If you stepped aboard a flight today, and you heard Jim Gavin introduce himself as the captain from the cockpit, you would feel immediately reassured.

Jim Gavin remains coy about the prospects of Diarmuid Connolly rejoining the Dublin senior panel.

First some cupboard tidying. Dublin manager Jim Gavin didn’t only scoff afterwards at reports that Jason Sherlock had left his management set-up – he encouraged anyone yet to watch the “excellent” Jayo documentary, purportedly central to his ‘departure’, to do so.

It is testament to the depth of quality at Jim Gavin’s disposal that Cormac Costello will be wondering today if he will start in Tralee next Saturday night.

Dublin manager Jim Gavin has criticised the GAA for not having "a clear vision" for the future of Gaelic football.

After playing a host of unknown faces during the O'Byrne Cup where they lost the final to Westmeath, Jim Gavin's line-up sees a number of familiar names return to the fold.

Back-to-back All-Ireland winning Dublin ladies manager Mick Bohan admits he’s blown away by the forensic attention to detail of his football counterpart Jim Gavin.

The Cluxton kickout

Our five-time All-Ireland-winning columnist expects Mickey Harte’s defensive set-up to frustrate Dublin.

Regardless of the final, 2018 will not go down as a vintage year for football, writes Paddy Kelly.

Dean Rock’s first championship start for Dublin didn’t exactly bode well.

Croke Park will surely be filled with a very different type of atmosphere next Sunday afternoon than the peaceful holiness brought by Pope Francis last weekend.

Last week the PwC All-Star players of the month for July and August were revealed.

Cian O’Sullivan is expected to train with Dublin next week, handing Jim Gavin a clean bill of health ahead of the All-Ireland football final meeting with Tyrone on September 2.

Dublin footballers continue to be somewhat of a quandary for everybody outside the capital, don’t they? It’s like people are torn between really appreciating what they’re doing through their incredible domination of the competition, or utterly despising it because of the obvious advantages they have enjoyed getting there, writes Mike Quirke

Bernard Brogan is back training with Dublin just months after a season-ending injury.

He’s one of the most engaging interviewees in GAA but Michael Darragh Macauley is invoking his inner Francis Urquhart.

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.

Former Dublin defender Coman Goggins has insisted the All-Ireland champions are not unbeatable as they narrow their focus on four-in-a-row.

It's only February, and it’s important to remember that, says Peter McNamara.

For a media working off morsels to understand what really makes Jim Gavin tick, his keynote presentation at the HPX High Performance Conference back in October, when everyone from Maslow to Mandela to MLK got a mention, was rightly considered revelatory.

Jim Gavin sits more or less motionless when giving interviews. The few movements are slow and every bit as refined as the crisp shirt and suit but the man is slippery as an eel when the tape rolls.

So why is Jim Gavin being all unreasonable? You might recall recently that charges of criminal blasphemy were dropped against actor and comedian Stephen Fry.

Jim Gavin swapped one high for another yesterday as he takes to the skies as a ‘groomsman’.

Dublin manager Jim Gavin has reacted with surprise to the claim that former Sky Blues players privately agreed to put pressure on All-Ireland final replay referee Maurice Deegan through the media.

Dublin boss Jim Gavin has called for meaningful dialogue between managers and referees during the season.

Jim Gavin has challenged his Dublin defenders to put some “resilience” into their game after being opened up for two goals by Laois.

But Dublin boss Jim Gavin is certain Kerry will bounce back from their NFL final defeat.

Dublin will be without All-Star full-back Rory O’Carroll as they bid to retain their All-Ireland.

Former Kerry defender Stephen Stack believes that Kingdom manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice will “pick two teams” for the All-Ireland final.

Former Kerry manager Jack O’Connor believes Jim Gavin has no more tricks left up his sleeve after Dublin had to play all their trump cards to defeat Mayo in a replay.

Ever since an early morning conversation with Jim Gavin last year, I have been totally and utterly convinced Dublin are going to win this year’s All-Ireland title.

Cian O’Sullivan may have been helped off the field after Dublin’s semi-final replay victory over Mayo last Sunday, but Jim Gavin was bullish yesterday about the centre-back’s prospects of facing Kerry in the All-Ireland final.

Jim Gavin has named the same team that won their All-Ireland quarter-final to face Mayo on Sunday.

Things you come to expect from Jim Gavin as Dublin manager in a championship game.

Just three days out from the All-Ireland semi-final against Mayo, Dublin will this evening contest the proposed €10,000 fine handed down to them arising from a melee in their challenge game in Glasnevin last month.

Jim Gavin said yesterday that Dublin will not be specifically attempting to counter the attacking threat of Aidan O’Shea at Croke Park on Sunday.