Kerry have named an unchanged team for their TG4 Ladies All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final.
The Kingdom are to line out as follows when they take on Dublin tomorrow at 5:15 in FBD Semple Stadium, Thurles:
1. Mary Ellen Bolger – Southern Gaels
2. Róisín Rahilly – Ballymacelligott
3. Deirdre Kearney – Na Gaeil
4. Eilís Lynch – Castleisland Desmonds
5. Aishling O’Connell – Scartaglen
6. Emma Costello – Firies
7. Aoife Dillane – Austin Stacks
8. Anna Galvin – Southern Gaels
9. Mary O’Connell – Na Gaeil
10. Niamh Carmody – Finuge St Senans
11. Niamh Ní Chonchúir – Corca Dhuibhne
12. Caoimhe Evans – MKL Gaels
13. Jadyn Lucey – Na Gaeil
14. Danielle O’Leary – Rathmore
15. Síofra O’Shea – Southern Gaels (C)
16. Ciara Butler – Castlegregory
17. Erica McGlynn – MKL Gaels
18. Leah McMahon – Dr Crokes
19. Mikala Mulvihill – Moyvane
20. Éabha Ní Laighin – Castlegregory
21. Rachel Dwyer – Southern Gaels
22. Katie Brosnan – Firies
23. Kelly Enright – Moyvane
24. Kiera Furey – Southern Gaels
25. Niamh Quinn – Abbeydorney
26. Julia Curtin – Castleisland Desmonds
27. Leah Boyle – Scartaglen
28. Megan O’Connor – Na Gaeil
29. Kathryn Ryan – Glenflesk
30. Kelli McGrath – Clounmacon
Dublin make two changes. In come Carla Rowe and Kate Donaghy, with Jodi Egan and Rachel Hartnett dropping to the bench.
Abby Shiels;
Niamh Crowley, Lauren Magee, Hannah Leahy;
Sophie McIntyre, Hannah McGinnis, Niamh Donlon;
Niamh Hetherton, Kate Donaghy;
Annabelle Timothy, Orlaigh Nolan, Caoimhe O’Connor;
Laura Grendon, Carla Rowe, Kate Sullivan.
TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-final
Armagh v Galway; Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford, 3.15pm – Live on TG4
Remarkably, this is a first Senior championship meeting between the counties since 2006, when Armagh won a dramatic semi-final encounter by a point.
Both of these sides come into this one in good form, with Armagh getting the better of Kildare at the quarter-final stage, while Galway were comfortable winners over Connacht rivals Mayo.
Armagh have opted for an unchanged starting line-up as they aim to make it back to the Brendan Martin Cup decider for the first time in 20 years.
Could history repeat itself, with Armagh getting the better of Galway to reach Croke Park?
All will be revealed at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, with Galway looking to make it back to the showpiece final for the first time since losing to Kerry two years ago.
Galway were senior champions once before, back in 2004, and the Connacht champions, who are also unchanged, will feel they have a good chance of ending a 22-year famine.
They were close last year, losing out against Dublin in a thrilling semi-final after extra-time, and they have All-Star forward Olivia Divilly in free scoring form, with 2-20 to date in the All-Ireland series.
Armagh will be looking to the mercurial attacking prowess of Aimee Mackin, who’s notched 5-8.
ARMAGH: B Mathers; A Donnelly, C McCambridge, C Towe; E Druse, L McConville (capt.), G Ferguson; B Mackin, C O’Reilly; L Marsden, A McCoy, C Marley; A Mackin, C O’Hanlon, K Mallon.
GALWAY: L O’Halloran; B Quinn, S Ní Loingsigh, K Geraghty (capt.); H Noone, N Ward, E Power; N Divilly, S Divilly; O Divilly, K Slevin, K Thompson; E Noone, L Coen, R Leonard.
