Gilroy: We’ll take league seriously

Pat Gilroy insists Dublin will be taking their Division 1 campaign as seriously as last year, starting this evening against Kerry in Croke Park.

The All-Ireland champions went undefeated in the league proper last season, finishing top of the table and only losing their 100% record away to Galway when they drew in their last round game having already qualified for the final.

Gilroy won’t be compensating for any hangover from last September. Asked if the league means the same as last year, he said: “It does for us. You’ve so few competitive games.