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Jack O’Connor suffers blow BEFORE Kerry’s do-or-die All-Ireland quarter-final clash vs Armagh

KERRY are set to be without Mike Breen, Tony Brosnan, Diarmuid O’Connor and Tadhg Morley for their All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Armagh.

The injured quartet are absent from the panel named by boss Jack O’Connor for Sunday’s tie with the champions.

21 June 2025; Kerry manager Jack O'Connor during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship preliminary quarter-final match between Kerry and Cavan at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, Kerry. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
Jack O’Connor will have to make do without several regular starters
8 February 2025; Tadhg Morley of Kerry makes his way onto the pitch before the Allianz Football League Division 1 match between Kerry and Donegal at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, Kerry. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
Tadhg Morley is among those who will miss out

However, Paul Geaney has returned to the bench after not featuring since sustaining a shoulder injury in the win over Cork four weeks ago.

Paudie Clifford is held in reserve again after being introduced as a second-half sub in last weekend’s win over Cavan.

Breen and Brosnan missed the preliminary quarter-final against the Breffni. O’Connor and Morley, who are replaced by Micheál Burns and Dylan Casey, were both injured during the nine-point win in Killarney.

Ben Crealey, Rory Grugan and Oisín Conaty have been named to start for Armagh. Oisín O’Neill remains sidelined and Stefan Campbell also misses out through injury.

Conor Flaherty retains his place in goal for Galway, who are unchanged for their last-eight meeting with Meath on Sunday.

The side announced by Monaghan boss Gabriel Bannigan for tomorrow’s meeting with Donegal shows two changes from their win against Down.

Stephen Mooney and Killian Lavelle make way for Jack McCarron and Gavin McPhillips. Gary Mohan is a sub after limping off against Clare.

KERRY (SFC v Armagh): S Ryan; P Murphy, J Foley, D Casey; B Ó Beaglaioch, G White, T O’Sullivan; S O’Brien, J O’Connor; M Burns, S O’Shea, G O’Sullivan; D Clifford, C Geaney, D Geaney.

Subs: S Murphy, P Clifford, E Looney, K Spillane, TL O’Sullivan, A Heinrich, M O’Shea, T Kennedy, D Lyne, P Geaney, D Moynihan.

ARMAGH: E Rafferty; P Burns, B McCambridge, P McGrane; R McQuillan, T Kelly, J Óg Burns; N Grimley, B Crealey; D McMullan, R Grugan, J McElroy; O Conaty, A Murnin, R O’Neill.


Subs: B Hughes, G McCabe, A McKay, A Forker, C Mackin, S McPartlan, C Turbitt, C McConville, J Duffy, T McCormack, C O’Neill.

GALWAY (SFC v Meath): C Flaherty; J McGrath, S Fitzgerald, L Silke; D McHugh, S Kelly, C Hernon; P Conroy, J Maher; C D’Arcy, M Tierney, C McDaid; R Finnerty, S Walsh, M Thompson.

Subs: C Gleeson, J Glynn, K Molloy, S Ó Maoilchiaráin, D O’Flaherty, J Daly, P Cooke, S O’Neill, T Culhane, J Heaney, D Comer.

MONAGHAN (SFC v Donegal): R Beggan; R Wylie, K Duffy, D Byrne; R O’Toole, D Ward, C McCarthy; M McCarville, G McPhillips; A Carey, M Bannigan, R McAnespie; J McCarron, A Woods, S O’Hanlon.

Subs: K Mulligan, R Boyle, L Kelly, D Hughes, G Mohan, C McNulty, J Irwin, K Lavelle, S Mooney, D Garland, K O’Connell.

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