GAA Team News:Both Carlow boss Luke Dempsey and Louth manager Eamon McEneaney have serious injury concerns ahead of the Leinster SFC opener at Parnell Park on Sunday.
Dempsey is hopeful midfielders Daniel St Ledger and Derek Hayden recover from their respective quad and ankle injuries, but has lost Alan Curran after the wing-back suffered a broken collarbone in a recent challenge match against the Dubs.
Louth Aaron Hoey will definitely miss out after tearing his hamstring at the weekend, while defender Padraig Rath and midfielder Paddy Keenan, are struggling for fitness.
In Ulster, Fermanagh’s Barry Owen will miss the meeting with Down on Sunday as he continues his recover from cruciate ligament surgery.