The deputy principal of a Louth secondary school has described a man who beat up his ex-girlfriend as pleasant, courteous, and generous.

As recession bites, enticing golf’s big names is a luxury Spain can no longer afford, says David Henry

DUBLIN will be weakened by the loss of both Brogan brothers, Alan and Bernard, for their high profile Allianz Football League opener against old rivals Kerry in under three weeks.

Dublin footballer David Henry, who was a member of their 2011 All-Ireland SFC title-winning panel, has reportedly quit the inter-county football scene.

DAVID HENRY won’t be follow in the footsteps of Conal Keaney, Shane Ryan and Ross O’Carroll and switch to the Dublin hurlers after deciding to end his inter-county football career.

An estimated 35,000 people thronged Merrion Square last night for the official homecoming to honour Dublin's first All-Ireland SFC title success since 1995.

MICK FITZSIMONS is about to lurch from the ridiculous to the sublime.

FORMER Dublin captain Colin Moran believes the extra week’s preparation has given Pat Gilroy the edge over Mickey Harte in the all-important midfield battle tomorrow.

THEY may not have learned much about themselves from their defeat of Laois on Sunday but Dublin were at least afforded the opportunity to banish a couple of painful memories at Croke Park on Sunday.

THIS time last year, Bryan Cullen was still struggling to tie his shoelaces but on Sunday the versatile Skerries player will wear the captain’s armband as Dublin get down to summer business starting with Laois at Croke Park.

Dublin manager Pat Gilroy says he had to make some tough decisions when picking the team to face Laois in Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final.

EIRCOM will be named as the new associate sponsors of the All-Ireland football championship on Monday.

PAT GILROY has described it as “unfortunate” people don’t believe his team play an attractive brand of football.

PAT GILROY fears that continued club success for Kilmacud Crokes could come at the cost of Allianz football league progress for the county.

JASON RYAN regretfully shut the door on hopes of a Matty Forde retirement u-turn after witnessing Wexford’s second massive defeat in a week.

FOUR high profile Louth footballers may be forced to emigrate due to the worsening economic climate.

DUBLIN must reduce the responsibility for scoring on Bernard Brogan if they are to build on this year’s All-Ireland semi-final appearance, according to Ciarán Whelan.

FOR most of the last eight years, the rather dismissive perception of Dublin has been that of a big fish in Leinster’s pond but one that shrank to the proportions of a relative minnow when it migrated into the deeper waters of the All-Ireland series.

Dublin manager Pat Gilroy has made one change to his team for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Cork at Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Dublin manager Pat Gilroy has opted for no changes in personnel for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Tyrone at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

A woman has been given a suspended sentence for posting sex ads on a classifieds website on behalf of two unwitting people.

FINALLY, after six long months and 11 games of chopping and changing, some tentative signs that the Dublin forward line does not consist solely of Bernard Brogan and five AN Others.

Dublin have benefited from not winning the Leinster SFC title this year, according to manager Pat Gilroy and team captain David Henry.

All-Ireland SFC Round 4

Dublin manager Pat Gilroy has decided not to tinker with the side that ended Armagh's summer run.

SUDDENLY the complexion of this Dublin football team has a much brighter hue.

HAPPY days for the Dubs, then, right? Twenty-one points scored, an eight-point buffer at the final whistle and only one goal conceded after the five they leaked against Meath.

IT’S very much a case of back to the future for Pat Gilroy this weekend as his determination to mould a new Dublin team has seen four of the old brigade cast aside for today’s All-Ireland qualifier against Tipperary.

Dublin manager Pat Gilroy and his Tipperary counterpart John Evans have named their line-ups ahead of Saturday's Round 2 GAA All-Ireland Senior Football qualifier at Croke Park (6pm).

A woman has been convicted at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of posting ads offering sex on a classifieds website on behalf of two unwitting people.

MIDFIELDER Eamonn Fennell has emerged as a major injury doubt for Dublin ahead of Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC round two qualifier with Tipperary in Croke Park.

FORMER Dublin captain, Ciarán Whelan, has criticised Pat Gilroy for abandoning his experimental defensive system and leaving his players ill-prepared for Sunday’s Leinster semi-final against Meath.

PAT GILROY may or may not succeed in his attempt to usher in a bright new dawn for Dublin football but, if he does, it seems he will do so with the help of some familiar old faces.

Manager Pat Gilroy has made four changes to the Dublin team for Sunday's Leinster SFC semi-final showdown with Meath at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

DUBLIN have been Ireland’s most schizophrenic football team for longer than they would care to remember but never before have they paraded both sides of their character as baldly in the one afternoon.

Leinster SFC Quarter-Final

Pat Gilroy will give five players their Championship debuts when Dublin begin their title defence against Wexford in Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

DUBLIN captain David Henry believes the uncertainty over the county’s starting 15 will help rather than hinder attempts to retain their Leinster title and make deeper inroads towards September.

THE third weekend of the football championship is just around the corner but the chief topic of conversation hasn’t changed from that first Sunday when three games were overshadowed by talk of one bothersome rule.

Dublin: DemonWare and Jolt Games founder Dylan Collins was named the Irish Internet Association and Enterprise Ireland Net Visionary 2010 last night.

TYRONE will be playing NFL Division Two football for the first time in the 21st century next year, courtesy of a power-packed first-half display from a Dublin side playing their best football of the campaign.

Tyrone 1-11 Dublin 2-14

DAVID HENRY has been confirmed as Dublin captain, replacing Paul Griffin who is ruled out for the season after tearing his cruciate ligament.