Dublin chairman hopes minor success will have knock-on effect

DUBLIN chairman John Bailey is confident that the county’s underage hurling successes will have a knock-on effect at senior level.

Their minors may have won a first Leinster MHC title since 1983 at the weekend, but that was by no means an isolated example of the county's ever-burgeoning abilities at underage levels.

The next big test of any renaissance comes in Carlow next week when their U21 side face Kilkenny in the provincial decider.