Dublin 3-24 IT Carlow 2-08: Cormac Costello helped himself to an impressive 2-6 as experimental Dublin cruised to a big O’Byrne Cup win, keeping the holders firmly in the frame for a semi-final berth.

St Vincent’s 0-22 Na Fianna 2-9 (Dublin SFC semi-final): St Vincent’s kept their ambitions of a third successive title firmly intact as they accounted for Na Fianna yesterday afternoon.

JIM Gavin recognised the trap even before it had been fully laid.

Keeping in line with the most predictable provincial championships in recent times, tomorrow is shaping up to be a nice day for a white wedding. An arranged marriage, that is, at Dublin’s behest. Appropriately, apart from wearing blue they have something old, something new and something borrowed.

He can take heart from Bernard Brogan’s delayed emergence as a Dublin football star but time is ticking by all the same for Tomas Brady.

The only consistent thing about this year’s Allianz League Division One is its inconsistency.

Dublin plundered a point with a late Dean Rock goal at Croke Park, robbing Tyrone of a win they looked certain to claim.

Kerry captain Kieran Donaghy defended the performance of referee Eddie Kinsella in the wake of Sunday’s fiery league encounter with Dublin, insisting the Laois official was justified in flashing 12 cards.

Kerry 0-15 Dublin 1-10

Kerry 0-15 Dublin 1-10

Cork 1-15 Dublin 0-16

Dublin ended Kildare’s recent dominance of the Bord na Móna O’Byrne Cup at the end of a hugely entertaining game that needed extra time to produce a definitive result.

Laois 1-11 Dublin 1-12: Jim Gavin was fulsome in his praise for midfielder Emmet Ó Conghaile after he scored the winning point with the last kick of the game in Portarlington.

Dublin 0-17 Offaly 0-13: A magnificent seven points in a row from resurgent Dublin secured victory at Parnell Park and pole position in Group A of the O’Byrne Cup.

Dublin became the first team to qualify for the Bord na Móna O'Byrne Cup semi-finals after a hard earned victory over Offaly, with wins also for Maynooth University, Kildare, UCD, Meath, Westmeath, Wexford and DIT tonight.

Jim Gavin expects Bernard Brogan and Peadar Andrews to be fit for Dublin’s Leinster final meeting with Meath later this month.

Dublin produced a convincing second-half display to brush Wexford aside as goals from Cormac Costello and Paul Flynn contributed to a 16-point victory for the All Ireland champions.

Last year’s league finalists clash in round six with both still in contention of a semi-final spot with Mickey Harte’s men in a slightly more favourable position.

Dublin 3-14 Mayo 2-17

For the annual outcry about this year’s Railway Cup, several people complained about the GAA’s failure to “market the competition” properly.

Dublin 1-22 Kildare 1-12

Jim Gavin has declared his utmost faith in Hawk-Eye ahead of the two All-Ireland football semi-finals and advocated an expansion of its role beyond Croke Park and into the provinces.

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

Dublin manager Anthony Daly has resisted the temptation to tinker with his team for Sunday's Leinster SHC semi-final against Kilkenny at O'Moore Park (throw-in 3.50pm).

Dublin footballer Tomás Brady has been ruled out for the remainder of the season after he suffered a cruciate ligament injury earlier this week.

LEINSTER SHC QUARTER-FINAL:

Ballymun Kickhams clubman Jason Whelan will make his full debut for Dublin when they meet Mayo in tomorrow's Allianz League Division 1 semi-final at Croke Park (throw-in 3.45pm).

Diarmuid Connolly has recovered in time for tomorrow's Allianz Football League Division 1 match against Mayo at Croke Park (throw-in 7pm).

Whatever about young dual stars such as Ciaran Kilkenny and Cormack Costello opting for the big ball, the decision by one of his most established and seasoned players, defender Tomas Brady, to turn his back on hurling this year came as a major blow to Dublin manager Anthony Daly.

Ger Brennan says the GAA should be looking to apply the type of officiating that exists in hurling to Gaelic football and do away with the black card proposal.

Carlow 1-12 Dublin 3-13

Ryan O’Dwyer looks set to sit out the majority of Dublin’s Allianz Hurling League campaign.

Dublin 0-16 Dubs Stars 1-11

The Dublin footballers and hurlers both made winning starts to the 2013 campaign at the annual Dubs Stars games at the St. Peregrines GAA club in Blanchardstown this afternoon.

New Dublin boss Jim Gavin argues inter-county senior managers should be entitled to dictate what off-season break to give their players.

Dublin senior football manager Jim Gavin has been hit with a double injury blow just two months after taking charge of the Metropolitans.

At least this weekend the GAA got things right fixing the Leinster semi-final this afternoon and the Munster semi-final tomorrow.

Johnny McCaffrey likes his anonymity.

For Saturday's Leinster SHC semi-final against Dublin, Kilkenny have made four personnel changes to the team that won the All-Ireland SHC title last September.

What a weekend of hurling awaits.

A blowout in this hugely disappointing Leinster senior hurling championship quarter-final in Tullamore on Saturday as Dublin cruised through the 70 minutes against an outclassed Laois side.

Tomás Brady, Stephen Hiney and Conal Keaney will complete their recoveries from cruciate knee ligament injuries when they line out for Dublin against Laois tomorrow evening.

Liam Rushe half-jokingly admits the multitude of cruciate injuries in the Dublin hurling camp left him wondering if he will be next.

Yet another cruciate knee ligament injury has sidelined a Dublin senior hurler - this time it is promising wing back-cum-midfielder Martin Quilty.