Dublin secured a home tie in the All Ireland preliminary quarter-finals after edging a thrilling final game encounter against a luckless Derry side in Pairc Esler on Saturday evening.

By Michael Wilson at Páirc Esler Dublin secured second spot in Group Four and with it a home tie in the All Ireland preliminary quarter-finals after edging a thrilling encounter against a luckless ...

Dessie Farrell's side claimed a two-point win in Páirc Esler to take second spot in Group Four behind Armagh with Galway ...

Derry's championship season came to an end with a 0-22 to 0-20 defeat to Dublin in their Group Four finale at Pairc Esler.

Dublin, who returned to the form that saw them beat Galway in their Group Four opener, controlled the early stages of the game surged into a 4-0 lead but Derry, inspired by Shane McGuigan’s ...

SKIPPER Con O’Callaghan kicked five points as Dublin booked their spot in Monday morning’s All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final draw. After defeat to Armagh, there were question marks over the ...

With the combined punch of Ciarán Kilkenny and Brian Howard, Dublin put a final nail in Derry’s season on Saturday and stepped into the knock-out stages. There was a cloud over the Dubs after their ...

The game started off with Dublin running rampant, opening up a four-point lead in the opening minutes before Shane McGuigan’s boot helped Derry flip the lead to eight points to six by 19 minutes.

Despite a desperate start, Derry led midway through the half mainly thanks to two two point frees from Shane McGuigan. Advertisement The sides were locked at 13 points each after a breathless end to ...

Half-time: Dublin 0-13 Derry 0-13. Brendan Cawley advances the ball 50metres in Derry's favour after Conor Glass is tackled after the mark. Shane McGuigan converts the two-pointer on the hooter!