ONE moment from last Sunday in Clones encapsulated the significance of Paul McGrane to the orange machine.

MOYCULLEN’S Paul Clancy will captain Galway in Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Connacht SFC semi-final clash with Leitrim at Pearse Stadium.

TOOMEVARA’S rising young star Francis Devaney will make his Munster senior hurling championship debut for Tipperary in Sunday’s first round clash with Limerick at Semple Stadium, but there is no place for former skipper Tomas Dunne.

ARMAGH manager Joe Kernan has announced an unchanged side for the Ulster champions’ clash with Fermanagh in the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final at Croke Park on Saturday.

LADIES football is said to be ‘booming’ in Australia, with the game attracting growing numbers because it’s viewed as being less physically challenging than either rugby or Aussie Rules.

DONEGAL manager Brian McEniff has gambled on the fitness of powerful new midfielder Stephen McDermott for Sunday’s Bank of Ireland All-Ireland SFC semi-final clash with champions Armagh at Croke Park.

ARMAGH have made two changes for Saturday’s Bank of Ireland All-Ireland SFC qualifier with Dublin at Croke Park.

THE Leitrim team to play Roscommon in Saturday's All-Ireland qualifier shows one change from that which failed to Sligo in the Connacht championship.

Armagh 1-15, Galway 0-15

OISÍN McCONVILLE is out of the Armagh team for next Sunday’s Allianz NFL semi-final against Laois at Croke Park.

2002 Allstars 13-18

Leinster 1-14 Ulster 2-9

JOHN O’KEEFFE unveiled his preliminary panel for this October’s International Rules Series against Australia yesterday but it was absent friends and doubtful participants that dominated the agenda at the press conference in Croke Park.