Dublin GAA stars absent from new manager Ger Brennan's first team for Laois O'Byrne Cup game

Dublin are set to make the trip down the M7 on Saturday afternoon to take on Justin McNulty’s Laois in the opening round of the 2026 O’Byrne Cup.

Ger Brennan, who was announced as the new Dublin manager last August, has named his 26-man panel for the game.

Niall O’Callaghan is named to start at full-forward, with he and his brothers Con and Eoghan having been part of the Cuala side crowned All-Ireland Club champions for 2024. Eoghan is also listed to start at full-back on Saturday. Fellow Cuala players Eoin Kennedy and Cillian Dunne, who were also part of that All-Ireland-winning team, have been named among the substitutes.

Aside from the Cuala contingent, the Dublin panel has a distinctly experimental look with none of the stars like Ciarán Kilkenny featuring.

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See the full Dublin team below.

DUBLIN: Sam Moloney; Eoghan O’Callaghan, Finn Bruton, Josh Bannon; Páidí White, Tim Deering, Robert Shaw; Jack Feehan, Kevin Stephenson; James McCormack, Jack Lundy, Dylan Knight-Sands; Seán Guiden, Niall O’Callaghan, Conor Chawke. SUBS: Rory O'Brien, Clyde Burke, Cillian Dunne, Dan Murphy, Eoin Kennedy, Conor Dolan, Dylan Kettle, Fiachra Potts, Jamie McCarville, Liam Smith, Seán Kirwan.

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