Niall O Ceallachain issues blunt message following Dublin's failed comeback bid against Kilkenny
NIALL Ó CEALLACHÁIN says Dublin are not interested in moral victories and should have beaten Kilkenny.
The Dubs looked down and out at half-time when they trailed by 14 points — and were 16 down after the restart.
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This is the Na Fianna man's first year in charge
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Billy Ryan celebrates raising a green flag during Kilkenny's 5-19 to 3-21 triumph
But they conjured a magical performance from there on to outscore Kilkenny by 3-11 to 1-5.
The Cats took the win and a Leinster final place but Dublin earned praise for their performance in the second half.
Yet Ó Ceallacháin said: 'We're not here for performances. We're disappointed not to have won the game.
'It's fairly straightforward in terms of analysis. We were hurling well in that first half but the four goals were killers.
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'That puts a certain complexion on the scoreline then.
"But we also knew that there were a lot of things going right as well. So we just focused on those things.
'I'm very proud of the character shown to go back at them having got so many sucker blows.
'From a performance perspective, fine, but we're here to win games.'
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Dublin can seal a provincial final place if they beat Galway on Sunday.
That fifth-round clash is at Parnell Park and should be a belter with plenty on the line in the capital.
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Micheál Donoghue left the Dublin hotseat after the 2024 season to manage Galway for a second time — opening up the vacancy for Ó Ceallacháin.
The Dubs chief said: 'It's more or less a Leinster semi-final that we're playing next weekend . . .
'That's the way we'll look at it and we'll look forward to that.'
Danny Sutcliffe and Dónal Burke did not make the matchday panel yesterday in Kilkenny.
Sutcliffe left Nowlan Park on crutches with a strapped leg and Ó Ceallacháin said he is out 'for the short-term' at least.
As for All-Star nominee Burke, the boss said: 'I'll chat to him and see.'
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