HURLING: Galway minor manager Kenneth Burke with Galway Bay FM's Niall Canavan ahead of their Leinster MHC opener against Laois

Gus Lohan and Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh are the two survivors from last  year’s starting team for Galway’s Leinster minor championship opener against Laois on Saturday (18th April 2026). Galway are in a group with Wexford and Westmeath, but crossplay teams from the other group with Kilkenny and Dublin to come over the next two weeks. Leading up to the Laois game, Galway manager Kenneth Burke has been chatting to Galway Bay FM's Niall Canavan. == Throw-in at O’Moore Park, Portlaoise on Saturday is 12pm and we’ll have full coverage on our website galwaybayfm.ie.