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Fionán Mackessy will make his championship debut with the Cats tomorrow afternoon.
Fionan Mackessy will make his Kilkenny championship debut after he was named in the starting 15 for Saturday's Leinster Championship encounter with Galway in UPMC Nowlan Park.
Away from Mackessy, who will start at wing forward it's an experienced starting selection but there is one big absentee as injury rules TJ Reid out of the matchday squad altogether.
LISTEN: Kilkenny GAA Preview with Paddy Deegan, John Donnelly, Walter Walsh and more...
In better news Adrian Mullen and Eoin Cody both return to the team while Mikey Carey is back from his red card suspension.
David Blanchfield is also back from his ban but he has to make do with a place on the bench with Richie Reid and Paddy Deegan making up the rest of the half back line.
The game takes place in UPMC Nowlan Park and has a 3.45pm start on Saturday afternoon.
Kilkenny team to face Galway- Eoin Murphy (Glenmore); Mikey Butler (O'Loughlin Gaels), Huw Lawlor (O'Loughlin Gaels), Shane Murphy (Glenmore); Mikey Carey (Young Irelands), Richie Reid (Shamrocks), Paddy Deegan (O'Loughlin Gaels); Cian Kenny (James Stephens), Jordan Molloy (O'Loughlin Gaels); Adrian Mullen (Shamrocks), John Donnelly (Thomastown), Fionan Mackessy (O'Loughlin Gaels); Billy Ryan (Graigue-Ballycallan), Martin Keoghan (Tullaroan), Eoin Cody (Shamrocks).
Subs- Dean Mason (Shamrocks), Tommy Walsh (Tullaroan), Padraic Moylan (Dicksboro), David Blanchfield (Bennettsbridge), Killian Doyle (Emeralds), Peter McDonald (Thomastown), Stephen Donnelly (Thomastown), Harry Shine (Dicksboro), Luke Hogan O'Loughli Gaels), Billy Drennan (Galmoy), Eoghan Lyng (Rower-Inistioge)
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