DUBLIN MINOR BOSS Dessie Farrell has made two personnel alterations to his team for tomorrow evening’s Electric Ireland Leinster MFC semi-final against Kildare in St Conleth’s Park in Newbridge at 7.30pm.
In the wake of their quarter-final victory over Longford in May, Farrell has opted to make switches in his defence with Emile Mullan and Ross McGowan drafted in to fill the corner-back positions as Eoin Flethcer and Brendan Bentley both drop to the bench. Corner-forward Conor McHugh lined out for the Dublin minor hurlers in their Leinster final triumph against Wexford last Sunday while substitutes Eric Lowndes, Cormac Costello and Donal Gormley were also part of that team.
Lowndes, Costello, full-forward David Campbell and corner-forward Niall Scully all featured at some stage during last September’s All-Ireland minor football final defeat to Tipperary.
DUBLIN MF: Lorcan Molloy (St Anne’s); Emile Mullan (Na Fianna), Davy Byrne (Naomh Olaf), Ross McGowan (Kilmacud Crokes); Gavin Burke (St Vincent’s), Conor Mulally (Cuala), Maitias Mac Donnacha (Clontarf); Stephen Cunningham (St Sylvester’s), Shane Carthy (Naomh Mearnog); Robbie Gaughan (Ballinteer St John’s), Shane Cunningham (Kilmacud Crokes), Niall Walsh (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh); Conor McHugh (Na Fianna), David Campbell (Kilmacud Crokes), Niall Scully (Templeogue Synge St). Subs: Conor Ferris (Kilmacud Crokes), Brendan Bentley (Templeogue Synge St), Tom Quinn (Castleknock), Eoin Fletcher (Naomh Maur), Martin Cahillan (Cuala), Eric Lowndes (St Peregrine’s), Cormac Costello (Whitehall Colmcille), Adam Rogers (Clann Mhuire), Joe Fitzgibbon (Na Fianna), Cathal Flynn (Ballyboughal), Donal Gormley (Ballinteer St John’s).
Meanwhile Kerry have made three changes for tomorrow evening’s Munster JFC final against Clare in Milltown-Malbay from the team that defeated Cork at the semi-final stage. Michael Brennan comes into the defence at right half-back instead of Eamonn Hickson, Alan O’Sullivan replaces James Walsh at midfield while in attack Paul O’Donoghue is introduced at the expense of Stephen O’Brien.
KERRY JF: Seán Óg Ó Ciardubháin (Cordal); Kieran Quirke (Duagh), Pat Corridan (Finuge), Kevin O’Dwyer (Waterville); Michael Brennan (Churchill), Jack Sherwood (Firies), Marcus Mangan (Milltown/Castlemaine); Andrew Garnett (Spa), Alan O’Sullivan (Tuosist); Niall O’Mahony (Spa), Niall Ó Sé (Dromid Pearses), Paul O’Donoghue (St. Mary’s); David O’Callaghan (St Pat’s Blennerville), Mike O’Donoghue (Spa), Conor Cox (Listowel Emmet’s). Subs: Sean O’Dee (Beale), Brendan O Mahoney (John Mitchels), Stephen O’Brien (Kenmare), Niall Fitzgerald (Waterville), Jason Hickson (Annascaul), Cathal Moriarty (Milltown Castlemaine), Brendan Poff (St Pat’s Blennerville), Edmund Walsh (Knocknagoshel) Colm Kerins (Milltown Castlemaine).
