[citation needed] Fr Daltons were promoted to the championship as Senior 'B' Hurling champions,[1] replacing relegated Cullion from the previous year.

A total of six teams contest the Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship.

Castletown Geoghegan enter the championship as the defending champions.

[2] Castlepollard, Clonkill, Fr Daltons, Lough Lene Gaels, and Raharney round out the field.

[3] The final at TEG Cusack Park in Mullingar between Lough Lene Gaels and Raharney, was their first meeting in a decider since 1992.