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Dublin pip Kildare to start Division 2 life with win

A small step towards promotion back to Division 1 and a little piece of revenge in the process. All told it was a positive start to life in Division 2 of the Allianz League for battling Dublin who made sure there was no repeat of last season's league loss to Kildare.

In their first Croke Park game since last July's agonising All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Kerry, Dessie Farrell's side held on for a repeat of last year's provincial final win.

They scored 5-17 on that occasion though found it much tougher going this time with Cormac Costello's four-point haul, and an early Brian Fenton goal, helping to secure the one-point win.

It wasn't Dublin at their free flowing best but the promotion favourites will hope to improve as they welcome back key figures like James McCarthy, Jack McCaffrey and Paul Mannion in the coming weeks.

Kildare, also relegated from Division 1 last season, outscored Dublin by 0-06 to 0-02 in the closing 20 minutes but the goal they badly needed never came as the hosts held out.

Glenn Ryan's side will chase their first league win of the campaign against Cork next weekend while Dublin will head to promoted Limerick.

Dublin handed full league debuts to goalkeeper David O'Hanlon - replacing the absent Evan Comerford - and Skerries man Greg McEneaney ahead of him in defence.

O'Hanlon started last year's Championship campaign against Wexford though didn't feature in their remaining four games.

McEneaney took his chance with two strong performances in this month's O'Byrne Cup against Wicklow and Offaly.

Dublin had eight players in their lineup who started against Kerry last July, while Niall Scully and Cian Murphy, who came on against the Kingdom, also started.

Injury plagued Con O'Callaghan was returning to Dublin

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