Updated at 20:22
DERRY MINOR BOSS Damian McErlain has kept faith with the team that defeated Dublin for Sunday’s All-Ireland minor football final against Kerry.
McErlain, who’ll take charge of the Oak Leaf seniors in 2018, has named the same starting 15 from their semi-final win over Dublin as Derry compete in their first final at this grade for 11 years.
Lorcan McWilliams starts at full-forward while his twin brother Oisin lines out at midfield.
In the only change for Kerry, Jack Griffin of Dr Crokes comes in at full forward in place of Donnchadh O’Sullivan.
The Kingdom, who are looking to win their fourth title at this grade in succession, are skippered by prodigy David Clifford.
Kerry
1. Deividas Uosis (Dingle)
2. Sean O’Leary (Kilcummin)
3. Chris O’Donoghue (Glenflesk)
4. Cian Gammell (Killarney Legion)
5. Patrick Warren (Gneeveguilla)
6. Michael Potts (Dr Crokes)
7. Niall Donohue (Firies)
8. Barry Mahony (St Senans)
9. Diarmuid O’Connor (Na Gaeil)
10. Adam Donoghue (Castleisland Desmonds)
11. David Clifford (Fossa – captain)
12. Donal O’Sullivan (Kilgarvan)
13. Fiáchra Clifford (Laune Rangers)
14. Jack Griffin (Dr Crokes)
15. Brian Friel (Rathmore)
Subs
16. Nelu O’Doherty (Dr Crokes)
17. Donchadh O’Sullivan (Firies)
18. Eddie Horan (Scartaglen)
19. Ciarán O’Reilly (Austin Stacks)
20. Ryan O’Neill (Na Gaeil)
21. Michael Slattery (Austin Stacks)
22. Michael O’Leary (Renard)
23. Dylan Casey (Austin Stacks)
24. Cathal Ferriter (Annascaul)
Derry
1. Oran Hartin (Limavady)
2. Oran McGill (Glen)
3. Conor McCluskey (Magherafelt)
4. Sean McKeever (Dungiven)
5. Simon McErlain (Magherafelt)
6. Padraig McGrogan (Newbridge)
7. Conleth McShane (Bellaghy)
8. Oisin McWilliams (Swatragh)
9. Dara Rafferty (Drumsurn)
10. Paddy Quigg (Kilrea)
11. Richie Mullan (Dungiven)
12. Odhran Quinn (Bellaghy)
13. Ben McCarron (Steelstown)
14. Lorcan McWilliams (Swatragh)
15. Mark McGrogan (Newbridge)
Subs
16. Odhran Lynch (Magherafelt)
17. Martin Bradley (Ballinascreen)
18. Callum Brown (Limavady)
19. Declan Cassidy (Bellaghy)
20. J.P. Devlin (Ballinascreen
21. Tiarnan McHugh (Drumsurn)
22. Fergal Mortimer (Craigbane)
23. Conor Quinn (Bellaghy)
24. Matthew Smyth (Ballinderry)
25. Alex Doherty (Glen)
26. Damon Gallagher (Bellaghy)
27. Peadar McLaughlin (Kilrea)
28. Cormac Murphy (Magherafelt)
29. Ryan Scullion (Ballinascreen)
30. Lorcan Spier (Bellaghy)
31. Tiarnan Walsh (Swatragh)
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Poor girl is like “who the feck are these”
The last photo sums it up. All the depressed faces around Varadkar and he’s still standing there with a fckugin smug grin on his face!
Yeah, our minister for Transport! (what has that to do with sport). His office should be renamed to the minister for being in the public eye.
He’s minister for transport, tourism and sport.
oops :)
Another picture of Enda looking like a clown..man is hardly photogenic.
Could you imagine the criticism there would be, had no minister turned up. Liveline !,,,,,,
Typical …sure they’d turn up at anything!
I have to run upstairs and open an envelope. Any ministers available are welcome. Just enjoy your ‘trip’ back downstairs;)
Was there not 7 medals around 6 necks? The team was 6 women, not 4…
Sarah Louise Treacy and Sarah McCormack were not at the airport as they are based in England at present.
Ah, mi-scusi.
Ciaran O’Cathain is actually very involved in Irish Athletics. He’s been instrumental as President of AIT in getting an outdoor track built there a few year’s ago, and is currently building an indoor athletic track there to replace the ageing facilities in Nenagh.
Disgusting !!
Shamless