Donegal's Michael Murphy and Kevin McKernan from Down will be able to play for Ireland in the IRS against Australia after the Ulster Council postponed two of their provincial club quarter-finals.

The duo looked set to miss out after their clubs, Glenswilly and Burren, qualified for the AIB Ulster club SFC quarter-finals, which were fixed to take place on Sunday 30 October. That date would have ruled both players, who were picked as part of the Ireland squad last week, participating in the tour.

Murphy kicked an injury time penalty as Glenswilly defeated Cavan Gaels yesterday while McKernan's Burren retained the Down SFC title on Saturday evening.

This morning the Ulster Council announced that the quarter-finals involving Glenswilly against Latton and Burren against Roslea have been put back two weeks until Sunday 13 November.

The updated Ulster Club schedule is as follows:

30th October

AIB Ulster Senior Club Football Championship Quarter Finals
St. Galls (Antrim) v Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) at Casement Park
Dromore / Clonoe (Tyrone) v Ballinderry (Derry) at Healy Park

13th November

AIB Ulster Senior Club Football Championship Quarter Finals
Glenswilly (Donegal) v Latton (Monaghan) at Pairc MacCumhaill
Roslea (Fermanagh) v Burren (Down) at Brewster Park

AIB Ulster Senior Club Football Championship Semi-final
St. Galls / Crossmaglen Rangers v Dromore / Clonoe / Ballinderry

20th November

AIB Ulster Senior Club Football Championship Semi-final
Glenswilly / Latton v Roslea / Burren

27th November

AIB Ulster Senior Club Football Championship final Tweet

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