Wary Dublin chief Costello refusing to get carried away by talk of revival

DUBLIN hurlers may be closer to getting to a Leinster hurling final than they have been for some time, but, County Board Secretary John Costello accepts that it’s too early to be talking about a revival of fortunes.

The county last qualified for a decider in 1991 and last appeared on the winner’s rostrum 30 years earlier and while they have been successful at under-age and colleges level over the last five years, the ‘real challenge’ will be to transfer that to senior ranks, he stresses.

On Sunday they make the short journey to Croke Park with a degree of optimism to take on Wexford in their Leinster championship semi-final replay, and most observers would agree that it’s warranted following their display in Nowlan Park last weekend.