One of the country’s top sports science experts has warned there is a “great danger” rival counties will be unable to compete with Dublin in the years ahead unless they overhaul their development structures.

It’s a big few days for golfer Robbie Cannon, and his life could look much different by next weekend, if results go his way.

Six months out from an American general election, the two major political parties are required to form transition teams. This legal requirement forces both candidates into as smooth a transition into government as possible, irrespective of who wins the race.

Michael Murphy will lead Donegal into an Ulster senior football championship final for the eighth time on Sunday hoping to get his hands on the Anglo-Celt Cup for the fifth time.

Eleven years ago, Bryan Cullen was an employee of Ulster Bank. It was merely a means to an end. Having graduated three years previously with a sports science and health degree, the job made little sense but for the fact he was playing inter-county football and the bank were associate sponsors of the All-Ireland SFC.

Over the coming weekends, luxury buses with complimentary wifi and mobile phone chargers will roll into county grounds all over Ireland.

Three of Mayo’s previous management team have now linked up with rivals of the recently-crowned Division 1 champions.

The divided reaction to David Hickey’s interview carried in this newspaper on Saturday wasn’t unexpected.

Dean Rock envisages Stephen Cluxton will take the new 20-metre kick-out rule in his stride when All-Ireland champions Dublin begin their 2018 season next month.

Sacrifice lies at the heart of Con O’Callaghan’s incredible season.

Coppers in Dublin is taking in €100,000 every week.

Ask a Dublin football fan to list off the Dublin forwards. Realistically how far down the list would you get before they mentioned Paddy Andrews? 

Dublin forwards coach Jason Sherlock insists that the majority of the All-Ireland champions’ backroom team are volunteers and that much of the county’s success has nothing to do with “resources”.

Rarely does a day pass in this country without a wonderfully evocative image appearing in the national papers from some sporting event or other and yesterday’s shot in these pages of Patrick Cronin striking the sliotar amidst the floodlights and flurries of snow during Cork and Waterford’s pre-season meeting in Mallow certainly ticked that particularly box.

A few months before Bryan Cullen would become the first Dublin man in 16 years to lift Sam Maguire, the then director of football operations at Chelsea, Mike Forde, spoke at a conference in Liverpool about a bit of a continuing professional development tour he took in on Stateside.

O’Byrne Cup - Meath 2-16 Laois 0-14: Laois manager Mick Lillis has dismissed the suggestion that the appointment of Bryan Cullen as Dublin GAA’s high performance manager illustrates the widening gap between the capital and other counties in Leinster.

Bryan Cullen believes the longer Alan Brogan is on the pitch this Sunday the better the chances of Dublin claiming their third All-Ireland in five seasons.

Bryan Cullen believes Dublin have a distinct advantage over Kerry thanks to their extra game against Mayo last weekend.

Former All-Ireland winning captain Bryan Cullen believes Dublin have gained a significant psychological edge on Cork ahead of any potential Championship meeting.

Kildare legend Dermot Earley admits a catalogue of old football injuries leaves him in pain on a daily basis.

All-Ireland winning Dublin captain Bryan Cullen has admitted he may have prolonged his county career if he’d been a regular starter.

Laois 1-11 Dublin 1-12: Jim Gavin was fulsome in his praise for midfielder Emmet Ó Conghaile after he scored the winning point with the last kick of the game in Portarlington.

The inter-county retirements of Dublin’s 2011 All-Ireland SFC-winning captain Bryan Cullen and Galway’s three-time All Star hurler Damien Hayes were confirmed yesterday.

Dublin’s Bryan Cullen has announced his retirement from inter-county football.

"You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming"

At 7pm on Saturday, Dublin becomes the OK Corral as the “Blue Wave” is pitted against “Blue Magic” in a showdown.

Dublin dismantled Kildare’s creaking defence on their way to a resounding NFL Division One victory at Croke Park.

Dublin 0-18 Cork 1-17

Dublin football manager Jim Gavin believes that the Allianz Football League should not begin until April.

Jason Whelan is likely to return to the Dublin panel once he serves out his eight-week ban handed down by the Leinster Council.

Over 1.1 million people across the country were told two years ago ‘See you all in Coppers’ and they haven’t stopped coming since to the famed Dublin nightspot.

Ballymun Kickhams clubman Philly McMahon has been parachuted into the Dublin team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC final against Mayo at Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Five final questions. Stupid or not, their relevance will be decided tomorrow

Stephen Cluxton is one of the most recognisable footballers in Ireland but also the most private

Dublin’s Kevin McManamon is content to remain a reserve for this Sunday’s All-Ireland final.

There’s been a few mixed messages being bandied around by the Dublin camp this summer.

Jonny Cooper’s recollection of Dublin’s grand September day two years ago isn’t as sunny as some of his current colleagues.

He was a surprise inclusion for the All-Ireland quarter-final win over Cork but come 3.30pm on Sunday, it’s likely Bryan Cullen will sit a few yards from where he gave his ‘Coppers’ speech this month two years ago.