Jackies name 11 of All-Ireland final 15 to start

Sat, 24th June 2017

TG4 LEINSTER LADIES SFC SEMI-FINAL

Sunday June 25, 12:0; Dublin v Laois; Timahoe GAA club, Laois

Dublin manager Mick Bohan has named his starting 15 to face Laois in Sunday’s eagerly awaited Leinster semi-final. Dublin played Cork in the NFL semi-final nine weeks ago so one can only imagine that the players are really looking forward to playing competitive football again.

Bohan has named a strong and very experienced starting 15. Included are 11 players who started in last September' All-Ireland final versus Cork. Two of the four who featured in that All Ireland final loss Molly Lamb and Lyndsey Davey are listed amongst the Dublin replacements. However, Deirdre Murphy and Lauren Magee are both unavailable for selection owing to injury.

Coming into the team for Sunday’s important clash with Laois are Martha Byrne, Rachel Ruddy, Sarah McCaffrey and Amy Connolly. Rachel Ruddy is making a welcome return to championship football having being unavailable to Dublin for the last two seasons owing to a recurring back injury. Ruddy an All- Ireland senior winner and an All Star from 2010 will bring a huge level of experience to the Dublin full back line.

Westmeath await the winners of this semi-final clash having already booked their place in the 2017 Provincial decider with round robin victories over Kildare and Laois.

Dublin LGFA will have LIVE score updates available from Timahoe on Sunday via their Twitter page @dublinladiesg with half time and full time reports also available on their Facebook and Instagram pages.

DUBLIN (LSFC v Laois): Ciara Trant (St Brigids), Rachel Ruddy (Ballyboden St Endas), Sinead Finnegan (Fingallians), Martha Byrne (Cuala), Sinead Goldrick (Foxrock Cabinteely), Niamh Collins (Foxrock Cabinteely), Leah Caffrey (Na Fianna), Olwen Carey (Thomas Davis), Niamh McEvoy (St Sylvester’s), Carla Rowe (Clann Mhuire), Noelle Healy (St Brigids), Nicole Owens (St Sylvester’s), Sinead Aherne (St Sylvester’s) Captain, Amy Connolly (Foxrock Cabinteely), Sarah McCaffrey (Clontarf).

Subs: Emer Ní Eafa (Fingallians), Lyndsey Davey (Skerries Harps), Rebecca McDonnell (Clanna Gael Fontenoy), Denise McKenna (Fingallians), Tarah O’Sullivan (Foxrock Cabinteely), Kate McKenna (Clanna Gael Fontenoy), Sinead O’Mahony (Skerries Harps), Fiona Hudson (Fingallians), Molly Lamb (Kilmacud Crokes), Kate Fitzgibbon (O’Tooles), Hannah O’Neill (Foxrock Cabinteely). Panel Members: Deirdre Murphy (St Brigids), Lauren Magee (Kilmacud Crokes) and Siobhan Woods (Raheny).