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Galway defeat Dubs in u21 decider
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Galway are the 2011 All-Ireland hurling champions following a 3-14 to 1-10 win over Dublin at Semple Stadium this evening. The heartache of last year’s final was truly laid to rest following a workmanlike performance as the Dubs never played to their full potential, which will hurt them more than anything. Galway as expected named an unchanged side after they successfully overcame Limerick in the semi-final. Anthony Cunningham’s charges were determined to make amends for last year’s defeat and with ten of that side still available, motivation was not going to be a problem. Cunningham admitted before the game that...
All Ireland Minor Hurling Final – where to follow
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If you are not lucky enough to be at Cork Park today, you can watch, see, listen or follow the game using the following options: Radio: Dublin City FM 103.2 is broadcasting full live coverage of the game. The programme starts at 1pm. The broadcast is also streamed on www.dublincityfm.ie-- click “listen live” on the home page. TV: TV  have the game in in Irish, with 3e showing the game in English. Both broadcasts start at 12:30 Twitter & Facebook: You can also follow the game on www.twitter.com/dublinhurling or www.twitter.com/dubmatchtracker Or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fodh.ie  ...
Within touching distance
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Dublin hurlers’ disciplined display last Sunday shows they are edging tantalisingly close to winning an All-Ireland title, says Dermot Crowe of the Sunday Independent Just as it was hard to imagine him leaving Dublin after falling into momentary hell last year, it’s almost inconceivable that Anthony Daly will quit having glimpsed heaven last Sunday. Winning is everything of course — except it isn’t, or can’t possibly be, or we would have a very limited and disillusioned club of failures playing the games. There is performance and laying down markers and making meaningful progress. And Dublin hurling has made a serious...
Tomas Connolly, Dublin Hurler
Dubs cruise through to All-Ireland u21 Final
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Dublin 3-23 Antrim 0-6 Dublin are through to this year’s Bord Gais Energy All-Ireland under-21 hurling final following a comfortable win over Antrim at Newry this afternoon. Dublin were aiming to book their place in yet another final following the county’s minor hurlers already being in the All-Ireland decider where they will face Galway on the first Sunday in September. Hurling is on a massive high in the county at the moment and the Dubs know what it takes to reach a decider at this level. For Antrim, they entered the match with nothing to lose as the Dubs were...
Records … there for the breaking
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Cormac O’Malley and the boffins over on hurlingstats.com have pointed out to us that the following records are there to be broken by the Dublin Minor and Under 21 hurlers this year. The Minor Double All Ireland in Football & Hurling has been done 5 times to date: Dublin twice in 1945 & 1954 Cork twice in 1969 & 1974 Tipperary once in 1934 The Minor and U21 All Ireland Hurling double has been done 10 times, but never by Dublin Kilkenny have achieved it four times; 1975, 1977, 2003 and 2008. Cork three times in 1969, 1970 and 1971...
Johnny McCaffrey, Dublin Hurler
‘We dare to dream’: Mission Impossible? Blues ready to give it a right go
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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 footballers in the same season (2005), a feat which reflected not just his natural leadership abilities, but also his potential in both codes. SHOWPIECE Five years after making his senior hurling championship debut in a disastrous Leinster defeat by Westmeath in Portlaoise, he’s leading out Dublin against the reigning All-Ireland champions for a spot in September’s annual showpiece. “To be honest, I always believed we could make the breakthrough,” McCaffrey...
Tipp unchanged for Dublin Clash
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TIPPERARY boss Declan Ryan has given a vote of confidence to the side that defeated Waterford in the Munster final for Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final against Dublin. There are no changes in personnel and just the one positional switch. Noel McGrath moves to right half-forward with Seamus Callanan going to centre-forward. TIPPERARY (SH v Dublin): B Cummins; P Stapleton, P Curran, M Cahill; J O’Keeffe, C O’Mahony, Padraig Maher; G Ryan, S McGrath; N McGrath, S Callanan, Patrick Maher; E Kelly, J O’Brien, L Corbett Irish Examuiner  ...
Liam Rushe, Dublin Hurler
This boy’s life takes him all over the field
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Still under-21, Liam Rushe is relishing Dublin’s underdog status as they get ready to face Tipperary – no matter what position he plays on Sunday A BALMY Wednesday evening last month, moments before the Leinster under-21 final in Wexford Park, and all eyes are trained on Liam Rushe. Where will he stand? The wonder is he’s still underage. An inside or wing forward when his big teenage frame first arrived on the inter-county scene over two years ago, midfield became home this season. The shuffling was necessitated by full back Tomás Brady’s knee injury, and while Joey Boland’s shoulder healed,...
Dublin’s battle of wounded knee
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IAN O’RIORDAN of the Irish Times talks to Dublin’s absent stars on how they are dealing with injury as the big game looms ONE OF them is slowly adapting to a knee brace, the other still on crutches, and the third just about to start the truly serious rehab. It wasn’t meant to be like this – the Dublin hurlers preparing for their biggest championship match in 50 years, while watching from the sidelines are three leading players, comparing the size and depth of the scars across their knees. For many counties it’s already been the summer of wounded knee,...
Richie Stakelum
Former Tipp star Stakelum focused on Dubs success
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HE describes last year’s All-Ireland final as one of his greatest days in Croke Park, but former Tipperary captain and current Dublin selector Richie Stakelum hasn’t even a hint of divided loyalties this weekend. Stakelum has lived in the capital since 1981 and has nailed his colours firmly to the Dublin mast for Sunday’s semi-final, but he’s only one of a number of Tipperary connections in the Dublin side. Cashel native Ryan O’Dwyer has spilled more blood, literally, than anyone else for the Dublin cause since he threw his lot in with Anthony Daly’s men at the start of the...
Dubs double header just got whole lot better
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As if it wasn’t good enough to have Dublin’s senior and minor teams in action in this Sunday’s Hurling All-Ireland semi-final, the new entertainment on show at Croke Park means your big-match experience will be one to remember regardless of the results. The addition of a special Fanzone (at the entrance of the GAA museum on the Cusack Stand side of the stadium) has brought a new dimension to the Croke Park experience. Already over 3,500 fans have had their pictures taken with the Liam McCarthy and Sam Maguire cups in the Fanzone giving them the perfect memento to remember...
Tomas Brady, Dublin Hurler
Injuries no excuse — Brady
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WHEN Anthony Daly looks to the bench to survey his options against Tipperary on Sunday, there’ll be a handful of his front-liners looking on helplessly. Dublin’s achievement in securing their best season in decades is all the more impressive given the cruciate knee ligament injuries sustained by Tomas Brady, Stephen Hiney and Conal Keaney. Cuala defender Oisin Gough, an ever-present last season, also misses this weekend with a broken hand, while Joey Boland, David Treacy, Ryan O’Dwyer and Ruairi Trainor have all missed varying parts of the season through injury. However, Brady (pictured) has insisted that Dublin will not offer...
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