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Dessie Farrell [file photo].
Time to say goodbye
Dessie Farrell steps down as Dublin manager after elimination from All-Ireland
Farrell confirmed the news following his side’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final defeat to Tyrone.
DESSIE FARRELL HAS announced that he is stepping down as manager of the Dublin footballers.
Farrell confirmed the news to GAA+ following his side’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final defeat to Tyrone in Croke Park.
It’s the second second successive season that Dublin have exited the championship at the quarter-final stage.
He explained that he informed the players in the dressing room after the game and had already told the county board at the start of the year that this would be his last season in charge.
BREAKING DESSIE FARRELL STEPS DOWN🚨
— GAA+ (@GAAPlusOfficial) June 28, 2025
Dessie Farrell has just announced he is stepping down as Dublin Manager after today’s Quarter-Final defeat to Tyrone. ❌
It’s the first time since their Sam Maguire winning season of 2021 that Tyrone have reached the semi-finals.
Malachy O’Rourke’s team timed their scoring run perfectly to settle a grinding contest pulling clear to win by seven in the end after a late burst of points.
Written by Sinead Farrell and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won’t find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women’s sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here.
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