TEAM NEWS: Cork Senior Team Named for Championship Opener

Peadar Healy has named his Cork Senior Football team for Sunday's Munster Championship semi final against Tipperary at Semple Stadium.

Having missed the League campaign through injury Conor Dorman, James Loughrey and John O'Rourke are named in the starting fifteen in the only three changes to the side that started their League clash against Kerry in April.

Healy's Championship team shows six changes to the side that started the All Ireland Qualifer defeat to Kildare last July.

2015 Captain Michael Shields and last years goalkeeper Ken O'Halloran are not included in the match day squad.

The Cork panel in full is as follows;

1. Ryan Price (O Donovan Rossa)
2. Conor Dorman (Bishopstown)
3. Eoin Cadogan (Douglas)
4. James Loughrey (Mallow)
5. Tomas Clancy (Fermoy)
6. Brian O Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)
7. Kevin O Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)
8. Sean Kiely (Ballincollig)
9. Ian Maguire (St Finbarr's)
10. Colm O Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)
11. Paul Kerrigan (Nemo Rangers)
12. Mark Collins (Castlehaven)
13. Colm O Neill (Ballyclough)
14. Brian Hurley (Castlehaven)
15. John O Rourke (Carbery Rangers)

Subs:
16. Micheal Martin (Nemo Rangers)
17. Daniel Goulding (Eire Og)
18. Donncha O Connor (Ballydesmond)
19. Luke Connolly (Nemo Rangers)
20. Noel Galvin (Ballincollig)
21. Peter Kelleher (Kilmichael)
22. Ruairi Deane (Bantry Blues)
23. Sean Powter (Douglas)
24. Sean White (Clonakilty)
25. Stephen Cronin (Nemo Rangers)
26. Tom Clancy (Clonakilty)

Tune in to The Big Red Bench on Saturday from 6pm for our preview of the game, hearing from Selector Eoin O'Neill and Captain Paul Kerrigan, while on Sunday's show we'll have all the post match reaction from the Cork Camp after their Championship opener.