Croke Park is proving to be Niall O Ceallachain’s field of dreams.

Just six days after managing Na Fianna to a historic All-Ireland club SHC title success, there was a similar outcome for his county team.

There was no cup at the end of this evening’s win, and Dublin will run into trickier assignments further down the line, but this was a positive start for the new regime.

Cian O’Sullivan top scored with 13 points for Dublin, the majority of those coming from frees, while debutant Conal O Riain also stood out in attack with 1-3.

There was an ominous feeling from Antrim’s perspective from the moment O Riain smashed a terrific ninth minute goal, leaving five points between the teams.

Dublin streaked away for a 14-point win in the end with O Ceallachain perhaps most pleased about his defence conceding just six points from play.

David Lucey, Iain O hEithir and Paddy Dunleavy were all newcomers at the back while new captain Chris Crummey slotted in at number six and typically led the line.

Conor Burke has been named Dublin vice-captain for 2025 and impressed too, getting on the scoresheet in a facile win.

Dublin will head to Mullingar to face Westmeath in Round 2 on February 9, the same day that Antrim will make the trip to Tullamore.

New Antrim manager Davy Fitzgerald will demand an improvement because they were summarily dismissed.

The Saffrons were missing ACL victim Conal Cunning and lacked his attacking threat though Dublin were without a string of players too.

There was no Eoghan O’Donnell, who has joined the footballers this season, while old hands Danny Sutcliffe, Ronan Hayes, last year’s captain Paddy Smyth and the entire Na Fianna contingent were missing too. 

The newcomers stepped up well and Dublin hit the interval with a deserved 1-14 to 0-9 lead.

James McNaughton did the bulk of the scoring for Antrim, mostly from frees.

Paddy Burke and Niall McKenna had positive moments for Antrim too but they were under pressure throughout and never looked like grabbing a result.

Powerful full-forward John Hetherton, back in the Dublin team, struck two points and O’Sullivan continued to split the posts throughout the second-half.

Crummey, Dara Purcell and O Riain again late on all struck scores as Dublin ran amok.

O Ceallachain took the opportunity to run in all five of his subs and newcomer Jack Lambert was among them.

Dublin: E Gibbons; J Bellew, D Lucey, I O hEithir; D Gray, C Crummey 0-2, P Dunleavy; B Hayes, C Burke 0-1; Dara Purcell 0-3, D Power, C O Riain 1-3; C O’Sullivan 0-13, 11f, J Hetherton 0-2, F Whitely.

Subs: D O Dulaing for Whitely 53, S Gallagher for Gray 46, C Hayes 0-1 for B Hayes 57, David Purcell for Hetherton 60, J Lambert for Dunleavy 63.

Antrim: R Elliott; C Boyd, D McCloskey, P Burke; C Bohill, R McGarry, E Campbell; S Walsh, N Elliott 0-1; P Boyle, K Molloy, N McKenna 0-2; E O’Neill, N O’Connor 0-1, J McNaughton 0-10, 8f.

Subs: E McFerran for Boyd h/t, G Walsh for McGarry h/t, S Elliott for O’Connor 48, J Maskey for Bohill 54, J McLaughlin for O’Neill 66.

Ref: J Owens (Wexford).

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PEP GUARDIOLA took a big gamble by throwing £92.5 million worth of new talent straight in for this top four showdown.

It threatened to back-fire when Uzbek defender Abdukodir Khusanov made a major blunder in the third minute of his Manchester City career to gift Chelsea the lead.

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Abdukodir Khusanov had a nightmare first appearance for his new club[/caption]

But at least there was a hugely encouraging debut from Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush – who played a big part in helping City back into the game.

The £59 million ace has been one of the stand out stars of the German league this season thanks to his 20 goals – not to mention the assists.

And he has the energy to breathe new life into what has been a spluttering season for the champions.

Marmoush had a couple of great chances and also saw a goal chalked off for offside during his 74 minute run-out.

He also showed promising signs of a link up with Erling Haaland – which almost led to a goal midway through the second half.

The only downside was a habit of running offside – but put that down to over-enthusiasm as he tried to make an impression on his first run out.

Fellow new arrival Khusanov will need more than an arm round his shoulder over the next few days after the way his debut started.

Thankfully for him it didn’t get notably worse after that second minute blunder that gifted the visitors the lead – because for a while it looked like it might do.

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He got a yellow card a couple of minutes later and on a couple of occasions he looked in danger of getting another one.

Still there was a crucial block to deny Jadon Sancho a second goal of the night for the visitors and a sliding tackle that brought enthusiastic applause from his manager.

The first Uzbek to play in the Prem lasted until the 54th minute when Guardiola replaced him with John Stones.

City’s crowd are a forgiving bunch and he was given a generous round of applause as he made his way off – so that will have made him feel better.

It always looked like a big gamble from Pep to pitch him straight in – after all he’s only played just over 30 games of top level football.

A VINTAGE Ford from the 1930s has been sold at auction for over £175,000.

The 1932 ice-blue Ford Tommy Foster Roadster has all the top-quality features that make the classic car “outstanding.”

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This includes the ivory and blue tuck-and-roll Naugahyde interior with the famous satin-finish side-panel.

It sold for a whopping £177,000 at Mercum Auctions on January 17, 2025.

In 2007, Ford selected the vehicle as one of the 75 most significant 1932 Ford hot rods.

It was also part of the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, California to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the 1932 Ford.

As the name suggests, the sleek vintage vehicle was built by Tommy Foster.

It took the hot rodder 15 months to complete the construction which he started in 1949.

A few years later, the car was awarded the winning spot in the 1952 Motor World Fair in Miami.

The auction listing detailed more about Foster’s homemade creation.

Foster, from Detroit, learned his craft through magazines, which saw him create “a smooth, sexy roadster that was resplendent in cool, ice-blue lacquer that he’d sprayed himself in his home garage.”

The only part of the vehicle not personally done by Foster was the upholstery.

He began with a genuine deuce roadster body that Foster bought from a fellow rodder who had altered its Z-ed frame rails.

Foster then took to shaving and smoothing the body, filling the cowl vent and relocating the gas tank.

The listing explained: “Over the ensuing 15 months, doing everything but the upholstery himself, he dropped in a bored-out, relieved ’39 Ford flathead with an Edelbrock dual intake manifold, finned 8:1 high-compression heads and an Iskenderian three-quarter cam.

“Neat, chromed Porter headers ran to steel-pack mufflers under the car and exited in ‘baloney-sliced’ chromed exhaust extensions that were faired into the rolled pan.

“There never was a hood for this car, so all that brightwork was part of its much-admired visual signature.”

His vehicle soon became one of the best, becoming “a frequent show winner virtually from its first appearance.”

The same year it won at the Motor World Fair, it featured in the August issue of Hot Rod which spread the word about Foster’s talents.

“Foster’s ’32 could stand smartly on its own wide whitewalls against any street roadster from the West Coast,” the listing stated.

The hot rodder retired from General Motors in 1978 and sold his iconic roadster.

It was then sold on again to someone who disassembled it and left it for a decade until it was purchased again and carefully restored and refurbished to Foster’s design.

The vehicle has since had numerous owners and has been displayed a number of times at Hot Rod exhibits.

Now the vehicle has a new home; its owner has “a period piece that is unlikely to be duplicated today.”

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JAMIE Vardy started a “full body reboot” within days of wife Rebekah launching her own vodka range.

The 38-year-old Leicester City star is undergoing a celebrity health treatment called “Icoone” at a top London clinic.

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Becky accidentally revealed his secret when she put a montage of photos on her social media to celebrate his birthday this month.

It showed him in a grey bodysuit, with just a pair of paper pants underneath, preparing for a procedure which can also reduce fat, improve circulation and help detoxify the body.

Loved by stars such as Paris Hilton and Gwyneth Paltrow, it is touted as “perfect for women on the go”.

Becky, who has had treatments from top aesthetician Sadaf Jaffari, suggested ex-England striker Jamie give it a try.

A source said: “Becky goes to see Sadaf for treatments and suggested Jamie should go too.

“Jamie’s having it as a muscle recovery treatment as he has to keep in tip top shape.

“He had to wear a grey bodysuit to have it done.

“He looked a bit daft but thought it was a good idea.

“He had the first one before Christmas and neither he nor Becky put it on their socials at the time.

“But when she did a round up of photos for his birthday this month she included it.

“He got a bit of ribbing from the other players and he just laughed it off.

“Jamie is superfit and takes huge care of his health and fitness these days.

“This treatment is all part of that.

“The days of Jamie Vardy having a party all night are over.”

Becky says her fruity vodka SKTL was inspired by Jamie’s home-made version which had sweets in it.

That tipple fuelled celebrations after Leicester’s Premier League win in 2016, and sparked the terrace chant “Jamie Vardy’s having a party”.

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BAYWATCH icon Pamela Anderson looks the business — even after getting snubbed for an Oscar.

The 57-year-old received critical acclaim for her role as an ageing Vegas dancer in The Last Showgirl, and got a Golden Globes nomination.

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But she was not among the Academy Award Best Actress contenders announced on Thursday.

Looking on the bright side, she posed for mag Elle’s January digital cover — telling them: “I always say the win is in the work.”

A proud Pamela has revealed what it would mean to win the gong, 33 years after she burst on to our TV screens in her tiny red swimsuit as lifeguard CJ Parker.

Pamela is playing the lead role in The Last Showgirl, which is directed by a member of the prominent filmmaking Coppola family – Gia, the granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola, and niece of Sofia.

She said: “Gia was insistent that we were all going to see it together, and we’re going to see it on the big screen with an audience.

“And so all of us were in tears. She traumatised us.”

In the film, Pamela plays the lead role of Shelly, and she was so desperate to prove herself as a ­serious actress that she knew she had nothing to lose and everything to gain by giving the part her all.

She added: “My whole life has been like that — ‘What do I have to lose?'”

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THERE’S nothing quite as satisfying as digging into a tasty packet of crisps.

But food fans have been left horrified after it was revealed how one popular brand of the tasty snack is really made.

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This comes after crisp lovers got a glimpse inside the factory where Quavers are made, as comedian Paddy McGuinness explored took a look as part of the BBC’s Inside The Factory series.

Things started off as you might expect, that is until is was revealed that Quavers aren’t even technically classic as crips.

This is because Quavers are made from the potato starch powder, which left behind during the crisp-making process – who knew?

So, how are Quavers made?

First starch powder, fine rice and soya flours are mixed together to make a dough.

Then the mixture is passed through a machine where it comes out looking a lot more like lasagne sheets than the cheesy snack we all know and love.

The huge sheets are then quickly cooled and cut by a machine at rate of 7,900 a minute.

The small sections are then added to sunflower to cook, which is when they begin to look a little more familiar.

The hot of the oil transforms any water to steam, which puffs them up into the cheese curls.

Finally, the cheesy coating is added as the Quavers travel through a huge metal drum.

But after watching the process some viewers weren’t so keen on snacking to Quavers anymore.

One person wrote on social media: “Inside the factory is interesting and horrifying in equal measure. Industrialised production of ‘food’ ain’t pretty.”.

And a second said: Inside the factory should be required viewing to realise what Big Food is up to.”

Meanwhile, someone else quipped: “There’s a lot of work goes into making the humble Quaver!”

“I don’t think I’ll be buying any more Quavers after this,” another chimed in.

That said, not everyone was bothered by the revelation.

One food fan wrote: I must start eating less processed food. Also me: I really fancy a bag of Quavers after watching Inside the Factory,” one Twitter use joked.

And another simply wrote: “Do I give a flying fig how they make Quavers?”

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KIRSTIE Allsopp has secretly married a property tycoon after 20 years of dating.

The Location Location Location presenter tied the knot to her lover in an “elegant and lowkey” ceremony in Mayfair, London.

Kirstie has been in a relationship with the self-made property tycoon Ben Andersen – who is now her husband – for the past 20 years.

Before the television starlet met Ben,

Before Kirstie met Ben, she had been described as “not girlfriend material” by someone she had dated.