New Galway hurling manager John McIntyre has omitted Alan Kerins, Tony Og Regan, Eugene Cloonan, Conor Dervan and Kevin Hayes from his preliminary squad. Kerins is the most glaring omission, having been a regular on the Galway senior side for the past 11 years, while Cloonan is also excluded after returning to the fold this year. Hayes, who featured at centre forward in this year's All-Ireland qualifier defeat to Cork, also loses out, as does Dervan, who came on as a sub in the same game. Centre back Regan last played for Galway in their National Hurling League final defeat to Tipperary last April. Provisional Galway hurling panel: J Skehill, C Callanan, O Canning, B Costello, E Lynch, J Lee, F Healy, G Mahon, F Moore, J Canning, N Healy, R Murray, K Hynes, K O'Donovan, B Burke, G Farragher, S Kavanagh, A Coen, D McLearn, E Forde, K Huban, B Mahony, J Gantley, M Ryan, C Donnellan, A Smyth, P Killilea, M Kerins, D Hayes, A Cullinane, D Joyce, D Tierney, N Hayes. Tweet

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