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14 Feb 2026

Kildare and Derry all set as Cedral St Conleth's passes pitch inspection

Kildare face Derry in a huge Allianz Football League Division 2 meeting in Cedral St Conleth's Park for a 6:30pm throw-in on Valentine's Day

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Following a pitch inspection by All-Ireland final referee Brendan Cawley, this evening's Allianz Football League game between Kildare and Derry has been given the green light. The Division 2, Round 3 game throws-in at 6.30pm.

Both counties have announced their team's and they read as follows:

KILDARE: Cian Burke; Harry O'Neill, Padraic Spillane, Ryan Burke; James Harris, Eoin Lawlor, Brian Byrne; Kevin Feely cpt., Brendan Gibbons; Brian McLoughlin, Callum Bolton, Colm Moran; Ben Loakman, Alex Beirne, Eoin Cully.

Subs: Aaron O’Neill, Liam Kelly, Mark Dempsey, Michael Spillane, Jack McKevitt, James McGrath, Daragh Mangan, Darragh Swords, Darragh Kirwan, Neil Flynn, Sam Doran.

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DERRY: Shea McGuckin; Diarmuid Baker, Ruairi Forbes, Conor McCluksey; Conor Doherty, Gareth McKinless, Padraig McGrogan; Conor Glass, Brendan Rogers; Ethan Doherty, Matthew Downey, Paul Cassidy; Niall Loughlin, Shane McGuigan, Lachlan Murray.

Subs: Ryan Scullion, Ruairi Ó Mianáin, Jack Doherty, Niall Toner, Sean Young, Conor McAteer, Niall O'Donnell, Mark Doherty, Shea Downey, Charlie Diamond, Sean Kearney.

REFEREE: David Gough

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