Cahill out to exorcise Blue demons

JUST like two years ago, Dublin and Tyrone will meet in Croke Park tonight long after the sun goes down but it was the defeat to the Ulster side on a rain-soaked August afternoon last summer which Barry Cahill points to as his darkest hour in blue.

Dublin entered the arena that day buoyed by a fourth successive provincial title, while three games in the qualifiers weren’t enough to dispel the doubts Tyrone were a team playing on borrowed time.

“It was probably the worst game in a Dublin jersey,” says Cahill. “The game was probably wrapped up with 20 or 25 minutes left. It’s a hard place to be in Croke Park when you’re seeing the game out.”