AS the ever-looming tide of the FRC’s seven core enhancements rolls into GAA HQ this weekend, the squads for the provinces have been announced.
Ulster’s squad includes nine players from All-Ireland champions Armagh, including captain Aidan Forker, Niall Grimley and Man of the Match in the final and Irish News Ulster GAA Rising Star, Oisin Conaty.
Tyrone follow closely behind with eight selected from the Red Hands to represent the northern province, including goalkeeper Niall Morgan, who has previously been critical of the seven core enhancements, saying that they could make his position less attractive to young players.
Antrim are represented by half-back Joe Finnegan, goalkeeper Mick Byrne and midfielder Marc Jordan.
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Derry’s Eoin McEvoy, Diarmuid Baker and Niall Toney will join Uladh in the inter-provincial series at Croke Park.
Tailteann Cup Player of the Year Pat Havern, Daniel Guinness and Odhran Murdock have been selected from the Down footballers.
Cavan’s Jason McLoughlin, Gerry Smith and Padraig Faulkner will join up with Kieran Donnelly’s Ulster side to test out the FRC’s new rules.
Donegal’s Oisin O Baoill and Ciaran Thompson made the 36-strong squad along with Barry McBennett and Jason Irwin of Monaghan.
In Leinster, Dublin’s Stephen Cluxton, Brian Howard, Ciaran Kilkenny, James McCarthy and brothers John and Paddy Small join the squad, led by former Westmeath manager Dessie Dolan.
Connacht, who are managed by Padraic Joyce, who finished runner up in the All-Ireland SFC with Galway, have included seven of the Tribesmen who lost to Armagh, including goalkeeper Conor Gleeson, Cillian McDaid and John Maher.
Kerry’s experienced duo Tadhg Morley and Diarmuid O’Connor headline the Munster squad, who are managed by Cork’s John Cleary.
Full Ulster squad for Allianz Inter-provincial series
1 Niall Morgan, Tyrone
2 Diarmuid Baker, Derry
3 Mark Bradley, Tyrone
4 Paddy Burns, Armagh
5 Aidan Clarke, Tyrone
6 Oisin Conaty, Armagh
7 Padraig Faulkner, Cavan
8 Aidan Forker, Armagh
9 Niall Grimley, Armagh
10 Daniel Guiness, Down
11 Pat Havern, Down
12 Marc Jordan, Antrim
13 Conn Kilpatrick, Tyrone
14 Barry McBennett, Monaghan
15 Ronan McCaffrey, Fermanagh
16 Sean McNally, Fermanagh
17 Darren McCurry, Tyrone
18 Eoin McElholm, Tyrone
19 Joe McElroy, Armagh
20 Eoin McEvoy, Derry
21 Kieran McGeary, Tyrone
22 Peter McGrane, Armagh
23 Ross McQuillan, Armagh
24 Odhran Murdock, Down
25 Daire O Baoill, Donegal
26 Rian O Neill, Armagh
27 Oisin O Neill, Armagh
28 Gerry Smith, Cavan
29 Ciaran Thompson, Donegal
30 Niall Toner, Derry
31 Frank Burns, Tyrone
32 Mick Byrne, Antrim
33 Joe Finnegan, Antrim
34 Jason Irwin, Monaghan
35 Jason McLoughlin, Cavan
36 Fionan O’Brien, Fermanagh
Full Connacht squad for Allianz Inter-provincial series
1 Connor Gleeson, Galway
2 Johnny McGrath, Galway
3 Brian Stack, Roscommon
4 Sean Mulkerrin, Galway
5 Cillian McDaid, Galway
6 John Daly, Galway
7 Eoghan McLoughlin, Mayo
8 Jack Carney, Mayo
9 John Maher, Galway
10 Matthew Tierney, Galway
11 Bob Touhy, Mayo
12 Enda Smith, Roscommon
13 Diarmuid Murtagh, Roscommon
14 Aidan O’Shea, Mayo
15 Daire Cregg, Roscommon
16 Conor Carroll, Roscommon
17 Ruaidhrí Fallon, Roscommon
18 Mark Diffley, Leitrim
19 Johnny Heaney, Galway
20 Shane Brosnan, New York
21 Ultan Harney, Roscommon
22 Barry McNulty, Leitrim
23 Conor Cox, Roscommon
24 Donie Smith, Roscommon
25 Ciaran Murtagh, Roscommon
26 Diarmuid Duffy, Mayo
27 Fergal Boland, Mayo
28 Pat Spillane, Sligo
29 Aidan McLoughlin, London
30 Liam Gallagher, London
31 Paul Towey, Mayo
32 Keith Byrne, Leitrim
33 Shay Rafter, London
34 Eddie McGinness, Sligo
35 Cian Lally, Sligo
36 Joey Grace, New York
37 Daire Rooney, London
Full Leinster squad for Allianz Inter-provincial series
1 Stephen Cluxton, Dublin
2 Michael Bambrick, Carlow
3 Mark Barry, Laois
4 Sean Bugler, Dublin
5 Ciaran Byrne, Louth
6 Ray Connellan, Westmeath
7 Peter Cunningham, Offaly
8 Ciaran Downey, Louth
9 Ross Dunphy, Carlow
10 Kevin Feely, Kildare
11 Daniel Flynn, Kildare
12 Darren Gallagher, Longford
13 Dean Healy, Wicklow
14 Ryan Houlihan, Kildare
15 Brian Howard, Dublin
16 Killian Roche, Laois
17 Ronan Jones, Meath
18 Donal Keoghan, Meath
19 Ciaran Kilkenny, Dublin
20 Paul Kingston, Laois
21 Craig Lennon, Louth
22 James McCarthy, Dublin
23 Eoin Murchan, Dublin
24 Evan O’Carroll, Laois
25 Lee Pearson, Offaly
26 Eoin Porter, Wexford
27 Kevin Quinn, Wicklow
28 John Small, Dublin
29 Paddy Small, Dublin
30 Ronan Wallace, Westmeath
Full Munster squad for Allianz Inter-provincial series
1 Josh Ryan, Limerick
2 Darragh Brennan, Tipperary
3 Damien Bourke, Kerry
4 Darragh Cashman, Cork
5 Eoin Cleary, Clare
6 Jimmy Feehan, Tipperary
7 Aran Griffin, Clare
8 Emmet McMahon, Clare
9 Brian McNamara, Clare
10 Sean Meehan, Cork
11 Tadhg Morley, Kerry
12 James Naughton, Limerick
13 Danny Neville, Limerick
14 Colm O Callaghan, Cork
15 Diarmuid O Connor, Kerry
16 Chris Kelly, Cork
17 Conor O Currin, Waterford
18 Sean O Dea, Limerick
19 Donal O Sullivan, Kerry
20 Chris Og Jones, Cork
21 Dermot Ryan, Waterford
22 Maurice Shanley, Cork
23 Killian Spillane, Kerry
24 Mark Stokes, Tipperary
25 Alan Sweeney, Clare
26 Matty Taylor, Cork
27 Caomhin Walsh, Waterford
28 Tommy Walsh, Cork
29 Sean Walsh, Waterford
30 Paul Walsh, Cork
