{"id":454124,"date":"2026-05-18T00:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T00:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/454124\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T00:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T00:15:11","slug":"cork-minors-reveal-team-for-munster-final-against-kerry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/454124\/","title":{"rendered":"Cork minors reveal team for Munster final against Kerry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Cork manager Keith Ricken has made five changes to his side for Monday\u2019s Electric Ireland Munster MFC final against Kerry at P\u00e1irc U\u00ed Rinn, with throw-in at 7.35pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Rebels had already secured their place in the provincial decider before last week\u2019s outing against Waterford, when the management used the game to test their panel. Cork still won 3-19 to 1-12, completing their three group victories in style.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Conor Garvey, Darragh O\u2019Sullivan and Conor Downing all come into defence, while Ben Hegarty and Tom Whooley are drafted into the forward line. Whooley hasn\u2019t featured since impressing in the opening championship win over Clare, and his return is a notable boost.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Dropping out of the starting team are Donnacha Coleman, Peadar Kelly, Mark Power, Morgan Corkery and Riley O\u2019Donovan.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5083662_20_articleinlinemobile_EOHCorkminorball19.jpg\" alt=\"Cork minor football manager Keith Ricken. Picture: Eddie O'Hare\" title=\"Cork minor football manager Keith Ricken. Picture: Eddie O'Hare\" class=\"card-img\"\/>Cork minor football manager Keith Ricken. Picture: Eddie O&#8217;Hare<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Cork enter the Munster final in confident form after winning all three matches in Phase 2. Ricken\u2019s side claimed impressive away victories over Clare and Kerry before easing past Waterford at P\u00e1irc U\u00ed Rinn last Monday. The highlight so far was the 3-18 to 1-14 triumph over the Kingdom at Austin Stack Park a fortnight ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Of the side that started that evening, 13 are named to play in the next instalment of the rivalry with Kerry, with Conrad Murphy and Whooley starting this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A much tighter contest is expected this time with silverware on the line.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Both counties are already through to the All-Ireland quarter-finals, but neither will want to pass up the chance to lift a trophy. Cork are seeking their first provincial title since 2022, while Kerry are aiming to complete four-in-a-row.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu caption\">CORK (v Kerry):<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Rory Twohig (Kilmeen);<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Riain McCormack (Midleton), Gabriel Oronsaye (Liscarroll\/Churchtown Gaels), Conor Garvey (St Finbarr\u2019s);<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Darragh O\u2019Sullivan (Erin\u2019s Own), Conor Downing (Adrigole), \u00c9anna Lynch (Ballincollig);<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Kieran O\u2019Shea (Urhan), Conrad Murphy (Barryroe);<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Eoghan Ahern (Carrigaline), Ben Hegarty (Ballinora), Joe Miskella (Ballincollig, c);<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Tom Whooley (Clonakilty), Jacob Barry (Aghinagh), Alex O\u2019Herlihy (St Finbarr\u2019s).<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu caption\">\n            Subs:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Kieran Archer (Russell Rovers), Aaron O\u2019Sullivan (Glanmire), D\u00f3nal Herlihy (Shamrocks), Peadar Kelly (Naomh Ab\u00e1n), Donncha O\u2019Mahony (Newcestown), Miche\u00e1l Walsh (Bride Rovers), Morgan Corkery (Nemo Rangers), Mark Power (Charleville), Riley O\u2019Donovan (Barryroe).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\n            Standby players: Donnacha Coleman (Youghal), Kevin O\u2019Donovan (O\u2019Donovan Rossa).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cork manager Keith Ricken has made five changes to his side for Monday\u2019s Electric Ireland Munster MFC final&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":454125,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1964,42,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-454124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-cork-gaa","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=454124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=454124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=454124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}