Eleven Dungiven players on Derry senior hurling panel

Last year's minor captain Alan Grant from the Na Magha club in the city and Banagher's Daragh McCloskey are the only newcomers. A number of players have been recalled giving the squad quite an experienced look but it will be young players like Oisin McCloskey, Cormac McKenna, Paddy Henry and Stephen Henry who will plot the way forward for Derry hurling. The panel is Gavin Kelly, Aaron Kelly, Sean McBride, Diarmuid Brunton, Cathal Brunton Ballinascreen, Kevin Hinphey capt, Liam Hinphey, Liam Craig, Mark Craig, Aaron McCloskey, Conaill McCloskey, Paddy McCloskey, Eoghan Farren, Brian Lagan, Paul Sweeney, Feidhlim Kelly Kevin Lynch's Dungiven, Ruairi Convery, Michael Conway, Cathal McQuillan, Michael Kirkpatrick, Conor Quinn, Sean McNicholl, Eugene McQuillan Swatragh,

Oisin McCloskey, Darragh McCloskey, Ruairi McCloskey, Sean McCullagh, Darryl McDermott Banagher, Alan Grant Na Magha, Cormac McKenna, Gareth O'Kane Slaughtneil, Paddy Henry, Stephen Henry Lavey.