Gormley is fit and ready

GAELIC GAMES/Team News: The Ulster club champions Errigal Ciarán will have captain Eoin Gormley fit and available for Sunday…

GAELIC GAMES/Team News: The Ulster club champions Errigal Ciarán will have captain Eoin Gormley fit and available for Sunday's All-Ireland semi-final against Nemo Rangers.

Gormley's provincial campaign was wrecked by a hamstring injury, which has had three months to clear.

Pascal Canavan has also recovered from a broken jaw and Adrian O'Donnell's suspension has been served so manager Mickey Harte - juggling the demands of the club with those at county level - will have a full pick for the match against the beaten All-Ireland finalists of the past two years.

Meanwhile, Michael Doyle's first selection of his debut season as manager of the Tipperary senior hurling team sees John Devane coming in for his National Hurling League debut at corner back.

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The team to begin the campaign against Offaly in Nenagh will be captained by Brian O'Meara this year after Mullinahone's inaugural championship win last November.

All-Ireland winning captain Tommy Dunne lines out at centrefield and nine of the 2001 winning team are named.

New Wexford manager John Conran brings in three league debutants for the county's opening fixture against Derry. Paul Carley replaces injured goalkeeper Damien Fitzhenry and Oulart-The Ballagh pair Keith Rossiter and Michael O'Leary come in at left wing back and full forward respectively.

Experienced players missing include Liam Dunne who has recently resumed training, Darragh Ryan who is recovering from a cruciate operation and Paul Codd who is on holidays in Australia.

Another new manager, Paudie Butler in Laois, gives a debut at this level to Canice Coonan at right wing forward and leaves a vacancy in goal where Keith Galvin will line out if he can prove his fitness before the Clare match.

With captain Mark Foley down with flu and Mark Keane suffering from a broken nose, Limerick hurling manager Dave Keane will not name his team to play Cork on Sunday until today.

TIPPERARY (SH v Offaly): B Cummins; T Costello, P Maher, J Devane; E Corcoran, D Kennedy, B Dunne; T Dunne, M Ryan; L Cahill, J Carroll, B O'Meara; E Kelly. J O'Brien, L Corbett.

WEXFORD (SH v Derry): P Carley; C Kehoe, D O'Connor, M Travers; D Stamp, D Ruth, K Rossiter; A Fenlon, R Mallon; M O'Leary, D Berry, M.J. Furlong; R Jacob, A O'Leary, B Lambert.

LAOIS (SH v Clare): AN Other; L Mahon, P Cuddy, T Phelan; D Rooney, P Cuddy, C Cuddy; J Young, S Mahon; C Coonan, D Cuddy, J Phelan; D Culleton, L Tynan, F O'Sullivan.