All about the players

Dublin are on the verge of qualifying for an All-Ireland final, something the county hasn’t done in 16 years. Paddy Christie will miss out on that experience but his passion for coaching is helping future generations of Dublin footballers win in all kinds of ways, and not just All-Irelands

THE last time Dublin played Donegal in the championship, the last point of the game was kicked by Paddy Christie.

There had been something of a carnival atmosphere about the new Croke Park all through that heady summer of 2002 but that sunny Saturday evening it reached a crescendo. For the first time in seven years Dublin were going through to an All-Ireland semi-final and the confidence and football coursing through Tommy Lyons’ team was best exemplified by the fact it was their full-back who had come up to sail that 45 right over the bar.