Dolan and Daly set for Inter-pro football duty
By Kieran Galvin Westmeath duo Dessie Dolan and John Heslin are included in the Leinster squad for this Sunday's M. Donnelly Inter-provincial football semi-final against Connacht. Meanwhile, Niall Daly of Padraig Pearses and Roscommon team-mates Geoffrey Claffey and Cathal Cregg have been named in the Connacht panel for the clash at Pearse Park, Longford (throw-in: 2pm). It's possible there could have been more Westmeath players on the Leinster squad, but Gary Connaughton, Ger Egan, Kieran Martin and James Dolan are all concentrating on AIT's upcoming Sigerson Cup semi-final against UCC (Friday, February 22 in AIT). Pat Gilroy has named a 23-man Leinster panel, with new Dublin captain Stephen Cluxton one of six players from the provincial champions listed. Meath, Carlow, Laois, Longford, Wexford, Louth and Wicklow are represented, while there are no Kildare or Offaly players on the panel. In the M. Donnelly Inter-provincial hurling championship, Kiltoom resident Anthony Cunningham will bring his Connacht squad - consisting entirely of Galway players - to Tullamore for a clash with Leinster (throw-in: 2pm). There are no Westmeath players on the Leinster hurling squad. Leinster football panel: Stephen Cluxton (Dublin), Kieran Lillis (Laois), Michael Quinn (Longford), Graeme Molloy (Wexford), Ger Brennan (Dublin), Adrian Flynn (Wexford), John Heslin (Westmeath), Paul Flynn (Dublin), Redmond Barry (Wexford), Michael Darragh Macauley (Dublin), Paddy Keenan (Louth), Joe Sheridan (Meath), Bernard Brogan (Dublin), Cian O'Sullivan (Dublin), Neil Gallagher (Louth), Sean McCormack (Longford), Dessie Dolan (Westmeath), Barry Gilleran (Longford), Brian Malone (Wexford), James Stafford (Wicklow), Brendan Kavanagh (Carlow), Brendan Murphy (Carlow), Graham Reilly (Meath). Connacht football panel: Finian Hanley, Joss Moore, Gary O'Donnell, Gary Sice, Paul Conroy, Michael Martin (Galway); Emlyn Mulligan, Paul Brennan (Leitrim); David Clarke, Ger Cafferkey, Lee Keegan, Barry Moran, Aidan O'Shea, Seamus O'Shea, Michael Conroy, Jason Doherty (Mayo); Geoffrey Claffey, Niall Daly, Cathal Cregg (Roscommon); Charles Harrison, Mark Brehony (Sligo). Leinster hurling panel: Gary Maguire, Liam Rushe, Peter Kelly, Shane Durkin, Danny Sutcliffe, Conal Keaney (Dublin); David Herity, Brian Hogan, Jackie Tyrrell, Paul Murphy, JJ Delaney, Tommy Walsh, Kieran Joyce, Michael Fennelly, Richie Hogan, Eoin Larkin, Richie Power, Colin Fennelly, Aidan Fogarty (Kilkenny); Willie Hyland (Laois); Rory Hanniffy, Joe Bergin, Shane Dooley (Offaly); Andrew Shore, Richie Kehoe, David Redmond (Wexford).