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Dublin’s Daire Plunkett. Photo: Sportsfile

Kilkenny can quell Dub rising

In no particular order, Dublin have achieved the following already this year: Division 1A safety, a league quarter-final spot, established a settled team, a big win in Croke Park and a modicum of straight line consistency.

Dublin manager Ger Cunningham celebrates at the final whistle in Walsh Park yesterday. Photo: Sportsfile

This Blues revival puts Deise in shade

How many of you saw this one coming on that dank...

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Gavin's six changes for trip to Down

Jim Gavin has made six changes to the team...

McGee was forced off the field with a broken nose and didn’t resurface until the second half but the GAA’s Central Competition Controls Committee deemed his action to be behaviour dangerous to an opponent and charged him for a Category Three offence. Picture credit: Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE

Bans and fines handed out for 'Donebrawlers'

The CCCC have come down hard on Kerry and...

Dublin’s Paul Flynn who returned to competitive action against Monaghan Photo: Sportsfile

The Rebel enigma faces Dub trouble

League collisions between Dublin and Cork are not...

Kilkenny’s Kevin Kelly Photo: Sportsfile

Cats possess unparalled ability to find a way

Like water, Kilkenny always find a way.

Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael, Aogán Ó Fearghail, address the floor at an uninspiring Congress at Mount Wolseley Hotel Spa & Golf Resort, Tullow, Carlow last weekend Photo: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

Ciarán Whelan: Congress fails in its duty ... again

It was a case of "A lot done more to do to", to...

Dublin hurling boss Ger Cunningham Photo: Sportsfile

Dublin aim to hurl up a storm

There's a backlash coming in Croke Park tomorrow...

Pats’ Dinny Corcoran Photo: Sportsfile

'Garrison game' only show for Dinny

Dinny Corcoran will definitely not be a dual...

Dublin defender James McCarthy Photo: Sportsfile

Mac: I'll never take a mark

So unenthused about the now pending introduction of the 'mark' to Gaelic...

Ballyboden St Enda’s Conal Keaney with his daughter Kate, age 7, celebrate Boden’s AIB All-Ireland club SFC final victory over Castlebar Mitchels in Croke Park on St Patrick’s Day. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Keaney: no doubt over our victory

In invoking his inner Ger Loughnane, Conal Keaney also risked offering himself as a soldier to fortune. Keaney, emboldened, came out with...

Ballyboden St Enda’s captain, Darragh Nelson, celebrates just after the final whistle Photo: Sportsfile

Deadly Boden go for early kill

There were less than 90 seconds on the clock when Ryan Basquel cut open the Castlebar Mitchels defence and set up his brother, Colm, for a clinically executed goal.

Dublin’s Shane Carthy in action against Ryan Mallon of Down during the Allianz Football League match at Páirc Esler in Newry Photo: Sportsfile

Dubs still have the answers

Jim Gavin almost seemed a little surprised.

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