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4 changes to Dublin minor side for All-Ireland quarter-final after Leinster final defeat

Dublin meet Antrim in Newry on Saturday.

DUBLIN HAVE RANG the changes as they attempt to get their All-Ireland minor hurling campaign back on track after the disappointment of the recent Leinster final defeat to Kilkenny.

The Dublin team Dublin lost out by 3-15 to 1-17 to Kilkenny in the Leinster minor final. Oisin Keniry / INPHO Oisin Keniry / INPHO / INPHO

Dublin travel to Newry on Saturday evening for their Electric Ireland All-Ireland minor quarter-final against Antrim.

Manager Fintan Clandillon has brought Kevin Burke into his defence at corner-back and handed starting spots in attack to Emmet Allen, Enda O’Donnell and Luke McDwyer.

Tommy Kinnane, Ben Coffey, Diarmaid Ó Floinn and Kevin Desmond are the players to make way.

In the Leinster decider loss to Kilkenny, McDwyer, O’Donnell and Burke all came on as substitutes.

Throw-in at Páirc Esler on Saturday evening is 6pm and if Dublin triumph, they will set up an All-Ireland semi-final meeting with Munster champions Cork on 13 August in Croke Park.

Dublin

1. Conor O’Donoghue (Ballyboden St-Enda’s)

2. Andrew Dunphy (St Brigid’s)
3. Ben McHugh (Raheny)
4. Kevin Burke (Na Fianna)

5. Eoghan O’Neill (St Vincent’s)
6. Luke Walsh (Lucan Sarsfields)
7. Lee Gannon (Whitehall Colmcilles)

8. David Keogh (Thomas Davis)
9. Michael Murphy (Na Fianna)

10. Mark Grogan (Kilmacud Crokes)
11. Emmet Allen (Lucan Sarsfields)
12. Enda O’Donnell (Whitehall Colmcille)

13. Liam Murphy (Cuala)
14. Seán Currie (Na Fianna)
15. Luke McDwyer (Ballyboden St-Enda’s)

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