DUBLIN GAA chiefs are to launch an investigation into an alleged attack on a referee after a senior football championship game on Wednesday night.

HIGH-RANKING GAA officials last night pleaded for no knee jerk reaction to last weekend’s All-Ireland quarter-final results after defeats for this year’s four provincial champions have increased the clamour for the abolition of the provincial championships.

GAA chiefs may consider fixing the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final between Tyrone and Dublin as a standalone fixture at Croke Park next weekend.

THE long-running Eamon Fennell transfer saga came to an end last night after Dublin GAA chiefs voted 39-21 against allowing the county midfielder switch from O’Toole’s to St Vincent’s.

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.

THE Dublin footballers were not specifically targeted in the incident on Monday night which saw a window on their bus being shattered by an object thrown from the roadside, according to county chairman Gerry Harrington.

SHOCKING footage of the weekend assault on Tipperary referee Willie Barrett has appeared on the internet.

MIDFIELDER Eamon Fennell will again feature for Dublin against Meath in tonight’s O’Byrne Cup replay despite the escalating controversy surrounding his attempted club transfer.

Dublin Senior footballer Eamon Fennell's request to transfer from O'Toole's to St Vincent's GAA club was last night refused at a meeting of Dublin County Board.

VODAFONE may yet extend its sponsorship of the GAA Football Championship beyond 2010, despite agreeing a record deal with the Dublin county board this week that could cost them up to €5m.

Dublin GAA will benefit to the tune of €4.65m over the next six years following the confirmation this afternoon that Vodafone will sponsor all of the Metropolitans football and hurling teams.

Waterford GAA has received a considerable boost with the confirmation of mobile phone network 3 as the county's sponsors for the next two years

CROKE Park Stadium Director Peter McKenna has strongly rejected Dublin county board chairman Gerry Harrington’s suggestion controlled pitch invasions should be allowed at GAA HQ.

A DUBLIN motion aimed at securing a second chance for provincial champions if they lose at the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final stage has been passed at the county’s annual convention.

MOBILE phone giants Vodafone last night confirmed that they are in sponsorship negotiations with Dublin GAA chiefs.

DUBLIN county board chairman Gerry Harrington believes that Croke Park stadium chiefs should abandon the “nonsensical” practice of trying to stop pitch invasions at GAA HQ and allow fans onto the field.

More county chairmen have joined the backlash against the GAA’s efforts to end mass pitch invasions, expressing their reservations with recent attempts at on-field presentations.

THE backlash against the GAA’s efforts to end mass pitch invasions continues to intensify with a number of county chairmen yesterday expressing their reservations with recent attempts at on-field presentations.

DUBLIN captain Denise Masterson believes the county’s two All-Ireland final defeats earlier this decade will have little bearing on their latest attempt to claim their first title on Sunday.

DUBLIN footballers Ciarán Whelan and Denis Bastick may face disciplinary action arising out of two separate second-half incidents in Monday’s shattering All-Ireland SFC quarter-final defeat to Kerry.

DUBLIN chairman Gerry Harrington wants to see the county contest an All-Ireland SHC final by 2015.

CROKE PARK bosses will take a zero tolerance approach to fans arriving late to Sunday’s Leinster SFC clash between Dublin and Meath (4pm, RTÉ Two).

Anthony Daly has held his first press conference as Dublin hurling manager at Parnell Park this morning.

PAT GILROY admitted to being inexperienced yesterday at his inaugural press conference as Dublin senior football manager, adding that an All-Ireland final appearance is his first target as boss.

PAT GILROY is set to be ratified as the new Dublin senior football manager at tonight’s county board meeting in Parnell Park.

DUBLIN’s bid for a fourth consecutive Leinster SFC title could be damaged by tardy supporters according to County Board Chairman Gerry Harrington.

DUBLIN chairman Gerry Harrington has warned that the county’s up-and-coming hurling fraternity must learn to walk before it can run after Sunday’s Leinster semi-final defeat to Wexford — both on the field and in the stands.

DUBLIN and Meath are sticking to their guns ahead of today’s meeting to re-fix their Allianz Football League games against Cork.

CORK’S inability to play tonight’s NFL game against Dublin will cause a fixture nightmare in the capital, with Metropolitan GAA chiefs claiming they can’t play the game until “November or December”.

1995 All-Ireland winner Jim Gavin has been given the nod to manage the Dublin Under-21 footballers next season.

COUNTY Chairman Gerry Harrington last night jumped to the defence of the Dublin players criticised for taunting their opponents and inciting the crowd during Sunday’s Leinster SFC triumph over Laois.

GAA CHIEFS face a fixtures headache after weather conditions forced the postponement of two top flight National Hurling League games yesterday.

DUBLIN are to consult with the Central Council before deciding on UCD’s future involvement in the county board’s competitions.

Around 35,000 music fans are expected to descend on Dublin when the curtain rises on the Irish Music and Culture Festival later today.

CONAL KEANEY has admitted the GAA’s decision to grant Dublin a virtual stand-alone date for their All-Ireland quarter-final is a massive boost to their chances of making the last four.

CO-OPERATION and communication. That’s the consensus view among a number of county board chairmen who were canvassed for their views on the club/county divide highlighted over the past week in Laois.

THE GAA is seeking an ‘early’ meeting with Sports Minister John O’Donoghue to voice concern over his insistence that only soccer can be played in the planned new stadium in Tallaght.

Dublin GAA bosses have issued a statement refuting claims in a Sunday newspaper in relation to Brian Mullins' interview for the vacant football manager post.

DUBLIN GAA chiefs have issued a statement refuting a claim published in a Sunday newspaper concerning Brian Mullins’ interview for the county’s vacant senior football manager post.

ONE of Dublin’s top lap-dance clubs is facing closure after a district court judge ruled that an illegal sexual act had taken place on its premises.