U16A: Round Robin Competition, 1 group. Top 2 teams into Championship Final, 3rd and 4th into Shield Final.
U16A Fixtures
| Round 1: | 24th March | Kilkenny A | v | Wexford A |
| Round 2: | 7th April | Dublin | v | Kilkenny A |
| Round 3: | 13/14th April | Offaly | v | Kilkenny A |
| Playoff | 20th April | |||
| Final | 5th May |
U16B: 2 seeded groups of 4. Round Robin competition. Top 2 teams in each group go into Championship Semi Final, bottom 2 in Shield Semi Finals.
U16B Fixtures
| Round 1: | 10th March | Kilkenny B | v | Wexford B |
| Round 2: | 24th March | Meath | v | Kilkenny B |
| Round 3: | 7th April | Carlow | v | Kilkenny B |
| Playoff | 14th April | |||
| Semi Finals | 20th April | |||
| Final | 5th May |
