Gilroy has absorbed hard lessons of the past

DUBLIN responded to everything that came their way in Croke Park on Saturday evening.

Mon, 08 Aug, 2011 - 01:00
Éamonn Fitzmaurice

They were tuned in and played their best football under Pat Gilroy.

The balance was just right. But more about that soon.

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