Antrim hurlers start off their campaign tonight at the Tyrone Centre of Excellence at Garvaghy where they take on the Red Hand county in the first round of the McGurk Cup.

The Antrim team are expected to be a mixture of senior and Under 20 players as both teams take early steps to get their seasons underway,

Mickey McShane may have stepped down from the Tyrone post but he has handed on the reins to his old Ballycastle team-mate Stevie McAuley, who will guide Tyrone during the next year.