O’Byrne Cup

The look on Pat Gilroy’s face says it all — what can he do about it?

It says something when just over three months into the year, Finian Hanley admits he’s enjoying his football more than ever.

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.

Down 0-15 Dublin 1-10

Selector Paddy O’Donoghue admits Dublin’s discipline is not what it should be after deciding not to appeal Bryan Cullen’s one-match ban.

MAYO 0-5 DUBLIN 0-8, Castlebar (Match abandoned at half-time)

Kilmacud Crokes clubman Craig Dias will make his full senior debut for Dublin when they open their Allianz Football League campaign against Kerry tomorrow night (throw-in 7.15pm).

KIERAN McGEENEY doesn’t see any reason why Kildare would support a proposal to bring forward the Bord na Mona O’Byrne Cup final.

Holders Kildare won through to face DCU in the O'Byrne Cup final after getting the better of an understrength Dublin side in Newbridge this afternoon.

Dublin manager Pat Gilroy will not name his team until just before throw-in for Sunday's Bord na Móna O'Byrne Cup opener against Carlow at Dr Cullen Park.

ST OLIVER Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh made hard work in accounting for Lucan Sarsfields at Parnell Park last Saturday.

CROKE PARK had already disgorged most of its patrons onto the streets of the northside when some stewards walked out to the centre of the pitch and asked Bernard Brogan and three of his colleagues if they wouldn’t mind moving on.

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.

KERRY defender Shane Enright will make his first senior championship start in Saturday’s Munster semi-final against Limerick, while manager Jack O’Connor has also recalled Anthony Maher at midfield for the Gaelic Grounds clash.

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 has finalised his team for Sunday's Leinster SFC quarter-final against Laois at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

Dublin 2-14 Cork 0-21

Wing forward Bryan Cullen will captain Dublin when they take on defending champions Cork in Sunday's Allianz Football League Division 1 final.

THERE was something entirely appropriate in the manner in which Dublin qualified for their first Division One final since 1999 in Croke Park on Saturday evening.

DUBLIN boss Pat Gilroy insists there’s no guarantee any of the county’s big-name players will force their way back into his team between now and the start of the championship.

DUBLIN manager Pat Gilroy has revealed he will embark on staging a second successive season of early morning winter training sessions, starting at 6.30am tomorrow.

SEVEN of the Dublin team defeated in last August’s All-Ireland semi-final against Cork will be in action for tomorrow’s annual Dub Stars clash at St Brigid’s GAA club in Castleknock at 3.15pm.

Conal Keaney has confirmed he will concentrate solely on Gaelic football at inter-county level in 2010, ending speculation that the former dual player was about to switch back to hurling.

DUBLIN manager Pat Gilroy believes the GAA should consider completing the All-Ireland club championships prior to Christmas.

CORK IT coach Keith Ricken admits his side face a big test when they open their Ulster Bank Sigerson Cup campaign in this afternoon’s quarter-final at home to DCU.

WHO can say how many miles Peter Canavan has run in his life? Sixteen years of service to the Tyrone seniors were merely the tip of an iceberg that incorporated service to his club Errigal Ciarán, the many sides he represented at underage and schools levels and his country too.

KILMACUD CROKES 1-10 ST. OLIVER PLUNKETTS/EOGHAN RUADH 0-13

IRELAND and Australia may be renewing their tetchy rivalry in Perth this week but an altogether more ancient struggle will get its latest airing at Parnell Park tonight when the best the northside and southside can muster battle for the Dublin SFC title.

WITH this year’s Sigerson Cup being hosted for the first time by Carlow IT they will be desperately keen to be involved in the concluding stages over the weekend of March 7/8.

Dublin 1-16 Westmeath 1-6

Dublin manager Paul Caffrey has made three changes to his side for Saturday's O'Byrne Cup quarter-final against Westmeath (Parnell Park, throw-in 5pm).

Dublin senior panellist Diarmuid Connolly will line out for the county's U21s this Saturday, having recovered from the shoulder injury he sustained last week in the National League.