Leinster wing Michael Keating comes back into the Clontarf side as they go toe-to-toe with Shannon in the AIL at Castle Avenue on Saturday.

Leaders St Mary's College will give a debut to scrum-half Cormac Quinn in a first versus second encounter with Blackrock College, who have been decimated by Magner's League and Ireland U19 commitments, at Templeville Road.

Former Leinster and Leicester Tiger hooker Gavin Hickie will start in the middle of the front row as St Mary's College go about maintaining their 100% start to the AIB League on the road to UL-Bohemian in round five on Saturday.

Fans are preparing for a neighbourly battle as Leitrim and Roscommon lock horns this afternoon in Connacht SFC.

FORMER U21 All-Ireland winning captain Kevin Hynes makes his championship debut for Galway on Sunday when they take on Laois in the Leinster SHC at Portlaoise.

Leitrim boss Mickey Moran has drafted in six players to debut in championship football.

TIPPERARY GAA officials have approved in principle the appointment of senior football boss John Evans as the county’s new director of Gaelic Football.

Munster 1-09 Connacht 0-7

Connacht 2-15 Leinster 0-11

Leitrim 0-17 New York 0-6

WEXFORD clinched promotion — and a place in the NFL Division Three final — after a facile 2-16 to 0-15 victory over Louth at Wexford Park yesterday.

Ulster 1-15 Connacht 2-9

Experienced midfielder Liam McBarron has been called into the Fermanagh side for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Wexford (Clones, throw-in 2pm).

Leitrim 1-10 Galway 0-17

Defender John McKeon has been declared fit to start for Leitrim in Sunday's Connacht SFC semi-final against Galway (Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, throw-in 2pm).

Leitrim head across the Irish Sea this weekend with a near full-strength team for their Connacht SFC opener against London in Ruislipthis Sunday, throw-in 3pm.

Sligo have booked their place in the third round of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers, winning their north-west duel with Leitrim by 1-07 to 0-09.

Drumreilly clubman Declan Maxwell has been passed fit to play in Leitrim's Connacht SFC semi-final against Mayo on Sunday (Carrick-on-Shannon, throw-in 3.30pm).

Connacht manager John O'Mahony has selected a 23-man squad for tomorrow night's floodlit M Donnelly Interprovincial semi-final clash with Leinster at Parnell Park (throw-in 7.35pm).

Galway boss Peter Forde has named five U21 players in his line-up for Sunday's Connacht SFC semi-final clash against Leitrim at Pearse Stadium.

Roscommon 2-9