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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Sport
Mark Donlon

Diarmuid Connolly rules Dublin out of All-Ireland contention and earmarks Kerry and Mayo as frontrunners

Former Dublin footballer Diarmuid Connolly does not think the Boys in Blue can contend for the All-Ireland this year.

After the remarkable success of the last decade which saw the Dubs win eight of the last 11 All-Ireland finals - including five-in-a-row from 2015 to 2020 - things have taken a turn for the worse.

Having relinquished their All-Ireland crown after a semi-final defeat against Mayo, Dublin then went on to grossly underperform in this year's Allianz League, culminating in their relegation to Division Two.

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