Curran dismisses omens as Kickhams fully focused

History appears to be extending a helping hand to Ballymun Kickhams as they return to the Leinster Club football championship though manager Paul Curran isn’t taking much notice.

The newly-crowned Dublin champions take on Mullingar Shamrocks in Sunday’s provincial opener — the same side they met, and overcame, when they won their first Dublin title exactly 30 years ago.

Ballymun went on to contest that year’s Leinster final and were only beaten by Portlaoise, the eventual All-Ireland winners, so this year’s draw is surely a good omen. But while fellow Dublin legend Barney Rock has been busy reminding Curran about the significance of Sunday’s event, the manager isn’t overly convinced.