Ireland Hurling/Shinty panels announced

The panels to represent Ireland in the forthcoming Hurling/Shinty International games at Senior and U-21 level against Scotland have been announced.

The senior panel includes two Antrim players, with the remainder being chosen from players who participated in the inaugural Christy Ring and Nicky Rackard Cup Competitions for counties in the 2nd and 3rd tier championships.

The full panel of 18 players is:

Michael McCambridge, Karl McKeegan - Antrim
Graham Clarke, Martin Coulter - Down
Darren McCormack, Enda Loughlin - Westmeath
Paudie Reidy, Joe Dempsey - Kildare
Pat Coady, Andrew Gaule - Carlow
Brendan Hanley - Roscommon
John Mike Dooley - Kerry
Geoffrey Bermingham - Wicklow
Thomas Duffy 087-7657256 - Mayo
Nicky Horan - Meath
Niall Campbell - Donegal
Sean McBride - Derry
Paul Dunne - Louth

The U-21 panel, drawn from players who competed in the All Ireland U21 B championship will consist of:
Des Shaw, Mark Brennan, Barry Cox - Carlow
Paul Greville - Westmeath
Liam Henphy - Derry
Enda McDermott, Jamesie Donnelly, Danny Cullen - Donegal
David Kirby, Paul Fagan - Meath
Conor Cunningham, Tony Murphy - Kildare
Brian Campion, John Rooney - Laois
Ciaran Coulter - Down
Michael Gilmartin - Sligo
Rory O'Neill - Tyrone
Stephen Coyne 087-9579013 - Mayo

The games against Scotland will take place in Inverness on Saturday week, October 8th. The Ireland team will be managed by Seamus Qualter (Westmeath) assisted by Noel O'Sullivan (Kildare) while Down's John Crossey and his assistant Kevin McDonell (Louth) will take charge of the U21 team. Last year's senior game ended in a draw when two late goals from Kerry's John Mike Dooley salvaged Irish pride and ensured stalemate on a scorline of 3-10 to 4-7. In the U-21 encounter in 2004, Ireland emerged victorious on a scoreline of 3-5 to 3-2.