Dublin Gaa

Hannah Tyrrell and Carla Rowe registered a combined haul of 4-14 as defending champions Dublin heralded the return of the TG4 Leinster Senior Football ...

Sullivan (free) and Owens subsequently rounded off the scoring to complete an impressive display from Dublin in Mullingar. Wylde, Sullivan, Niamh Hetherton and Martha Byrne were also on target either side of the third-quarter mark as the Sky Blues continued to set out their stall. Thanks to unanswered points from the boots of the excellent Tyrrell (three), Nicole Owens and Rowe, the metropolitan outfit brought a convincing 2-9 cushion into the interval. Introduced at half-time, Sullivan’s long delivery deceived Westmeath netminder Aoife O’Donnell on its way to the net. Named as joint-captain - along with Niamh Collins - for this year, Rowe raised another green flag to give her side a six-point stranglehold. There were just 21 seconds gone on the clock when corner-forward Sinead Wylde rocketed a shot to the Westmeath net.