STEPHEN O’BRIEN RETURNS to the Kerry team for Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter-final against Kildare in Croke Park.
O’Brien’s inclusion is at the expense of Johnny Buckley at wing-forward in the only change from the Munster final replay win over Cork.
There’s no place on the starting team again for Colm Cooper as he’s named amongst the substitutes.
Kenmare club man O’Brien comes back into the starting team after being dropped after the drawn Munster final.
He came on as a substitute in the replay win over Cork and despite being sent-off in that game when he received two yellow cards, O’Brien has been handed a starting berth.
Kerry
1. Brendan Kealy (Kilcummin)
2. Marc Ó Sé (An Ghaeltacht)
3. Aidan O’Mahony (Rathmore)
4. Shane Enright (Tarbert)
5. Jonathan Lyne (Killarney Legion)
6. Killian Young (Renard)
7. Paul Murphy (Rathmore)
8. David Moran (Kerins O’Rahilly’s)
9. Anthony Maher (Duagh)
10. Stephen O’Brien (Kenmare)
11. Bryan Sheehan (St Mary’s)
12. Donnchadh Walsh (Cromane)
13. Paul Geaney (Dingle)
14. Kieran Donaghy (C) (Austin Stacks)
15. James O’Donoghue (Legion)
Subs
16. Brian Kelly (Killarney Legion)
17. Colm Cooper (Dr Crokes)
18. Johnny Buckley (Dr Crokes)
19. Barry John Keane (Kerins O’Rahillys)
20. Michael Geaney (Dingle)
21. Peter Crowley (Laune Rangers)
22. Fionn Fitzgerald (Dr Crokes)
23. Paul Galvin (Finuge)
24. Darran O’Sullivan (Glenbeigh-Glencar)
25. Tommy Walsh (Kerins O’Rahillys)
26. Jack Sherwood (Firies)
