O’Carroll named in Dublin starting XV

GAA: Rory O’Carroll will feature for Dublin in Sunday’s Leinster SFC quarter-final against Laois while Kerry manager Jack O’…

GAA:Rory O'Carroll will feature for Dublin in Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final against Laois while Kerry manager Jack O'Connor has been forced to make two changes for their encounter with Limerick.

O’Carroll spent time teaching abroad and missed the league campaign but manager Pat Gilroy has thrown him into the mix and will start at full back for the 4pm throw-in at Croke Park.

Gilroy made three changes in all to the side that started against Cork in the Division 1 final. O'Carroll, James McCarthy and Alan Brogan all come in for Paul Brogan, Denis Bastick and Tomás Quinn.

Elsewhere Shane Enright, who will make his championship debut, and Anthony Maher come into the Kerry starting XV for Saturday’s Munster SFC semi-final against Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds (6.45pm).

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O’Connor was forced into the changes as Tomas Ó Sé and Séamus Scanlon are both injured.

In Scanlon’s absence, Maher will partner Bryan Sheehan in the Kerry midfield, while Killian Young will start at left half back as Aidan O'Mahony switches wings.

O’Connor has kept faith with the same personnel up front that won against Tipperary in the quarter-final opener.

Teams

Dublin (Leinster SFC v Laois):Stephen Cluxton; Philly McMahon, Rory O'Carroll, Mick Fitzsimons; James McCarthy, Ger Brennan, Kevin Nolan; Michael Darragh Macauley, Barry Cahill, Paul Flynn, Kevin McManamon, Bryan Cullen (capt); Alan Brogan, Diarmuid Connolly, Bernard Brogan.

Kerry (Munster SFC v Limerick):B Kealy; S Enright, M Ó Sé, T O'Sullivan; A O'Mahony, E Brosnan, K Young, A Maher, B Sheehan, Darran O'Sullivan, Declan O'Sullivan, D Walsh; C Cooper (capt), K Donaghy, K O'Leary.

This week's Fixtures

Wednesday

Munster Under-21HC quarter-final:
Tipperary v Waterford, Thurles, 7.30

Friday

Connacht JFC final:
Mayo v Sligo, Charlestown, 7.30

Saturday

Munster SFC semi-final:
Limerick v Kerry, Gaelic Grounds, 6.45

Leinster SHC quarter-final:
Galway v Westmeath, Mullingar, 7.0

Christy Ring Cup final:
Kerry v Wicklow, Croke Park, 2.0

Nicky Rackard Cup final:
London v Louth, Croke Park, 4.0

Lory Meagher Cup final:
Donegal v Tyrone, Croke Park, 12.0

Sunday

Ulster SFC quarter-final:
Tyrone v Monaghan, Healy Park, 3.30

Leinster SFC quarter-finals:
Meath v Kildare, Croke Park, 2.0
Dublin v Laois, Croke Park, 4.0

Munster SFC semi-final:
Cork v Waterford, Pairc Ui Chaoimh, 3.30