He tried to break him! The appointment of Ger Brennan as the new Dublin boss has been met with a lot of praise from fans, largely down to his hugely successful stint with Louth, which saw him guide them to a first Leinster SFC title in 68 years. But in the columns and comments written […]

7 months ago

Brought to you by Sure 72 Hour Non-Stop Protection Deodorant “Pat really ripped up the playbook after that.” Pat Gilroy used Bernard Brogan as a “sacrificial lamb” during Dublin training to make a point to his players about what it means to work for the team. Back in 2009, Alan and Bernard Brogan were the […]

2 years ago

“I thought that ship had sailed.” Craig Dias is the ultimate clubman, a man mountain in the middle of the park for Kilmacud Crokes for over 10 years, and is playing some of his best football right now. Dias just missed out on the Crokes team that last won a club All-Ireland, breaking into the […]

4 years ago

“He was looking further down the line than I was, I was only looking at that final but he saw the bigger picture.” In 2011 Dublin were chasing their first All-Ireland in 16 years, something which is hard to imagine now, given their unrelenting grip on the Sam Maguire in the decade that followed. Then […]

5 years ago

What caused the culture change in Dublin that saw them go from perennial also-rans to history makers? SportsJOE spoke to a man at the coalface of the revolution: Ray Boyne, Performance Analyst with Dublin football from 2003-2017. The majority of children starting primary school this year were not alive last time Dublin lost a Championship […]

7 years ago

Cuala manager Mattie Kenny has been appointed as Dublin’s new senior hurling manager. Kenny will take over from former manager Pat Gilroy who resigned from the role in September citing work commitments and overseas travel. Kenny and his backroom team will be ratified by the Dublin county board at their next official meeting. Mattie Kenny […]

8 years ago