THE IRELAND SENIOR and U21 panels for the 2016 hurling/shinty series were announced today, with a number of members of the Tipperary panel who were crowned All-Ireland senior hurling champions this year included.
The Ireland U21 side will take on Scotland at 11.50am this Saturday at Bught Park in Inverness, followed at 2pm by the meeting of the two nations’ senior teams.
Michael Breen, Noel McGrath and John McGrath — all of whom started for Tipp in last month’s nine-point All-Ireland final victory over Kilkenny — will feature for the senior panel against the Scots, as will Offaly’s Shane Dooley, who finished as top scorer in the 2016 championship.
There are also some notable names in the U21 panel, including Tipperary senior panel member Barry Heffernan and prolific Wexford senior forward Conor McDonald.
The senior team will be managed this year by Jeffrey Lynskey (Galway) and Gregory O’Kane (Antrim), while Conor Phelan (Kilkenny) and Willie Maher (Tipperary) will take charge of the U21s.
Ireland U21 Hurling/Shinty
1. Enda Rowland (Laois)
2. Keith Carmody (Kerry, captain)
3. James Doyle (Carlow)
4. Tom Fox (Tipperary)
5. Jack Goulding (Kerry)
6. Barry Heffernan (Tipperary)
7. Oisin Kelly (Offaly)
8. Philip Lucid (Kerry)
9. Ryan McCambridge (Antrim)
10. Conor McDonald (Wexford)
11. Sean Quigley (Meath)
12. David Reilly (Meath)
13. Corey Scahill (Mayo)
14. Daniel Staunton (Wicklow)
15. Conor Shaw (Westmeath)
16. Jack Sheridan (Kildare)
17. Gerard Walsh (Antrim)
18. Sean Whelan (Carlow)
Ireland Senior Hurling/Shinty
1. Eoin Reilly (Laois, captain)
2. Micky Boyle (Kerry)
3. Michael Breen (Tipperary)
4. Mickey Burke (Meath)
5. Danny Cullen (Donegal)
6. Paul Divilly (Kildare)
7. Shane Dooley (Offaly)
8. Cha Dwyer (Laois)
9. Cathal Freeman (Mayo)
10. Gerry Keegan (Kildare)
11. Damien Healy (Meath)
12. Pat Kelly (Kerry)
13. John McGrath (Tipperary)
14. Noel McGrath (Tipperary)
15. Karl Murray (Longford)
16. Brian Murphy (Kerry)
17. Shane Nolan (Kerry)
18. James Toher (Meath)
