Tyrone v Dublin live updates from the All-Ireland quarter-final

Irish Daily Mirror

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The second of Saturday's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals sees Tyrone and Dublin collide at Croke Park.
The match has a 6.15pm throw-in time, with the action only being shown live on GAA+. A one match pass for the game costs €12.
Tyrone and Dublin's rivalry has been relatively quiet over the past few years compared to the 'Battle of Omagh' era, although that could well change tonight as both sides seek to book their place in the last four of the Championship.
They've met twice in All-Ireland finals with Dublin winning in both 1995 and 2018. In between times, the Red Hands had some memorable wins over the Dubs courtesy of one of the greatest goals ever scored in Croke Park by Owen Mulligan. His stone-cold staredown of Hill 16 in the quarter-final replay of 2005 after plundering another goal helped Tyrone on their way to a second All-Ireland crown and they've doubled that tally with further titles in 2008 and 2021.
They arrive at the quarter-final stages of this year's Championship as possibly the most unpredictable of the teams left standing in the race for the Sam Maguire. Could Malachy O'Rourke follow in the footsteps of Mickey Harte and Brian Dooher and Feargal Logan and guide Tyrone to All-Ireland glory in his first season in charge?
Today's game sees both Tyrone and Dublin at a crossroads with one team seeking to prove their All-Ireland credentials and another bidding to show they still belong at the top table.
So much of Dublin's fate rests on the shoulders of Con O'Callaghan. The Cuala ace is named on the bench, but it would be a surprise if he isn't in from the start. Tyrone have lost key defender Michael McKernan for today and possibly the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury, although Conor Meyler made a welcome return against Cavan after almost two years on the sideline.
Should Tyrone win this evening, they'll feel a fifth All-Ireland title is suddenly very attainable while a win for Dublin would see them enter the last four with renewed sense of belief.
We'll bring you live updates below.
Allianz Football League Division One: Tyrone 2-20 Dublin 1-16
Tyrone lost their Division One status after a nine-year stint in the top flight despite an impressive final day win over Dublin at O'Neills Healy Park.
Goals in either half from Darragh Canavan and Michael McKernan and a nine-point haul from Man-of-the-Match Darren McCurry wasn't enough to spare the Red Hands, who'll join Derry in Division Two next season.
When Malachy O'Rourke sifts through the totality of Tyrone's campaign, there will be more positives than negatives as they claim the unwanted distinction of being the first team relegated from Division One on seven points. Yet, a few key moments contributed to their demise.
Shane Walsh's last-gasp two-point free to salvage a draw for Galway in Tuam and their failure to score in the final quarter against Kerry despite the Kingdom losing David Cliford and Joe O'Connor to late black cards in Pomeroy spring to mind.
Tyrone saved their best performance until last on a day when they realistically needed to win and hope one of Armagh, Kerry and Mayo didn't.
They kept their end of the bargain despite an early blunder from Niall Morgan to gift Dublin an early goal.
The Tyrone goalkeeper, who landed on his neck after making a great fetch in the opening minutes, came off his line to collect a David Byrne delivery, but failed to collect the ball, leaving Con O'Callaghan free to fire into an empty net.
With Stephen Cluxton absent from the Dublin teamsheet, Gavin Sheridan was given the nod, but he could do little to prevent Tyrone from hitting the front via a stunning Darragh Canavan goal following a delightful pass from McCurry.
The hosts were never behind from that point and kicked 10 points clear by half-time with the aid of a strong breeze with Kieran McGeary and McCurry (two) landing pointers while Canavan added a point from play after the hooter sounded.
With results elsewhere going against them, Tyrone still had to take care of business. While they lost the second half 0-12 to 1-6, Michael McKernan's goal meant a second half comeback never materialised from the Dubs, despite a rally of five two-pointers.
Four of those came from the boot of Cormac Costello, although his final score after the hooter was retaken with scores of fans already on the pitch. It capped off an unsatisfactory afternoon for both teams, although Dublin will at least have the consolation of Division One football in 2026.
TYRONE: N Morgan 0-2 (0-2 45s); A Clarke, P Teague, N Devlin; M McKernan 1-0, R Brennan, K McGeary 0-2 (1tp); B Kennedy, C Kilpatrick; C Daly, M Donnelly 0-1, A Donaghy; P Harte 0-1, D McCurry 0-9 (1tp, 1tpfs, 0-3fs), D Canavan 1-3.
Subs: S O'Donnell for Donnelly (41), R Canavan 0-2 for Harte (55) M O'Neill for D Canavan (56), S O'Hare for A Donaghy (64).
DUBLIN: G Sheridan; D Byrne, T Clancy, C Tyrrell; C Murphy, S McMahon, G McEneaney; B Howard, P Ó Cofaigh Byrne; R McGarry, S Bugler 0-4 (1tp), N Scully 0-2; K McGinnis, C O'Callaghan 1-0, C Costello 0-8 (2tp, 2 tpfs).
Subs: C Kilkenny for McGinnis (41), L O'Dell (1tp) for McGarry (43), J Madden for Ó Cofaigh Byrne (48), D Keogh for Scully (56), E O'Donnell for McEneaney (60).
REFEREE: D Coldrick (Meath).