Ciarán Kilkenny suffers ruptured cruciate

Dublin's Ciarán Kilkenny has been ruled out for the rest of the 2014 season after an injury he suffered in Saturday's Allianz League game against Kildare was today confirmed as an ACL rupture.

In a statement released by the Dublin County Board on Sunday, Dublin manager Jim Gavin said: "On a personal level this is very frustrating for Ciarán who has played a vital role in the recent success's in both football and hurling for his county and club at all grades .

"Protocol's have been activated to ensure that Ciarán will receive the best of medical care and the Dublin Football coaching staff will actively assist Ciarán in his recovery over the weeks and months ahead. We wish Ciarán a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him back to full health in the near future."