Diarmuid Connolly

Iconic sports books revisited: John Leonard on his story Dub Sub Confidential

Mayo’s Windy City backing . . . Christy Ring’s code switch . . . Lavan’s solo run

Dessie Farrell says champions yet to be truly tested and hungry for more

Teams will watch for signs of new Dublin manager’s intent, and clues to football’s future

Our experts find it hard to look past Dublin and Kerry as winners of unique competition

Midfielder queries decision not to give Westmeath home advantage in opener

Midfielder queries decision not to give Westmeath home advantage in opening clash

‘The Dublin players are humble enough to realise that if they’re not on it, they can be beaten’

‘I think Mayo have probably embraced emotion but they’ve also I think suffered sometimes’

There has always been the sense that he couldn’t fully give into the idea of uniformity

The St Vincent’s player always kept his club at the centre of his footballing journey

One of the most gifted players of his generation won six All-Ireland titles

McGuinness’s men were long shots to take down the champions in 2014 All-Ireland semis

Dublin’s day of deliverance proved a sporting epiphany for those with blue blood

An abruptly interrupted league campaign still contains evidence for the future

Marie Crowe and Colin Byrne join some of our writers to look back on the highs and lows

Like Kevin Heffernan, outgoing Dublin football manager appreciated county’s distinctive place in GAA

Whoever ends up filling the managerial role faces an almost impossible challenge

Manager called time on his seven year spell on Saturday after making history

Defender talks love, life, friendship and Dublin’s five-in-a-row after historic day

Jim Gavin’s football team has broken the speed of sound, and look unbeatable

‘Sometimes when you get an opportunity . . . you have to push yourself to the top of the water’

Kerry’s brave bid to deny Dublin the five-in-a-row falls short in exhilarating replay

Statistics won’t convey the ebb-and-flow, crises befallen and resolved that made five

Eamon Donoghue breaks the All-Ireland football final replay into its key moments

Stephen Cluxton remains a man apart on night of his crowning glory

Drive for five comes to fruition as Dublin win replay to claim fifth All-Ireland in succession

Seán Moran on how they played the first day and the improvements needed for the replay

Drawn final with Kerry shows that defending champions need more out of forward line

Idea that Kerry have lost their chance is wrong – they’ve ample room for improvement

Gavin’s reluctance to make changes against Kerry raises questions about faith in squad

Cluxton’s goalkeeping and McCaffrey’s electric performance save Dublin from despair

Cluxton’s penalty save and McCaffrey’s goal among standout highlights of All-Ireland final

Jack McCaffrey and Brian Howard outstanding but plenty have room for improvement

Dean Rock’s late free drifts wide as sides set to meet again on Saturday week

Champions can overcome Kingdom’s best efforts to retain their crown and create history

St Brigid’s man fully recovered from broken jaw and eager to contribute if required

Peter Keane has a young team but that doesn’t mean they get a pass for losing the final

Kerry also won their 1982 semi-final by 10 points. It ain’t over till it’s over

Hopeless panel tell us not to mind the drive for five, it’ll be ‘seven is heaven’ soon enough