Revealed: The Cork and Donegal teams for Saturday's TG4 All-Ireland Senior Semi-Final

TG4 All Ireland Senior Semi-Final – ET if necessary, Live TG4

SATURDAY – Cork v Donegal, 2.45pm, Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon

The four provincial winners made it safely through to the semi-finals of the TG4 All-Ireland championship – and the scene is now set for two mouth-watering shoot-outs in Roscommon.

Cork and Donegal meet in a fixture that will revive memories of their classic Lidl NFL Division 1 final at Parnell Park last year.

Donegal will take heart from an impressive 4-11 to 2-3 victory over Cork in the group stages of this year’s League campaign but Cork were already through to the knockout stages by then.

From the outside looking in, Donegal appeared to have tailed off slightly following their impressive cruise to the TG4 Ulster championship.

They had to work hard to achieve qualifier victories over Kerry and Tipperary and were run to three points by Armagh in the All-Ireland quarter-final.

Manager Maxi Curran is an astute character, however, and will aim for his team to peak for the business end of the campaign, as Donegal prepare for the county’s very first All-Ireland senior semi-final appearance.

Cork have been hugely impressive to date and have bagged 23 goals in just five championship outings, including six for Ciara O’Sullivan and five for teen sensation Saoirse Noonan, who’s made big impacts off the bench.

The quarter-final victory over Westmeath, when Cork scored 8-18, was a statement performance from the Rebelettes.

Manager Ephie Fitzgerald has made one change to his starting line-up from that game, with fit-again Hannah Looney coming at midfield to replace Daire Kiely, who was a late replacement last time out.

Skipper Karen Guthrie, who was carrying a knock, returns to the Donegal starting team after she came off the bench against Armagh.

Anna Maria McGlynn switches to wing-back and Emer Gallagher drops to the bench in the only change in personnel.

Donegal’s Geradline McLaughlin is the current senior championship top scorer, with a running total of 4-34.

Cork team: 

1	Martina O’Brien	Clonakilty
2	Eimear Meaney	Mourneabbey
3	Roisin Phelan	Aghada
4	Melissa Duggan	Dohenys
5	Maire O’Callaghan	Mourneabbey
6	Shauna Kelly	Araglen Desmonds Bui
7	Emma Spillane	Bantry Blues
8	Ashling Hutchings	Fermoy
9	Hannah Looney	Aghada
10	Ciara O’Sullivan	Mourneabbey
11	Libby Coppinger	St. Colum’s
12	Eimear Scally	Eire Og
13	Áine O’Sullivan	Beara
14	Doireann O’Sullivan	Mourneabbey
15	Orla Finn	Kinsale

Donegal team: 

1	Laura Gallagher	Glenswilly
2	Treasa Doherty	Carndonagh
3	Nicole McLaughlin	Termon
4	Deirdre Foley	Carndonagh
5	Therese McCafferty	Termon
6	Ciara Hegarty	Moville
7	Anna Marie McGlynn	Glenfin
8	Katy Herron	Glenfin
9	Aoife McDonnell	N.Conaill
10	Karen Guthrie	Glenfin
11	Niamh Hegarty	Moville
12	Sarah Jane McDonald	Moville
13	Geraldine McLaughlin	Termon
14	Yvonne Bonner	Glenfin
15	Eilish Ward	St Nauks