Pat Spillane and Eamonn O'Hara join Clare MacNamara to discuss an amazing All-Ireland final as Dublin made it three in a row.

David ‘Dotsy’ O’Callaghan has confirmed his return to the Dublin senior hurling panel after a serious back injury threatened to end his inter-county career.

In-demand Dublin dual starlet Con O’Callaghan has revealed he won’t line out for UCD in the Fitzgibbon and Sigerson Cup so as to ease his fixtures load.

Leinster U21 football

Most will tell you Jack McCaffrey had a bad 2014. Inflicted with that blasted second season syndrome, where teams after a year of study had learned to stall him in his starter’s blocks. 

Players chief Dessie Farrell has described a fatigued Dublin U21 player’s recent admission that he felt ‘shit’ before a major game as an illustration of the strains upon top student stars.

If he was to end up as the answer to a GAA quiz question, Damien Comer couldn’t be too surprised.

Laois u21s 2-10 Dublin u21s 2-21: When the dust settles on the 2015 season, Dessie Farrell and his Dublin U21 footballers might well look back on this one as the one that crowned them.

The trend of the Meath SFC title not being retained since Dunshaughlin completed a three-in-a-row in 2002 continues, with Wolfe Tones sending holders Summerhill packing, 2-11 to 0-8, in a quarter-final clash at Páirc Tailteann on Saturday.

Ger Cunningham has not ruled himself out of the running to replace Anthony Daly as Dublin hurling manager.

There are nine teams left in the race for the Meath SFC following the concluding round of group games over the weekend when holders Summerhill recovered from two defeats and a draw to advance to the knockout stages.

History was made yesterday as a GAA president paid a visit to the GPA’s offices for the first time. More important was the reason for Liam O’Neill’s visit.

Meath SFC: Reigning Meath champions Summerhill revived their prospects of back-to-back SFC titles following a comprehensive 2-12 to 0-9 win over Rathkenny at Walterstown yesterday.

Ciarán Kilkenny has described as “March madness” the number of cruciate injuries that befell inter-county footballers last month.

Meath chairman Conor Tormey has slammed Dublin U21 manager Dessie Farrell and questioned the county’s explanation for refusing to accept home advantage for tomorrow week’s Leinster football final.

All-Ireland winning Dublin football manager Jim Gavin has indicated he’s not prepared to accommodate a dual role for Ciarán Kilkenny in 2014.

If there was a recurring theme in Ciaran Kilkenny’s explanation yesterday of why he quit Australian Rules to focus on Gaelic games, it was passion. A lack thereof for the oval ball code and an overwhelming amount of it for his native game.

Tom McKittrick’s Laois fell to their first defeat of the season as Dublin scored a narrow victory in Sunday’s Ladies NFL Division 1 tie in Stradbally.

Alan Brogan has seen a brother and a couple of friends axed from the Dublin panel in recent weeks. Another pal was compelled to retire from inter-county football after being omitted for 2013.

Ciarán Kilkenny is in for a busy summer — the Cadbury U21 Hero of the Future, who received his award yesterday for services rendered to the Dublin U21 footballers, All-Ireland champions at that grade — is juggling commitments in three codes.

Gary Sweeney has paid tribute to the influence of Dublin U21 boss Jim Gavin after they claimed the county’s second All-Ireland title in that grade in three years with success last Sunday against Roscommon.

Dublin U21 captain Kevin O’Brien says an All-Ireland title has been the only goal for the team this year.

Dublin U21 manager Jim Gavin insists there is nothing wrong with Gaelic football, claiming the evolution of the sport has made it an appealing game to watch.

Dublin U21 football star Ciarán Kilkenny will wait until after his Leaving Cert before deciding whether to accept an offer of a trial from AFL club, Carlton.

They did not replicate the crushing defeats they inflicted on opponents in the provincial arena, but there was still plenty of merit to and plenty to admire in Dublin’s victory in Saturday’s Cadbury’s All-Ireland U21FC semi-final in Portlaoise.

The scoring won’t be as high this week. We’re going to see more lowering of the blades

The Kilkenny team to play Clare in the Allianz Hurling League semi-final at Semple Stadium, Thurles, tomorrow at 2pm shows a number of positional and personnel changes from the side that defeated Galway in their last League outing.

They are hot favourites with the bookmakers, have won their last two championship games by margins of 23 points and 15 points, and the county has won two of the last three provincial titles in this grade.

AS Dublin hurling has sought to climb up the national ladder, they have looked to outside experts for guidance.

NUI Maynooth manager John Divilly has accused Kildare boss Kieran McGeeney of putting too much pressure on his student players.

Cavan 0-13 Fermanagh 1-13

DUBLIN attacker David Treacy has been ruled out of next Sunday’s Leinster SHC quarter-final against Laois with a hamstring injury while David O’Callaghan is rated ‘40/60 against’ to prove his fitness in time for the Nowlan Park clash.

JIM GAVIN has backed several of his Dublin U21 players to be future stars after qualifying for a first final at the grade since 2003.

Preview: Dublin v Roscommon

TOP-GUNS John Gardiner and Jerry O’Connor have been given starting places on the Cork team for next Sunday’s crunch Allianz Division One NHL clash with Tipperary at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Camogie may take centre stage at Croke Park tomorrow afternoon but for the Dublin Under-21 hurlers and their manager Sean Lane, it will be their All-Ireland final against Galway which will be of utmost importance as they strive to win a first ever title in the grade.

Dublin U21 manager Sean Lane has no injury worries to report ahead of Thursday's Erin Leinster U-21 hurling final against Kilkenny (throw-in 7.30pm).