Welcome to tonight’s liveblog. Here’s how the teams have been named to start, but expect some changes before throw-in.
Dublin
1. Stephen Cluxton (Parnell’s)
2. Eric Lowndes (St Peregrine’s)
3. Philip McMahon (Ballymun Kickhams)
4. David Byrne (Naomh Olaf)
5. James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams)
6. Jonny Cooper (Na Fianna)
7. John Small (Ballymun Kickhams)
8. Brian Fenton (Raheny)
9. Michael Darragh Macauley (Ballyboden St Enda’s)
10. Brian Howard (Raheny)
11. Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)
12. Niall Scully (Templeogue Synge Street)
13. Paul Mannion (Kilmacud Crokes)
14. Paddy Andrews (St Brigid’s)
15. Colm Basquel (Ballyboden St Enda’s)
Mayo
1. Rob Hennelly (Breaffy)
2. Caolan Crowe (Garrymore)
3. Ger Cafferkey (Ballina Stephenites)
4. Eoin O’Donoghue (Belmullet)
5. Colm Boyle (Davitts)
6. Michael Hall (Breaffy)
7. David Drake (Ballaghaderreen)
8. Stephen Coen (Hollymount/Carramore)
9. Jason Gibbons (Ballintubber)
10. Kevin McLoughlin (Knockmore)
11. Aidan O’Shea (Breaffy)
12. Diarmuid O’Connor (Ballintubber)
13. Jason Doherty (Burrishoole)
14. Andy Moran (Ballaghaderreen)
15. Adam Gallagher (Mayo Gaels)
Diarmuid Connolly is not named in the 26 but he is in Castlebar so could feature at some stage.
It’s being speculated that Lee Keegan and Tom Parsons could be late additions to the Mayo bench.
Lee Keegan is indeed on Mayo squad, while Diarmuid Connolly has undergone a full warm-up and is expected to be on the Dublin bench.
We’ll also be keeping an eye on these games tonight:
Division 1
Monaghan v Tyrone, Castleblayney, 7pm
Division 2
Tipperary v Meath, Semple Stadium, 7pm
Division 3
Fermanagh v Derry, Brewster Park, 7pm
GOAL! Paul Mannion fires in a goal for Dublin inside two minutes!
Paul Mannion. Darren Daly, Michael Fitzsimons, Kevin McManamon and Dean Rock are all in as late changes for Dublin.
Here’s Mannion’s goal:
Paul Mannion opens the scoresheet with this cracker! pic.twitter.com/HhIVZ4J38L
— The GAA (@officialgaa) February 24, 2018
Monaghan 0-3 Tyrone 0-0
Fintan Kelly again for Monaghan.
Mayo 0-1 Dublin 1-1
Kilkenny blazes over from close range.
Mayo 0-2 Dublin 1-1
Lee Keegan slots over for Mayo in his first game of 2018. He only underwent double hip surgery back in November.
Mayo 0-2 Dublin 1-2
Dean Rock swings over after Kilkenny set him through. Electric atmosphere in Elverys MacHale Park tonight.
Monaghan 0-4 Tyrone 0-0
A very slow start by Tyrone as Shane Carey slots over a free for Monaghan.
Mayo 0-2 Dublin 1-3
Mannion takes the direct route to goal and is brought down by Eoin O’Donoghue. Rock does the rest.
Mayo 0-3 Dublin 1-3
James McCarthy hauls down Adam Gallagher, who played in the Sigerson Cup final a week ago. Jason Doherty pops over his second from a free.
Fermanagh 1-6 Derry 0-0
Seamus Quigley bags a goal to leave Fermanagh nine ahead inside 13 minutes.
Here are the highlights from Dublin’s narrow win over Mayo in the ladies football curtain raiser in Castlebar tonight.
WATCH:
— eir Sport (@eirSport) February 24, 2018
Full-time highlights from the Ladies National Football League as @dublinladiesg made it four wins from four with a two-point win over @Mayo_LGFA. #SeriousSupport pic.twitter.com/iyDyAMIDf0
Mayo 0-4 Dublin 1-5
Dublin turn defence into attack and Fenton pops over off the left.
Monaghan 0-4 Tyrone 0-2
Hugh Pat McGeary comes in to replace Cathal McCarron on the Tyrone team.
Mayo 0-5 Dublin 1-6
McLoughlin with a lovely score on the run off his weaker right foot. He was set-up by Aidan O’Shea after a fine fetch in midfield.
Monaghan 0-6 Tyrone 0-2
Colin Walshe kicks a fine score to move the Farney four in front.
Kevin McLoughlin straight through the posts on his weak side, Mayo Point! pic.twitter.com/g9hyCNedBj
— The GAA (@officialgaa) February 24, 2018
Mayo 0-5 Dublin 1-7
McCarthy bursts forward and forces a good save from Hennelly, before Kilkenny takes his point.
Mayo 0-6 Dublin 1-7
O’Shea does really well and sets up Coen for his third ever point in a Mayo jersey.
Mayo 0-6 Dublin 1-8
Mannion is a player in top form and he brings his tally to 1-1 with a good score.
Meath 0-5 Tipperary 1-8 – HT
Michael Quinlivan nets a goal for Tipperary right before half-time.
The highlights from the first-half of Dublin-Mayo:
Dublin leading Mayo at the break, watch the Half-Time highlights here on GAANOW! pic.twitter.com/vC1XUWIJYk
— The GAA (@officialgaa) February 24, 2018
O’Shea is booked for a late hit on McCarthy at the start of the second-half. Minutes earlier Adam Gallagher hit a golden chance at goal wide.
Fermanagh 1-14 Derry 3-3
Two goals in a mintue for Derry from Mark Lynch and James Kielt.
Monaghan 0-8 Tyrone 0-8
Lee Brennan levels us up.
Mayo 0-8 Dublin 1-9
In his first league game in almost two years, Hennelly drills over a 45.
Tipperary 2-8 Meath 0-8
Bill Maher lands a fine goal for the Premier, who now lead by six.
Diarmuid Connolly enters the fray alongside Cian O’Sullivan for John Small and Mannion – who hobbles off.
Michael Darragh Macauley has been replaced by Colm Basquel. That’s a triple substitution for Dublin with James McCarthy reverting to midfield.
GOAL! Niall Scully scores Dublin’s second!
Mayo 0-8 Dublin 2-9
Fitzsimons and Rock were involved as the latter teed Scully up to fist into the net.
Mayo 0-9 Dublin 2-10
Rock slips but still managers to swing the free over the bar. Dublin lead by seven.
Monaghan 0-10 Tyrone 0-11
Niall Sludden breaks forward and puts Mickey Harte’s side back in front.
Mayo 0-9 Dublin 2-10
Mayo are really struggling without Cillian O’Connor and Moran kicks a scoreable placed ball wide. Jason Doherty was guilty of a couple of misses from frees earlier on.
Monaghan 0-12 Tyrone 0-11
McManus sends Monaghan in front as we enter the last ten minutes. David Mulgrew is black-carded for Tyrone.
Mayo 0-10 Dublin 2-10
Loftus curls over a free for Mayo. Two minutes of stoppage-time left.
Our decline is now complete …. We are the new Scotland.
I think that Cyprus defeat is far too long ago now to still be an issue in the slightest. Euro 2012 was a killer though and I’d prefer we didn’t qualify for Euro 2016 as I couldn’t stomach another humiliation on that scale.
That was a desperately unlucky draw, that was a nightmare group.
What fan doesn’t want their team to qualify though?
A win against Poland and Scotland at home and it’ll all appear a lot differently. On our day, with the right players fit, we are more than capable of doing so.
This article is one hell of a knee-jerk reaction. Scrappy game, tough atmosphere against a side who a better than us on current form. It’ll probably be the exact same game at home but i fancy us to win it
The article title may be a genuinely held belief but it’s guff. Ireland is a third tier team full of journeymen players. That our first choice keeper still plays for Millwall, and our first choice striker is pension age should be enough of a red flag for even the most loyal supporters.
Once we accept that, then results like last night’s can be appreciated with perspective….
Opinions not allowed on here?
Greece sacking Ranieri is knee jerk; this article isn’t.
It’s well thought out and to the point. Too many Irish fans are shamelessly clinging onto the hope that the national side have a sincere hope of performing consistently. They don’t.
A few positive results might improve the overall standings for a newly formatted competition which is near impossible not to qualify for. Qualification for Euro 2016 is not a great achievement, yet it’s one which Irish fans should be overwhelmed with. Under par achievements are the best Ireland will ever attain.