Jordan juggles player problems

Crossmolina manager Tom Jordan has experienced mixed fortunes in the run-in to the club's All-Ireland club football semi-final…

Crossmolina manager Tom Jordan has experienced mixed fortunes in the run-in to the club's All-Ireland club football semi-final with Derry champions Bellaghy in Enniskillen on Sunday.

On the plus side, Gerard O'Malley will return to the Mayo side after missing the Connacht final win over Corofin due to Army duties in the Lebanon. O'Malley will travel home for the game and will take up his place at wing back.

However, centre forward Kieran McDonald hasn't trained for the last week with an ankle injury. He may make an appearance as a substitute.

Clare will be without Brian Lohan, Jamesie O'Connor and Richard Woods when they face Antrim in the third round of the National Hurling League at Cusack Park on Sunday. Lohan has a broken nose, while O'Connor and Woods both have hamstring injuries.

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Meanwhile, Dublin's Leinster football under-21 championship game with Longford on Sunday has been confirmed for Fingallians in Swords (1.30 p.m.). The senior hurling side will face Galway in Parnell Park in the National Hurling League (2.30 p.m.).

TG4 will provide live coverage of Sunday's Bellaghy-Crossmolina semi-final from Enniskillen, starting at 2.20 p.m. Monday night's Ard San Aer programme (10.25 p.m.) will feature highlights of the Nemo Rangers and O'Hanrahan's semi-final.

LOUTH (SH v Kerry): E McArdle; D Black, J Quigley, J O'Flaherty; M Lively, B Murphy, C Connolly; D Dunne, E Quigley; T Hillard, G Collins, P Dyas; T Corcoran, J Kennedy, S Byrne.

CLARE (SH v Antrim): G O'Connell; C Forde, K Kennedy, B Quinn; F Lohan, S McMahon, C Harrison; C Lynch, G Malone; T Griffin, D Forde, E Flannery; K Ralph, A Markham, S Ryan.

Ian O'Riordan

Ian O'Riordan

Ian O'Riordan is an Irish Times sports journalist writing on athletics