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Dublin overcame Kildare in their opening Allianz National Football League fixture on Saturday evening on a scoreline of 2-17 to 2-10 at Croke Park. The All-Ireland champions flexed their muscle in the second-half, particularly the opening 15 minutes after the interval when they scored 2-05 without reply, effectively putting the game to bed. That had been after some uncharacteristically poor …

All-Ireland champions Dublin kicked off their Allianz National Football League campaign this evening when they entertained Kildare at Croke Park.  The home fans would have been hoping for a positive result and performance from Jim Gavin’s side, given the disappointing 12-point loss in the curtain raiser where Offaly dismantled Pat Gilroy’s Dublin hurlers. Although things started off on a poor foot …

Dublin take on Kildare at Croke Park at 7 p.m. this evening and their team news is in.  Jim Gavin has opted to mix youth with experience in his team selection for the league opener at GAA HQ. Seven of the team which started last September’s All-Ireland final victory over Mayo are named to start tonight’s fixture against Cian O’Neill’s …

New Dublin hurling manager Pat Gilroy has named a youthful looking starting XV for his side’s opening National League fixture against Offaly on Saturday night at Croke Park.  The clash is the curtain-raiser in a double-header at Croker on Saturday night, throwing in at 5pm whereas the county’s footballers meet Kildare at 7pm. The new-look starting XV named by Gilroy will …

Dublin take on Offaly in the O’Byrne Cup in what is the first game of their 2018 season on Wednesday night in Parnell Park at 8 p.m. However, with the All-Ireland winning panel and management of 2017 currently on their team holiday, the squad named for the Offaly clash includes a host of unfamiliar names for those outside of the …

Dublin's 2017 O'Byrne Cup campaign was not only successful in their triumph but helped the team in the long-term thanks to Gavin's approach

At the annual RTÉ Sports Awards on Saturday night there was a noticeable lack of recognition for the GAA world in the winners enclosure.  James McClean (soccer) won Sportsperson Of The Year, Aidan O’Brien (horse racing) took home Manager Of The Year and the Irish showjumpers collected the Team Of The Year gong, with all three respective winners fending off …

Philly McMahon fought off some stiff competition to take home the Eir Sport Sports Book Of The Year 2017 gong on Tuesday.  The Dublin footballer’s autobiography ‘The Choice’ is a personal account beginning at Philly’s days growing up in Ballymun and focuses on the different choices he and his brother John made throughout the course of their youth which resulted …

Pat Gilroy is still unaware whether Paul Schutte will be available to him for selection as he enters his first season in charge of the Dublin hurlers in 2018.  The Cuala captain opted out of the inter-county setup last season under Ger Cunningham but has been in fine form for his club side as the Dalkey side look well on …

What a year it has been for Con O’Callaghan… The achievements of the 21-year-old are hard to believe when fully examined. His 2017 has to go down as one of the greatest individual GAA seasons in history. Throughout this calendar year, across both hurling and football and at various grades, O’Callaghan has incredibly won each of the following: All-Ireland club …

Dublin hurlers have been boosted with the return of Danny Sutcliffe to the fold ahead of the forthcoming 2018 season.  However, Sutcliffe knows he will not just walk straight back into the team off reputation alone. Having broken on to the Dublin senior hurling panel in 2011 with a fearsome underage pedigree, winning a Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship medal in …

The exclusion of all Dublin players from Ireland’s International Rules Series squad for the tour of Australia which ended in defeat this morning has caused quite a stir in the GAA world.  The All-Ireland champions were not represented on Joe Kernan’s selection which was a controversial talking point before the Irish side even took off for Oz. The reason for …

Cuala have retained the Dublin Senior Hurling Championship yet again after defeating Kilamcud Crokes in Parnell Park on a scoreline of 1-13 to 0-13.  This really is a special group of Cuala hurlers as they have now won their third Dublin county title in a row in a year where last season was morphed into this season for them. Fresh …

Jason Sherlock is a cult hero in Dublin having given his all for the Boys In Blue during a 15-year inter-county career.  ‘Jayo’ burst on to the scene in 1995 at the age of just 19, helping the Dubs to All-Ireland glory. He posed a threat to every defender who attempted to get near him, chipping in with some vital …

With all eyes on the Dublin Senior Football Championship semi-finals this evening thanks to Eir Sport’s live TV coverage from Parnell Park, there was talent aplenty on display.  Ballymun Kickhams overcame Kilmacud Crokes in the opening encounter of the tasty double header to book their place in the final. Whenever St. Vincent’s take the field there is one man who …

Diarmuid Connolly is one of the best Gaelic footballers in the country, anyone who has seen him play for Dublin will acknowledge that. What a lot of people may not know is that he is also a strongly accustomed hurler. With the appointment of Pat Gilroy as the new Dublin senior hurling manager this past week, rumours have been rife …

Dublin are All-Ireland champions for the third consecutive year and the celebrations will go on long into the night in the capital.  However, Eoghan O’Gara may have his celebrations marred by the fact that he could be facing into a disciplinary hearing following an incident involving himself and Colm Boyle during today’s game. Video footage clearly suggests O’Gara pinning Boyle …