LAST UPDATE | 7 Jul 2023

LIMERICK HAVE NAMED Kyle Hayes at centre-back and Gearóid Hegarty at wing-back for Saturday’s All-Ireland semi-final against Galway. 

Injuries to key figures such as Sean Finn and Declan Hannon have forced the management team, led by John Kiely, to shuffle the deck. 

Hannon has yet to recover from a knee injury so Hayes will move across from his usual position of wing-back to fill in at centre-back. 

Hegarty drops back from the half-forward line to fill Hayes’ usual slot. Hayes has experience in the No 6 jersey, notably for Limerick’s U21 All-Ireland-winning side in 2017. Hegarty won an All-Ireland U21 medal as a wing-back in 2015. He also fills in at full back for his club, St Patrick’s.

Cian Lynch has been named to start at centre-forward. The twice hurler of the year has endured a frustrating campaign with injuries but has been deemed fit to take his spot at the pivot of Limerick’s attack. 

Galway manager Henry Shefflin named an unchanged Galway team.

Captain Daithi Burke is back in the No 3 jersey, with Gearoid McInerney leaving the full-back role, reverting to centre-back.

Meanwhile, Clare manager Brian Lohan has named injury concerns Conor Cleary, John Conlon and David McInerney in his side to face Kilkenny in Sunday’s semi-final, yet Aidan McCarthy is again missing from the match-day panel.

Derek Lyng has also named his side for the clash, with Adrian Mullen named to start at midfield. His inclusion comes despite a thumb injury suffered against Wexford with which it was feared he would be ruled out of the rest of the Championship. Richie Reid is also fit to start. 

Limerick (v Galway):

1. Nickie Quaid (Effin)

2. Mike Casey (Na Piarsigh), 3. Dan Morrissey (Ahane), 4. Barry Nash (South Liberties)

5. Diarmuid Byrnes (Patrickswell), 6. Kyle Hayes (Kildimo Pallaskenry), 7. Gearóid Hegarty (St Patricks)

8. Darragh O’Donovan (Doon), 9. William O’Donoghue (Na Piarsaigh) 

10. David Reidy (Dromin Athlacca), 11. Cian Lynch (Patrickswell), 12. Tom Morrissey (Ahane)

13. Aaron Gillane (Patrickswell), 14. Seamus Flanagan (Feohanagh Castlemahon), 15. Peter Casey (Na Piarsaigh) 

 Subs: 

• David McCarthy (Glenroe)
• Conor Boylan (Na Piarsaigh)
• Ronan Connolly (Adare)
• Aaron Costelloe (Kilmallock)
• Colin Coughlan (Ballybrown)
• Adam English (Doon)
• Richie English (Doon)
• Graeme Mulcahy (Kilmallock)
• Barry Murphy (Doon)
• Cathal O’Neill (Crecora Manister)
• Oisin O’Reilly (Kilmallock) 

Galway (v Limerick) 

1. Eanna Murphy (Tommy Larkins)

2. Jack Grealish (Gort), 3. Daithí Burke (Turloughmore), 4. Darren Morrissey (Sarsfields) 

5. Padraic Mannion (Ahascragh Fohenagh), 6. Gearoid McInerney (Oranmore-Maree), 7. Joseph Cooney (Sarsfields) 

8. Sean Linnane (Turloughmore), 9. Cathal Mannion (Ahascragh Fohenagh)

10. Ronan Glennon (Mullagh), 11. Cianan Fahy (Ardrahan), 12. Kevin Cooney (Sarsfields) 

13. Conor Whelan (Kinvara), 14. Brian Concannon (Killimordaly), 15. Evan Niland (Clarinbridge)

Subs:

• Darrach Fahy (Ardrahan) 
• TJ Brennan (Clarinbridge) 
• Fintan Burke (St Thomas’) 
• Adrian Tuohy (Beogh) 
• Liam Collins (Cappataggle) 
• Tiernan Killeen (Loughrea)
• Conor Cooney (St Thomas’) 
• Declan McLoughlin (Portumna) 
• Gavin Lee (Clarinbridge) 
• Jarlath Mannion (Cappataggle) 

Clare (v Kilkenny)

1. Eibhear Quilligan (Feakle)

2. Adam Hogan (Feakle), 3. Conor Cleary (Kilmaley), 4. Ronan Hayes (Wolfe Tones Na Sionna)

5. Diarmuid Ryan (Cratloe), 6. John Conlon (Clonlara), 7. David McInerney (Tulla) 

8. Cathal Malone (Sixmilbridge), 9. David Fitzgerald (Inagh Kilnamona)

10. Peter Duggan (Clooney-Quin), Tony Kelly (Ballyea), Ryan Taylor (Clooney-Quin) 

13. Ian Galvin (Clonlara), 14. Shane O’Donnell (Eire Óg Inis), 15. Mark Rodgers (Scariff). 

Subs: 

• Éamonn Foudy (Inagh Kilnamona)  
• Aron Shanagher (Wolfe Tones Na Sionna), 
• Cian Galvin (Clarecastle), 
• Cian Nolan (Smith O’Brien’s) 
• Darragh Lohan (Wolfe Tones Na Sionna), 
• David Reidy (Eire Óg Inis) 
• Patrick Crotty (Scariff) 
• Paul Flanagan (Ballyea) 
• Robin Mounsey (Ruan) 
• Seadna Morey (Sixmilbridge) 
• Shane Meehan (The Banner)

Kilkenny (vs Clare)

1. Eoin Murphy (Glenmore)

2. Mikey Butler (O’Loughlin Gaels), 3. Huw Lawlor (O’Loughlin Gaels), 4. Tommy Walsh (Tullaroan)

5. David Blanchfield (Bennetsbridge), 6. Richie Reid (Ballyhale Shamrocks), 7. Paddy Deegan (O’Loughlin Gaels) 
8.Conor Fogarty (Erin’s Own), 9. Adrian Mullen (Ballyhale Shamrocks)

10. Tom Phelan (Conahy Shamrocks), 11. Martin Keoghan (Tullaroan), 12. John Donnelly (Thomastown)

13. Billy Ryan (Graigue Ballycallan), 14. TJ Reid (Ballyhale Shamrocks), 15. Eoin Cody (Ballyhale Shamrocks)

Subs: 

• Darren Brennan (St Lachtains)
• Conor Delaney (Erin’s Own)
• Cillian Buckley (Dicksboro)
• Pádraig Walsh (Tullaroan) 
• Darragh Corcoran (Ballyhale Shamrocks) 
• Alan Murphy (Glenmore) 
• Cian Kenny (James Stephens) 
• Timmy Clifford (Dicksboro) 
• Walter Walsh (Tullogher Rosbercon) 
• Richie Hogan (Danesfort) 
• Billy Drennan (Galmoy)

 Updated at 12.53pm with Kilkenny team news