FIVE DONEGAL PLAYERS have been chosen in the upcoming International Masters Series against Australia, which takes place later this month.
Charlie Gallagher from Four Masters, Charlie Doherty of Naomh Muire, Kilcar’s David McShane and Daniel Bradley, Bundoran form part of the squad, as has Philip Rainey from Letterkenny, who represents Westmeath.
[adrotate group=”86″]In the Series there are two Australia v Ireland test matches, the first to take place on October 19 at Kilkerrin, Clonbeirne, County Galway with the second test On October 22 at The Denn GAA Club County Cavan.
The teams will compete for the Paddy Gaffney Memorial Cup, in honour of former Irish Masters footballer Paddy Gaffney from Cavan who hails from the Denn GAA club, with members of the Gaffney family in attendance at the launch last weekend.
[adrotate group=”81″]The official announcement of the semi-finals pairings will also pave the way for the IRISH TV All-Ireland Gaelic Masters finals scheduled for November 12th while a training session will take place at 3:30pm in Breffni Park in Cavan.
Gaelic Masters, which caters to teams of inter-county senior players aged over 40, includes a Premier Final and a Shield Final. The hosting of a touring Australian team to play an Irish selection in two test matches adds an international dimension to the league.
The following players have been selected to represent Ireland in the upcoming International Rules matches v Australia: Lloyd Kelly, John Slattery, Sean O’Dowd, Declan Meehan, Ger Keane, Ollie Hannon (Galway) Philip Rainey, Joe Corroon, Joe Cunnane (Westmeath) Bryan Hennelly, Sean McCaughey, Danny O Toole (Mayo) Eamonn O Hara, David Durkan, Con O Meara (Sligo) John Coyle, Declan O Neill, Mike Keane (Longford) Oliver Costello, Kiernan Fox, Mark Rehill, Christy Shiels, Jason O Reilly, Padraig Sheridan, Jerome Kiernan (Cavan) Gavan McElroy, Kevin Gormley, Mark Gallagher, Damien Gormley (Tyrone) Charlie Gallagher, Charlie Doherty, David McShane, Daniel Bradley (Donegal) Colin Mallon, Ronan Hamill (Antrim) John Kenny, Roy Malone (Offaly)
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