I turned down Dublin in 2004, reveals Pete McGrath

Former Down All-Ireland winning manager Pete McGrath has revealed he once turned down an approach to manage Dublin.

The current Fermanagh boss says he was contacted by the Dubs in 2004 after Tommy Lyons left as manager and before Paul ‘Pillar’ Caffrey was appointed.

Dublin have never had an ‘outside’ senior football manager, although legendary Kerry manager Mick O’Dwyer was heavily linked with the position after the departure of Mayo-born Lyons in ‘04.