Christy O'Connor Talking Points: Dublin have forgotten how to lose finals

Kelly finally gets back to Croker in his quest for redemption, Down continue to shoot the lights out and Roche finds a happy home in Laois.

FINAL COUNTDOWN: Derry senior footballer, Brendan Rogers and Dublin senior footballer, Cormac Costello. Pic Credit: Dan Sheridan, Inpho.

Not long ago Dublin couldn’t reach national finals – now they can’t stop winning them 

When Dublin won the 1995 All-Ireland, Alan Brogan’s uncle Jimmy was a selector. As the supporters burst onto the field, Alan and his cousin James were swept out with them. Jimmy scooped them up and deposited them in the middle of the dressing room. The Sam Maguire Cup was gleaming, its belly glinting against the light.