Gilroy relieved as Dublin escape Clones cyclone

PAT GILROY wasn’t going to coat this victory with any varnish.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2011 - 00:00
Monaghan 1-09 Dublin 0-13 John Fogarty

He couldn’t. Best to tell it like it was, take it and run.

It was the most fortunate of their four straight league wins and although it kept Dublin firmly on course for a first Division 1 final since 1999, they used their get-out-of-jail card in Clones yesterday.

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