Dessie Dolan: Leinster championship is doomed

Former Westmeath All-Star Dessie Dolan fears the Leinster championship is a waste of time because Dublin are too strong.

Dessie Dolan: Leinster championship is doomed
Thu, 31 Dec, 2015 - 00:00
Daragh Small

The reigning All-Ireland champions have only lost once in Leinster since 2005 — a shock 5-9 to 0-13 defeat to Meath in 2010 semi-final.

The Garrycastle clubman claimed his solitary provincial crown with his native county in 2004, before they lost to Derry in the quarter-final.

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