THE look of devastation on the faces of the Dublin hurlers said it all. And it tells us everything we need to know about Dublin in 2011 that they can be so disappointed about a year which ended in a f…
Rising Blues give Ryan's men timely reality check
TIPPERARY 1-19 DUBLIN 0-18 THE outcome was predictable but not the manner in which the winners achieved it. Installed at ridiculous odds of 1/16 to reach the All-Ireland final for a third successive y…
Daly can take heroic Dubs to next level
Dublin played in the style of their manager Anthony Daly by never taking a backward step. IT was nothing short of a heroic effort from Dublin in Croke Park yesterday. Despite everything that went agai…
Minor progress to All-Ireland decider
GOAL: Cormac Costello scores his 4th goal DUBLIN 6-19 WATERFORD 5-13 Dublin minor hurlers have reached the All-Ireland MHC final for the first time since 1983 when they outclassed Waterford in Sunday’…
Dublin fly close to Premier class
Tipperary’s Lar Corbett scores an early goal despite the attentions of Dublin’s Peter Kelly and goalkeeper Gary Maguire during yesterday’s semi-final at Croke Park. Photograph: Morga…
Vincent Hogan: The method in Daly's madness
MAYBE revolution is, above all, a state of mind. When Richie Stakelum thinks about what it is that Anthony Daly has brought to their lives, he suspects it to be something as simple as the nobility of …
Hard to see depleted Dubs living with Premier quality
It seems a long time ago now, and many’s the battle they fought in the interim, but 1993 was the first occasion today’s managers crossed swords in a big competitive game. Anthony Daly was …
Hurling: 'We dare to dream': Mission Impossible? Blues ready to give it a right go
IF JOHNNY McCaffrey was destined for greatness, days like Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final were still an awful long time in coming. As a minor, he captained both the Dublin hurlers and footballer…
True blue dawn inching ever closer
GAVIN CUMMISKEYof the Irish Times on how the sure and steady work at club, colleges and development squad level is beginning to pay dividends for Dublin WE NEEDED proof that hurling in the capital cit…
Target looks a little too lofty for Dublin
THIS ISN’T as Dublin envisaged the great breakthrough. Twelve months ago had Anthony Daly been told that he would lead the county to not just a retained place in Division One but the actual title, fol…