LOUTH MIDFIELDER Seamus O'Hanlon, was last night declared fit to line out in the Leinster football championship game against Carlow in Newbridge on Sunday.
O'Hanlon has fully recovered from an ankle injury. Stefan White, however, is still bothered by a hamstring injury and manager Paul Kenny decided not to risk him from the start of Sunday's match, although he may be used at some stage.
Two of Louth's star under-21 prospects, defender Declan O'Sullivan and forward Aaron Hoey will be figuring in their first senior championship match.
Both players were involved in last years Leinster under-21 final, when Louth lost to Meath.
The Kildare selectors have talked former defender Davey Dalton out of retirement as they prepare for their opening Leinster senior football championship tie with Laois on June 8th.
Regular full back John Finn tore a knee ligament during a recent club game and possible alternatives Ronan Quinn and Ritchie Coyle are both recovering from injuries.
Dalton (33) retired as an intercounty player last September. His last game for Kildare was when they defeated Laois in a National League play-off.
In hurling, Dublin will start with the same 15 that accounted for Westmeath in the Leinster hurling championship when they take on the same opposition their final National League game at Parnell Park tomorrow.
Antrim, with sights fixed on promotion to Division One, make two changes for their promotion relegation tie with Waterford who are also hoping for promotion at Walsh Park.
Ciaran McCambridge comes in at right corner back in place of Brian McNaughton, while Jimmy Connolly gets a recall to midfield at the expense of Seamus McMullan. A positional switch sees Paul Jennings move from midfield to left wing back.
Offaly have decided to rest several of their established players for Sunday's National Hurling League game against Limerick in Birr.
Only nine of the side which defeated Laois last time out are included, with Johnny Pilkington, Kevin Martin, Johnny Dooley and Martin Hanamy -all listed among the subs and Brian Whelehan, who has a hamstring injury, omitted altogether.
Meanwhile, more than 1,000 fans from sparsely-populated Leitrim will travel to Ruislip in London for the county's Connacht championship match against the home team on Sunday.
Leitrim selector Noel Crossan says that the interest shown this week is indicative of the belief that the county's followers have in the present team's ability to win back the Connacht title this year. The winners of Sunday's game meet Mayo in the Connacht semi-final on June 29th.
A win over Dublin in the opening game in Division Two of the National League last autumn showed that Leitrim can still cause surprises.
Former minors Jimmy Guckian and Adrian Charles have contributed notably to the enhancement of the team's attacking potential since being introduced by manager Seamus Bonner.
Guckian is now part of a formidable half-forward line that includes George Dugdale and Declan Darcy, the 1994 captain who lined out at centre back against Mayo in the final of 1994.
