The sting to enliven Dublin’s A team

Philly McMahon reveals the regimen keeping Dublin on top of the game

To paraphrase Beck, in a time of Killer Bs, Philly McMahon was a wasp.

Paul Casey came up with the name to describe Dublin’s reserves last year, the auxiliaries who Pat Gilroy, David Hickey et al credit with keeping the first team so honest. Casey even brought in stickers, each player affixing them to the crest of their jerseys.