Stephen Hiney points out that there's a considerable overlap between football and hurling in Ballyboden St Enda's.

The former Dublin hurling captain - one of the stars of the Firhouse Road team that has qualified for Sunday week's Leinster Club SFC final against Portlaoise - told The Irish Times:

"There's huge ambition in the team, but when we were playing in the Dublin championship, we were just focused on each match. We certainly weren't thinking about Leinster titles or All-Irelands when we went in playing Vincent's in the county final. We're just taking each game as it comes.

"We've a good mix of guys who've been playing for six or seven years now, even previous to that, and lads who are just in out of minor as well. I think having the likes of young Sam Molony coming in on Sunday, at corner forward, really leading by example, shows that as well.

"There is quite a big crossover between football and hurling, and there's one or two more who would be involved if they weren't carrying a few niggles, but at the moment there's a good relationship between hurling and football in the club. Hopefully we can keep it going against Portlaoise."

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