Two weeks after defeat in the Connacht Post Primary Schools Hurling Final, St. Raphael's Loughrea begin their All-Ireland championship quest when they face St. Kieran's, Kilkenny in the quarter-final on Saturday (21st February 2026).
It's a repeat of the 2024 final, which the Leinster college won after extra time. St. Kieran's clinched a 60th provincial title recently by beating Kilkenny CBC 2-25 to 0-11.
St. Raphael's led for most of their battle with Presentation Athenry, only for Ciarán Leen's goal to swing the result against them 1-21 to 1-18.
Leading up to the game, St. Raphael's Loughrea manager Francis Forde has been chatting to Galway Bay FM's Darren Kelly.
Throw-in at Toomevara on Saturday is 12.30pm. We'll have the first half on our website galwaybayfm.ie, plus the second half LIVE on Galway Bay FM.
