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DUBLIN’S CONVINCING ALL-Ireland semi-final victory last August was seen by many as the death knell for Tyrone’s style of play. 12 months on though, they’re “‘This is the game he loves, this is the job he loves, this is the county he loves’”

FOLLOWING DUBLIN’S FINAL Super 8s clash against Roscommon in Croke Park, there was one big talking point — Bernard Brogan’s return. Less than six months “‘It’d be great to see him get a few minutes but to even get back in the squad is a phenomenal achievement’”

IT’S ALL-IRELAND football final week with Dublin taking on Tyrone, the first time the counties have clashed in a decider since 1995. Click Here: cheap “Quiz: Can you recognise these Dublin and Tyrone footballers from All-Ireland final days?”

Updated Aug 29th 2018, 6:50 PM CARNACON WILL DISCOVER the result of their appeal to the Connacht LGFA over their expulsion from the Mayo league “All-Ireland club champions Carnacon to discover their fate tomorrow night”

DECLAN DARCY HAS been Jim Gavin’s right-hand man since their U21 days when they delivered two All-Ireland titles to the capital.  When Gavin took charge of “‘We were all there as players when you’re on your last legs and you’re not getting game time’”

DUBLIN’S POSITION AS favourites shows no sign of weakening but the identity of their opponents leaves Alan Brogan with a sense of caution before Sunday’s “‘Tyrone always believe, no matter how they’re going they always believe they can win’”

JIM MCGUINNESS HAS insisted that he’s not interested in a return to GAA management at the minute, effectively ruling himself out of the running for “Soccer-focused Jim McGuinness says he’s not interested in Mayo job”

CARNACON HAVE CRITICISED the Mayo Ladies County Board for an “impulsive, heavy handed approach” in attempting to ban them from the 2018 club championship. The “Carnacon hit out at ‘impulsive, heavy handed’ ban following appeal success”

His omission from the Ireland squad hit the headlines this week, but in which city was Declan Rice born? Sheffield Manchester London Birmingham Who did “Know Your Sport? Take our weekly quiz”

Source: James Crombie/INPHO CATHAL MCCARRON’S ABIDING memory from Tyrone’s last All-Ireland winning campaign was a scene in the Croke Park dressing room after they beat Wexford “‘Put yourself in his shoes – if your daughter had been murdered and that’s how someone in RTÉ behaved’”