COLM COLLINS has named his starting fifteen for Clareโs first outing of the year when the senior footballers welcome Cork to Hennessy Park in Miltown Malbay.
Kilfenoraโs Cian OโDea will captain the side from wing-back while Collins has handed senior debuts to Mark McInerney a Clare SFC winner with รire รg and Ennistymon defender Darragh Connely at corner forward and corner back respectively.
Fresh from serving as joint captain of the U21A championship winning Cill Cรบil Gaels side, Emmet McMahon starts at wing-forward in a line that also contains Keelan Sexton and Ciaran Downes.
Regular netminder, Stephen Ryan will be between the posts with Connely, Eoghan Collins and Ciaran Morrisey in front of him.
Captain OโDea is joined by Alan Sweeney and Daniel Walsh in the half-back line, the trio and the midfield pair of Darren OโNeill and Darragh Bohannon are the only lines of the field where all members have senior championship experience.
Listed among the substitutes and hoping to make their first appearance for the seniors are รire รg defenders Ronan Lanigan and Manus Doherty, St Breckans duo Maccon Byrne and Padraig Kelly, St Josephs Doora/Barefieldโs Tom McDonald plus midfielders Dan Keating of Kilmihil and Cooraclareโs Brian McNamara.
For his first outing as Cork boss, Keith Ricken has included five members of the side which lost last yearโs Munster final to Kerry, Sean Meehan, Cian Kiely, Sean Powter, Brian Hurley, Daniel Dineen are included in a team which has Diarmuid Phelan at centre-back, a position he held for Rickenโs U20 side.
Clare:
1: Stephen Ryan (Kilrush Shamrocks)
2: Darragh Conneely โ (Ennistymon)
3: Eoghan Collins โ (Ballyhaunis)
4: Ciaran Morrissey โ (Kilmurry Ibrickane)
5: Cian OโDea โ (Kilfenora) (Capt)
6: Alan Sweeney โ (St Breckans)
7: Daniel Walsh โ (Kilmurry Ibrickane)
8: Darragh Bohannon โ (Shannon Gaels)
9: Darren O Neill โ (รire รg)
10: Emmet McMahon (Kildysart)
11: Keelan Sexton โ (Kilmurry Ibrickane)
12: Ciaran Downes โ (Kilmihil)
13: Mark McInerney โ (รire รg)
14: Joe McGann โ (St Breckans)
15: Aaron Griffin โ (Lissycasey)
16: Tom OโBrien (St Josephs Doora Barefield)
17: Ronan Lanigan (รire รg)
18: Jack Sheedy (St Breckans)
19: Maccon Byrne (St Breckans)
20: Dan Keating (Kilmihil)
21: Padraig Kelly (St Breckans)
22: Tom McDonald (St Josephs Doora Barefield)
23: Manus Doherty (รire รg)
24: Andrew Shannon (Kilmurry Ibrickane)
25: Brian McNamara (Cooraclare)
26: Cathal OโConnor (Coolmeen)
Cork:
1: Christopher Kelly (รire รg)
2: Seรกn Powter (Douglas)
3: Sean Meehan (Kiskeam)
4: Paul Ring (Aghabullogue)
5: Cian Kiely (Ballincollig)
6: Diarmuid Phelan (Aghada)
7: Tadhg Corkery (Cill na Martra)
8: Shane Merrit (Mallow)
9: Joe Grimes (Clonakilty)
10: Danial OโConnell (Kanturk)
11: Brian Hurley (Castlehaven)
12: Colm Oโ Callaghan (รire รg)
13: Mark Cronin (Nemo Rangers)
14: Daniel Dineen (Cill na Martra)
15: Damien Gore (Kilmacabea)
16: Joe Creedon (Iveleary)
17: Paul Walsh (Kanturk)
18: Paudie Allen (Newmarket)
19: Kevin Crowley (Millstreet)
20: Kevin OโDonovan (Nemo Rangers)
21: Cillian OโDonovan (Macroom)
22: David Buckley (Newcestown)
23: Blake Murphy (St. Vincents)
24: Evan Cooke (Ballincollig)
25: Fionn Herlihy (Dohenys)
26: Luke Fahy (Ballincollig)