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Sat 07 Jul 2008Dublin can drive on from midfield
TOMORROW DUBLIN'S footballers go in search of a fourth successive provincial title for the first time in 13 years. They won't need reminding the last time they achieved that distinction the All-Ireland followed within a couple of months.
The final also features a first appearance by Wexford since the county lost to Kildare in 1956, and Leinster Council have been pleasantly surprised by the strength of interest in the county, which normally doesn't follow its footballers as avidly as it does the hurlers.
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