Scans show that Kildare's Tommy Moolick has sustained medial knee ligament damage.
The injury - which is not as bad as had first been feared - will rule the Lilywhites midfielder out of action for six to eight weeks.
Moolick picked up the injury on Sunday, playing for UCD against his native county in the O'Byrne Cup, and there were concerns that the Leixlip powerhouse may have suffered cruciate damage.
He underwent scans on the knee yesterday and this morning's results have confirmed damage to the medial ligament.
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