Dick Clerkin: Dublin showed that they can bleed as good as the rest of us mortalsCool as a breeze, Jack McCarron and Fintan Kelly, the heroes of the hour, calmly shock hands with their decorated counterparts. Six years on, and with many more milestones achieved, this morning he can tick off another: beating Dublin. When Dublin come through tough games, the strength of their bench is held up to esteem. Looking forward for Monaghan, well there is no point denying the excitement that is around the county at present after a thoroughly satisfactory league campaign. Regardless of the circumstances, any year you beat Dublin, Kerry and Tyrone in a league campaign is a good one.

Source: Irish Independent March 26, 2018 14:15 UTC