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Teams: Con O'Callaghan named among the Dublin subs for Tyrone clash

Con O'Callaghan is among the Dublin subs
Con O'Callaghan is among the Dublin subs

Con O'Callaghan has been named on the subs bench for Dublin's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final clash with Tyrone on Saturday evening.

The Cuala star was injured late on in the group stage win over Galway in Salthill and has subsequently missed the games against Armagh and Cork. In between those, he did feature heavily in the victory over Derry in Páirc Esler, racking up 0-05.

However, Dublin manager Dessie Farrell has named him among the substitutes for tomorrow's last-eight game, with the starting XV unchanged from the team that eventually saw off Cork.

Colm Basquel is not included in the matchday panel, with DCU's Sigerson star Ethan Dunne among the replacements.

For Tyrone, Michael McKernan is missing from the matchday panel having come off with a shoulder injury after just three minutes against Cavan in the final group game two weeks ago, with Mark Bradley coming into the team.

Dublin: Stephen Cluxton; Eoin Murchan, David Byrne, Seán MacMahon; Brian Howard, John Small, Lee Gannon; Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne, Killian McGinnis; Seán Bugler, Ciarán Kilkenny, Niall Scully; Paddy Small, Cormac Costello, Lorcan O'Dell.

Subs: Evan Comerford, Luke Breathnach, Theo Clancy, Nathan Doran, Ethan Dunne, Alex Gavin, Tom Lahiff, Greg McEneaney, Ross McGarry, Cian Murphy, Con O'Callaghan, Niall O'Callaghan, Brian O'Leary.

Tyrone: Niall Morgan; Cormac Quinn, Padraig Hampsey, Niall Devlin; Peter Teague, Rory Brennan, Kieran McGeary; Brian Kennedy, Conn Kilpatrick; Seanie O'Donnell, Mattie Donnelly, Ciarán Daly; Darren McCurry, Mark Bradley, Darragh Canavan.

Subs: Oisin O'Kane, Aidan Clarke, Michael Rafferty, Frank Burns, Shea O'Hare, Ben McDonnell, Michael O'Neill, Peter Harte, Conor Meyler, Ruairi Canavan, Eoin McElholm.


Paul Geaney on bench for Kerry

Paul Geaney and Paudie Clifford will both start from the bench for Kerry in their All-Ireland SFC quarter-final clash against Armagh on Sunday.

Dylan Casey and Micheal Burns are set to come into the side in place of Mike Breen and Diarmuid O'Connor.

Breen has been sidelined with a hamstring issue, which he picked up before the preliminary quarter-final win over Cavan. O'Connor, meanwhile, was replaced during that game due to a shoulder injury.

Armagh will be without the influential Stefan 'Soupy' Campbell due to a hand injury.

The Orchard County make three changes to their starting lineup from their round-robin defeat by Galway, a game they played having already secured their place in the last eight.

Ben Crealey comes into midfield, replacing Jason Duffy, while Rory Grugan returns in the half-forward line after sitting out the Galway game.

Rian O'Neill shifts to corner-forward with Conor Turbitt moving to the bench, and Oisin Conaty gets the nod ahead of Cian McConville.

Kerry: Shane Ryan; Paul Murphy, Jason Foley, Dylan Casey; Brian O Beaglaoich, Gavin White, Tom O'Sullivan; Sean O'Brien, Joe O'Connor; Michael Burns, Sean O'Shea, Graham O'Sullivan; David Clifford, Conor Geaney, Dylan Geaney.

Subs: Shane Murphy, Paudie Clifford, Evan Looney, Killian Spillane, Tom Leo O'Sullivan, Armin Heinrich, Mark O'Shea, Tomas Kennedy, Darragh Lyne, Paul Geaney, Dara Moynihan.

Armagh: Ethan Rafferty; Paddy Burns, Barry McCambridge, Peter McGrane; Ross McQuillan, Tiernan Kelly, Jarlath Og Burns; Niall Grimley, Ben Crealey; Darragh McMullan, Rory Grugan, Joe McElroy; Oisin Conaty, Andrew Murnin, Rian O'Neill.

Subs: Blaine Hughes, Greg McCabe, Aaron McKay, Aidan Forker, Connaire Mackin, Shane McPartlan, Conor Turbitt, Cian McConville, Jason Duffy, Tomas McCormack, Callum O'Neill.


22 June 2025; Shane Walsh of Galway during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship preliminary quarter-final match between Down and Galway at Páirc Esler in Newry, Down. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile
Shane Walsh is named on the starting line-up for Galway

Shane Walsh has been named to start for Galway have announced an unchanged team to face Meath in Sunday's first quarter-final.

Walsh picked up a shoulder injury late in the first half of their win in Newry, full-back Peter Fegan falling on top of him after a foul. Joyce deemed the injury "nasty" in post-match interviews but Walsh has recovered in time to be named at full-forward, having racked up 1-07 in Páirc Esler.

Conor Flaherty retains the goalkeeper's jersey ahead of Connor Gleeson, while Damien Comer, not needed last weekend, is named on the bench again.

Meath have named an unchanged side to the team which stunned Kerry in Tullamore, though star forward Mathew Costello has returned to the matchday panel.

Costello, who scored 0-05 in the group stage win over Cork, missed the victory over Kerry through injury but returns to the squad and will wear No. 26.

Robbie Brennan's side are still without James Conlon and Jack Flynn, both of whom were hugely influential in the Leinster campaign.

Galway: Conor Flaherty; Johnny McGrath, Seán Fitzgerald, Liam Silke; Dylan McHugh, Seán Kelly, Cian Hernon; Paul Conroy, John Maher; Céin Darcy, Matthew Tierney, Cillian McDaid; Rob Finnerty, Shane Walsh, Matthew Thompson.

Subs: Connor Gleeson, Jack Glynn, Kieran Molloy, Sean Mulkerrin, Daniel O'Flaherty, John Daly, Peter Cooke, Sam O'Neill, Tomo Culhane, Johnny Heaney, Damien Comer.

Meath: Billy Hogan; Seamus Lavin, Sean Rafferty, Ronan Ryan; Donal Keogan, Sean Coffey, Ciaran Caulfield; Bryan Menton, Adam O'Neill; Conor Duke, Ruairí Kinsella, Cathal Hickey; Jordan Morris, Keith Curtis, Eoghan Freyne.

Subs: Seán Brennan, Brian O'Halloran, Eoin Harkin, James McEntee, Cian McBride, Conor Gray, Aaron Lynch, Daithí McGowan, Shane Walsh, Diarmuid Moriarty, Mathew Costello.


Jim McGuinness has made one change to his team for Saturday's quarter-final against Monaghan, with Daire Ó Baoill named at wing-forward.

Ó Baoill, who scored 1-04 against Derry in the Ulster opener, has come off the bench in the last two games against Mayo and Louth, but returns to the starting line-up.

Ciaran Moore, the match-winner in Hyde Park, is named at wing-back, with Caolan McCoglan dropping to the subs bench from the start.

Paddy McBrearty is held in reserve, with Michael Murphy partnered by Oisín Gallen and Conor O'Donnell in the full-forward line.

Monaghan have made two changes to the side that overcame Down in a thriller in the Athletic Grounds.

Jack McCarron is named to start this time, the star corner-forward having been sprung from the bench at half-time to shoot 1-03 in the entertaining four-point win over Down.

Stephen Mooney, whom McCarron replaced, is named on the bench. The other change is at midfield, Gavin McPhillips, not involved in the Athletic Grounds, takes a starting berth in place of Killian Lavelle.

Monaghan: Rory Beggan; Ryan Wylie, Kieran Duffy, Dylan Byrne; Ryan O'Toole, Dessie Ward, Conor McCarthy; Mícheál McCarville, Gavin McPhillips; Aaron Carey, Micheál Bannigan (c), Ryan McAnespie; Jack McCarron, Andrew Woods, Stephen O'Hanlon.

Subs: Kian Mulligan, Ronan Boyle, Louis Kelly, Darren Hughes, Gary Mohan, Ciaran McNulty, Jason Irwin, Killian Lavelle, Stephen Mooney, David Garland, Karl O’Connell.

Donegal: Shaun Patton, Finnbarr Roarty, Brendan McCole, Peadar Mogan; Ryan McHugh, Eoghan Bán Gallagher, Ciaran Moore; Jason McGee, Michael Langan; Daire Ó Baoill, Ciarán Thompson, Shane O'Donnell; Conor O'Donnell, Michael Murphy, Oisín Gallen.

Subs: Gavin Mulreany, Stephen McMenamin, Odhrán McFadden Ferry, Eoin McHugh, Odhrán Doherty, Aaron Doherty, Paddy McBrearty, Jamie Brennan, Niall O'Donnell, Caolan McColgan, Hugh McFadden.


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Watch two All-Ireland Football Championship quarter-finals, Meath v Galway and Armagh v Kerry, from 1.15pm on Sunday on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Follow a live blog on rte.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app. Listen to commentaries on Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Watch highlights on The Sunday Game at 10.15pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player

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