The past, present and future all give McCarthy reason to remember

The Dublin captain has waited three years to return to an All-Ireland final, his ninth, but he insists this is no last dance for a blue generation 

LOCKED IN: James McCarthy sits for a portrait during a Dublin media conference at Parnell Park in Dublin ahead of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

In this storied 13-senior-season career of his, James McCarthy has never had to wait so long for an All-Ireland final.

It had been closing in on three years – he didn’t need to count. When it comes to football, he doesn’t forget. He never forgets. Much to the chagrin of his wife Clodagh.