Cavan team named for trip to Cork

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Cavan manager Dermot McCabe has named his starting team and match-day panel for his first competitive game in charge, the trip to Cork this Sunday (1.30pm, Páirc Uí Chaoímh).

McCabe has named quite an experienced side, with the sextet of Jason McLoughlin, Ciaran Brady (Arva), Dara McVeety, Gerry Smith, and Gearoid McKiernan all having reached, or are closing in on, a century of caps.

Niall Carolan, whom McCabe listed as an injury concern last week, is named at full-back while Galway man Ciaran Brady (Corofin) and Kingscourt’s Peter Corrigan make their National League debuts.

Cormac Brady is one of five Gowna players on the panel; champions Kingscourt Stars have three while Arva, Ballyhaise, Crosserlough, Cuchulainns, Killygarry and Shannon Gaels have two apiece.

Lavey, Cavan Gaels, Mullahoran and Ramor United each have one representative.

“We have to go on who's playing with form,” McCabe told the Anglo-Celt last week.

“We've had new lads that were doing well and now we've reintroduced lads returning from injury, that will really up the ante. So it's definitely going to be a difficult team to pick, but while it’s harsh on the players that don't make it, it is probably what every management team wants.”

Cavan team v Cork (Sunday, January 25, 1.30pm, Páirc Uí Chaoímh)

Liam Brady (Ramor United)

Jason McLoughlin (Shannon Gaels)

Niall Carolan (Cuchulainns)

Paddy Meade (Kingscourt Stars)

Ciaran Brady (Arva)

Dara McVeety (Crosserlough)

Gerald Smith (Lavey)

Ciaran Brady (Corofin)

Conor Brady (Gowna)

Ryan Donohoe (Gowna)

Patrick Lynch (Crosserlough)

Tiarnan Madden (Gowna)

Oisin Brady (Killygarry)

Gearoid McKiernan (Cavan Gaels)

Peter Corrigan (Kingscourt Stars)

Subs

16. Gary O’Rourke (Ballyhaise)

17. Tristan Noack-Hofmann (Arva)

18. Cormac Brady (Gowna)

19. Ryan Brady (Gowna)

20. Eoin Clarke (Ballyhaise)

21. Cormac O’Reilly (Mullahoran)

22. Cian Shekleton (Kingscourt Stars)

23. Favour Shehu (Cavan Gaels)

24. Caoimhan McGovern (Shannon Gaels)

25. Ryan Tobin (Cuchulainns)

26. Darragh Lovett (Killygarry)