Kerry v Dublin: Traffic jams, tirades and a moment of magic on a memorable trip to Tipp

'I don’t want to downplay the games too much but Dublin weren’t a major factor at the time'

HANDS ON: Kerry manager Páidí Ó Sé with linesmen Gerry Kinneavy, left, and Seamus Prior after the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final replay between Dublin and Kerry at Semple Stadium. Picture: Damien Eagers/Sportsfile

Memory lane leads to Semple Stadium and 20 years ago this Sunday when Kerry and Dublin spar but it’s not a trail that Dara Ó Cinnéide is overly keen to amble down.

What was to befall Kerry against Meath in that year’s All-Ireland semi-final is the first thing that comes to mind when 2001 is mentioned. Dublin? At the time, they weren’t much of a consideration for Páidí Ó Sé’s team.