Allianz League: Kieran Donaghy to captain Kerry on his return

Cillian O’Connor and Seamus O’Shea boost Mayo for Monaghan test

Kieran Donaghy makes his first Allianz League appearance of the campaign for Kerry against Dublin. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho.
Kieran Donaghy makes his first Allianz League appearance of the campaign for Kerry against Dublin. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho.

Kerry welcome back new captain Kieran Donaghy for the AFL Division One A visit of old rivals Dublin to Killarney on Sunday.

Donaghy makes his first appearance of the campaign after his involvement with Austin Stacks’ All-Ireland club championship run in this meeting of the All-Ireland champions and league holders.

He replaces Barry John Keane in the full forward line and Anthony Maher comes in at centrefield for Tommy Walsh in the only other change to the side that beat Derry three weeks ago.

Mayo make five changes in all as Cillian O’Connor and Séamus O’Shea return to the side to face Monaghan. O’Connor makes his first competitve start of the year in the place of Alan Freeman while O’Shea comes into midfield for the injured Michael Conroy.

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Robbie Hennelly comes back into the team in the place of David Clarke, in defence Tom Cunniffe making his first competitive start since last years All-Ireland Semi-Final Replay replaces Michael Hall while Patrick Durcan comes in for Colm Boyle.

KERRY (AFL v Dublin): B Kealy; P Kilkenny, M Griffin, F Fitzgerald; J Lyne, J Sherwood, P Murphy; A Maher, D Moran; M Geaney, B Sheehan, J Buckley; S O'Brien, K Donaghy, P Geaney.

MAYO (AFL v Monaghan): R Hennelly; T Cunniffe, K Keane, K Higgins; L Keegan, S Coen, P Durcan; D Vaughan, S O'Shea; K McLoughlin, A O'Shea, D O'Connor; M Ronaldson, C O'Connor, J Doherty.

CORK (AFL v Donegal): K O'Halloran; Tom Clancy, M Shields, J Loughrey; J O'Sullivan, E Cadogan, Tomás Clancy; F Goold, M Collins; C O'Driscoll, J O'Rourke, K O'Driscoll; C O'Neill, D O'Connor, B Hurley.

DONEGAL (AFL): P Durcan; P McGrath, E McGee, E Doherty; F McGlynn, K Lacey, M McHugh; N Gallagher, C Toye; M O'Reilly, O MacNiallais, R McHugh; P McBrearty, M Murphy, H McFadden.

TYRONE (AFL v Derry): N Morgan; A McCrory, R McNamee, C McCarron; R McNabb, Justin McMahon, P Harte; C Cavanagh, P McNulty; T McCann, M Donnelly, P Hughes; D McCurry, S Cavanagh (capt.), C McShane.

DERRY (AFL): E McNicholl; O Duffy, N Holly, D McBride; B McAlary, K Johnston, SL McGoldrick; M Craig, B McGilligan; C Williams, B Heron, E Lynn; D McKinless, E Bradley, B McGoldrick.

Seán Moran

Seán Moran

Seán Moran is GAA Correspondent of The Irish Times