FRESH FROM THEIR recent defeat to Kerry in the Division 1 league final, the Dublin footballers will return to action with their clubs this weekend.
The Dublin county board have confirmed this week’s SFC games will go ahead as planned, despite the upcoming All-Ireland U21 football final on 29 April.
Dublin take on Galway in the U21 decider and Dessie Farrell’s side face a fragmented build-up to the game as the vast majority of the squad will be on club duty this weekend.
Reigning champions St Vincent’s beging their title defence against Round Towers on Saturday evening, while 2016 All-Ireland champions Ballyboden St Enda’s play St. Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh in the game of the round on the opening night.
That game will be part of a double-header at Parnell Park on Thursday night, with St. Jude’s v Naomh Mearnog acting as the curtain-raiser.
Michael Darragh Macauley and Conal Keaney will go into battle against the Brogan brothers, Bernard and Alan, and with former Kerry star Paul Galvin.
Galvin completed his transfer to the Plunketts over the winter and looks set to make his senior championship debut against Ballyboden.
The competition has a straight knockout format, with the losers of the Round 1 games going into the Senior ‘B’ Football Championship.
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A very good squad and really shows the young talent in LOI but would have liked Reghba in there,not sure if he’s officially still LOI though.These supplemented with the likes of Kelleher,Nolan,Masterson,Parrott,Obafemi,Johansson,O’Conno,rConnolly,Idah,Ronan and Doyle-Hayes is exciting!
@Nic Antonio: A clear indication that Reghba is bound for Leicester? Kenny name-checked him as a home based player that he’d involve.
Kenny a great appointment ; there’ll be serious strides made with him.
A lad born and reared in Dundalk declaring for the North.
I’ve seen it all now.
@Colm O’Sullivan: Yeah, you must not have seen this lad though.
Really enjoy Andrews punditry very modern day take on the game glad to see him involved fresh ideas.
What’s the story with the lad who declared for the North there so? Does he just refuse ROI or has he changed his mind again? Strange after declaring there. Nice squad
Will Fitzgerald (limerick) so good they named him twice
That Ireland jersey from
2013 Andrews is pictured in was mint!
@Colm O’Sullivan: Mint green ? Not sure it is