Antrim go with unchanged side

Antrim manager Dinny Cahill has unsurprisingly kept faith with the team that saw off Dublin for Sunday's eagerly-awaited All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Cork.

The Croke Park encounter (throw-in 2pm) offers Cahill's charges a chance to pit themselves against a Cork side that, earlier in the summer, many rated as the likely challengers to defending champions Kilkenny.

Simon McCrory was the only change to the Antrim side for last Saturday's hard-fought qualifier win over Dublin, and he has retained his place at right half-forward.

Full-back Cormac Donnelly is among a small group of players facing their third match in the space of eight days. He started against the Dubs and captained the Antrim Under-21s to an Ulster semi-final victory over Down last night.

Colm McFall, Eddie McCloskey and Michael Herron, who were all used as substitutes last weekend, will be on the bench again as the Saffrons go in search of their first ever Championship win over Cork.

After losing to Offaly in the Leinster Championship, Cahill's men have regrouped by retaining the Ulster SHC title and beating Carlow (2-18 to 3-12) and Dublin (1-17 to 0-19) in the All-Ireland qualifiers.

ANTRIM (SHC v Cork): C O'Connell; K McGourty, C Donnelly, S Delargy; P Shiels (capt), J Campbell, C Herron; S McNaughton, K Stewart; S McCrory, N McManus, T McCann; PJ O'Connell, L Watson, K McKeegan.