Team news: Donegal and Tipperary reveal selections for crunch TG4 All-Ireland SFC clash

Group 1, Round 2:

Donegal v Tipperary; Castlerea, Roscommon, 2pm (G McMahon). 

DONEGAL were hugely impressive as they successfully defended their TG4 Ulster senior title – and thoughts now turn to the All-Ireland series.

Managed by Maxi Curran, Donegal are one of the leading contenders for the Brendan Martin Cup in September.

They possess attackers of rich quality, including Geraldine McLaughlin and Yvonne Bonner, and appear to have become a much tighter unit defensively also, with All Star Ciara Hegarty anchoring the half-back line.

That bodes well for a genuine crack at the big prize but they’ll face a Tipperary side desperate for victory in Castlerea.

It’s do-or-die for the Premier County after they lost their opening fixture against Kerry in Nenagh last weekend.

Shane Ronayne’s charges were competitive but undone by a 2-3 haul from Kerry captain Sarah Houlihan.

Tipperary were also rocked before throw-in when news emerged that experienced star Jennifer Grant had suffered a serious Achilles injury.

Tipp will need a big performance to overturn pre-match favourites Donegal, and keep their season alive.

Donegal are unchanged from the Ulster final, as Tipperary bring in Gillian O’Brien for a start after she scored two points off the bench against Kerry.

Donegal team: 

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

Tipperary team: 

1	Lauren Fitzpatrick	Ballymacarbry
2	Laura Dillon	Ardfinnan
3	Maria Curley	Templemore
4	Brid Condon	Aherlow
5	Anna Rose Kennedy	Aherlow
6	Samantha Lambert	Ardfinnan
7	Siobhan Condon	Aherlow
8	Aisling McCarthy	Cahir
9	Orla O Dwyer	Boherlahan
10	Caoimhe Condon	Brian Borus
11	Aishling Moloney	Cahir
12	Niamh Lonergan	Moyle Rovers
13	Roisin Howard	Cahir
14	Mairead Morrissey	Brian Borus
15	Gillian O Brien	Moyle Rovers