Gilroy: Dublin have closed the gap

Dublin may have fallen at the penultimate stage of the All-Ireland Championship, but the pain of the 1-15 to 1-14 defeat to Cork is likely to spur Pat Gilroy's side onto greater things in the future.

Refusing to blame his players for faltering in the closing stages, during which midfielder Ross McConnell conceded a penalty and got sent-off, Gilroy took the positives out of an intense and super-charged occasion that drew 82,225 spectators to sunny Croke Park.