Gilroy relief as Dublin ‘get away with it’

THE feeling of relief among the Dublin hordes was palpable.

One wag suggested that the theme music from ‘The Great Escape’ should have been played over the tannoy and Pat Gilroy would hardly have disagreed.

With 20 minutes left in normal time yesterday, the Dublin manager was facing a torrent of recrimination over what had, up to then, been the county’s worst championship display in living memory.