By the time Meath take to the field tomorrow afternoon, it’ll be 95 days since the county executive failed in their attempt to oust Seamus McEnaney as manager.

Putting All-Ireland titles back to back is not an easy task.

Cyril Donnellan knows Galway can’t depend solely on Joe Canning if they are to pick up some championship silverware this year.

Tipperary footballers are about to suffer a devastating pre-championship blow with the news star forward Barry Grogan is on the verge of moving to the US for work purposes.

The GAA’s Hawk Eye will not follow rugby’s television match official (TMO) style when it is given its debut in Croke Park in June.

LOSING an All-Ireland final is a tough experience for any player or management.

EIGHT players who featured for Dublin in the All-Ireland SFC final win over Kerry are included in Pat Gilroy’s squad for tomorrow’s Bord Na Mona O’Byrne Cup first round clash.

ONE of Dublin’s star players from the All-Ireland final has been robbed in Thailand.

EAMONN FENNELL says the Dublin players will do everything in their power to convince Pat Gilroy to stay on as manager for a fourth season.

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.

THERE have been some lifestyle changes for Bernard Brogan over the last while.

RONAN CURRAN will make his first championship start of the year for the Cork senior hurlers in Saturday’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier against Galway in Semple Stadium.

Dublin are likely to field a changed midfield for their Leinster SFC final clash with Wexford next month.

MICHAEL DARA Macauley is a major doubt for Dublin’s Leinster final with Wexford after breaking his finger during yesterday’s semi-final.

The versatile Bryan Cullen has been selected to captain the Dublin senior footballers for their 2011 Championship campaign.

Armagh forward Steven McDonnell has been announced as the Ireland captain for the 2010 International Rules Series, with team manager Anthony Tohill also confirming a 22-man squad for this month's two Tests against Australia.

DUBLIN midfielder Eamonn Fennell has revealed that he won’t be lining out with O’Toole’s in tonight’s senior club championship clash with Ballyboden St Enda’s.

THERE is a reason why Kerry and Tyrone have won every All-Ireland title since 2003.

CROKE PARK has defended the timing of Saturday’s replayed Munster final on the basis that it would have been counter-productive to play the Cork-Waterford fixture at the same time as high-profile matches elsewhere.

Dublin 1-21 Tipperary 1-13

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.

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.

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.

JOE CANNING has emerged a doubt for Galway’s Leinster semi-final replay against Offaly next Saturday after suffering a hand injury in the drawn match.

DUBLIN chairman Gerry Harrington last night described as “absolutely unbelievable” the omission of referees from the capital on the list of officials for this year’s senior championships.

Mayo 1-19 Dublin 0-14

SATURDAY night in Páirc Uí Rinn was an instructive league exercise that will assist both Conor Counihan and Pat Gilroy when it comes to finalising their championship blueprints.

PERFORMANCES, rather than points, will be the focus for Dublin’s footballers this weekend when they follow last Sunday’s win in Killarney with another Division One tie against Derry at Parnell Park.

THERE was retribution in the Killarney air yesterday, but no one in the Dublin football camp was celebrating after beating the All-Ireland champions in this NFL Division One opener.

Kilmacud Crokes defender Paul Griffin has been named as the captain of the Dublin senior footballers for the 2009 championship campaign.

DUBLIN football manager Pat Gilroy has vows to keep an open mind on any players who may be looking to achieve dual star status this summer.

Pat Gilroy has named an unchanged Dublin team to play Derry at Parnell Park on Saturday in the Allianz National Football League.

Dublin manager Paul Caffrey has delayed his team announcement for Sunday's Leinster SFC final against Wexford by 48 hours.

ANOTHER weekend passes and, with it, another slice of hope that someone, somewhere, sometime may actually give this Dublin team a serious test as they chase a fourth Leinster title in a row.

THERE was something of a new dawn for journalists in Croke Park yesterday with the old media scrum outside the dressing rooms replaced by a more civil soccer-style top table Q&A in the designated interview room under the Hogan Stand.

1995 All-Ireland-winning hero Jason Sherlock has recovered from a hamstring injury to be named in the Dublin team for Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final clash with Louth (Croke Park, throw-in 4pm).

DERRY’S victory over the All-Ireland champions in the Allianz National League Division One final offers encouragement to the main pretenders to their throne, says Dublin captain Alan Brogan.

Dublin 2-12 Longford 1-14

Dublin 2-12 Wicklow 0-9

Dublin manager Paul Caffrey has opted to field an experimental line-up for tonight's O'Byrne Cup first round tie with UCD at O'Toole Park.