Ciarán Murphy: Limerick and Dublin now bereft of linchpin players
With Nickie Quaid and Brian Fenton out of the picture we’re about to see what ‘irreplaceable’ really looks like
Brian Fenton
Brian Fenton was the latest but he won’t be the last Dublin player to step away before 2025
Several other Dublin players could follow Fenton and James McCarthy out the dressingroom door
Malachy Clerkin: Brian Fenton, the best midfielder of his era and one of the greatest ever
After arriving full-formed in 2015, the Raheny midfielder anchored Dublin for a decade – nobody could match his mobility, accuracy and general game sense
Brian Fenton confirms retirement after 10 years at the top with Dublin
Dublin GAA confirms player’s intercounty retirement ‘after ten remarkable seasons’
Dublin’s Brian Fenton makes shock decision to retire
Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders in the game, the shock decision will leave void in Dessie Farrell’s team
Dublin make their move but mystery of Derry’s whereabouts deepens
Three matches after winning the league, Mickey Harte’s team look like they want the season to end
Brian Fenton disappointed to be sent off for first time in his career for club or county
Dublin midfielder was red-carded in the league final against Derry
Brian Fenton suspended for Leinster quarter-final against Meath
Dublin midfielder handed one-match ban after straight red card arising from clash with Derry’s Eunan Mulholland
Seán Moran: Dublin’s old guard get the bit between their teeth to rewrite last year’s elegies
After a stolid opening to their league campaign All-Ireland champions Dublin are looking right back in business
Football All-Stars: Dublin lead the way with five awards with Cluxton the oldest winner
Kerry captain David Clifford named the Footballer of the Year; Kerry and Derry receive four awards
Brian Fenton: ‘Being that player for 12 years will be what I’ll be proud of’
Few Dublin footballers in history have ever enjoyed as consistent a level of success as Brian Fenton
Brian Fenton: ‘For sure I’ll be back next year. I’d love to do 10 seasons for Dublin’
The Dublin midfielder says his club’s run to only their third ever semi-final has taken him by surprise
GAA weekend previews: Throw-in times, TV details, predictions
Seán Moran looks ahead to this weekend’s hurling and football championship fixtures
‘They may just have taken a break’ - Dublin return to winning ways
Brian Fenton excels in midfield as Con O’Callaghan hits 1-6 from play on return
Ciarán Kilkenny: A one-man rhythm section of Dublin’s success
He is the only Dublin player to win an All Star in both seasons of the Farrell reign
Take 5: The big questions answered ahead of the start of the football championship
Seán Moran, Jim McGuinness, Malachy Clerkin and Darragh Ó Sé look ahead
Diarmuid O’Connor and Jack Barry give Kerry a spring in their step
Tralee pair form a formidable midfield partnership that augurs well for Kerry’s prospects
Dublin revival continues as top trumps shine in win over Donegal
Dublin outscored Donegal 1-9 to 0-2 through 35 minutes of playing time at one stage
Weekend Gaelic football previews: Throw-in times, details, predictions
Seán Moran runs the rule over the penultimate round of the Allianz League
Dublin find their voice at last as they look to keep top-flight status
Dessie Farrell will have been encouraged by victory over Tyrone in Omagh
Dublin seize their bit of rainbow and run with it to seal much-needed win
Dessie Farrell’s side were nine points up on Tyrone at the break before stalling
League defeats have exposed Dublin’s struggles to change their style
Opponents have taken advantage of Dessie Farrell’s attempts to get Dubs out of a rut
Getting the right cogs in Kerry’s midfield machine a challenge for Jack O’Connor
Dublin will have noted how Kildare got on top against Seán O’Shea and Adrian Spillane
Tipping Point: Oh Dublin, where did it all go wrong?
Striking thing about Armagh defeat was the Dubs never used make such dumb choices
Dias determined to help lead Kilmacud to more glory
Crokes stalwart missed out on the glory years with Dublin but focuses his efforts instead on his club ambitions
Malachy Clerkin: Big guns start preseason quest to topple champions Tyrone
Changes to the calendar and feelings of injustice have seen stars let loose in January
Niall Scully and Dublin taking distinctly more competitive approach to pre-season
Scully expects intensity of national league to grow due to condensed nature of season
Seán Moran: Little unfinished business left to inspire Dublin stalwarts
It’s no surprise Cluxton, McCaffrey and Mannion won’t be involved with Dubs in 2022
Brian Fenton labels Mayo defeat as a disappointing monkey off his back
Influential midfielder had never lost a championship game before this summer
Glen’s Conor Glass thriving now he’s back home in Derry
Midfielder returned from stint in the AFL to win a maiden senior medal with his club
Brian Howard not buying the narrative of Dublin in decline
‘The hunger is still there, there’s no question of the motivation going anywhere’
Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin’s inability to close out win against Mayo was shocking to see
Dublin were dying for the line to come and save them as Mayo hounded them down
Mayo finally break Dublin spell in pulsating All-Ireland semi-final
Score to draw game at full-time as good as a winner, in truth a stake through the heart
No Oisín Mullin in Mayo’s starting XV for Dublin clash
The reigning champions name an unchanged team from Leinster Final win
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