Hannah and Killian McGinnis representing Skerries on Croke Park stage

The upcoming Leinster final double header gives Dublin fans the chance to support both men's and women's Gaelic football teams in Croke Park this Sunday. The men’s team are seeking their 14th title in a row while the women look to go three in a row since the senior competition returned in 2022, but this weekend adds an extra family dynamic for two young blues.

Sibling talents have been ever present across both men's and women’s senior football panels with the Cluxtons, Avril and Stephen, The McCaffreys, Jack and Sarah, the Fitzsimons, Michael and Grainne, and now the McGinnis siblings take centre stage. Killian, a 23-year-old master's student, made his debut during the 2022 Allianz national league, while younger sister Hannah is in her maiden season for the Jackie's.

Their father, Terence McGinnis is a former inter-county footballer. He represented his native Derry, winning an Ulster U21 provincial title in 1983, and later fell short to Mayo in a replay of the U21 All-Ireland Final. He moved to Dublin in 1985, originally joining Na Fianna in Glasnevin. However, a move to Skerries in 1999 prompted a change again, and he joined Skerries Harps. Killian and Hannah started in the academy set-up, and Terence spent time coaching them both at different stages of their careers.

"I got involved with Bryan Cullen's U16 team. Mick Fanning was looking after them and nearly the whole way though I was involved with a lot of underage teams", Terence told RTÉ Sport.

"I got involved with Hannah's minor team when they were about 10 years of age.

"For the last year eight years I was involved with Siobhan Carr, Lynn Kelly, Brian Rice, Peter Mularky, and Paul Lockard."

Hannah's journey with the dubs first began in 2018 with an U13 development squad