Dempsey dubs Dublin All-Ireland ‘dark horses’ after rout

Dublin 2-23 Longford 0-10

Yes, they racked up a cricket score. Yes, they showed more bite than in the entire last two years under Tommy Lyons. And yes, Longford manager Luke Dempsey has tipped them as possible All-Ireland dark horses on the evidence of what he described as yesterday’s “embarrassment.”

Dublin fans will undoubtedly gush excitedly about what they saw from the Hill, about how their six forwards and two midfielders all got on the score-sheet, about how dangerous Alan Brogan and Conal Keaney looked and about Shane Ryan’s latest tour-de-force from centre field.