Pádraig O'Hora has recovered from a rib injury incurred in the Connacht final win over Galway on July 25 and takes his place against Dublin today. PHOTO: SPORTSFILE

O'Hora fit to start for Mayo as Mullin is ruled out by quad injury

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Ballina Stephenites defender Pádraig O'Hora will start Mayo's clash against Dublin in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final at Croke Park this evening (6 p.m.).

He suffered a rib injury in the Connacht final win over Galway on July 25 and has recovered in time to take his place at No. 2.

Oisín Mullen is ruled out by a quad injury, as earlier reported, and the experienced Lee Keegan is named in the full-back role.

Captain Aidan O'Shea starts at full-forward and Kevin McLoughlin returns to the half-forward line with Eoghan McLaughlin named in defence in the absence of Mullin.

The starting 15 is:

1 Rob Hennelly

2. Padraig O'Hora

3. Lee Keegan

4. Michael Plunkett

5. Paddy Durcan

6. Stephen Coen

7. Eoghan McLaughlin

8. Matthew Ruane

9. Conor Loftus

10. Diarmuid O'Connor

11. Kevin McLoughlin

12. Darren McHale

13. Tommy Conroy

14. Aidan O'Shea

15. Ryan O'Donoghue.

DUBLIN LINE-UP

The Dublin team will line out as follows:

1. Evan Comerford

2. Michael Fitzsimons

3. David Byrne

4. Jonny Cooper

5. James McCarthy

6. John Small

7. Seán MacMahon

8. Brian Fenton

9. Brian Howard

10. Paddy Small

11. Ciarán Kilkenny

12. Niall Scully

13. Dean Rock

14. Con O'Callaghan

15. Cormac Costello.

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