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GAA Digest: Mayo unchanged, Ó Beaglaoich's Kerry return

Brian Ó Beaglaoich is back in the Kerry starting team
Brian Ó Beaglaoich is back in the Kerry starting team

The Mayo team to face Kerry in Division 1 of the Allianz Football League is the same that started the win over Monaghan.

There is, however, one positional switch with Stephen Coen moving to centre half back and Shane Nally playing in midfield. 

Kerry have made two changes for the trip to Castlebar to face Mayo, with Brian Ó Beaglaoich and Jack Barry coming into the side with David Clifford retaining his place in the full-forward line.

Manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice has named An Ghaeltacht’s Ó Beaglaoich at corner back following the end of their club run after defeat to Moy in last weekend’s intermediate club semi-final.

He replaces Cormac Coffey, while in the other change, Barry comes in for Brendan O’Sullivan at midfield.

Mayo: David Clarke; Brendan Harrison, Ger Cafferkey, Eoin O'Donoghue; Colm Boyle, Stephen Coen, Paddy Durcan; Jason Gibbons, Shane Nally; Kevin McLoughlin, Aidan O'Shea, Diarmuid O'Connor; Neil Douglas, Evan Regan, Andy Moran

Kerry: Shane Murphy, Brian Ó Beaglaoich, Jason Foley, Shane Enright, Paul Murphy, Gavin Crowley, Ronan Shanahan, Barry O'Sullivan, Jack Barry, Micheál Burns, Seán O'Shea, Stephen O’Brien, David Clifford, Paul Geaney, Barry John Keane.

Mickey Harte has recalled defender Cathal McCarron (above) to the Tyrone starting team in one of five changes for Saturday’s visit of Dublin in the league's top tier. .

The Dromore defender has been named at full-back against the All-Ireland champions in Omagh tomorrow, with debutant Ciaran McLaughlin getting the nod to start beside him as Michael McKernan and Kieran McGeary lose out.

Declan McClure will partner Matthew Donnelly at midfield, while fellow Trillick man Lee Brennan is preferred to his UUJ team-mate Mark Bradley in attack.

Pádraig McNulty and Conall McCann also drop out of the team that lost to Galway last weekend, while Darren McCurry is suspended following his straight red card in the defeat to the Tribesmen.

Tyrone: Niall Morgan; Ciaran McLaughlin, Cathal McCarron, Hugh Pat McGeary; Tiernan McCann, Padraig Hampsey, Peter Harte; Matthew Donnelly, Declan McClure; Richard Donnelly, Niall Sludden, Kieran McGeary; Lee Brennan, Cathal McShane, Connor McAliskey.

Tommy Moolick and Ben McCormack have replaced injury victims Kevin Feely and Neil Flynn in the Kildare team to face Monaghan in Newbridge.

Feely was forced off during the closing stages at Croke Park last weekend with a calf strain, while Flynn lasted just two minutes in the same game after suffering a hamstring injury.

Kildare: Mark Donnellan; Peter Kelly, David Hyland, Mick O'Grady; Johnny Byrne, Eoin Doyle, Cian O'Donoghue; Tommy Moolick, Luke Flynn; Fergal Conway, Chris Healy, Paul Cribbin; Ben McCormack, Daniel Flynn, Cathal McNally.

Waterford boss Derek McGrath has made eleven changes to his team ahead for the League clash with Munster rivals Tipperary in Thurles.

Only full-back Barry Coughlan, centre-back Austin Gleeson, wing-forward Kevin Moran and corner-forward Stephen Bennett remain from the defeat to Wexford.

Waterford: Stephen O'Keeffe; Shane Fives, Barry Coughlan, Ian Kenny; Mark O'Brien, Austin Gleeson, Kieran Bennett; Stephen Roche, Mikey Kearney; Kevin Moran, Colin Dunford, Brian O'Halloran; Stephen Bennett, DJ Foran, Patrick Curran.

Cork welcome back Patrick Horgan to their starting team for the trip to Innovate Wexford Park on Sunday.

The 2017 All-Star was suspended for League opener at Pairc Ui Chaoimh last weekend when they ousted Kilkenny by 1-24 to 0-24.

The other change sees Bill Cooper come into the forward line as Shane Kingston and Brian Lawton drop out of the team.

Wexford manager Davy Fitzgerald has named an unchanged team of the Rebels.

Wexford : Mark Fanning; Damien Reck, Liam Ryan, Shaun Murphy; Paudie Foley, Matthew O'Hanlon, Simon Donohoe; Kevin Foley, Diarmuid O'Keeffe; Aidan Nolan, Lee Chin, Jack O'Connor; Paul Morris, David Dunne, Conor McDonald.

Cork: Patrick Collins; Sean O'Donoghue, Eoin Cadogan, Conor O'Sullivan; Christopher Joyce, Tim O'Mahony, Mark Ellis; Darragh Fitzgibbon, Daniel Kearney; Robbie O'Flynn, Conor Lehane, Bill Cooper; Alan Cadogan, Patrick Horgan, Seamus Harnedy.

TJ Reid is a high-profile absentee from the Kilkenny squad to face Clare at Nowlan Park on Sunday.

The Ballyhale forward was a substitute in the defeat to Cork last weekend after overcoming a calf muscle, but will not feature againt the Banner, with Robert Lennon, Ollie Walsh, John Donnelly, Richie Leahy and Bill Sheehan all coming into a new-look side.

Team-captain Cillian Buckley maintains his place at wing-back having been stretchered off with a neck injury.

Kilkenny: Eoin Murphy; Joey Holden, Padraig Walsh, Paddy Deegan; Cillian Buckley, Robert Lennon, Joe Lyng; James Maher, Ollie Walsh; John Donnelly, Richie Reid, Richie Leahy; Bill Sheehan, Walter Walsh, Alan Murphy.

Turloughmore’s Sean Linnane, whose father Gerry also played for Galway, starts at wing-forward in one of eight changes made by Galway manager Micheal Donoghue from last weekend's narrow win over Antrim.

2015 All-Ireland minor winner Shane Bannon also gets his first senior start as John Hanbury, Greg Lally, Padraig Mannion, Padraig Brehony, Conor Whelan and Davey Glennon all return for the reigning League and All-Ireland champions.

Galway: James Skehill; Adrian Tuohy, John Hanbury, Shane Bannon; Greg Lally, Padraig Mannion, Aidan Harte; Johnny Coen, Padraig Brehony; Sean Linnane, Joseph Cooney, Niall Burke; Conor Whelan, Conor Cooney, Davey Glennon.

Pat Gilroy has bolstered his Dublin attack by naming Danny Sutcliffe, Conal Keaney, Eamonn Dillon and Paul Ryan in the starting team for Sunday's Division 1B clash with Antrim at Corrigan Park.

All four were left out of the starting 15 for the surprise 13-point loss to Offaly at Croke Park but manager Pat Gilroy has included the quartet in his attack for the trip to Belfast.

Eoghan O'Donnell makes his return to action at corner back in a defence which is anchored by newly-appointed captain Chris Crummey at centre-back.

Antrim joint-bosses Terence McNaughton and Dominic McKinley have opted to make just the one change from their narrow defeat to Galway last weekend, with James Connolly (above) preferred to his namesake Maol at wing-forward.

Dublin: Alan Nolan; Paddy Smyth, Bill O'Carroll, Eoghan O'Donnell; Shane Barrett, Chris Crummey, James Madden; Cian McBride, Tomas Connolly; Donal Burke, Fergal Whitely, Danny Sutcliffe; Conal Keaney, Eamonn Dillon, Paul Ryan.

Antrim: Chris O'Connell; Paddy Burke, John Dillon, Arron Graffin; Joe Maskey, Matthew Donnelly, David Kearney; Conor McKinley, Gerard Walsh; James Connolly, Neil McManus, Nigel Elliott; Donal McKinley, Conor McCann, Conor Johnston.

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