One change for Kerry as O'Shea and Ryan return to matchday panel

Paul Murphy gets the nod for the visit of Armagh.

DO OR DIE: Jack O'Connor, Kerry manager, is preparing his side for the clash with the ORchard County. Pic: INPHO/James Lawlor

Thu, 18 Jun, 2026 - 20:17

John Fogarty

Three-time All-Ireland SFC winner Paul Murphy is the one change to the Kerry team named to face Armagh in Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC Round 3 game in Killarney, while 2025 All-Stars Shane Ryan and O’Shea return to the matchday panel.

Rathmore man Murphy came on for Evan Looney in last Saturday’s 2B win over Kildare in Newbridge. Captain Paul Geaney, a late change for Tony Brosnan, is included again.

Named on the bench, O’Shea’s bruised bone injury has kept him out of action since March’s Division 1 final defeat to Donegal, while Ryan has not played for the county in the 2026 season.

Eleven of the team that began the All-Ireland quarter-final victory over Armagh last year are announced to start. The four changes are Shane Murphy, Mike Breen, Diarmuid O’Connor and Paul Geaney for Ryan, Gavin White, Tom O’Sullivan and Conor Geaney.

KERRY (SFC v Armagh): S. Murphy; P. Murphy, J. Foley, D. Casey; B. Ó Beaglaoich, M. Breen, G. O’Sullivan; M. O’Shea, S. O’Brien; J. O’Connor, P. Clifford, D. O’Connor; D. Clifford, P. Geaney (c), D. Geaney. Subs: S. Ryan, E. Healy, E. Looney, K. Evans, T. Brosnan, C. Trant, A. Heinrich, G. White, K. Spillane, T. Morley, S. O’Shea, T. Kennedy.