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Bernard Brogan and Diarmuid Connolly. INPHO/James Crombie
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Brogan and Connolly back for the Dubs

The team sheets are in for the Dublin, Kerry and Tyrone footballers ahead of their games this weekend.

BERNARD BROGAN AND Diarmuid Connolly have both been brought back into the Dublin team for Sunday’s O’Byrne Cup semi-final against Louth in Drogheda.

The attacking pair are selected by Jim Gavin as he makes nine changes from the side that lost to Wicklow last Sunday.

Goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton, defensive trio Darren Daly, Ger Brennan and Jack McCaffrey, midfielder Denis Bastick and the attacking pair of Paddy Quinn and Paddy Andrews are also drafted into the side.

Vincent Whelan, David Byrne, Gerry Seaver, Eric Lowndes, Cian Mullins, Kevin McManamon, Tiernan Diamond, Robbie McCarthy and Gary Sweeney are the players to make way.

DUBLIN: 1. Stephen Cluxton (Parnells); 2. Darren Daly (Fingal Ravens), 3. Tomas Brady (Na Fianna), 4. Darragh Nelson (Ballyboden St Enda’s); 5. Chris Guckian (St Judes), 6. Ger Brennan (St Vincent’s), 7. Jack McCaffrey (Clontarf); 8. Declan O’Mahony (Ballyboden St Enda’s), 9. Denis Bastick (Synge Street Templeogue); 10. Emmett O’Conghaile (Lucan Sarsfields), 11. Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent’s), 12. Paddy Quinn (Na Fianna); 13. Paul Hudson (Thomas Davis), 14. Paddy Andrews (St Brigid’s), 15. Bernard Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett’s-Eoghan Ruadh).

Subs: 16. Shane Supple (St Brigid’s), 17. Eric Lowndes (St Peregrine’s), 18. David Byrne (St Olaf’s), 19. Kevin Nolan (Kilmacud Crokes), 20. Michael McAuley (Ballyboden St Enda’s), 21. Shane Carthy (Naomh Mearnóg), 22. Cormac Costello (Whitehall Colmcille), 23. Gary Sweeney (St Sylvester’s), 24. Robbie McCarthy (St Peregrine’s), 25. Paul Mannion (Kilmacud Crokes), 26. Kevin McManamon (St Judes).

Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice has made five changes for their McGrath Cup semi-final against Limerick in Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday.

Brian Kelly comes into goal in place of Brendan Kealy and Aidan O’Mahony takes over at full back from Michael Moloney.

There is a new midfield partnership in Anthony Maher and Bryan Sheehan who replace Johnny Buckley and Kieran Donaghy. While there is one change up front as James O’Donoghue replaces Kieran O’Leary.

KERRY: 1. Brian Kelly (Legion); 2. Marc Ó Sé (An Ghaeltacht), 3. Aidan O’Mahony (Rathmore), 4. Fionn Fitzgerald (Dr Crokes); 5. Jonathan Lyne (Legion), 6. Jack Sherwood (Firies), 7. Killian Young (Renard); 8. Anthony Maher (Duagh), 9. Bryan Sheehan (St Mary’s); 10. Michael Geaney (Dingle), 11. Darran O’Sullivan (Glenbeigh-Glencar), 12. Michael O’Donoghue (Spa); 13. James O’Donoghue (Legion), 14. Patrick Curtin (Moyvane), 15. Paul Geaney (Dingle).

Subs: 16. Brendan Kealy (Kilcummin), 17. Tomás Ó Sé (An Ghaeltacht), 18. Kieran O’Leary (Dr Crokes), 19. Michael Moloney (Dr Crokes), 20. Barry John Keane (Kerins O’Rahilly’s), 21. David Culhane (Ballylongford), 22. Andrew Garnett (Spa), 23. Brian Looney (Dr Crokes), 24. Shane Enright (Tarbert).

Finally Tyrone boss Mickey Harte has made five changes for their Dr McKenna Cup semi-final against Fermanagh on Sunday.

John Devine, Aidan McCrory, Conor Gormley, Darren McCurry and Stephen O’Neill all come into the side with Pascal McConnell, Barry Tierney, Dean McNally, Ronan McNamee and Mark Donnelly the players to make way.

TYRONE: 1. John Devine (Errigal Ciaran); 2. Aidan McCrory (Errigal Ciaran), 3. Cathal McCarron (Dromore), 4. Conor Gormley (Carrickmore); 5. Conor Clarke (Omagh), 6. Joe McMahon (Omagh), 7. Ryan McKenna (Eglish); 8. Plunkett Kane (Coalisland), 9. Sean Cavanagh (Moy); 10. Kevin Gallagher (Newtownstewart), 11. Martin Penrose (Carrickmore), 12. Jonathan Lafferty (Urney); 13. Darren McCurry (Edendork), 14. Stephen O’Neill (Clann na nGael), 15. Conor McAliskey (Clonoe).

Subs: 16. Pascal McConnell (Newtownstewart), 17. Mark Donnelly (Carrickmore), 18. Mattie Donnelly (Trillick), 19. Peter Harte (Errigal Ciaran), 20. Danny McBride (Strabane), 21. Tiarnan McCann (Killyclogher), 22. Justin McMahon (Omagh), 23. Dean McNally (Kildress), 24. Ronan McNamee (Aghyaran), 25. Barry Tierney (Omagh), 26. Sean Warnock (Greencastle).