Tyrone trio return for Kingdom visit

ALL-IRELAND champions Tyrone have made three changes from the side that defeated Monaghan last weekend for their game with Kerry at Omagh on Sunday.

Goalkeeper Pascal McConnell, who missed the last two games with flu, returns in place of John Devine. Ray McMenamin, who cried off with a leg injury last weekend, returns at right corner back in place of Dermot Carlin, while Gavin Devlin is preferred to Kieran Gourley at centre back.

Monaghan captain David Freeman has been ruled out of Sunday’s game with Offaly at Tullamore because of damaged ankle ligaments and his place at centre forward is now entrusted to Paul McGuigan, who scored three points when introduced during the course of the Tyrone defeat.

Kevin Meehan replaces Padraigh Kelly as Offaly’s goalkeeper and the Midlanders have also made two other changes from the side that lost to Kerry last time out. Ross Connor takes over from John Reynolds at midfield, while Karl Slattery is ruled out because of injury and his place at right half forward is now allocated to Nigel Coughlan.

Unbeaten Mayo will be without towering midfielder Ronan McGarritty for their visit to Parnell Park to take on Dublin in the Allianz NFL tomorrow night.

Basketball commitments have led to McGarrity’s withdrawal and he will be replaced by Barry Ronan.

The only other change from the side that defeated Cork last weekend sees Alan Durcan replacing Alan Costelloe at right half forward.

TYRONE (SF v Kerry): P. McConnell; R. McMenamin, G. Gormely, M. McGee; D. Harte, G. Devlin, P. Jordan; K. Hughes, C. Holmes; G. Cavlin, B. McGuigan, S. Cavanagh; M. Penrose, S. O’Neill, O. Mulligan.

MONAGHAN (SF v Offaly): S. Duffy; C. Flanagan, J. Coyle, D. Morgan; D. McArdle, V. Corey, K. Sheerin; D. Clerkin, P. Finlay; A. McElroy, P. McGuigan, S. Gollogly; T. Freeman, D. Duffy, R. Woods.

OFFALY (SF v Monaghan): K. Meehan; G. Rafferty, S. Sullivan, S. Casey; K. Lynam, S. Brady, N. Grennan; A. McNamee, R. Connor; N. Coughlan, C. McManus, L. Mooney; T. Deehan, P. Kellaghan, N. McNamee.

MAYO (SF v Dublin): J. Healy; L.O’Malley, D. Heaney, K. Higgins; P. Kelly, J. Nallen, P. Gardiner; J. Gill,. B. Ronan; A. Durcan, G. Brady, B. J. Padden; A. Moran, A. O’Malley, A. Dillon.

DERRY (SF v Down): B Gillis, F McEldowney, K McCloy, S M Lockhart; P Cartin, J McBride Capt, G O’Kane; F Doherty, J Diver; J O’Kane, E Muldoon, B McGoldrick; M Lynch, P Bradley, E Bradley.

ARMAGH (SF v Laois): P Hearty; A Mallon, A O’Rourke, F Moriarty; A Kernan, K McGeeney, P McCormack; P Loughran, P McGrane (capt.); B Mallon, J McEntee, M O’Rourke; S Kernan, M Mackin, O McConville.