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Diarmuid Connolly has been named in the Dublin starting XV for this afternoon’s clash against Tyrone with Jim Gavin making six changes to the team that was named on Saturday. Connolly is among a host of different faces in the starting team with Evan Comerford, Andrew McGowan, Sean Bugler, Paddy Small & Paddy Andrews all starting while Stephen Cluxton, Philip …

Dublin footballer Diarmuid Connolly will not be making his return to Donegal Boston this summer after being denied entry to the United States last week. Connolly played for the club last summer, leaving the Dublin panel as he won a Boston SFC but he will not be a part of the squad this year due to a “small problem” with …

Deep down we all knew once the Leinster SFC got underway and Diarmuid Connolly wasn’t in the Dublin panel that the likelihood of him making a grandiose return was slim to none. Despite Jim Gavin’s repeated sentiment that the Dublin camp has a year-round open door policy, once Rory O’Carroll returned on the eve of Championship and Connolly didn’t, the …

It has been reported that Diarmuid Connolly is shipping up to Boston once again, ending speculation that he may return for Dublin’s drive for five. Connolly is expected to jet out in the coming days after having accepted an offer to join up with Donegal Boston, the side he led to Boston SFC glory last summer. Jim Gavin has repeatedly …

James McCarthy has admitted that he would like to see former Dublin footballer Diarmuid Connolly returning to Jim Gavin’s panel. Earlier this month Gavin said that he is hopeful that the St Vincents’ sharpshooter will return to the squad for the season but no decision has been made yet. Speaking at the AIB Launch of the Senior Football Championship, McCarthy …

Dublin have received a huge boost on the eve of the championship with the news that Rory O’Carroll has rejoined the panel. The three-time All-Ireland winner left Ireland following Dublin’s Sam Maguire cup success in 2015 opting to spend the past three seasons travelling and working in New Zealand. Despite Dublin’s continued dominance, O’Carroll’s absence left a huge hole in …

Rory O’Carroll made his Dublin club championship return last night coming in as a late replacement as Kilmacud Crokes defeated Ballymun Kickhams at Parnell Park. It’s a welcome return for the three-time All-Ireland winner who jetted off to New Zealand ahead of the 2016 championship leaving a big hole to fill in the Dublin full-back line. Dublin have continued to …

For the week that’s in it, we are going with a St. Patrick’s Day special in this week’s ‘Forgotten Friday’.  In 2014, Diarmuid Connolly literally ruled the roost. Dublin were coming off the back of a second All-Ireland crown in three seasons and the St. Vincents man had marked himself out as one of the country’s top forwards in the …

The lineup for the Tipperary senior hurling club championship semi-finals has been completed. A sizeable crowd enjoyed a titanic display of hurling on Saturday in Nenagh as Toomevara and Thurles booked their places in the last four by the slimmest of margins. In the first came, 11 points from Seamus Callanan was not enough to see 14-man Drom & Inch …

As Dublin cruised to their fourth successive All-Ireland SFC title against Tyrone on Sunday, you can expect there was one very interested observer watching on from across the Atlantic.  Diarmuid Connolly has spent the summer in the United States playing football with Donegal Boston in the Donegal SFC, a competition he and his team won earlier this month. Connolly only played …

Dublin claimed yet another All Ireland title yesterday, sweeping past Tyrone by a margin of six points. With such a wealth of talent in the county, it is unsurprising that this was their fourth All Ireland title in-a-row. With that in mind, we have chosen what we believe to be their strongest XV from their four winning teams.  _____ 1. …

It’s been a week of epic wins, interesting fixtures and even more controversy. In case you missed any of it, we’ve broken down the top five GAA stories of the week. Mayo crash out of the championship at the hand’s of Kildare  It’s hard to believe this story is less than a week old it but was just last Saturday that …

Mayo players, Diarmuid O’Connor and Conor Loftus have moved to the United States and joined McBrides CLG for the summer.  The duo flew out on Sunday following Mayo’s exit from the championship at the hands of Kildare on Saturday evening. The players arrived in the US on J1 Visas, just in time for the registration deadline of July 1st. Some …

The saga of Diarmuid Connolly’s absence from the Dublin team continues on. The situation was broached around this time last month, when Dublin manager Jim Gavin was adamant that he and the 30-year-old had reached an agreement where he would be rested for a series of games, with the hope that he would return for the championship. Connolly hasn’t appeared …

Speculation continues to mount over the future of Diarmuid Connolly and Gaelic football, but we need to give the man a well-earned break.

With the 2018 Allianz Football League consigned to history, counties’ preparations are gathering pace in the run-up to the summer. Undoubtedly the standout football tie for the month of April is in Connacht. Last year’s All-Ireland finalists Mayo face off against the beaten League finalists Galway in a mouthwatering clash in Castlebar. Galway have beaten their neighbours the last two summers, …

The continued absence of Diarmuid Connolly from the Dublin football team has been the subject of much debate so far this year, with the St Vincent’s star only seeing action in the win over Mayo. His absence from matchday squads has led to speculation that he may be close to joining Pat Gilroy’s hurlers. In the Sunday Times over the weekend, Christy …