Goalkeeper Shane Murphy is no longer part of the Kerry senior football panel, it has emerged.

Kerry boss Eamonn Fitzmaurice may be giving youth its fling this summer, but he’s still looking to the old guard to help shape the Kingdom’s Championship destiny.

The Cork football team to face Tipperary in Saturday’s Munster SFC semi-final contains two championship debutants.

Seán Powter, Paul Kerrigan and Brian O’Driscoll are also likely to miss out because of injury.

Neither Cork nor Tipperary proposed making their Munster SFC semi-final part of a triple-header at Semple Stadium this Sunday, Munster GAA chiefs insist.

Neither Cork nor Tipperary proposed making their Munster SFC semi-final part of a triple-header at Semple Stadium this Sunday, Munster GAA chiefs insist.

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Cork manager Conor Counihan has gone with an unchanged team for Sunday's Munster SFC semi-final against Kerry at Páirc Uí Chaoimh (throw-in 2pm).

Cork County Board officials are confident there will be no difficulties with the Páirc Uí Chaoimh surface for Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final between Cork and Kerry despite the heavy rain the last couple of days.

Kerry manager Jack O'Connor has made four changes in personnel for Sunday's Munster SFC semi-final against Cork at Páirc Uí Chaoimh (throw-in 2pm).

Cork manager Conor Counihan has made six changes in personnel for Sunday's Munster SFC semi-final against Waterford at Páirc Uí Chaoimh (throw-in 3.30pm).

MEATH boss Seamus McEnaney last night handed out senior championship debuts to U21 duo Bryan Menton and Ciaran Lenehan for Sunday’s Leinster quarter-final against Kildare in Croke Park but the involvement of veteran forward Graham Geraghty remains unclear as the list of Royal County substitutes has yet to be released.

TOMMY FREEMAN will miss most of Monaghan’s championship campaign.

KERRY football legend Darragh O Sé last night launched a stout defence of Paul Galvin, as the controversial attacker looks set to be slapped with an eight-week ban over his clash with Cork’s Eoin Cadogan during Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final against Cork.

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THE MUNSTER Council of the GAA issued a strongly-worded statement last night disassociating itself from suggestions that a decision made “behind closed doors without the knowledge of the Waterford GAA Executive” was at the root of the controversial proposal to play this year’s Munster hurling final in Cork.

CORK boss Conor Counihan is to delay naming his team for Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final against Kerry in Fitzgerald Stadium until Thursday night due to fitness concerns over a number of players.

CORK senior footballer Aidan Walsh was last night named at left half-forward in the Cork U21 hurling side to face Waterford in tomorrow night’s Bord Gáis Energy Munster U21HC quarter-final in Páirc Ui Chaoimh, despite his involvement with Cork in next Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final against Kerry.

MICHAEL SHIELDS nods and smiles, and there may even be a flicker of sympathy for an embattled journalist forced, once again, to ask him about a neighbouring county . . .

CORK County Board chairman Jerry O’Sullivan last night revealed that they have issued correspondence to Nemo Rangers over the club’s decision to allow the Irish rugby team to use their facilities at Trabeg during their Six Nations preparations in February, but was unaware of any further developments on the issue.

So what is the mood in Kerry after Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final draw with Cork? Was it a bad day at the office or signs the tide is changing in the Rebels’ favour?

NOT for the first time the Kerry hurlers will be seen as being cold-shouldered by the authorities, with their Christy Ring Cup semi-final against Carlow being played in Tralee on Saturday, almost in opposition to the Munster SFC semi-final replay in Cork.

Kerry 0-13 Cork 1-10

Patrick Kelly will make his first championship start for Cork in the Munster SFC semi-final against Kerry in Killarney on Sunday.

CAVAN introduce two debutantes for the Ulster SFC second round clash with Fermanagh at Breffni Park on Saturday night. John McCutcheon is named at right half back with Eugene Keating in the pivotal centre back position.

FORMER star Michael Slocum, for whom next Sunday’s trip to Killarney for the Munster SFC semi-final will evoke special memories, is happy to think that the different elements falling into place will enable Cork to make a serious bid for an All-Ireland title win.

THE Waterford selectors have placed their trust in the same starting 15 that shocked Clare in the opening round for Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final against All-Ireland champions Kerry in Dungarvan.

Kerry 2-10 Limerick 0-10

Cork boss Billy Morgan has handed senior championship debuts to James Masters, John Hayes and Fintan Gould for Sunday's Munster SFC semi-final against Clare at Cusack Park, Ennis.

Cork star Brendan Jer O’Sullivan is set to miss out on Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final clash against Clare because of a back injury.