All-Stars reaction: Dublin s record-equalling haul and did Mayo deserve more than two?
Cavan more than doubled their previous tally and Conor Sweeney became Tipperary’s fourth recipient of the award. Kevin O Brien By Kevin O Brien Friday 19 Feb 2021, 3:03 PM Feb 19th 2021, 3:03 PM 11,891 Views 17 Comments
THE FOUR ALL-Ireland semi-finalists make up the entire All-Star football selection, one that’s predictably dominated by six-in-a-row champions Dublin. Dublin’s Ciaran Kilkenny and Oisín Mullin of Mayo both picked up All-Stars. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO
Dublin had nine players selected and even then Stephen Cluxton, Robbie McDaid and Sean Bugler made decent cases for inclusion.
SINGER Damien Dempsey admits he’s “thrilled” at the viral sensation caused by an electric video which of Dublin players celebrating their historic All-Ireland victory on Saturday.
Dubs fan Damien has heaped praise on the team members for paying homage to one of his songs during their after-match high jinks.
In an exclusive interview with SundayWorld.com Damien said the session reminded kindled memories going all the way back to the Gaelic League from the 19
th century.
A number of Dublin players initially start ceili dancing to the music of Damien’s ‘Apple of My Eye’, before they are joined by several more in a sing song.
Alexander the Great was reputed to have cried when he realised his army had no more worlds to conquer. By the time of his death at the age of 32, the Macedonian king was head of the largest empire the world had seen.
The Dublin footballers are unlikely to have shed the same tears September before last when they broke through the barrier to claim the GAA s first All-Ireland inter-county senior men s five-in-a-row, masters of all they surveyed at that point. Because for some, on a personal level, there are still other worlds to conquer.
On Saturday, seven Dublin players will bid to write themselves into the record book as joint-holders of the most All-Ireland senior football medals.