Offaly v Laois Joe McDonagh Final: TV channel and team news

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Offaly are hoping for more hurling success this weekend after the U20 All-Ireland win last weekend

Offaly face neighbours Laois in the final of the Joe McDonagh Cup on Saturday afternoon.

The old rivals do battle in Croke Park at 3.30pm with the winner earning the right to play in the Liam McCarthy competition next year, the top tier of senior hurling.

Offaly are hoping to add the title to their U20 All-Ireland win last week and number of familiar faces from that young team line up here, including Adam Screeney.

TV CHANNEL

The match throws in at 3.30pm with live coverage being shown on RTE 2 television or the RTE Player.

TEAM NEWS:

Offaly manager Johnny Kelly has included four of the county's Under 20s who won the All-Ireland title last weekend in his starting line up.

The all important game throws in at 3.30pm in Croke Park.

The Offaly team in full is

Mark Troy (Durrow)

Ben Conneely (St Rynagh's); Ciaran Burke (Durrow), Cathal King (Carrig and Riverstown)

David King (Coolderry), Cillian Kiely (KK), Donal Shirley (Tubber)

Jason Sampson (Shinrone) (c), Eimhin Kelly (Lusmagh)

Killian Sampson (Shinrone), Brian Duignan (Durrow), Eoghan Cahill (Birr)

Dan Bourke (Durrow), Charlie Mitchell (KK), Adam Screeney (KK)

Subs: Stephen Corcoran (Coolderry), Oisin Kelly (Belmont), Sam Bourke (Durroow), Colin Spain (KK)m Jack Clancy (Belmont), Ross Ravenhill (Durrow), Padraig Cantwell (Shamrocks), Dara Maher (Shinrone), Luke Watkins (Shinrone), James NAlly (Belmont), Kieran Connors (Seir Kieran)

LAOIS TEAM:

Enda Rowland (Abbeyleix St Lazarian's);

Ian Shanahan (Ballinakill), Ryan Mullaney (Castletown), Diarmuid Conway (Clough-Ballacolla);

Liam O'Connell (Rathdowney-Errill), Padraig Delaney (The Harps), Tom Cuddy (Camross);

Aidan Corby (Clough-Ballacolla), Paddy Purcell (Rathdowney-Errill);

Fiachra C Fennell (Rosenallis), Aaron Dunphy (Borris-Kilcotton), David Dooley (Rosenallis);

James Duggan (The Harps), Jer Quinlan (Borris-Kilcotton), Tomas Keyes (Camross).

Subs: Cathal Dunne (Clough-Ballacolla), Donnchadh Hartnett (Rosenallis), Padraic Dunne (The Harps), Lee Cleere (Clough-Ballacolla), John Lennon (Rosenallis), Gearoid Lynch (Ballinakill), Ross King (Rathdowney-Errill), Willie Dunphy (Clough-Ballacolla), Picky Maher (Clough-Ballacolla), Martin Phelan (Castletown), Eric Killeen (Rathdowney-Errill)