Kildare U20 football and hurling squads announced

The Kildare U20 football and hurling squads have been released this week.

There are two players – Charlie Carroll (Eadestown/Naas) and Niall Cramer (Raheens/Éire Óg Corra Choill) – who feature on both squads.

The football squad named by Sean O’Dea features four players – James Harris, Killian Browne, captain and vice-captain respectively, Ryan Sinkey and Eoin Cully – who played on the 2023 All-Ireland winning team.

The squad, which also featured two senior players in Sinkey and Eoinn Lawlor, also features a number of players who have played in the ’22, ’23 and ’24 Leinster minor finals.

Kildare are in a group with Carlow, Laois and Wexford and play their first game away to Laois on Wednesday 26 March.

Kildare U20 football squad: Dan Hamill (Raheens), Niall Cramer (Raheens),  Conor O’Grady (Maynooth), Niall Cullen (Maynooth), Eoin Lawlor (Naas), Fintan Quinn (Naas), Liam O’Connor (Naas), Rob Murray (Naas), Ryan Sinkey (Naas), Ben Loakman (Sarsfields), Cathal White (Sarsfields), Adam Fitzpatrick (Clane), Hugh Muldoon (Clane), Sean Tighe (Clane), Ryan Rainey (Johnstownbridge), Colm Moran (Athy), Padraic Spillane (Athy), Charlie Carroll (Eadestown), Austin Donegan (Rathangan), Eoin Cully (Carbury), Evan Boyle (Carbury), Ruaidhri Lawlor (St Laurences), Senan Murphy (St Laurences), Joey Cunningham (Allenwood), Liam Kelly (Milltown), Mark Connolly (Athgarvan), Andrew Hill (Clogherinkoe), Jimmy Lynch (Clogherinkoe), Ben Ryan (Round Towers), Jay O’Brien (Round Towers), Tadhg Donlon (Round Towers), James Harris (Castlmitchell), Ross Harris (Castlemitchell), Killian Browne (Celbridge).

Manager: Sean O’Dea 

Selectors/Coaches: Tommy Konstantin, Karl Ennis, Trevor O’Sullivan 

S&C: Kevin O’Shaughnessy 

GK Coach: Pauric Canavan 

Logistics/Gear: Mike Walsh and Steven O’Connell 

Stats Analysis: Fergal O’Reilly 

The hurling squad, managed by Adrian Kinsella, features no less than 15 players from the Naas club.

They are captained by Cian O’Reilly of Éire Óg/Corra Choill, with Celbridge’s Finnán Ó Dúlaing the vice-captain and they play their first game away to either Carlow or Kerry on the first Saturday in July.

Kildare U20 hurling squad: Charlie Carroll (Naas), CJ Boran (Naas), Evan O’Briain (Naas), Fionn Frisby (Naas), James Bedford (Naas), Joe Corrigan (Naas), Matthew Kelly (Naas), Oisin Loughran (Naas), Oisin O’Neill (Naas), Paddy Kennedy (Naas), Rian Redfern (Naas), Theo Frisby (Naas), Tom Boran (Naas), Tom McKeon (Naas), Cian Brody (Maynooth), Ciaran Dunne (Maynooth), Oran Byrne (Maynooth), Tom Power (Maynooth), Darragh Devine (Cappagh), Shane Donohue (Cappagh), Keenan Brereton (Coill Dubh), Cian O’Reilly (Éire Óg/Corra Choill), Niall Cramer (Éire Óg/Corra Choill), Patrick O’Malley (Ardclough), Tim Ryan (Ardclough), Cormac Doolan (St Laurences), Alex Bell (Moorefield), Dylan Doherty (Leixlip), Cillian Power (Sallins), Andrew McNiffe (Celbridge), Cian McGrath (Celbridge), Finnán Ó Dúlaing (Celbridge), Michael Owens (Celbridge).

Manager: Adrian Kinsella 

Coaches: Johnny Enright, Luke Kiernan, Brendan McGrath, Darragh Nolan, Brian Aherne 

S&C: Daniel Stack 

Stats & Analysis: Pat Power, Pat O’Meara.