It's nine years since Farrell managed a Dublin minor team of myriad celebrated talents in an All-Ireland final, wherein they were beaten by Tipperary. In the Dublin team that evening were Ciarán Kilkenny, Jack McCaffrey, Paul Mannion, Davy Byrne, Eric Lowndes and Emmet Ó Conghaile. It's unlikely that any other county Under-21 team have or will go on to collectively win so many All-Ireland senior medals. And in taking over as manager of Dublin's five-in-a-row team, Farrell also inherited expectations of continued success. Many suffered the 2011 minor loss and/or the 2014 Under-21 with Farrell but others, the older panellists, have been similarly educated.

Source: The Herald November 17, 2020 02:31 UTC