Kieran Shannon: If Age of Dublin is over, what now of Mayo's resistance?

RIVALS: Tempers flare between Dublin's Brian Fenton and Cillian O’Connor of Mayo during the 2023 All-Ireland SFC quarter-final. Picture: ©INPHO/Ben Brady
Truly, nothing lasts forever. The Age of Dublin is over. And even that other seemingly eternal force, the Mayo resistance, appears as if it will be taking at least a year out before maybe taking up arms again.
It’s hard to downplay the significance of Brian Fenton, Mick Bohan and Cillian O’Connor all opting out of inter-county football for 2025, simply because of what they for so long each signified about their respective teams.