Dublin labour to win over Kildare as Stephen Cluxton returns in goal

Kildare’s efforts at Croke Park shouldn’t be discounted, however.

BACK IN BLUE: Dublin goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton kicks a free, which he fails to convert, during the Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship Semi Final match between Dublin and Kildare at Croke Park in Dublin. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Dublin 0-14 Kildare 0-12 

Hell didn’t quite freeze over at HQ on Sunday afternoon but the sight of Dublin struggling so long and so hard to burn off an opponent in the Leinster Championship has to cool any predictions made on their chances of winning this All-Ireland.