A Case for change in Dub camp

DUBLIN ladies football boss Mick Bohan is hoping 2011 All-ireland winner Paul Casey will join his coaching team for the season.

Subject to ratification at a Dublin LGFA meeting next month, Casey could come on board as defence coach with the reigning All-ireland senior champions.

Already involved with an underage inter-county development squad, the Lucan Sarsfields clubman has indicated that he would be willing to commit to the Dublin ladies’ set-up on a part-time basis for the Lidl National League campaign.

Bohan and Casey worked together with both Dublin City University (DCU) and Lucan in the past.

“Paul would have been one of our heroes on that quest for Sam in 2011,” Bohan told the media at the announcement of Gourmet Food Parlour as the new sponsor of the Higher Education Committee (HEC) thirdlevel championships.

“When you see guys at that level wanting to get involved in the women’s game, I think it’s really good for the game.

“I think anyone coming in from the men’s game to women’s football brings that extra little bit of savvy and nuance and whatever.”

With 14 new panellists in an extended 43-woman Dublin squad, Bohan aims to hold that for the League and cut it after.

It’s understood Siobhán Mcgrath - a key defender when the Sky Blues landed their first senior All-ireland in 2010 - is back along with former minor ace Muireann Ní Scanaill and Na Fianna’s Lucy Collins.

The Blues look set to be without the services of Rachel Ruddy, Emer Ní Éafa and Aoife Curran.

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