Dublin GAA chiefs are closing in on former Cork coach Ger Cunningham to replace Anthony Daly as the next manager of the capital’s hurlers.

Ger Cunningham has not ruled himself out of the running to replace Anthony Daly as Dublin hurling manager.

William Maher has stepped down as assistant manager of the Waterford senior hurling team.

Former Dublin minor and U21 manager Shay Boland is in line to replace Anthony Daly as senior boss, the Irish Examiner understands.

William Maher revealed how Tipperary’s minor hurlers took a leaf out of Donegal’s book to blow Dublin away in yesterday’s Electric Ireland All-Ireland final replay.

Shay Boland stepped down as Dublin minor hurling manager following yesterday’s defeat to Tipperary.

Tipperary 2-18 Dublin 1-11

William Maher’s been down this road before.

Seconds out, round two.

They may just have blown their cover but Shay Boland is confident his Dublin minors can still seal victory at the second attempt.

Tipperary 2-13 Dublin 1-16

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

In 1996 Tipperary minor hurling manager William Maher captained the Premier to All-Ireland minor glory.

Dublin not winning the All-Ireland minor hurling title would be “a disaster” according to their manager Shay Boland.

Clare minor manager Eamonn Fennessy is the latest to call for the application of Hawk-Eye by the GAA following another “point-or-wide” controversy at Croke Park yesterday.

Clare boss, Eamonn Fennessy described the dramatic conclusion to this pulsating tie as “heartbreaking”, after his young charges saw two massive decisions go against them, enabling Dublin to snatch the honours.

Clare and Dublin will come face-to-face for the second time in three years when they contest the All-Ireland MHC semi-final at Croke Park tomorrow.

Dublin retained their provincial crown with a well-deserved four-point win over Wexford in their Electric Ireland Leinster MHC final at a rain-sodden Croke Park yesterday.

WHEN France won football’s World Cup in 1998 with a sprinkling of Arsenal players, an English tabloid famously produced the headline: Arsenal 3 Brazil 0.

DESSIE Farrell was not the only Dublin minor manager in a tense mood as his side sought to scramble a success in last Sunday’s All-Ireland football semi-final against Galway.

GALWAY minor boss Mattie Murphy has rewarded Dean Higgins and Jack Carr for their dazzling showings when introduced as substitutes in their semi-final win over Clare, by naming them in his starting 15 for tomorrow afternoon’s All-Ireland final against Dublin.

HE didn’t mean for it to be a big bold statement, rather it was something he just said in passing as much as a matter of fact.

A VERITABLE goal-fest of an All-Ireland minor semi-final but a game won with consummate ease by Dublin who now face Galway in next month’s final, their first in 28 years.

IRRESPECTIVE of the outcome of tomorrow’s All-Ireland MHC semi-final in Croke Park, it will be a novel experience for the winners to have qualified for an All-Ireland decider. Waterford last reached the final in 1992, while Dublin’s wait stretches back to 1983.

WINNING silverware is rarely straightforward and Dublin can certainly attest to that after dragging themselves over the winning line to claim a 13th Leinster MHC title at Croke Park yesterday.

DUBLIN begin their attempt at claiming a unique provincial hurling treble when they contest tomorrow’s minor final against Kilkenny.

KILKENNY have made a single but significant change for tomorrow’s Leinster Senior Hurling Championship final, recalling former Hurler of the Year Tommy Walsh in defence.

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