Éamonn Fitzmaurice: A monster has been created. That isn’t Dublin’s problem, but it is everyone else’s

Dublin are now so dominant that it appears there are only one or two teams in the country that can even compete with them
Robert McDaid of Dublin celebrates after scoring his side's goal in their one-sided All-Ireland semi-final win over Cavan. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Robert McDaid of Dublin celebrates after scoring his side's goal in their one-sided All-Ireland semi-final win over Cavan. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

UNUSUALLY for an All-Ireland semi-final weekend, two of the biggest talking points to emerge were less to do with the actual football and more about broader issues around the game in general.

Dublin are now so dominant that it appears there are only one or two teams in the country that can even compete with them. And secondly, how two Division 3 teams were found out and got annihilated on the big stage.

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