Carlow manager Luke Dempsey has included four debutants in his team for Sunday's Leinster SFC opener against Louth at Parnell Park. Corner backs Shane Myers and Ciaran Nolan, as well as wing backs Sean Gannon and Shane Redmond, will make their championship bows against the Wee County. Defender Alan Curran is ruled out with a broken collarbone, though former minor star Daniel St Ledger has recovered from a quad muscle injury to take his place at full forward. Dempsey has named a relatively young side, with goalkeeper James Clarke, midfielder Willie Minchin, centre forward Derek Hayden and corner forward Mark Carpenter providing the experience. Carlow (SFC v Louth): J Clarke; S Myers, J Hayden, K Nolan; S Gannon, B English, S Redmond; J Murphy, W Minchin; B Murphy, D Hayden, JJ Smith; E McCormack, D St Ledger, M Carpenter. Tweet

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