Donal O'Hare has been omitted from the Down starting fifteen to face Monaghan in the Ulster SFC quarter-final at St Tiernach's Park on Sunday.

The Burren attacker, who is the county's top scorer this season with 2-14, misses out on the cut for the last-eight clash in Clones due to an ankle injury.

O'Hare's absence comes as a massive blow for Eamonn Burns' charges who have already lost a host of players over the spring either through injury or defection.

On the plus side for the Mourne men, captain Kevin McKernan and Conor Maginn have recovered from knocks to take their places while Benny McArdle could feature.

Down (SFC v Monaghan): Stephen Kane; Gerard Collins, Gerard McGovern, Darren O'Hagan; David McKibbin, Aidan Carr, Darragh O'Hanlon; Peter Turley, Kevin McKernan; Conor Maginn, Mark Poland, Joe Murphy; Conaill McGovern, Connaire Harrison, Barry O'Hagan.

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