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Darragh Beirne and Kobe McDonald played as Mayo and Galway clashed in the Connacht GAA Under-20 Football Championship in MacHale Park, Castlebar. Pics: Conor McKeown
Mayo Under-20 manager Keith Higgins has confirmed that forward sharpshooters Kobe McDonald and Darragh Beirne will not be held back for the Connacht Senior Championship semi-final against Roscommon.
The bainisteoir made the comments in the wake of his side's Under-20 win over Galway in MacHale Park, which sees them into the final on Wednesday, April 29.
There was some concern about the pair's availability for Andy Moran's senior side, given the fact that the seniors will face the Rossies on Sunday, April 26, only three days before the underage decider.
For the Senior quarter-final against London, Andy Moran made the decision not to include either Beirne or McDonald due to their Under-20 commitments.
Now, though, Higgins has revealed that, should Moran want them to feature, there will be no opposition on his part.
"We hadn't flagged it, but we knew that potentially this could be something that was going to pop up.
"I'll chat to Andy tomorrow whenever they get back, I'm sure. We'll see what their schedule is for the next week.
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