Dublin have six starters for Railway clash

Dublin have been handed six starting berths on the Leinster Railway Cup football side to face Connacht at Pearse Stadium on Saturday.

It's reward for a year in which the capital county picked up its first Leinster title in seven years.

Kildare, who they beat in the final, have Brian Lacey and Anthony Rainbow on board while Meath are represented by Drumree's Evan Kelly.

Squad in full: S Cluxton (Dublin); B Lacey (Kildare), P Christie (Dublin), K Slattery (Offaly); P Andrews (Dublin), J Magee (Dublin), A Rainbow (Kildare); R O'Connell (Westmeath), C Whelan (Dublin); C McManus (Offaly), P Barden (Longford), E Kelly (Meath); T Gill (Wicklow), R Cosgrove (Dublin), D

Dolan (Westmeath).

Substitutes: E Murphy (Kildare), A Hoey (Louth), C Morris (Wexford), T Kelly (Laois), D Healy (Westmeath), M Farrelly (Louth), F Wilson (Westmeath), N Crawford (Meath), M Stanfield (Louth), C Quinn (Offaly), M Lynch (Kildare), M Forde (Wexford), JP Rooney (Louth).