Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Con O'Callaghan.Morgan Treacy/INPHO FreeKing Con Con O'Callaghan named as new Dublin senior football captain Ciarán Kilkenny will be the Dublin vice-captain. 11.04pm, 8 Apr 2025 Share options CON O’CALLAGHAN HAS been named as the new Dublin senior football captain. The Cuala player’s role was announced this evening by Dublin GAA ahead of their Leinster championship opener this Sunday against Wicklow in Aughrim, with Castleknock’s Ciarán Kilkenny set to be the vice-captain. James McCarthy, who retired last winter, had been captained for the previous few seasons, including for the 2023 All-Ireland triumph. Jonny Cooper captained Dublin in 2021 to Leinster honours, while Stephen Cluxton had been Dublin’s leader during their glittering spell of success between 2013 and 2020. O’Callaghan helped guide Cuala to All-Ireland senior club football glory in January, adding to the hurling success he tasted at that level with his club in 2017 and 2018. Advertisement In Dublin colours, he has won six All-Ireland senior medals, an All-Ireland U21 championship in 2017, while he is a three-time All-Star for his exploits in 2017, 2019 and 2020. Congratulations to @CualaCLG's Con O'Callaghan, who has been confirmed as the 𝑫𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 for our 2025 Championship campaign 👕👏#UpTheDubs pic.twitter.com/wJgiwS1ASV— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) April 8, 2025 Related Reads A long slow decline: Where can Derry go from here in the All-Ireland series? 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