THOUSANDS OF DUBLIN fans turned out in force at Smithfield Plaza for the official homecoming party to honour Dublin’s four-in-a-row All-Ireland success.
The celebrations got underway earlier on Monday evening at an event which was hosted by Lord Mayor Nial Ring and Dublin City Council.
There were joyous scenes at what was a family-friendly occasion where RTÉ GAA correspondent Marty Morrissey joined Jim Gavin and the rest of his Dublin squad on stage to greet the fans.
Meanwhile, St Jude’s clubman Kevin McManamon treated the crowd to a rendition of the Dubliners classic ‘The Auld Triangle’ as Sam Maguire prepares to spend another winter in the capital.
Kevin McManamon entertaining the crowd.
Marty Morrissey chats to Bernard Brogan.
Stephen Cluxton & Jim Gavin take to the stage with the Sam Maguire! 💪 #UpTheDubs pic.twitter.com/mkFlEICuUd
— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) September 3, 2018
Eoghan O’Gara’s daughter Ella holding Lord Mayor Nial Ring’s medal.
Lord Mayor Nial Ring speaks to the Dublin fans in Smithfield.
‘And that auld triangle went jingle-jangle all along the banks of the Royal Canal.’
Sergeant Ciarán Kilkenny!
Up the Dubs!
Sinéad, Kaitlyn and Jayden Doyle at the homecoming reception for the victorious Dubs.
Dublin celebrate their fourth successive All-Ireland football title in front of thousands of supporters in Smithfield. #rtegaa pic.twitter.com/W48XMAYtWC
— RTÉ GAA (@RTEgaa) September 3, 2018
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Adam Byrne is a try scoring machine.
@Gary: Definitely. Superb player.
Furlong is a beast.
Bonus point in the bag …nice
What an embarrassing capitulation by Northampton. Brilliant by Leinster though. Good times
Leinster have had some sloppy moments but also some brilliant ones which have yielded some trys thankfully. Let’s hope we can finish off Northampton in the second half.
Leinster cruising! whos their biggest challenge this season to win the cup!? apart from their Irish counterparts ;)
@Paul Quigley: Sarries I would say.
Leinster are a serious team..and have great strength in depth..apart from Micheal Bent..young Porter shud be getting game time
The Leinster scrum destroyed theirs with bent in the front row. May not be international standard but he is very valuable to the Leinster squad. Gets too much stick
Porter is a prospect but I’d imagine bent would eat him now. Porter has strength but a lot of technique to learn
Too bloody easy. What a team.
Gruesome Saints.
Impressive win
Luke McGrath is so poor tonight…