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Malachy O'Rourke includes eight new faces in Monaghan's Dr McKenna Cup panel

Carrickmacross's Aaron Lynch (left) has been brought into the Monaghan Senior panel for the opening Dr McKenna Cup game against Fermanagh<br />&nbsp;
Carrickmacross's Aaron Lynch (left) has been brought into the Monaghan Senior panel for the opening Dr McKenna Cup game against Fermanagh
  Carrickmacross's Aaron Lynch (left) has been brought into the Monaghan Senior panel for the opening Dr McKenna Cup game against Fermanagh
 
By Andy Watters

MALACHY O’Rourke has named his Monaghan panel for the Dr McKenna Cup opener against Fermanagh in Clones on January 8.

In a strong 29-man squad, there are eight new additions with Donaghmoyne duo Mikey Murnaghan and Stephen Finnegan joined by Aaron Lynch (Carrickmacross), Stephen McCabe (Latton), Niall Kearns (Sean McDermott’s), Michéal Bannigan (Aghnamullen), David Mc Allister (Emyvale) and James Wilson (Toome).

Scotstown’s Conor Forde and James Mealiff of Clones have still to make their competitive debuts and are included while Brian Greenan (Clontibret) and Dessie Ward (Ballybay) both return, having been included in the 2015 panel.

Monaghan Dr McKenna Cup squad: Rory Beggan, Conor Forde, Mikey Murnaghan, Miall McKeown, Fintan Kelly, James Mealiff, Drew Wylie, Darren Hughes, Kieran Hughes, Karl O’Connell, Neil McAdam, Stephen Finnegan, Kieran Duffy, Colin Walshe, Fergal McGeough, Aaron Lynch, Conor McManus, Gavin Doogan, Brian Greenan, Stephen McCabe, David McAllister, Niall Kearns, Ryan Wylie, Micheal Bannigan, Shane Carey, Thomas Kerr, James Wilson, Dessie Ward, Owen Coyle.