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Minor footballers starting 15 named for Louth clash in Leinster MFC

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Sun, 6 May 2018

The Dublin minor footballers' starting 15 for their opening game in this year's Leinster MFC against Louth on Monday (3.0)  in Parnell Park has been named.

This year the competition is an U17 contest with a new round-robin format.

Dublin are captained by Ballyboden St Enda's Enda Cashman.

The Dubs, who are co-managed by Ger Gleeson (Lucan Sarsfields) and current Dublin senior selector Jason Sherlock (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh), are in Group 1 with Meath, Westmeath, Offaly and Wicklow as well as Monday's opponents, Louth.

Dublin’s selectors are Wally Durkan (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Paul Griffin (Kilmacud Crokes) and Brendan O'Brien (Trinity Gaels) with David Henry (Raheny) as a coach

Dublin will host Louth and Wicklow while they must face Meath, Offaly and Westmeath away.

Group 2 contains Wexford, Kildare, Carlow, Laois and Longford

The top two from each group will progress to the semi-finals, which will take place on July 7, with the final provisionally scheduled for July 14 or 18.

Dublin’s Leinster MFC schedule is - Round 1: Dublin v Louth (Monday, May 7); Round 2: Meath v Dublin (Wednesday, May 23); Round 3: Offaly v Dublin (Wednesday, May 30); Round 4: Dublin v Wicklow (Wednesday, June 27); Round 5: Westmeath v Dublin (Tuesday, July 3).

DUBLIN (MFC v Louth)

1

Simon Murphy

St Sylvester's

2

Noel Hatton

Naomh Barróg

3

Adam Fearon

Skerries Harps

4

Adam Rafter

Na Fianna

5

Rory Dwyer

St Margaret's

6

Conor O'Brien

St. Vincent's

7

Mark Lavin

Lucan Sarsfields

8

Eoin Adamson

St. Vincent's

9

Ciarán McManus

St. Margaret's

10

Mark O'Leary

Kilmacud Crokes

11

Conor Murray

Castleknock

12

Enda Cashman

Ballyboden St Enda's

13

Matthew Dunne

Lucan Sarsfields

14

Conor Hennessy

Clanna Gael Fontenoy

15

Seán Foran

Whitehall Colmcille