Horeswood half-back Leigh O'Brien will end his 18-month absence from inter-county football when Wexford entertain Wicklow in the first round of the O'Byrne Cup on Thursday night.

Armagh manager Joe McKernan has selected Oisin McConville for today's National Football League Division 1B clash against Down in Crossmaglen after he impressed in last week's thriller victory over Laois.

Wexford football boss Pat Roe has made three changes from the side that scored a facile win over Limerick last time out for Sunday's National Football League clash with bottom-of-the-table Sligo at Markievicz Park.

Table-toppers Down host Kildare today in Division 1B of the National Football League, and the Northerners expect to welcome back ace attacker Benny Coulter for the clash.