A staggering €1.4m could be paid out under the GAA's player insurance scheme for cruciate injuries in 2011, the Irish Examiner has reported.

A staggering €1.4 million could be paid out under the GAA’s player insurance scheme for cruciate injuries in 2011.

KILDARE defender Peter Kelly is relishing his first game for the Lilywhites in 18 months as he returns from a cruciate injury tomorrow.

DUBLIN centre-back Ger Brennan insists he has learnt from his dismissal against Kildare in 2009 as he and his teammates prepare to face the Lilywhites again tomorrow.

IF imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then Kieran McGeeney doffed a metaphorical hat in Pat Gilroy’s direction when the Kildare manager and three of his players faced the media at breakfast time yesterday.

Speculation linking John Doyle with a possible move to midfield has proved wide of the mark following the announcement of the Kildare team to play Wicklow on Sunday.

ULSTER Council chiefs last night postponed next Sunday’s Dr McKenna Cup tie between Tyrone and Fermanagh until after the funeral of Michaela McAreavey.

KILKENNY star Henry Shefflin could be on course for a sensational appearance in the All-Ireland SHC decider against Tipperary on Sunday week after taking a full part in team training last night in Nowlan Park with almost 8,000 people watching on.

ROB KELLY has emerged as a late contender to play a part in Kildare’s All-Ireland semi-final against Down at the weekend and is a “live option” for the Lilywhites.

CONOR COUNIHAN has given a vote of confidence to the Cork team that stuttered over Limerick after extra-time last weekend for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC tie with Roscommon.

SATURDAY was a very satisfying day for Kieran McGeeney.

All-Ireland SFC Round 3 Qualifier

LIAM SHEEDY has made four changes to his Tipperary starting line-up as they attempt to revive their All-Ireland SHC challenge in tomorrow’s qualifier tie against Wexford in Semple Stadium after the defeat against Cork in the Munster quarter-final in May.

Ken Donnelly is facing a frustrating summer on the sidelines after it was confirmed that the Kildare sharpshooter has ruptured his cruciate knee ligament.

TOMÁS Ó SÉ and Paul Galvin both return to the Kerry lineup for tomorrow’s NFL Division One relegation clash against Monaghan in Fitzgerald Stadium.

KILKENNY welcome back James ‘Cha’ Fitzpatrick and TJ Reid from the All-Ireland Club champions Ballyhale Shamrocks for the Allianz NHL Division One clash with Galway at Nowlan Park tomorrow.

THE three-week sabbatical had startlingly different effects on these two sides, with Kildare looking much like their old selves and Donegal but a pale shadow of the team that steamrolled Laois last time out.

Kildare 1-17 Donegal 1-9

KILDARE boss Kieran McGeeney described midfielder Daryl Flynn’s performance as “immense” at Semple Stadium on Saturday night.

Kildare 1-16 Tipperary 0-8

KILDARE overcame the 36th-minute dismissal of All Star midfielder Dermot Earley to edge past UCD in the opening round of the O’Byrne Cup at Newbridge yesterday.

Gary White and Eamonn Callaghan have been brought into the Kildare team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final showdown with reigning champions Tyrone (Croke Park, throw-in 4pm).

THERE are two changes to the Kildare team that play All-Ireland champions Tyrone in the quarter-final at Croke Park tomorrow.

TYRONE boss Mickey Harte has drafted Pascal McConnell into his starting line-up for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Kildare.

Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney has opted to stick with the same side which lost this year's Leinster final to Dublin, naming an unchanged line-up for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier against Wicklow at O'Moore Park (throw-in 7pm).

A DAY to savour at Croke Park. Dublin managed to achieve the Leinster five-in-a-row at headquarters for the first time since 1978, despite being a man down from the 19th minute while brave Kildare deserve acclaim for their role in making this one of the best games of football of the year – with only two of the 35 scores coming from frees.

Dublin 2-15 Kildare 0-18

KILDARE’S Eamonn Callaghan won’t start tomorrow’s Leinster SFC final against Dublin.

KILLIAN YOUNG makes a return, Darragh O Sé gets a starting place at midfield and Tommy Walsh is fit to play in the full-forward position as a new-look Kerry team prepare to take on Cork in the Munster SFC semi-final replay at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday.

Kildare must face Offaly in their Leinster SFC opener against Offaly in Portlaoise on Sunday without defender Kevin O’Neill.

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

Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney has received mixed news ahead of his side's 2009 Leinster GAA Senior Football Championship first-round clash with Offaly on May 24.

Meath 1-12 Kildare 2-9

Fermanagh 1-8 Kildare 0-16, Brewster Park

Kildare 1-10 Meath 1-08, Newbridge

MONAGHAN have made one change in personnel and a couple of positional switches from the team that started against Donegal for tomorrow’s All-Ireland qualifier against All Ireland champions, Kerry.

JOHN DOYLE’S goal 10 minutes from time finally broke Limerick’s stubborn resistance in a gripping round two All-Ireland qualifier at the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday night.

Kildare manager John Crofton has named Kevin O'Neill and Ross Glavin as his midfield pairing for Sunday's Leinster SFC first round clash with Meath (Croke Park, throw-in 4pm).

Laois chalked up their first win under new manager Liam Kearns this afternoon as they made use of a second half wind advantage to secure a 1-11 to 0-7 O'Byrne Cup first round victory over Kildare.

A CHILD'S body that resembles an abducted five-year-old American girl was found in a rugged, heavily forested area of a neighbouring county, but officials couldn't immediately say if it was that of missing Samantha Runnion.