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Gilroy calls for Brogan

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:58:01 +0000

BERNARD Brogan will make his first start of the season for Dublin this Saturday against Monaghan in Parnell Park (7.30), after Pat Gilroy named three changes to the side which started against Mayo last Sunday.

Rushe demands Dubs keep heads

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:58:01 +0000

TOPPLING the mighty Tipp last time out will count for little if Anthony Daly's men can't back up that five-star display by defeating Offaly this Sunday, stresses Dubs forward Liam Rushe.

Gavin salutes Dublin's spirit

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

THE Dowdallshill club did a smashing job of hosting Saturday's Cadbury's Leinster U-21 Football Championship quarter-final between Louth and Dublin.

Dublin have come alive by suffocating opposition

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

HAS Pat Gilroy unearthed the elusive secret of Sky Blue consistency? Preach doom and gloom through the winter months, highlight the short-term difficulties that come with a major squad overhaul ... and then, hey presto, watch your team embark on the type of Division One run that hasn't been seen for years!

Keaney doubt for Monaghan clash

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

CONAL Keaney is a doubt for Saturday night's NFL clash with Monaghan in Parnell Park after picking up a hamstring injury - one of three Dublin players who suffered identical knocks in the 1-9 to 1-8 victory over Mayo in Castlebar, writes Conor McKeon.

Mayo can stall Dub momentum

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

WHEN you consider that the new-look Dubs have already stormed the Killarney barricades, it may seem slightly perverse to suggest that a trip to Mayo constitutes their toughest examination to date.

Daly dose of reality key to Dubs win -- Fallon

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:58:01 +0000

RONAN Fallon yesterday revealed the secret behind Anthony Daly's management masterstroke which turned a dire defeat by Waterford into a nine-point humbling of Tipperary in just seven days.

Barróg exposed by clinical Kevins

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

KEVINS got the new season off to a winning start when they survived a poor start to secure a brilliant Dublin MHL Division 2 victory over Naomh Barróg in a highly entertaining duel at Dolphin Park on Sunday morning.

Four Dubs on list for Aussie trial

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

RICKY Nixon's closely-guarded hitlist of promising GAA players invited to an AFL trial tomorrow contains no fewer than four Dublin senior footballers.

Blues' U14s getting ready to hit Leinster campaign trail

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

DUBLIN'S U14s are getting ready to rumble.

Holders 'Boden to battle Gaels

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

COUNTY football champs, Ballyboden St Enda's, have been drawn against Trinity Gaels in round one of the Evening Herald Dublin Senior Football Championship.

Keaney concern for Farney duel

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

THREE Dublin footballers are struggling with ankle injuries picked up during Sunday's NFL victory over Mayo, raising questions over the safety of the pitch in Castlebar.

Misfiring Dubs sneak wee tussle

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:58:03 +0000

A GAME of four halves at Dundalk's St Brigid's Park on a pleasant Saturday afternoon. A rocky roller-coaster ride for the young Dubs, who went the extra yard in extra-time before prevailing 1-14 to 1-8.

Dubs rely on old boys

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:58:03 +0000

THE Sky Blue 'statos' were left scratching their heads in Castlebar, wondering when was the last time Dublin won three on the spin in Division One of the Allianz National Football League.

Gilroy takes positives as unfamiliar faces hit lofty highs in league

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:58:01 +0000

SITTING pretty at the top of Division 1 (ahead of Mayo and Cork on scoring difference), Pat Gilroy yesterday admitted to being a tad surprised at Dublin's lofty early season position.

Mun men on Mayo mission

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:58:01 +0000

SOME four years after he faded from view in a Dublin jersey, Paddy Christie's contribution to football in the capital is ongoing.

Gilroy dismisses Nixon claims

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:37:10 +0000

DUBLIN boss Pat Gilroy today laughed off accusations by Aussie Rules scout Ricky Nixon that he threatened to drop four players from his squad if they attended an AFL trial camp yesterday.

Mayo hex next test for Dubs

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

DUBLIN have already broken one hex on their league travels this spring, and now they must look to break another in Castlebar this Sunday.

Ballymun's faith in boot room as Leahy leads the seniors forward

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

THE new king of the Kickhams -- Dermot Leahy.

Hunt's hopeful for Dub future

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

THE man from Clare in charge of the Dubs; that makes two of them.

Wexford defence too secure for the travelling Blues

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

NO joy for the Dubs on their first day back at the office.

Counsel bring their 'A' game with Hoary

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

STEPHEN HOARY is the new manager of the Good Counsel Senior 'A's.

Blue tide swamps Tipp

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:58:03 +0000

POLITICS isn't the only Irish blood sport in a state of February flux. A week ago, Anthony Daly described events in Walsh Park as "just a shocking day" for Dublin hurling. Yesterday we had the aftershock -- and Tipperary are still shaking from it.

Nixon sets eyes on Dubs' Rushe

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:58:03 +0000

AFL talent scout Ricky Nixon was in Parnell Park yesterday to watch the Dublin hurlers' win over Tipperary, prompting speculation that he has his sights set on one of Anthony Daly's young crew.

No holding back for Crokes' Rory

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:58:02 +0000

RORY O'CARROLL doesn't like to hang around. The Kilmacud Crokes man's graduation from club sub to the Man Who Would Be Full-Back For Dublin has taken less than 14 months.

Ryan's return is boost for Dubs

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:58:02 +0000

LIAM RYAN could be in for a return to the Dublin hurling side for Sunday's clash with Tipperary in Parnell Park. The O'Toole's man suffered an ankle injury in a club game and has not lined lined out in any of Dublin's four competitive matches thus far in 2010 as a consequence.

Miserable day for Daly

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:58:02 +0000

THERE'S a saying in Australia, usually directed at budding optimists, which warns that just because your wife dies, it doesn't mean your house won't burn down.

Daly benches Ryan as Dub students return

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:58:01 +0000

SHANE Ryan has been named on the bench for Dublin's NHL opener with Waterford in Walsh Park this Sunday (2.30).

Gritty Mearnóg turn red to gold

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:58:01 +0000

A performance full of grit and determination helped Naomh Mearnóg to the U21 'C' Championship crown despite playing with a man less than Round Towers of Clondalkin for almost 40 minutes.

Brogan: I will work for place

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:58:01 +0000

BERNARD Brogan has started neither of Dublin's two victorious league matches to date but he and the other hopefuls have been left in no doubt as to the requirements for inside forwards, with designs on a place in Pat Gilroy's championship team this year.

Blues sit pretty as ugly win is enough

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:58:02 +0000

PAT GILROY admitted the first half was a mess. Damien Cassidy deemed the entire game a "real hash". A case, then, of "never mind the quality, feel the points" for a buoyant Dublin side that suddenly finds itself sharing top spot in Division One of the Allianz Football League.

Flat Dublin fall to Tribesmen

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:58:02 +0000

BY any standards it was a fairly impressive display of Galway Crystal in Parnell Park yesterday.

McManamon ready to work hard to keep place

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:58:02 +0000

WITH his senior debut down and out of the way, Kevin McManamon is now sizing up the none too simple task of nailing down a spot in Dublin's inside forward line on a long-term basis, though Sunday's show in Killarney won't have done his chances any harm at all.

O'Sullivan emerging from the darkness

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:58:02 +0000

AS championship debuts go, it was hardly an ideal one for Cian O'Sullivan. Twenty eight minutes into last year's quarter-final, the Kilmacud Crokes man was summoned by Pat Gilroy to enter a rapidly deteriorating fray.

Gilroy keeping calm in search for consistency

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:58:02 +0000

IF nothing else, last Sunday's match in Killarney did at least do something to redress the balance pertaining to Dublin's away day blues. Winning on the road is not something for which the Dubs are noted, even more so when Kerry are the opposition.