Ballyboden St Enda’s laid down an early marker in the Dublin senior football championship last night by dishing out a 17-point defeat to Na Fianna.

It finished 4-23 to 3-9 at Parnell Park, where goals from Darren O’Reilly, Daire Sweeney (1-5) and James Holland in the game’s opening quarter set the tone for the winners.

Brian O’Leary got a brace of sorely needed goals back for Na Fianna, but it was the 2019 champions that went on to hold a commanding 3-15 to 2-3 lead at half-time.

Ryan O’Dwyer (1-6) struck his side’s fourth goal in the 43rd minute to kill off any chance of a Na Fianna comeback, with O’Leary’s completed hat-trick in injury-time only proving consolation for the Glasnevin men.

The evening’s other SFC clash in the capital saw Ballymun Kickhams and Templeogue Synge Street playing out a 2-15 to 2-15 draw in Group 2.

Two early goals for Ballyboden has left Na Fianna with a mountain to climb for the rest of the game

The scores after 15 minutes

Na Fianna: 0-1
Ballyboden St Endas: 2-9 pic.twitter.com/Mm3Ky1woRg

— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) August 8, 2025

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