Seán Óg: The Blue blood on the airwaves

CONSIDER this. Since Dublin last won the Leinster SHC, exactly 50 years ago, the county has annexed six football All-Irelands and 23 provincial titles.

Easy to understand, then, why the hurlers from that era and before have gained so much satisfaction from what has been achieved in the winning of the Allianz League title earlier in the year and their courageous performance against Kilkenny yesterday.

Take veteran broadcaster Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin for instance. He’s not just excited about the progress made over the last decade, he rates this as “the best Dublin team ever” — annoying a few former players in the process. And, as he rightly points out, a lot of people had worked hard to bring the team to the stage it was when Anthony Daly took over two years ago.