IT doesn’t get more local than this.

A STORMING second-half, powered by the magnificence of Mark Vaughan and Brian Kavanagh, sealed Kilmacud Crokes’ seventh Dublin SFC title at Parnell Park yesterday.

DCU’s recent love affair with the O’Byrne Cup grew yesterday thanks to an impressive last quarter against Meath that takes them into their second final in successive seasons.

DUBLIN captain Paul Griffin has declared his opposition to a motion from his own county board that would give a second chance to provincial football champions who lose at the All-Ireland quarter-final stage.

GAA President Christy Cooney has guaranteed Dublin a stand alone All-Ireland football quarter-final fixture next weekend.

Dublin defender Barry Cahill is set to make a comeback for the Metropolitans this Friday night, when they face Division 4 league leaders Antrim at Innisfalls in a challenge match.

Longford 1-16 DCU 0-10

THE Waterford selectors have sprung a major surprise by handing Portlaw’s Jack Hartley his debut at midfield for Sunday’s vital Division 1B National Hurling League game against Offaly in Birr.

1995 All-Ireland winning hero Jason Sherlock will fill the hole left by the injured Tomas Quinn in the Dublin attack for Sunday's NFL Division 1A trip to Kerry (Killarney, throw-in 3.30pm).

Dublin manager Paul Caffrey has named an unchanged team for Saturday's NFL Division 1A trip to Cork (Pairc Ui Rinn, throw-in 7.45pm) despite the nervy ending to his side's win over Offaly last weekend.

DUBLIN and Tyrone are considering whether to appeal the penalties imposed by the Central Disciplinary Committee (CDC) yesterday.

Three Dublin and three Tyrone footballers have each been banned for two months over their involvement in a match brawl earlier this month, the GAA confirmed today.

FOUR of the nine Dublin and Tyrone footballers charged yesterday with offences relating to the incidents in last week's torrid League tie in Omagh are facing the threat of lengthy suspensions.

Four Tyrone players and five from Dublin could face lengthly bans, having been charged by the GAA's Disciplinary Committee over the violence that marred the two sides' Football League game nine days ago.

Mattie Forde, one of the players at the centre of Chris Johnson's controversial sending-off in the recent International Rules Series, has been named on the bench for Leinster's M Donnelly Interprovincial football final clash with Ulster.

The Leinster football championship gets underway today with a double-header at Croke Park.

Dublin boss Paul Caffrey has handed Stephen O'Shaughnessy his senior football championship debut as the corner-back is named in the side to take on Longford in the Leinster championship at Croke Park on Sunday.

Offaly 2-06 Dublin 1-13

Kerry 2-13 Dublin 2-11

Dublin manager Paul Caffrey has kept faith with the same side that defeated Mayo last Saturday for Sunday's visit to Omagh to face Tyrone.

Dublin 2-13 Mayo 1-15

GAA PRESIDENT Sean Kelly has backed novel rule changes for next year’s secondary provincial competitions which could trigger the introduction of the sin-bin into Gaelic games.

Australia manager Gary Lyon has promised his players will play hard and tackle even harder in the Coca-Cola International Rules Series against Ireland in Croke Park.

Westmeath 0-14 Dublin 0-12

THE buntings are in abundance in Blanchardstown this week. The home town club, St Brigid's, are heading to Thurles on Sunday for an AIB All-Ireland club SFC semi-final appointment with the mighty Gaeltacht.

MUNSTER Club football champions An Ghaeltacht will be without their manager Fergal Ó Sé and JJ, Corduff for Sunday's All-Ireland semi-final with St Brigids, Dublin in Thurles.

Dublin county defender Barry Cahill wants to return to the club scene in time for St Brigid's All-Ireland semi-final clash with An Ghaeltacht next month.

The Dublin football camp has been rocked by the news that wing back Peadar Andrews is likely to miss the rest of the year with a cruciate knee ligament injury.

TOMMY LYONS couldn’t resist. Dublin had just demolished Donegal and he was in particularly jocular mood. His captain, whose face had adorned the media dart board in the immediate aftermath of the drawn game, had a stormer.

Dublin has joined Cork and Kerry in the semi-finals of the All-Ireland Football Championship.

PRESUMABLY it will take more than the return of charismatic manager Tommy Lyons to ensure Dublin footballers the victory in this evening’s Bank of Ireland football championship quarter-final replay in Croke Park.

Dublin manager Tommy Lyons has announced his team for this Saturday’s All-Ireland football quarter-final replay against Donegal in Croke Park.

Former Dublin captain Dessie Farrell has been drafted back into the Blues lineup ahead of Saturday's All-Ireland quarter-final replay with Donegal.

As expected Johnny Magee has been drafted back into the centre half-back position for Dublin's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Donegal.

Dublin will name their 15 for Monday's All-Ireland Quarter Final with Donegal later tonight.

Dublin's Paul Curran has been ruled of next Monday's All Ireland quarter-final with Donegal after failing to recover from an ankle injury.

Dublin centre-back Johnny Magee will not play in the Leinster final against Kildare on July 14 after injuring his knee in last weekend’s game against Meath.

Substitute Paul Casey struck a last minute equaliser to give Dublin the draw which guaranteed their top flight status at Tuam Stadium.