Suddenly, Leinster ain't a Dublin sleepwalk

Is it fanciful to suggest the boys in blue are not in Leinster's top two right now? 

IN THE SHADOWS: Dublin manager Ger Brennan is interviewed by Brian Tyres for TG4. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile.

By accident last year and design this time, Dublin didn’t attend the launches of the Leinster senior football championship.

A training camp meant nobody was available at last season’s event, while their decision not to send anyone this time around was a form of protest in the wake of Ger Brennan’s 12-week suspension.