Harrington: Dubs must be patient in quest for glory

DUBLIN chairman Gerry Harrington has warned that the county’s up-and-coming hurling fraternity must learn to walk before it can run after Sunday’s Leinster semi-final defeat to Wexford — both on the field and in the stands.

The county minor and U21s will be defending provincial titles in semi-finals this week but transferring that success to the senior side — and into bums on seats — will take time, according to Cork-born Harrington.

Only 25,555 people passed through the Croke Park turnstiles for the triple-header on Sunday and a disappointing number of Dublin supporters answered the call to support their teams, minor and senior, in their own back yard.