The Dubs have once again taken home the Leinster Senior Football Championship title after a meet against Louth in Croke Park earlier this afternoon.
Dublin did struggle against Kildare in their semi-final, but in the all important final match for the Delaney Cup they were cheered by the return of Cormac Costello to the starting team and and legendary goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton who was in top form. Man of the Match Sean Bugler, Paul Mannion, James McCarthy, Paddy Small and Colm Basquel all stormed to goals as Dessie Farrell's side cruised confidently through to the new All-Ireland group stage.
As a result of retaining the Leinster title they will now be in Group 3, and they're set to their campaign at home to Roscommon before then playing Kildare and Sligo.
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There was disappointment for Louth following today's loss, but they will next be in Group 1 and are expected to first play against Cork and then Mayo and Kerry. As for Dublin, they previously won the All-Ireland in 2019 and there's hopes abound that they could be in contention to take back the Sam Maguire Cup.
Scorers for Dublin: Sean Bugler 1-3, Cormac Costello 0-5 (3f, 1 ’45), Con O’Callaghan 0-4 (2m), Paul Mannion 1-1 (1f), James McCarthy 1-0, Paddy Small 1-0, Colm Basquel 1-0, Ciaran Kilkenny 0-3, Jack McCaffrey 0-2, John Small, Dean Rock, Sean McMahon 0-1 each.
Scorers for Louth: Sam Mulroy 0-10 (7f, 1 ’45), Conor Grimes 0-2, Craig Lennon, Liam Jackson, Ciaran Downey 0-1 each.
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