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GAA team news: Hegarty returns to Limerick team, two Mayo debutants

Gearoid Hegarty returns to the Limerick starting team after the round 3 defeat to Clare
Gearoid Hegarty returns to the Limerick starting team after the round 3 defeat to Clare

Limerick manager John Kiely has made a couple of alterations to his team for Sunday's Munster SHC round four tie with Tipperary.

The injured Sean Finn is replaced by Mike Casey in defence, while Gearoid Hegarty, sent off in the first-round win over Waterford, replaces Cathal O’Neill in the half-forward line.

Vice-captain Cian Lynch, who was forced off against the Banner, is named to start.

The Premier County meanwhile have made four changes in personnel, with Mark Kehoe, Patrick 'Bonner’ Maher, Rhys Shelly in goals and Eoghan Connolly coming in for Jason Forde (hamstring), Sean Ryan, Barry Hogan and Johnny Ryan all drop out.

Tipperary (SHC v Limerick): R Shelly; C Barrett, M Breen, R Maher; E Connolly, B O’Mara, S Kennedy; D McCormack, A Tynan; C Stakelum, P Maher, N McGrath (c); J Morris, G O’Connor, M Kehoe.

Limerick (SHC v Tipperary): N Quaid; M Casey, D Morrissey, B Nash; D Byrnes, D Hannon (c), K Hayes; D O’Donovan, W O’Donoghue; G Hegarty, C Lynch, T Morrissey; A Gillane, S Flanagan, P Casey.


Clare welcome back Aidan McCarthy to the team for Sunday’s meeting with Cork in Ennis.

Ruled out of the win over Waterford last time out with a quad injury, he takes his place in the half-forward line, with Ian Galvin dropping to the bench.

Cork captain Sean O’Donoghue [pictured above] will make his first start in this year’s Munster SHC at Cusack Park

The Inniscarra has put injury setbacks behind him and is named at left corner-back.

Pat Ryan has made three further changes from the side that drew with Tipperary, with Luke Meade, Conor Cahalane and Conor Lehane drafted in and Ger Millerick, Eoin Downey and Shane Barrett and Robbie O’Flynn [hamstring] losing out.

Clare (SHC v Cork): E Quilligan; A Hogan, C Cleary, R Hayes; D Ryan, J Conlon, D McInerney; D Fitzgerald, C Malone; P Duggan, T Kelly, Aidan McCarthy; R Taylor, S O’Donnell, M Rodgers

Cork (SHC v Clare): Patrick Collins; Niall O’Leary, Damien Cahalane, Sean O’Donoghue; Tommy O’Connell, Ciaran Joyce, Robert Downey; Brian Roche, Darragh Fitzgibbon; Declan Dalton, Seamus Harnedy, Luke Meade; Conor Cahalane, Patrick Horgan, Conor Lehane.


Paddy Deegan gets a shot away under attention from Conor Donohoe

Kilkenny have made one change to the side which racked up 5-31 in Corrigan Park, with Paddy Deegan returning to the side for the visit of Dublin.

Derek Lyng's team have collected five points from three games, with routine and lop-sided wins over Westmeath and Antrim, and a draw at home to main rivals Galway. A win over the Dubs will guarantee their spot in the All-Ireland series.

Micheál Donoghue's side clung on for a crucial two-point victory in the assumed third-place playoff match at home to Wexford and the former All-Ireland winning manager has made two changes in the full-forward line for this weekend.

Paul Crummey and Sean Currie, replacements the last day, start instead of Alex Considine and the injured Ronan Hayes.

Kilkenny (SHC v Dublin): Eoin Murphy; Mikey Butler, Huw Lawlor, Tommy Walsh; David Blanchfield, Richie Reid, Darragh Corcoran; Adrian Mullen, Paddy Deegan; Tom Phelan, John Donnelly, Billy Ryan; Martin Keoghan, TJ Reid, Eoin Cody.

Dublin (SHC v Kilkenny): Seán Brennan; Paddy Doyle, Eoghan O'Donnell, Paddy Smyth; Conor Donohoe, Conor Burke, Daire Gray; Mark Grogan, Chris O'Leary; Danny Sutcliffe, Dónal Burke, Cian Boland; Seán Currie, Cian O'Sullivan, Paul Crummey.


Sam Callinan has been named at corner-back for the trip to Killarney

Mayo have named two championship debutants for their All-Ireland SFC Group 1 clash with Kerry on Saturday.

David McBrien and Sam Callinan make their respective bows in defence, while the third change in personnel sees James Carr named at full-forward, with Eoghan McLaughlin, Donnacha McHugh and Tommy Conroy dropping to the bench.

Kerry manager Jack O’Connor has selected the same team that started the emphatic Munster final win over Clare for Saturday’s encounter.

Paul Murphy is included in the match-day panel having missed out on the last match due to injury.

Kerry (SFC v Mayo): S Ryan; D Casey, J Foley, T O’Sullivan; G O’Sullivan, T Morley, G White; D O’Connor, J Barry; D Moynihan, S O’Shea, P Clifford; T Brosnan, D Clifford (c), P Geaney.

Mayo (SFC v Kerry): C Reape; J Coyne, D Mc Brien, S Callinan; P Durcan, C Loftus, S Coen; M Ruane, D O'Connor; F McDonagh, J Carney, J Flynn; A O'Shea, J Carr, R O'Donoghue.


Joe Oguz has been handed a starting place in the Tyrone XV for their trip to Salthill, with 2021 Footballer of the Year Kieran McGeary being demoted to the bench in the only change from their Ulster quarter-final loss to Monaghan.

The Errigal Ciaran player impressed in the closing rounds of the league as Tyrone pulled clear of the relegation zone and he's been rewarded with a championship start as Brian Dooher and Fearghal Logan's side face in to their first game in five weeks.

Paul Conroy is named to start for the visit of Tyrone to Pearse Stadium

Padraic Joyce has made one change to the Galway side which demolished Sligo in the Connacht final, with experienced midfielder Paul Conroy returning to the starting team.

Rob Finnerty, a late replacement for the injured Conroy in the Connacht decider, drops to the subs bench, with 2018 All-Star Ian Burke still preferred at corner-forward. Footballer of the Year nominee Cillian McDaid continues at wing back.

Galway (SFC v Tyrone): Connor Gleeson; Johnny McGrath, Sean Kelly, Jack Glynn; Dylan McHugh, John Daly, Cillian McDaid; Paul Conroy, John Maher; Matthew Tierney, Johnny Heaney, Peter Cooke; Ian Burke, Damien Comer, Shane Walsh.

Tyrone (SFC v Galway): Niall Morgan; Michael McKernan, Ronan McNamee, Padraig Hampsey; Conor Meyler, Cormac Quinn, Peter Harte; Brian Kennedy, Conn Kilpatrick; Frank Burns, Michael O'Neill, Joe Oguz; Darren McCurry, Matthew Donnelly, Darragh Canavan.


Cian O'Dea is named for Clare

Colm Collins has made two changes to the Clare side which shipped five goals in the Munster final, as Donegal arrive in Ennis on Saturday.

Ronan Lannigan and Cian O'Dea come into the starting team, with Manus Doherty and Dermot Coughlan making way. Daniel Walsh is pushed up from wing back to wing forward.

Donegal have made four changes from the side who limped out of the Ulster championship against Down.

Luke McGlynn starts in place of Michael Langan, the latter departing early after picking up an injury in Newry.

Elsewhere, Rory O'Donnell is named at midfield, with John Ross Molloy and Odhrán Doherty starting in defence. Jason McGee, Stephen McMenamin and Caolon McColgan drop out of the side.

Clare (SFC v Donegal): Stephen Ryan; Ronan Lannigan, Cillian Brennan, Cillian Rouine; Ciarán Russell, Jamie Malone, Cian O'Dea; Cathal O'Connor, Darren O'Neill; Daniel Walsh, Emmet McMahon, Pearse Lillis; Eoin Cleary, Keelan Sexton, Podge Collins.

Donegal (SFC v Clare): Shaun Patton; Mark Curran, Brendan McCole, John Ross Molloy; Caolan Ward, Eoghan Ban Gallagher, Odhran Doherty; Caolan McGonagle, Rory O Donnell; Daire Ó Baoill, Jamie Brennan, Ciaran Thompson; Luke McGlynn, Hugh McFadden, Conor O'Donnell.

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