The race for county intermediate hurling honours also begins this Sunday
Just one side will be promoted with 5 senior sides facing the trapdoor which is sure to make for an exciting competition.
This year’s county hurling championship will be the final one with just 12 sides competing for promotion and with 5 teams being demoted at the end of this year from the top flight the race is on to attain promotion before the competiton becomes even more fierce in 2014
last year’s beaten finalists Crusheen meet Ogonnelloe at 2-30 in Tulla while Feakle,beaten by Ruan in the last four in 2012 meet rivals Parteen at 5 in ogonnelloe
Junior champions Clarecastle meet Meelick in Shannon at 5-30,Newmarket face killannena in tulla at 4-30 and Sixmilebridge face Whitegate,who are looking to bounce back from demotion last season in scariff at 1-30.
