Bastick has learned his lesson and ready to move on

DENIS BASTICK admits he had to clean up his act to become a first-team regular for Dublin.

The Templeogue/Synge Street man’s story is one of defiance after being pushed into the juniors following a 2008 league and O’Byrne Cup campaign with the seniors which saw him sent off twice.

Three years previous, he was one of the Dublin players dismissed in the “Battle of Omagh” Division 1 game against Tyrone.