Offaly teams named for saturday games

THE Offaly teams for the county’s Football and Hurling double-header tomorrow (Saturday) have been named.

The hurlers play on Saturday evening in their All-Ireland SHC Qualifier Round 1 game against Clare at Cusack Park, Ennis. Throw in is 7pm, while the footballers also play on Saturday in their All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Round 2A clash with Leinster rivals Kildare. Throw-in at O’Connor Park, Tullamore is 3pm.

Offaly (All-Ireland SHC Qualifier Round 1 v Clare): James Dempsey; Niall Wynne, Dermot Shortt, David King; Eanna Murphy, Colin Egan, Pat Camon; Emmet Nolan, Sean Ryan; James Mulrooney, Dan Currams, Paddy Murphy; Shane Dooley, Joe Bergin, Brian Carroll.

Offaly (All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Round 2A): Alan Mulhall; Brian Darby, Paul McConway, Cian Donohue; Niall Darby, Johnny Moloney, Joseph O’Connor; Conor McNamee, Niall Smith; Peter Cunningham, Graham Guilfoyle, Anton Sullivan; Bernard Allen, Nigel Dunne, William Mulhall.