As Dublin star Diarmuid Connolly looks set to head out to the US for the summer in the coming days, the allure of Gaelic football in Boston is proving extremely attractive, with a host of inter-county and elite club talent basing themselves there this summer.

Peter Canavan believes Jim Gavin has had to concede an element of control for the first time as Dublin manager, due to the ongoing uncertainty over whether Diarmuid Connolly will play a role for the county this summer.

Jim Gavin has confirmed that he remains in regular contact with Diarmuid Connolly but the Dublin manager hasn’t shed any light on whether the two-time All Star will be returning to the field of play any time soon.

Jim Gavin has escaped criticism, which is understandable given the winning run he has led Dublin on throughout the last three championships. However, he should cop some for what he did yesterday — or rather what he didn’t do.

it might have been Jim Gavin who appeared in front of the media on Sunday but he could have been mistaken for Little Britain’s Vicky Pollard with his “yeah but, no but” defence of Diarmuid Connolly, writes John Fogarty.

Connolly's appeal will be presented to the Central Hearings Committee in the coming days.

A chequered past, to say the least.

Diarmuid Connolly will find it “extremely difficult” to overturn his 12-week suspension following mention of his brush with linesman Ciarán Branagan in the referee’s report, according to Joe Brolly.

Men like Diarmuid Connolly are typecast early and often in the sporting world writes Peter McNamara.

The Dublin star has shown off his mind-boggling skills with a football.

“It would appear Charles Dickens' Ebenezer Scrooge has taken up residence off Jones Road this festive season!”

Dublin footballer Diarmuid Connolly has been cleared to play in this evening's All-Ireland semi-final replay against Mayo.

Dublin are planning to make one last-ditch attempt to make Diarmuid Connolly available for tomorrow's All-Ireland semi-final replay after the Central Appeals Committee (CAC) last night upheld his ban.

Diarmuid Connolly will return to Croke Park this evening to make his case to play in Saturday's All-Ireland semi-final replay against Mayo.

The same XV are entrusted with toppling the Dubs.

The Central Hearings Committee have upheld Connolly's one-game suspension.

“There was a fall-out from the Tyrone-Monaghan game and the CHC were in good form one night and let everyone off, and he’ll hope they do the same for him.”

When I watch rugby games on television, I loathe when the commentator talks about the huge amount of ‘unseen work’ being done by certain players. 

Jim Gavin has played down Darragh Ó Sé’s remarks about Diarmuid Connolly after his forward turned in a man-of-the-match winning performance yesterday.

Cork footballer Jamie O’Sullivan has been cleared to play against Clare in the Munster SFC semi-final on June 14 after GAA authorities deemed he had no case to answer arising from an incident in last month’s Division 1 final.

Before we consider what Dublin will face in their opening Leinster football championship tie, consider for a moment what they won’t.

First Stephen Cluxton, then Ciarán McDonald and now Diarmuid Connolly; no longer is there a hiding place within the GAA for the reclusive football star.

A Dublin football star has been ordered to complete an anger management course before he is sentenced for an unprovoked attack on a man in a pub.