Dublin official turns on critics

Dublin secretary John Costello has taken a swipe at the All-Ireland champions’ detractors.

In his report to annual convention, he strikes back at one pundit who took issue with the brand of football Jim Gavin’s side played in the closing stages of their final win over Mayo.

“No All-Ireland victory is greeted in all quarters with great enthusiasm but Dublin’s victory this year seems to bring the ‘Anyone But The Dubs’ out in greater numbers. Perhaps the most pathetic commentary on the game was the suggestion by one columnist that Dublin’s games should be played late at night as it was wrong for juveniles to have to witness them. Such nonsense, but I suppose it earned the columnist a handy headline!