The 54th running of the Poc Fada na hEireann will take place at Annaverna on the Cooley Mountains, north of Dundalk this Saturday August 1 (11.30am) where holder and ex Tipperary goalkeeper Brendan Cummins will be seeking his 9th record breaking title.

Also this weekend Waterford's Patrician Jackman will be looking to capture the camogie title for the seventh year running where she will be up against the four provincial champions.

This year's competition was launched recently by Uachtaran Cumann Luthchleas Gael Aogan O Fearghall and sponsor Martin Donnelly said he was delighted to continue to support this wonderful and truely unique event which is played out over a 5km course which takes in the wonderful views of Dundalk as well as Carlingford and he is sure that this year's final will be one of the best to date.

There are three former U16 winners in the field for this year's senior event where they will be trying their best to dethrone champion Brendan Cummins and the three previous U16 winners are Aaron Murphy (Limerick 2007), Noel Fallon (Roscommon 2009) and Cillian Kiely (Offaly 2011/12).

The 1965 Poc Fada Champion Denis Murphy from Cork will also be honoured at this year's event and this is sure to add to the occasion.

For the first time there will be a competition on the day for U16 camogie players where the new four provincial winners will take their place alongside the competitors in the senior hurling, senior camogie and U16 hurling events.

List of competitors for 2015 Poc Fada:

SENIOR HURLING: Aaron Murphy (Limerick), Andrew Fahey (Clare), Brendan Cummins (Tipperary), Cillian Kiely (Offaly), Eoin Reilly (Laois), Gerard Smith (Louth), Karol Keating (Down), Keith Raymond (Sligo), Noel Fallon (Roscommon), Paddy McKillion (Tyrone), Patrick Kelly (Clare), James Skehill (Galway).

SENIOR CAMOGIE: Aisling Corbett (Clare), Catherine McGourty (Down), Catriona Daly (Galway), Elaine Gallery (Dublin), Patricia Jackman (Waterford).

U16 HURLING: Cormac Phillips (Mayo), Barry O Mahony (Kerry), Padraig Delaney (Laois), Reece McSorley (Derry), Shaun Murray (Waterford).

U16 CAMOGIE: Ann-Marie Smyth (Ulster), Sarah Healy (Connacht), Ciara O'Looney (Leinster), Aine O Loughlin (Munster).

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