Poor structures, underage failures and ageing stars: Why has the Dublin conveyor belt stopped?
Ger Brennan may well cut All-Ireland winners from his panel but there’s no evidence that the young guns exist to replace them
Dessie Farrell
‘Just don’t call it a retirement’: Ger Brennan welcomes Stephen Cluxton to the managerial fold
Cluxton to team up with his former Dubs team-mate as Sky Blues look to mount their comeback
Dean Rock: Dessie Farrell had the players’ backs and he was repaid with unlikely 2023 All-Ireland win
Dublin still have plenty of talented players to choose from and can bounce back under new manager
Dessie Farrell played a diminishing hand well, but Dublin will continue to struggle at the top table
As the talent conveyor belt in the capital has slowed significantly, recent years have focused on managing decline
Kerry’s 15 minutes of pure destruction and what else we learned from the GAA weekend
Jimmy quietens the noise around Donegal; Dessie bows out of Dublin; Robbie’s on cloud nine in Meath
Dessie Farrell on stepping down as Dublin manager: ‘I think it’s just come to a natural end’
More retirements set to follow as Dublin require rebuild
Dublin’s scoring dilemma: Without Con O’Callaghan’s firepower, Dessie Farrell’s men are in treacherous waters
If the Dubs are to mount a serious charge for Sam Maguire, they will need more scoring backup from the supporting cast
Darragh Ó Sé: Good decision-makers are gold dust – Armagh had Rory Grugan, Dublin missed Con O’Callaghan
There was little between last two All-Ireland champions on Sunday, but Kieran McGeeney had a trump card
Mutual admirers Dessie Farrell and Kieran McGeeney help Dublin and Armagh get into their groove
Sunday’s showdown at Croke Park will be the sides’ first championship clash for 15 years
Con O’Callaghan’s loss highlights how long it’s been since Dublin found a diamond
With Armagh coming to HQ, Dessie Farrell fields a squad that has seen a huge amount of churn and looks light on stardust
Darragh Ó Sé: Dublin aren’t dead in the water - a return to Croke Park will make them a huge threat
The new game is all about getting comfortable in chaos and if Dessie Farrell can get everyone fit, the Dubs will have a big say
Dean Rock: In the grand scheme of things, the Leinster championship doesn’t really matter to Dublin
Championship now is all about hitting form at the right time. For Dublin that doesn’t even start until the knockout stages
Con O’Callaghan thriving in captain’s role for Dublin, and Cork’s dual jewels − what we learned from the GAA weekend
Kildare and Wicklow’s home comforts; Louth’s giant leaps; dummy teams for dummies
Dean Rock: Armagh up for the difficult task of trying to retain the Sam Maguire
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