Westmeath great Dessie Dolan has admitted he badly needs a break from playing after being “consumed by it for about 30 years”.

A Dublin football panel without a St Vincent’s club representative just doesn’t seem right.

Dublin 1-15 Mayo 1-14: In the battle of pragmatism and poetry, there was only going to be one winner. And Dublin it was.

Do not expect Ian Madigan to buckle under the burden of expectation tomorrow after being handed the play-making role for Ireland against World Cup minnows Romania. The out-half has been dealing with it since he was a child.

Barry Cahill believes Paddy Andrews’ fine performance against Mayo in last Saturday week’s semi-final replay has given Eamonn Fitzmaurice something extra to think about on Sunday.

Jim Gavin has described as “baffling” Central Council’s decision to oppose the introduction of the clock/hooter, having endorsed it last year. 

Two years ago, as an All-Ireland-winning selector, Dr David Hickey claimed Dublin had surpassed the county’s great 1970s team on which he featured.

By the time Meath take to the field tomorrow afternoon, it’ll be 95 days since the county executive failed in their attempt to oust Seamus McEnaney as manager.

DUBLIN manager Pat Gilroy has played down the significance of Tuesday night’s O’Byrne Cup defeat to Westmeath.