After Dublin’s quarter-final win against Limerick, I laughed to myself when I saw some of the lazy journalism splurged across many of the papers.

Former Dublin manager Anthony Daly has rejected criticism of his former players as being "manufactured hurlers" as well as Ger Loughnane’s and Donal Óg Cusack’s stance on the dual player dilemma.

Former Kerry manager Jack O’Connor has claimed that the notion of Colm Cooper featuring in the All-Ireland football final is more romantic than realistic.

Anthony Daly has stepped down as down as Dublin senior hurling manager after six years in charge.

All-Ireland SHC quarter-final

Dublin GAA chairman Andy Kettle and team captain John McCaffrey have both stated their wishes for Anthony Daly to remain in charge of the Dublin senior hurlers for next season.

It was a case of throw off the shackles and hurl, to see themselves as good as what’s out there.

Talk of a first All-Ireland hurling title for Dublin since 1938 flew loosely from the lips of Anthony Daly’s players last year.

In Kildare, he meant more than anywhere.

Dublin 7-13 Dubs Stars 0-8

On the same night that Jim Gavin was installed as Dublin's new senior football manager, it was also confirmed that Anthony Daly will continue in the hurling role.

It is said coaching is the next best thing to playing but William Maher had little choice in the matter.

IT has been a season of incremental progress for Dublin hurling yet the true barometer at the season’s end will be the amount of silverware that rests on the sideboard.

Let Ryan O’Dwyer paint you a picture.

IT’S almost unfortunate Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh isn’t commentating on Sunday’s Allianz HL Division 1 final. He would have been in his element reciting the native counties of the Dublin players’ parents.

DUBLIN manager Anthony Daly says commentators are making too much of his side’s wide counts.

FORMER All-Ireland winning captain Declan Carr is flattered to be linked with the vacant Tipperary senior hurling manager’s post.

Anthony Daly has been reappointed as Dublin senior hurling manager for the next two years, following a meeting of the Dublin County Committee at Parnell Park last night.

ANTHONY Daly's re-appointment as Dublin senior hurling boss for another two-years was formally ratified at a county board meeting last night.

DUBLIN boss Richie Stakelum has drafted David Quinn and Ciaran Brennan into his team for tomorrow’s Bord Gais Energy All-Ireland U21HC semi-final against Galway in Tullamore.

RISING Dublin star David Treacy will miss the remainder of his county’s assault on the Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland U21 hurling championship after sustaining cruciate knee ligament damage.

All-Ireland SFC Qualifier(R3)

SATURDAY’S emphatic All-Ireland qualifier success overClare has generated plenty of optimism in Dublin hurling circles, and Liam Rushe wants to that feelgood sensation to continue.

DUBLIN hurling ace Peter Kelly is optimistic that the U21 side’s shock win over Kilkenny will serve as a massive spur for the county senior team in the All-Ireland qualifiers.