The Dublin team of 2025 will be a much different animal than it was in 2024. Just how different will become evident over the coming weeks. Fenton is the latest, he won’t be the last.

There is shock in Dublin GAA circles following reports that two time Player of the Year Brian Fenton is stepping away from Dessie Farrell's panel after a remarkable decade in blue

Dublin have lost three Footballers of the Year to retirement over the last decade and a raft of big names but Brian Fenton's decision to call it a day leaves them looking as vulnerable as they have in years.

The Dublin county board have confirmed the retirement of Brian Fenton from inter-county football. Reports last night to that effect sent shockwaves around Dublin and in the wider Gaelic football landscape, with Fenton – only 31 – still considered one of the best footballers in the country.

Dublin GAA Chairperson, Michael Seavers has hailed Brian Fenton as “an integral figure in the incredible success enjoyed by Dublin over the past decade.” Fenton’s retirement was confirmed in a Dublin GAA statement this morning, with others expected to follow in the coming weeks.

And then overnight came the seismic news that Brian Fenton was bringing the curtain down on his glittering Dublin football career. The news, reported first in The Irish Times then confirmed by Dublin GAA this morning,