2026 Roscommon u17 Hurling Panel Announced
Adrian Tully and his management team have named their squad for the upcoming Celtic Challenge competition
The Electric Ireland Celtic Challenge was established in 2016 and has been hugely successful since its inception. The ethos is a developmental one with teams initially competing at group stages. Depending then on results, teams are graded for the knockout stages giving all an opportunity to compete at their own level. The inclusion of second and even third teams from Tier 1 counties has proven very successful as it can result in teams from for example, Christy Ring counties playing teams from Liam MacCarthy counties in a final. These are opportunities that players otherwise would not experience
The Electric Ireland Celtic Challenge is named in recognition of the original juvenile hurling club known as ‘Celtic’. The Divisional trophies are named in memory of 6 of the 14 civilians who were shot dead in Croke Park on Bloody Sunday, 21st November 1920. Michael Hogan [aged 24], Tom Hogan [aged 21], John William Scott [aged 14], William Robinson [aged 11], Jerome O’Leary aged 10] and Michael Feery.
Roscommon will start their competition at home against Westmeath on April 4th, with the venue and time yet to be confirmed. Their next two matches are away games: they face Mayo on April 11th and Donegal on April 25th. The quarter finals are scheduled for May 9th, followed by the semi finals on May 23rd and the final on June 6th.
The Roscommon u17 team will be captained by Jason Carty Padraig Mac Phiarsaigh and the Vice-Captain is Aaron Delaney from Four Roads. Pictured above L-R Aaron Delaney, Jason Carty.
Panel members by Club
Padraig Mac Phiarsaigh: Joe Johnson, Jason Carty (Captain), Evan Sweeney, Aaron o Connell, Rian Sweeney.
Four Roads: Jack McDonnell, Aaron Delaney (Vice Captain), Cillian Donohue, Conor Flynn, St. Dominics, Thomas Hanley, Nathan Quinn, Conor Cash, Eabhan Kilcline.
Oran: Conor Muldoon
Athleague/Tremane: Fionn Healy, Cian Connaughton, Luke Whyte, Joseph Melia, Tom Og Reddington, John O’ Beirne, Daniel Connolly, Conor Lynch, Patrick Murray, Eoin Kelly.
Roscommon Gaels: A J Tully, Sean Nugent, Will Connaughton, Luke Hayse, Ryan Halligan, Michael O Brien, Andrej Anic, Darragh Kileen.
Management team:
Bainisteoir: Adrian Tully – Roscommon Gaels
Coach: Frank Carr – Athleague/Tremane
Coach: Matthew Comerford – Padraig Mac Phiarsaigh
Coach: Ronan O’Meara – Roscommon Gaels
Selector: Mark Delaney – Four Roads
Selector: Ollie Hanley – St. Dominics
Physio / S & C: Oonagh Kelly – Four Roads
Stats: Molly Tully – Roscommon Gaels
Stats: Jason Connaughton – Roscommon Gaels