Dublin’s cosiness to HQ gives ammunition to detractors

You might have noticed how most Kerry players, former and current, tend to shy away from damning the perceived advantages enjoyed by Dublin.

You won’t find Kieran Donaghy or Mikey Sheehy going nuclear like former Kildare captain Eamonn Callaghan did on Sunday when he suggested the rest of the Leinster counties should strike at the preferential treatment shown to the capital: “Probably at the stage now where teams should boycott the Leinster championship.