Ballyboden duo Stephen Hiney and Emmet Carroll will make their return to the Dublin hurling jersey this Saturday (Dec 30) in the Dubs Stars clash at Naomh Mearnog, Portmarnock. Carroll opted out of the panel in 2006 while Hiney only made his comeback to club hurling late in the summer after a combination of an eye injury and travel had ruled him out. Hiney had surgery on a detached retina which threatened his hurling career but he will make his first appearance in a Dublin jersey since July 2005. A new face to the Dublin side is Declan Qualter who will line out at centre-forward, flanked by Keith Dunne and Joey Boland. David Curtin, Ronan Fallon and Kevin Flynn, originally selected on the Dubs Stars starting 15, are all away are will be replaced by Fergal Armstrong, Michael Carton and Kevin O'Reilly. The hurling clash will be preceded by the meeting of Ballyboden St Enda's and Dublin in a camogie game (12.30). The football Dubs Stars game takes place in Mearnog on Saturday, January 6 (2.0) with a ladies football challenge between Dublin and Meath on the undercard. DUBS STARS (SH v Dublin): Alan Nolan (St Brigid's); Tom Russell (St Vincent's), Stephen Perkins (Ballyboden St Enda's), Cathal Ryan (Ballyboden St Enda's); Derek O'Reilly (Craobh Chiarain), Michael Carton (O'Toole's), Dave Kirwan (Craobh Chiarain); Damien Russell (St Vincent's), Johnny McGuirk (Craobh Chiarain); Alan McCrabbe (Craobh Chiarain), Fergal Armstrong (Kilmacud Crokes), Dermot Connolly (St Vincent's); David O'Callaghan (St Mark's), Ger Ennis (Craobh Chiarain), Kevin O'Reilly (Lucan Sarsfields). Subs: Stephen Chester (Craobh Chiarain), Cormac de Frein (Kilmacud Crokes), Kevin Ryan (O'Toole's), Eoghan Dunne (Cuala). DUBLIN - Gary Maguire (Ballyboden St Enda's); Philip Brennan (O'Toole's), Stephen Hiney (Ballyboden St Enda's), Robert Reid (Cuala); Eoin Moran (Round Towers, C), Tom¢s Brady (Na Fianna), Ger O'Meara (O'Toole's); Tommy Moore (Erin's Isle), John McCaffrey (Lucan Sarsfields); Keith Dunne (Erin's Isle), Declan Qualter (St Vincent's), Joseph Boland (Na Fianna); Stuart Mullen (St Oliver Plunkett's/ER), Liam Ryan (O'Toole's), Emmet Carroll (Ballyboden St Enda's). Subs: Paddy Curtin (St Oliver Plunkett's/ER), Stephen McDonnell (Craobh Chiarain), Peadar Carton (O'Toole's), Greg Bennett (Raheny), Paul O'Brien (Kevins), Declan O'Dwyer (Naomh Olaf), Aodhan de Paor (Kilmacud Crokes), Aidan Downes (Na Fianna), John Kelly (St Mark's). ******** FREE BUS SERVICE ********* Fans travelling to this Saturday's hurling Dubs Stars game in Naomh Mearnog(2.0) can avail of a Dublin Bus courtesy bus service serving the match venue from Portmarnock DART station. Tweet

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