It’s 2002, late summer. Alan Brogan has been everywhere all championship. His emergence onto a Dublin team swaggering through Leinster under Tommy Lyons has captivated a public drawn in further by his famous dad Bernard and the bridge it builds to the glorious ’70s.

What would you tell your 20-year-old self? It’s only five years since Paddy Andrews was that age, but he’d have plenty of counsel for his younger version.

Dublin hurling sharpshooter Paul Ryan has downplayed any talk of a potential All-Ireland senior double for the capital, insisting it would be "stupid" to look beyond both teams' next matches.

There are still two counties left in both the All-Ireland senior hurling and football championships but such has been the luck of the draw, Cork and Dublin have ended up facing each other on successive Sundays in Croke Park.

Former Dublin footballer Jack Sheedy warns the Division 1 winners have yet to find a playmaker to step into the boots of injured Alan Brogan.

Bernard Brogan faces a club versus country dilemma ahead of Ireland’s International Rules opener in Limerick.

BERNARD BROGAN faces a club versus country dilemma ahead of Ireland’s International Rules opener in Limerick.