Kilkenny will be depleted for their national hurling league semi-final meeting with Wexford or Galway.
Richie Hogan and Kevin Kelly will miss out through injury on Saturday week, while Paul Murphy and Colin Fennelly are also out of the reckoning as they will remain in Lebanon on peacekeeping duties until the middle of next month.
2016 All Star goalkeeper Eoin Murphy may also be unavailable, having missed Monday's quarter-final victory over Offaly due to whiplash sustained in a collision against Waterford.
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