New venue, same Dublin-Mayo grudge match

The old rivals meet in Dr Hyde Park this weekend.

GLORY DAYS: Lee Keegan of Mayo shakes hands with Philip McMahon at Croke Park. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Old grudges die hard if the recent Philly McMahon-Lee Keegan exchange is anything to go by.

Last month, the Dublin defender admitted he was struggling for an idea for his “Irish Independent” column when Mayo chairman Seamus Touhy confirmed at a county board meeting that the executive had communicated with the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) asking for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC Group 2 game to be played outside of Croke Park.