David Clifford returns as Kerry make four changes for Galway, Cork unchanged to face Offaly

Elsewhere Mayo make the trip to Letterkenny this Sunday to take on Donegal at O’Donnell Park.

Fri, 13 Feb, 2026 - 21:17

Andrew Horgan

Graham O’Sullivan will start for Kerry for the first time in 2026 as he comes into the side for their National Football League round 3 tie against Galway at Austin Stack Park on Saturday evening.

O’Sullivan will line out at left-half back and he is one of four changes the All-Ireland champions have made from their four-point loss to Donegal two weeks ago with David Clifford also returning at full forward.

Meanwhile Cork have stuck with the same side that defeated Louth as they look to make it three wins out of three in Division 2 when they face Offaly at Glenisk O'Connor Park on Sunday (throw-in 2pm).

It’s no surprise that the management have made no changes to the starting 15 especially with how that game went in Drogheda. It was an impressive and controlled showing from the Rebels as they won 1-17 to 1-12.

It followed the opening day victory over Cavan at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Cork will be aiming to win the first three games of a league campaign in the top two divisions on Sunday for the first time since 2014 when the Leesiders were a Division 1 team under Brian Cuthbert.

Elsewhere Mayo make the trip to Letterkenny this Sunday to take on Donegal at O’Donnell Park (throw-in is at 1.45pm).

They have made three changes from their clash with Dublin last time out with Fenton Kelly, Donnacha McHugh and Diarmuid O’Connor all named in the starting fifteen.

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Kerry (v Galway): S Murphy; E Looney, J Foley, D Casey; A Heinrich, T Morley, G O’Sullivan; J O’Connor, L Smith; C Trant, S O’Shea, M Burns; T Brosnan, D Clifford, K Evans.

Subs: S Broderick, E Healy, M O’Shea, D Roche, D O’Sullivan, R Murphy, P Murphy, D O’Connor, D Lyne, C Keating, C Brosnan.

Galway (v Kerry): C Flaherty; J McGrath, S Fitzgerald, J Glynn; L Silke, D McHugh, S Kelly; K Molloy, M Tierney; S McGrath, C Mulhern, J Maher; F McDonagh, R Finnerty, O Mac Donnacha.

Subs: E McGrath, B Cogger, R Roche, C Hernon, S Ó Maoilchiaráin, M E Bairéad, S McGlinchey, F Ó Laoí, D O’Flaherty, C Power, L Ó Conghaile.

Cork (v Offaly): P Doyle; M Shanley, D O’Mahony, T Walsh; B O’Driscoll, M Taylor, L Fahy; C O’Callaghan, S Walsh; P Walsh, M Cronin, S McDonnell; C Óg Jones, B Hurley, S Sherlock.

Subs: M A Martin, J O’Driscoll, S Meehan, R Maguire, I Maguire, D Sheedy, D Buckley, C Cahalane, R Deane, C Daly, C O’Mahony.

Mayo (v Donegal): R Hennelly; J Coyne, R Brickenden, E Hession; S Callinan, D McHugh, F Kelly; B Tuohy, D O’Connor; J Carney, R O’Donoghue, J Flynn; D Beirne, J Carr, F Boland.

Subs: J Livingstone, P Durcan, M Plunkett, S Coen, D Thornton, A O’Shea, S Howard, C Loftus, D Duffy, C McHale, P Towey.