox
Youngsters to watch out for: Eoghan Bracken, James Maxwell
Senior Titles: 1 (1996)
2017 Championship: Semi-finalist
2018 League: 7th place (Division 1)
First game: v Athlone @6PM on Saturday in TEG Cusack Park
Odds: 25/1

Killucan

Manager: Mark Conway
Captain: Mark Dunne
Youngsters to watch out for: Eoin Keyes, Darren Finn, James Goonery
Senior Titles: 0
2017 Championship: Quarter-finalist
2018 League: 8th place (Division 3)
First game: v Tyrellspass @6PM on Sunday in TEG Cusack Park
Odds: 16/1

St.Loman’s, Mullingar

Manager: Luke Dempsey
Captain: Paul Sharry
Youngsters to watch out for: Sean Kelly, Fola Ayorinde, TJ Cox
Senior Titles: 7 (1948, 1961, 1963, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)
2017 Championship: Winners
2018 League: Runners-up (Division 1)
First game: v The Downs @7.30PM on Sunday in TEG Cusack Park
Odds: 4/7

The Downs

Manager: Steven Cleary
Captain: Luke Folan
Youngsters to watch out for: Adam Loughlin, Joe Moran
Senior Titles: 9 (1918, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1980, 2003, 2005)
2017 Championship: Semi-finalist
2018 League: 8th place (Division 1)
First game: v St.Loman’s @7.30PM on Sunday in TEG Cusack Park
Odds: 16/1

Tyrellspass

Manager: John O’Brien
Captain: Brian Slevin
Youngsters to watch out for: Nigel Harte, Tommy Ryan
Senior Titles: 3 (1999, 2006, 2007)
2017 Championship: Runners-up
2018 League: 6th place (Division 1)
First game: v Killucan @6PM on Sunday in TEG Cusack Park
Odds: 7/1

Group 2

Castledaly

Manager: Keith Begley
Captain: Liam Fitzpatrick
Youngster to watch out for: Kevin Stone, Jordan Nugent
Senior Titles: 1 (2008)
2017 Championship: 5th place (Group 2)
2018 League: 10th place (Division 1)
First game: v Mullingar Shamrocks @7.30PM on Saturday in TEG Cusack Park
Odds: 50/1

Garrycastle

Management: Gary Dolan and John Keane
Captain: Doron Harte
Youngster to watch out for: Mark Curley
Senior Titles: 7 (2001, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014)
2017 Championship: 6th place (Group 1)
2018 League: Winners (Division 1)
First game: v St.Mary’s, Rochfortbridge @7.30PM on Saturday in Moate
Odds: 10/1

Maryland

Manager: Nigel Dunne
Captain: TBC
Youngster to watch out for: Ciaran Kelly
Senior Titles: 0
2017 Championship: 6th place (Group 2)
2018 League: 5th place (Division 2)
First game: v Rosemount @7.30PM on Saturday in Athlone
Odds: 40/1

Mullingar Shamrocks

Manager: Ned Moore
Captain: Eddie Moore
Youngsters to watch out for: Dillon Matthews, Marc Eivers, Padraig McKenna
Senior Titles: 11 (1964, 1966, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2012)
2017 Championship: 5th place (Group 1)
2018 League: 3rd place (Division 1)
First game: v Castledaly @7.30PM on Saturday in TEG Cusack Park
Odds: 5/1

Rosemount

Manager: Benny O’Brien
Captain: David ‘Dude’ McCormack
Youngsters to watch out for: Sean Pettit, Plunkett Maxwell, Ben Cox
Senior Titles: 9 (1932, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1989)
2017 Championship: 3rd place (Group 2)
2018 League: 4th place
First game: v Maryland @7.30PM on Saturday in Athlone
Odds: 33/1

St.Mary’s, Rochfortbridge

Manager: Ian Bradley
Captain: Niall Cully
Youngsters to watch out for: Ned Cully, Peter Lalor
Senior Titles: 3 (1950, 1954, 1962)
2017 Championship: Intermediate winners
2018 League: 3rd place (Division 2)
First game: v Garrycastle @7.30PM on Saturday in Moate
Odds: 40/1