08-05-2025
Louth boss Brennan names starting 15 to face Meath in Sunday's Leinster final
The Dubliner has named the same 15 that started against Kildare in the semi-final in Tullamore two weeks ago.
There are though a number of changes amongst the substitutes; Ciaran Byrne, so influential against Laois in the opening round but who missed the Kildare game through injury, and Ciaran Keenan, whose last appearance was in the league against Down in February when he limped off early in the second half, are both named on the bench.
Louth: 1. Niall McDonnell (St Fechins); 2. Daire Nally (Newtown Blues), 3. Dermot Campbell (Dreadnots), 4. Donal McKenny (Ardee St Mary's); 5. Conall McKeever (Clan na Gael), 6. Peter Lynch (Roche Emmets), 7. Craig Lennon (St Mochtas); 8. Tommy Durnin (Ardee St Mary's), 9. Andy McDonnell (Newtown Blues); 10. Paul Mathews (St Fechins), 11. Ciaran Downey (Newtown Blues), 12. Conor Grimes (Glen Emmets); 13. Kieran McArdle (St Brides), 14. Sam Mulroy (Naomh Mairtin), 15. Ryan Burns (Hunterstown Rovers).
Substitutes: 16. Tiarnan Markey (Ardee St Mary's), 17. Liam Jackson (Ardee St Mary's), 18. Anthony Williams (Anthony Williams (Dreadnots), 19. Emmets Carolan (Newtown Blues), 20. Ciaran Byrne (St Mochtas), 21. Dara McDonnell (Naomh Mairtin), 22. Dan Corcoran (Geraldines), 23. Conor Brannigan (Newtown Blues), 24. Ciaran Keenan (Ardee St Mary's), 25. Dylan McKeown (Dundalk Gaels), 26. Bevan Duffy (St Fechins).
