McCarthy: Division 2 participation won't hinder Dublin's All-Ireland charge

Are Dublin exempt from potentially suffering the Division 2 blues given all they've won?

EDGE OF HISTORY: Dublin footballer James McCarthy during the Dublin GAA Championship Launch with AIG at Parnell Park in Dublin. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

By the end of the summer, James McCarthy could be out on his own as the only Gaelic footballer ever to have started and won nine All-Ireland finals.

Dublin colleagues Michael Fitzsimons and Stephen Cluxton also have eight medals though Fitzsimons didn't start all the finals while Cluxton is currently on the Dublin bench and far from a guaranteed starter.