WHILE much of the hype surrounding Donegal and Dublin this week will be based on recollections of 92 and all that, Mickey Moran feels it is an intriguing encounter for a whole host of reasons.

After a season of resignations, sackings and splits, the intercounty management landscape is dramatically reshaped. Brendan Larkin, Brendan Mooney and Mark Gallagher report.

Dublin 1-19, Louth 0-09

DUBLIN GAA chiefs have issued a statement refuting a claim published in a Sunday newspaper concerning Brian Mullins’ interview for the county’s vacant senior football manager post.

PRESIDENT Sean McCague believes floodlit games could soon be an integral part of the GAA season.

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.

Once seen as the preserve of only provincial and All-Ireland champions, the team holiday is fast becoming a common January past time. So who is going where in 2003? Mark Gallagher and Colm O’Connor investigate.

Kerry 1-15 Dublin 1-8

TRAINER, Pat Hughes, lashed out at an on-course bookmaker after his newcomer, Farmer Brown, had landed a gamble in the Kevin McManus Champion Bumper at Limerick yesterday.

BRIAN WHELAHAN has yet to decide on his inter-county future with Offaly.

IN 1983 he was a winner himself with Portlaoise, when they defeated Clan na Gael, Roscommon in the All-Ireland club football final.

DONEGAL manager Brian McEniff is expected to name Finn Harps star Brendan Devenny when he selects his side later in the week for next Sunday’s Allianz NFL clash with Dublin at Ballyshannon.

The GAA’s season of Sundays turned into a closed season of sackings and resignations. How comethe manager giving seven days a week for nothing ends up with the same amount of thanks, asks Mark Gallagher.

NIALL GEARY’S patience has finally paid off.

FORMER GAA president Joe McDonagh believes that the Association will be forced to rethink its policy towards allowing other sports to be played at Croke Park, following the successful hosting of the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics.

FERGAL HARTLEY and John Mullane return to inter-county action for the first time since Waterford’s defeat by Clare in last year’s All-Ireland semi-final when they line up in their regular centre back and corner forward berths respectively for Sunday’s Allianz League clash with Laois in Portlaoise.

Dublin 2-13 Kildare 2-11