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FOR a county synonymous with winning All-Ireland football championships, Kerry will host the All-Ireland Pool Championships from Thursday, May 18 until Sunday, May 21 in The Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney.

The championships will see 600 players from all over Ireland competing in team and singles competitions, playing some 12,000 frames of pool during the three-day event. Wicklow will have two team’s completion Wicklow A and Wicklow B.

The Wicklow A team will start the competition against second favourite Dublin B at 4pm on Thursday with the second match against Laois B at 7pm that evening.

Friday morning will see Wicklow play Kerry A, and Donegal B before wrapping up the group with a match against Tyrone C Friday night.

The top two teams in the group qualify for the knockout stage with the rest going into the shield competition.

Wicklow B kick-off against Laois A before playing All-Ireland champions Antrim B on Thursday evening.

Friday morning sees Wicklow B play Meath C and Cork B before wrapping up the group with a match against Louth B.

Back, from left: Robbie Elliott, Glen Doyle, Wayne Brennan, Noel Ryan, David Tyrrell, Owen Coleman and John Clarke. Front, from left: Rob Roche, Matt Browne, team captain Mark Murray, Glenn Fewings and Barry Norton.