Dublin 'can cope with dual status'

Ciarán Whelan believes there is sufficient depth of talent in Dublin to cope with the practical pressures of being a top-class dual county, the Irish Examiner has reported.

The Dubs have been a regular feature at the tail end of the football championship in the modern era, without winning the ultimate prize, and now the hurlers have given notice of their burgeoning capabilities by claiming the Allianz Hurling League.