John Cleary’s hand has been strengthened by the return of key players for Cork’s crucial Allianz Division 2 Football League encounter against Kildare at Páirc Uí Rinn tomorrow (5pm).
In what is the penultimate league fixture with the stakes high for the Rebels after their 20-point drubbing to Derry nearly two weeks ago, there are five changes from that defeat at Find Insurance Celtic Park.
Seán Brady, Brian O’Driscoll, Tommy Walsh and Mark Cronin return following injuries while team captain Ian Maguire is back in the middle of the field following a one-match ban.
The players to drop out from the Derry game are Seán Meehan, Matty Taylor, Rory Maguire, Seán Walsh and Conor Corbett.
On the bench, Patrick Doyle is back from…