Ryan to miss Dubs’ date with Cork

DUBLIN will have to plan without full-back Kevin Ryan — out with a hamstring injury — for their Allianz NHL league clash with Cork at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday. But the Dubs are hopeful centre-back Tomás Brady and midfielder Johnny McCaffrey will have recovered from knocks sustained when, respectively, assisting Na Fianna and winners Lucan Sarsfields in the Dublin U-21HC final last Saturday.

Brady’s hand is badly bruised, while McCaffrey is troubled by a groin injury. Both undergo fitness tests tonight.

Colm Bonnar, the new Wexford manager, has given call-up papers to Oulart-The-Ballagh’s Nicky Kirwan for the Yellow Bellies second division trip to Kerry on Sunday. Kirwan will line out at top of the left, and he has also given the nod to Dermot Flynn to take over in goal from Damien Fitzhenry, while Anthony O’Connell from Rathnure, continues at left corner back, following some good performances in the Walsh Cup.