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Mickey Joe Egan makes Ireland Shinty team

Oct 5, 2023 18:14 By Dave Hooper
Mickey Joe Egan makes Ireland Shinty team
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Roscommon hurler Mickey Joe Egan makes Ireland hurling/ Shinty team for Scotland encounter

Roscommon’s Mickey Joe Egan will feature for Ireland in the Hurling/ Shinty international against Scotland.

Ireland and Scotland are set their first meeting of the Hybrid game since 2019 on Saturday, 21st October at Páirc Esler in Newry. The series taking an unavoidable hiatus due to COVID-19.

The Ireland squad will be captained by Antrim and Cushendall star Neil McManus. McManus appeared for Antrim, in the Liam MacCarthy Cup this year.

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Damien Coleman from Galway manages the team. Whereas, an experienced backroom team of Kieran Kingston (Cork), Terence ‘Sambo’ McNaughton (Antrim) and Michael Kavanagh (Kilkenny).

"We are delighted with our progress” explained Coleman. “We have a strong panel assembled for the Hurling-Shinty International with representation from 14 counties”.

“It’s vital that we as an association maintain our traditions, and this event affords hurlers from all tiers the opportunity to play together”.

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“The players are all looking forward, as are all our management team to October 21st when we welcome the Scotland team to Páirc Esler” said Coleman.

Poc Fada star Cillian Kiely (Offaly), Ryan Mullaney (Laois) and Caolan Taggart (Down) were all previously involved in 2019. Whereas, Fionan Mackessy (Kerry) was part of the U21 panel in 2019.

Hurling Shinty International - Ireland Senior Team:

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Niall Arthur, Iniskeen Grattans - Monaghan

Mickey Joe Egan, St Dominic's - Roscommon

David Fitzgerald, Inagh-Kilnamona – Clare

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Peter Duggan, Clooney-Quin - Clare

Andrew Gilsenan-Kavanagh, Barndarrig - Wicklow

Cillian Kiely, Kilcormac-Killoughey – Offaly

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Eoghan Cahill, Birr - Offaly

Fionan  Mackessy, St Brendan's - Kerry

Luca McCusker, Maguiresbridge - Fermanagh

Neil McManus, Ruairí Óg, Cushendall - Antrim

Chris Nolan, Mount Leinster Rangers – Carlow

Ryan Mullaney, Castletown – Laois

Stephen Maher, Clough-Ballacolla – Laois

Paddy Purcell, Rathdowney-Errill - Laois

Enda Rowland, Abbeyleix - Laois

Caolan Taggart, Portaferry - Down

Padraig Walsh, Tullaroan - Kilkenny

Ger Millerick, Father O'Neill's - Cork

Rob Downey, Glen Rovers – Cork

Tom Monaghan, Craughwell – Galway

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